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National news coverage
continues of the terrorist
attacks and the country's
recovery efforts.
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The first of a new regular
political column that lets
the donkeys and the
elephants battle it out.
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A review of the
alternative/rock band
that pulverized the Tullio
Arena Monday.
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The men's water polo won
its first game last week.
And we don't mean the first
game of the season. Learn
how the Lions did it.
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Bob Schenker, Behrend's registrar since July 1, 1979, sits between the two most important women in his life (his
mom Clara and wife Carolyn) during a farewell gathering in the McGarvey Commons on Wednesday night.
Schenker served the Penn State community for 33 years. "I was pleasently pleased to see all my family and
friends, and I loved the comments of the speakers," said Schenker. Major Zangus from ROTC presented
Schenker an award for outstanding support of the ROTC program. Other speakers included Dr. Jack Burke, Mike
Chiteman, and Dr. James Kurre and his wife Gail.
Roth
proposes
structural
changes
"Structural engineers will be
talking about the engineering part of
Tuesday's attacks for years," says
David Roth, associate professor of
engineering at Penn State Behrend.
After receiving his professional
engineering license and state
certification, Roth began working
full-time as a structural engineer in
1970. In 1976, he started teaching at
Behrend, and he continues to be
actively involved in the field through
his scholarly research, which he says
helps him to keep his skills and grow
professionally.
"You cannot design buildings for all
the terrible things that can happen,"
Roth concedes. "We have already
factored in storms so powerful they
only occur once evetyjiundred years,
hurricane winds, earilttivakes, full
occupancy, and overloads. You
cannot add terrorism to that list."
Roth said the World Made Center
was designed to flex so it could
withstand wind from the top and
eatthquakes from the bottom, It was
that flexibility that allowed the towers
to withstand the initial impact of the
airliners, an outcome predicted by the
STRUCTURAL CHANGES
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by Erin McCarty
assistant features editor
continued on page 3
Panel of professors debates terrorism
by Liz Hayes
news editor
Five professors from the political
science and history departments
gathered Wednesday night before the
Behrend community to discuss last
week's terrorist attacks.
The forum, which was sponsored
by the History Club, allowed each
professor to introduce his views on the
ramifications, causes, and possible
effects of the attacks before opening
the discussion to the audience for
comments and questions.
Dr. John Rossi, associate professor
of history; Dr. Michael
Christofferson, assistant professor of
history; Dr. John Gamble, professor
of political science; and Dr. Matthew
Davies, assistant professor of political
science, all presented their arguments,
some of which were similar, while Dr.
Robert Speel, associate professor of
political science, moderated and
offered occasional comments.
Rossi began with his "provocative
remarks," asking the audience to
"wait until the end before making a
decision" on his views. Rossi first
said, due to the magnitude of the
unprecedented loss experienced,
Americans have reacted as could be
expected. A resolve for revenge has
manifested in the country, a resolve
President Bush has articulated. Bush
deemed the terrorists attacks "acts of
war" and has asked the American
public for resolve and patience,
calling Americans the innocent
victims of terrorists.
Americans believe the U.S. was
attacked because it supports freedom
and democracy. This is a myth,
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according to Rossi, who contends the
U.S. was attacked because of its
foreign policies in the Middle East.
"After World War I and during the
Cold War, the United States has been
increasingly present in the Middle
East," Rossi said. "And we haven't
been particular in our allies." Rossi
pointed to support of the Shah in Iran,
military assistance in Kuwait (which
is a monarchy), support of Egypt, and
support of Israel (even though Israel
occupies Palestinian territories).
"Our foreign policy doesn't
necessarily support democracy."
Rossi believes oppressed regimes
Humanities professors Dr. Matthew Davies,
and Dr. Robert Speel discuss terrorism and
of faculty and students.
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must therefore resort to terrorism to
change our policies.
Rossi also said the U.S. may foster
more terrorism and will have more
enemies if we blindly attack these
regimes. He said we should support
justice against those found
responsible for the attacks
"We should put our principles in
practice and support freedom and
democracy in that region of the
world."
Christofferson was second to take
the stand. He first remarked on the
comparisons between the recent
attacks and the attack on Pearl Harbor,
Dr. Michael Christofferson, Dr. John Rossi,
international relations Wednesday evening
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Intercollege
graduate
program
created
Penn State Behrend is one of four
Penn State campuses participating in
a new Intercoliege Master's of
Business Administration program,
which is organized through the World
Campus.
The iMBA program is an online
graduate program geared toward
individuals already in the workforce
who aren't able to take time off to
attend a resident program or don't
have a sufficient program in their area,
said Dr. Peter Rubba, director of
academic programs for the World
Campus.
The other involved campuses are
Penn State Great Valley, Penn State
Harrisburg, and the Smeal College of
Business Administration. These four
colleges were chosen because they are
the only ones currently offering a
graduate program in business
administration, said Dr. John Fizel,
professor of economics and former
interim chair of iMBA.
Rubba said the initial plan was to
use one of the four programs or a
combination of a few of them and put
them online. However, those involved
decided to develop a unique program
that would only be offered online.
The iMBA program will feature 22
courses and 48 credits, which is
typical of an MBA program, Rubba
said. Students will be grouped into
"cohorts" of 30 people, and students
will proceed through their courses
with that cohort. Student will take four
to seven credits a semester and attend
GRADUATE PROGRAM
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saying there were significant
differences between the two, the
largest being the United States knew
who was responsible for that attack.
"We are at war against who or
what'?" Christofferson asked. He said
we can't defeat terrorists by military
means because removing a few won't
end the problem; it doesn't take many
to form a terrorist group and inflict
damage.
Christofferson also said we can't
resolve these problems with
PROFESSORS DEBATE
continued on page 3
2001
by Liz Hayes
news editor
Dr. John Gamble,
with an audience