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Important financial aid deadline is April 1
Penn State students should file their 2002-2003 Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) by April 1, 2002. This is especially important for Pennsylvania residents who
qualify for the PHEAA State Grant. Please remember to update your Title IV code on your
FAFSA to 003329. This code is now being used for all Penn State locations.
The 2002-2003 Behrend Scholarship Application is available at http://www.pserie.psu.edu/
admisson/200203ScholApps.htm. This application is also due April 1. Please review the
additional applications that give priority to students who work or whose parents work at
various companies. Separate applications must be filed for these scholarship opportunities.
If you are interested summer financial aid opportunities, including work-study, please
visit httn://www.psu.edu/studentaid/html/summer.html.
Contact the Behrend Financial Aid Office at (814) 898-6162 or
with any questions
SGA seeks new treasurer, elects new senator
SGA is hiring a new treasurer for the 2002-2003 academic year. Applicants can submit
resume and class and work schedule to the RUB Desk by Mar. 27 at 5 p.m.
Rob Carver has been elected by the SGA to fill an empty Senate seat. He takes over for
Jill Seaholm, who stepped down from her position in February. Carver currently works on
the academic / advising committee.
To find out more about what is happening in the SGA, go to the next meeting in the Smith
Chapel at 5:20 p.m. on Mar. 20.
Study shows state taxes change banking risk
Results from a recent study co-authored by a Penn State Smeal College of Business Admin
istration accounting expert have potential implications for the competitiveness of banks lo
cated in different states. The study examined the effects of differential state taxation of U.S.
government obligations on how banks structure their investment and financing portfolios, the
riskiness of banks’ assets, and how implicit tax effects are impounded in investment returns.
In the study in the Journal of the American Tax Association, the authors note that 27 states
tax U.S. Government obligations (USOs), and 23 states and the District of Columbia do not.
They also found that banks in states that do not tax USOs hold significantly greater amounts of
l these assets, consistent with the greater after-tax return, and hold a less risky mix of assets,
I consistent with USOs being among the least risky assets banks hold. They also investigated
I how USO investment varies among banks in taxing states.
Dispatch from Manchester: the party’s over
Recent alumni of Penn State’s program in Manchester, England, might be interested to
know: You can’t while away your midnights at the Hacienda anymore. It was knocked down
to make way for luxury flats. Instead, we students of today have to wait until next month to
see what all the fuss was about, when a new film about the place, enticingly titled "24 Hour
Party People," hits British cinemas.
What’s gone from the Manchester cityscape is the legendary nightclub. What isn’t gone is
the kind of dynamism that helped to make it a mecca for British clubbers from the late '7os
to early '9os, as “Madchcster” (after the jovial madness of it all) set trends in dance and
house music. The Hacienda's no more, but other buildings and attractions have taken up
where it left off.
Diversity issues the topic of upcoming conference
Diversity in the workplace will be one of the many issues discussed at the third annual
S.T.A.R.T. Conference to be held at Penn State. Undergraduates in Penn State’s Smeal College
of Business run the Striving Towards Awareness and Respect for Tomorrow Conference, planned
for Saturday, March 23. The theme for this year's conference is "One Puzzle, Many Pieces."
The conference includes several workshops and information sessions, as well as a keynote
address. In addition to providing students with the foundation to gain insights into the corpo
rate world, the organizers hope the event will introduce attendees to issues regarding diversity
in the workplace.
"This conference will give students the opportunity to team more about the type of issues
they will find in the real world when working with different culture backgrounds, races, and
ideas and how to work as a team to accomplish one common goal," explains Elizabeth Medina,
chair of S.T.A.R.T.'s marketing committee and a sophomore majoring in marketing and inter
national business in Smeal College.
New book explores women’s words for peace
Research by four members of the speech communication faculty at Penn State Erie is
unveiled in “Women Who Speak for Peace,” a newly published book that documents the
public discourse of 10 women peace activists. The book grew out of a panel presentation
by the Peace and Conflict Communication Commission of the National Communication
Association at a meeting in 1997.
"As scholars we were unified by the idea that peace is something you do," said Colleen
E. Kelley, assistant professor of speech communication at Penn State Behrend, who co
edited the book. "So often the word peace is defined as silence or stillness, when in truth,
peace requires action."
3/1/02 03:13 A vehicle was discovered displaying what was believed to be a stolen
commuter permit.
3/13/02 00:30 While en route to the Logan house, an officer saw a truck drive over the
lawn near the Herrman bam. The driver was issued a citation for careless
driving.
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NEWS
Friday, March 15, 2002
PHOTOS BY ROB WYNNE / BEHREND BEACON
Colleagues commemorate Kiyoe Mizusawa
by Erin McCarty
news editor
On Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.. Interim
Provost and Dean Dr. Jack Burke officiated
at a service of rememhranre for former
Behrend psychology professor Kiyoe
Mizusawa in the Larry and Kathryn Smith
Chapel. Mizusawa, who was born in
Satimaken, Japan, died on Feb. 25 at the
age of 82.
“She was a very good colleague,” said
Dr. Zachary Irwin, who coordinated the
service in her honor. “We wanted to
commemorate her. When a colleague
passes from our midst, it isn’t a thing that
just happens and is forgotten.”
