JL<J Vol. XLIX No - 18
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PENNSTATE
HBEne
Soring 2002
Friday’s forecast:
Rain
High: 48°
Low: 20°
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weekend weather outlook
NEWS
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
Winter sniffles got you
down? See page 2 to find
out how the Health and
Wellness Center can help.
DR. DAVIES
Read about the career and
travels of Dr. Matthew
Davies on page 3.
SPORTS
BASKETBALL TEAM
LOSES IN OVERTIME
The Behrend men’s bas
ketball team lost Wednes
day to Pitt-Bradford, which
is first in the league. Read
about it on page 11.
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Behrend News ... 1-3
Editorial.. .4-5
National News... 6
Humor... 7
Features ...B
A&E...9
Calendar... lo
Sports... 11-13
Health... l4
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Local sixth-graders get a
Behrend life with College
by Kevin Fallon
assistant news editor
Attending college does not
seem like a reality for many
young children, especially ones
who come from a low-income
home. But one event at Behrend
is giving college dreams to many
children.
Sixth graders from Diehl El
ementary visited Behrend on
Tuesday for College For Kids
Day. The purpose of the event is
to introduce children to a college
environment.
“We want to help them to re
alize that anyone can go to col
lege if they really want to," said
Brendon Raraigh, a volunteer for
the event. “I hope that...it gives
them a desire to do well through
high school and go to college."
Students participated in several ac
tivities during the day. The children
designed a newspaper, learned about
cells, wired electric circuits, and de
signed a product to advertise.
Triangulo brings Latin flavor
to Music at Noon
Now in its 12th season, the Logan Wintergarden Series presented
Triangulo on Tuesday. The Logan Wintergarden Series is brought
to Behrend through the Harry A. Logan Jr. Foundation. The purpose
of the foundation is to support the fine and performing arts to enrich
the lives of all.
Triangulo was the fourth of six performances in this season’s Logan
Wintergarden Series. Triangulo consists of Marco Granados on flute,
Gustavo Tavares on cello, and Pablo Zinger on piano. They
entertained the Behrend crowd with Latin American themed music.
, Kelly Dabrowski, an eighth semester MIS student, attended the
concert because her Spanish professor wanted the class to hear Latin
American music. Kelly felt that the Latin American music presented
with the flute, cello, and piano was quite different than other Latin
American music she had heard before. "I am glad that Behrend has
programs like this. It helps people become more culturally
informative.”
Students at the performance as a requirement for a class were not
the only ones in attendance. An elementary school class listened to
the performance, as well as a large number of older adults. The
foundation’s purpose is strongly evident in these performances with
the wide array of ages in the spectators. Behrend students were not
the only people with the chance to enhance their cultural knowledge
by attending performing arts programs as was seen in the substantial
number of people from off campus in addition to Behrend students,
staff, and faculty.
. The series will have two more performances this semester: Strata
Trio on March 19, and Amherst Saxophone Quartet on April 1.
This Diehl student was one of
many thrilled to spend the day at
Behrend for College for Kids Day
on Tuesday.
"We planned four different activi
ties for the kids which hopefully
gave (the children ) a taste of several
different avenu* they could pursue
in college," said Raraigh.
by Lori DeFabio
staff writer
Triangulo, the
fourth out of six
participants in the
Logan
Wintergarden
Series’ Music at
Noon, performed
on Tuesday. The
trio is made up of
cellist Gustavo
Tavares, flutist
Marco Granados,
and pianist Pablo
Zinger.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The day ended with the students
attending the Music at Noon series.
“It’s good for students to get some
hands-on experience,” said Becky
Powierza, a sixth grade teacher at
Diehl. “They experience a new
learning environment and see what
is expected of them when they go to
college.
“It gives them an idea of what col
lege is like as well as increased
hopes of going to college.”
And giving kids encouragement
was one of the main messages of the
day.
“I encourage their hopes of going
to college quite a bit,” said
Powierza.
Many of the students expressed
plans to go to college some day.
“I want to go to college,” said sixth
grader Marcel Jordan. “I want to
learn Spanish."
“I want to go to college to learn
more about life,” said Domunique
Tate. “It will just help me learn
more.”
Organizers were pleased with the
Leave your mark, or even a bench
on campus with a Senior Class Gift
by Clint Lewis
contributing writer
Have you ever wondered how
you can contribute to your alma
mater even after you’re gone?
Well, Behrend has figured it out
for you. This year Penn State
Behrend will begin A Senior
Class Girt, a tradition followed by
some of the best colleges in the
world.
Beginning in spring 2002,
graduates will have the option of
taking part in a gift that will be
donated by the senior class to the
college. TTiis gift will give you
taste of
for Kids Day
day’s events. convinced one of the kids who vis
“By participating in an activity like ited to work hard and go to college
this you really can make a difference it was all worth it.”
to the kids,” said Raraigh. “If we
Sixth-grade students display a poster they created during College
for Kids Day. The event was designed to introduce kids to the col
lege environment. It consisted of four activities and ended with the
Triangulo performance, part of the Music at Noon series.
the pleasure of knowing that you
did something to improve the
college, even after you’ve
graduated. Some gifts at other
schools have included trees and
benches, along walkways,
scholarship funds, and even the
tower clock in Old Main at
University Park
So, what is your Senior Class
Gift going to be? That is up to you
to decide. Committees from each
senior class will work to
brainstorm ideas, fundraise, and
communicate to the rest of their
class what’s going on in their
committee. There will be a
meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
PHOTO BY KEVIN FALLON /
in Reed 117 for all students
interested in being on their Senior
Class Gift Committee. This is not
just for seniors. The earlier
committees can be formed from
each class, the sooner they can get
to work. The more time your
Senior Class Gift Committee has
to plan, the greater the gift will be.
organizers say.
This is a great way to get
involved on campus. You will have
the chance to work with and get to
know fellow classmates and have
a lot of fun along the way. If you
have any questions, concerns, or
suggestions, feel free to contact
Clint Lewis at cnl 107@psu.edu.