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In the "Spring Fever moves to the ARC; more events added" article
that ran on the front page of the 4/6 issue of the Beacon, the times at
which the three bands will perform were incorrectly listed. The correct
times are as follows:
Grapevine: 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Distorted Penguins
Buzz Poets: 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
BEHREND BRIEFS
Fortieth Annual Honors and Awards
Convocation set for April 22
The Fortieth Annual Honors and Awards Convocation to occur at Penn
State Behrend will take place in Erie Hall on Sunday, April 22, at 2:00
p.m.
This program celebrates the leadership, service, and academic efforts
of members of Behrend's student body, staff, and faculty. All faculty,
staff, and students are invited to attend.
Concluding lecture in Astronomy
Series to honor Carl Sagan
"Target Earth, with a Tribute to Astronomer Carl Sagan," a lecture
presented by Behrend astronomy professor Dr. Darren Williams, will
conclude the Open House Nights in Astronomy Series for the 2000-2001
Williams will explain why Earth is at risk of being struck by a comet or
an asteroid. He will also discuss scientists' theories on whether or not an
impact such as the collision that is thought to have ended the age of the
dinosaurs is avoidable. While some believe that, with enough advance
warning, we have sufficient technology to prevent worldwide devastation
from a celestial object of such magnitude, other members of the scientific
community are less confident.
This lecture has been dedicated to the memory of Carl Sagan and his
lifelong interest in asteroids and comets and how they have affected the
development of life on Earth.
The non-technical presentation, which is free and open to the public,
will occur on April 19 in Room 101 of the Otto Behrend Science Build
ing. The tribute to Sagan will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by the "Tar
get Earth" portion at 7:30 p.m.
Behrend welcomes instructional
designer Carla Torgerson
Carla Torgerson, an instructional designer with a master's of education
degree in educational psychology and instructional technology, will be
aiding Behrend faculty members as they develop hypermedia and multi
media programs and educational materials.
Torgerson, an alumnus of the University of Alberta, has a temporary
office in the Carriage House Annex South. She can be contacted at
extension x 7596.
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CORRECTION
Several alarms were activated on campus
A complainant reported that a vehicle was
parked in one of the tow-away spaces
behind Niagara Hall. A state citation was
issued. The owner arrived after the wrecker
was called and paid for the service call.
A complainant reported that someone had
keyed his car while it was parked in the
southwest quadrant of the S Lot.
Officers were dispatched to the
Hammermill Bldg. after P&S received a
report of unruly students, one of whom
was ill.
An RA called P&S to report that a student
had been assaulted.
An RA called P&S to report that a group of
students was making excessive noise.
Upon the officer's arrival, the group had
left and the officer could not hear any
noise
An RA called to report that a motorist had
driven over the grass in the Perry Hall Lot
The driver has since been located.
An officer responding to another call found
that the bottom doors to the Stair Tower
had been damaged. Both windows in the
north doors had been kicked in.
A complainant reported that his vehicle
had been vandalized while parked on
campus
A staff member reported that a data projec
tor was missing from Academic room 41.
An officer was to ask the day shift to
contact MISC to see if it was removed for
a legitimate purpose.
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Surely there was a motive behind this particular act of destruction. Possibly this was a protest against the new elevator the
elevator encourages laziness and will prohibit students from getting proper exercise. Yeah, that must be it. It certainly
wouldn't be the thoughtless, pointless act of some drunken moron meandering pathetically around campus in the wee hours
of night, trying unsuccessfully to find something to do. That would be way too stupid for someone on this campus to do . . .
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by Becky Weindorf
photo editor
Political Science Jeopardy, a
competition between students about
national and world politics, was held this
year on April 10 in Science 114.
This is the second year for Political
Science Jeopardy, which was originally
organized for political science majors to
test their knowledge of political subjects,
including political structures,
governmental organizations, and
significant political figures around the
world. Some of this year's categories
were general, such as "Ancient Greek
Political Theory," but more specific
categories - such as "South Asia" -
scattered the Jeopardy board.
Dr. Robert Speel, associate professor of
Political Science, organized the event and
Dr. Matt Davies, Dr. Zachary Irwin, and
Dr. Celise Benassine served as judges for
Jeopardy. The Political Science faculty
also wrote the questions (or, in this case,
the answers) to each of the categories.
"This was arranged for political science
majors to participate in and test their
knowledge of political science," said Dr.
Speel. "But the event is open to all
students to compete in.
"It is also an opportunity for students
to show their own political science
knowledge and have some fun at the same
time," he said. "It's a fun way to test what
you know about politics."
Political Science Jeopardy works
similar to the game show Jeopardy! Nine
contestants competed against each other
in three semi-final, 10-minute rounds,
with one round of single Jeopardy and a
round of Double Jeopardy. Each
contestant had 10 seconds to answer a
question if he or she buzzed in on time.
The winners of each semi-final round then
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competed in another final round for
prizes.
The winner of the final round was given
a choice of 13 gift certificates, each worth
$25. Gift certificates were then awarded
based on how many points the contestants
earned in each round they participated in;
the higher the point value, the better
chance contestants had of getting the gift
certificate they wanted.
The gift certificates were from local
restaurants, such as the Olive Garden,
Damon's, and Quaker Steak and Lube; an
interchangeable gift certificate that was
redeemable at either the campus
bookstore or Barnes and Noble; and a gift
certificate to any store in the Millcreek
Mall.
Dr. Robert Speel (right) took Alec Trebek's place at the second annual Political
Science Jeopardy on Tuesday. Seated (l-r) are Khalif Rhodes, Troy Frederick, and
Deb Brady in the first round. Stephen Webb (not pictured), a political science
major, won the overall contest.
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At the end of the evening, political
science major Stephen Webb was the
winner and grand prize winner. Political
science majors Jared Hawk and Troy
Frederick also competed in the final
round. "The annual Nobel Peace Prize is
awarded by a committee chosen by the
Parliament of this country" was the final
jeopardy answer for the final round. None
of the participants were able to guess
"What is Norway?" as the correct question.
"I thought the contest went great this
year," commented Dr. Speel at the end of
the evening. "Everyone had a good time,
we all learned a lot, and 13 students went
home with $25 gift certificates to local
restaurants and stores."