Although Mizusawa retired in 1990,
Irwin always made an effort to maintain
contact with her, which was not always
easy because she had no family nearby.
“She was a very privafS person,” Irwin
said. At the same time, he recalled that
when he first joined Behrend’s faculty in
‘Spongeßob SquarePants’ soaks up attention
at semester’s final Pizza with the Provost
by Heather Fleming
staff writer
Dr. Jack Burke, Provost and Dean
opened the last Pizza with the ProvoSt
of the semester on Wednesday with the
question, ’’What is your favorite TV
show?” About 30 people were present
and answers ranged from “Friends” to
“Spongeßob Square Pants.” This drew
some laughs from the crowd as Dr.
Burke asked about this “Spongeßob
Square Pants” character.
This set the relaxed mood for the
event as students freely asked
questions that they had about the
Behrend Campus or anything in
general.
“We are here to hear
what is on your mind.”
Burke
students. One student gj
asked him why he was
leaving the position as o
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provost. tj
“It is really just a 9
matter of preference,” £
Dr. Burke told the g
students
discussed how he
works day in and day out
doing things such as fund
raising for the campus.
Other topics that were
discussed were the supposed
Perry Hall addition. Dr. Burke
cleared this matter up by stating that
it is now going to be a separate
building with additional renovations
to Perry Hall.
Students also wondered what the
name of the new building will be,
Burke mentioned “Misery Bay,”
comically in keeping with the
buildings being named after ships
and generals from the War of 1812
naval battle on Lake Erie. But all
agreed that telling your friends that
you live in “Misery” might not be
such a great idea.
He also said the construction will
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1976, she was very welcoming. It was
because of her that Irwin spent time in 1989
lecturing in Japan.
“She was hired by Irv Kochel,” said Irwin,
“and he said that in all the years he worked
with her he never had a comolaint about her.”
Prior to joining Behrend’s faculty in 1969, she
worked for NASA, where her contributions
included the design of optics on the shuttle
during Neil Armstrong’s flight to the moon.
She graduated from Tokyo University of
Education in 1949 and earned her master’s
degree from Ohio State University in 1955.
“The longer time a person has spent in an
institution, the more they want their time there
to be remembered as significant,” said Irwin.
He was pleased with the turnout of about 30
people to the memorial service. He was
particularly happy to see Mizusawa’s nephew
and brother-in-law, who live in Japan.
“She didn’t have a religious tradition here,
so it seemed appropriate to have a memorial
service in the Behrend chapel,” said Irwin.
The service, which recalled her Buddhist
begin on the section of the new highway
across the Behrend fields. Construction
crews may be seen as early as next week.
The main front entrance to the campus
will be worked on when students leave
for the summer.
Also the plans for the new 150,000
square feet REDC building that is to be
located above the Chapel near the Junker
Center are still being discussed. This new
building will have approximately 15,000
square feet of classroom space and will
be in the shape of a Y.
The ideas for the new Penn State
calendar worried some students and
excited others. The new calendar will
eliminate fall break but also provide a
full week during Thanksgiving break.
During Wednesday’s Pizza with the Provost, Dr. Burke was introduced to this
“yellow, absorbent, and porous” cartoon character who “lives in a pineapple under
the sea.” Burke also addressed a number of student concerns - among the topics
of discussion were the Perry Hall addition, the REDC building, and the revised
academic calendar. (
Erin McCarty, News Editor
behrco!ls @ aol.com
beliefs, was a time for personal recollections
and was enhanced by keyboard music.
“The human experience is an interfaith
experience,” said Irwin. “One particular
approach may not be the only approach.
With this in minrt he rmrt memorial OaSSaeCS
from both the Christian and Buddhist
traditions.
From St. Paul, he read I Corinthians,
Chapter 13, and he was particularly pleased
to present a poem that is frequently read at
Buddhist memorials. Written by Thich Nhat
Hanh and included in the book “Plum Village
Chanting and Meditation Book,” the poem is
entitled “Contemplation on No-Coming, No-
Going” and concludes with these words.
“...Laugh with me, hold my hand, let us
say good-bye, say good-bye, to meet again
soon. We meet today. We will meet again
tomorrow. We will meet at the source of every
moment. We meet each other in all forms of
life.”
The start of the fall semester will be
closer to Labor Day, and fall graduation
will be closer to Christmas than it was
in the past.
Ideas are also being thrown around
for a new psychology building to
replace the Lab in Lawrence Hall. It is
estimated to be a $4 million project that
could become an addition to the
academic building.
A few other topics included pot holes
in the parking lots, new signs for the
handicapped parking spots to replace
the ones that were knocked down, and
the Junker Center Crossing and how it
has become dangerous because of
traffic.
A final note. Dr. Burke would like all
students to know that
~ -SaSk. the “Million Dollar
\ Staircase” did not cost
Looks like
there was
more than
modeling
going on at
the fashion
show Thurs
day night.
There were
numerous
performances,
including
some break
dancing, and
a little bit of
“bucket-
drumming.”
Who says the
“behind the
scenes"
participants
are never
recognized?