April 19,2002 16 Pages, 2 sections Vol. XLIX ’ No - 28 PENNSTATE <WHBiMßWaWfawWSw>g*gy KErie Friday’s forecast: Thunderstorms Likely High: 75° Low: 48° Check page 2 for the weekend weather outlook NEWS Thursday night in the McGarvey Commons, the Behrertd Concert Band and the Behrend Jazz Band, conducted by Dr. Gary Viebranz, and the Behrend College Choir and the Behrend Studio Singers, conducted by Dr. Daniel Barnard, presented “A Musical Collage.” Read about the program on page Astronomy Day is on Saturday. The Behrend observatories will be open to the public so it can view the alignment of the plan ets. See page 3. Students interested in Spanish can now immerse themselves in the lan guage and culture in the newly formed Spanish Club. See page 3. Behrend Ne w5... 1-3 Advertisement.. A Editorial...s Nat’l Campus News... 6-7 Calendar... 8 Humor... 9 Features.. AO A&E...W Health.. .12 Sports... l-4B NEWSROOM: 898-6488 FAX: 898-6019 E-MAIL: behrcolls@aol.com Offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building SGA elections draw record numbers Students choose 10 new senators; Anderson receives most by Kevin Fallon and Rob Wynne assistant news editor and editor-in-chief Behrend students showed up at the polls in record numbers this week, giving this year's Student Government elections the highest turnout ever. Official results showed that 556 students voted. 15.9 percent of all Behrend students. Eleven of the 22 senate candidates were elected, including five of the nine Multi Cultural Council candidates. Victoria Anderson received the most senate votes with 250. Kristin Grudowski was the only current senator re-elected to the SGA senate. Also elected were Joe Bianco, Natasha Gale, Tom Medovitch, Nate Snyder, Erin Strayer, Jennifer Sutter, Tameka Tilliman, Sun Tsui, and Alex Wu. Brandi Hovis and Katie Leary won an uncontestedxacs with 330 votes, and will be fFf6’T>fesident and vice-president. Brandi Hovis will become the first president to serve two consecutive terms. “I’m very happy with the results,” said Hovis. "I look forward to working with the new senate “It’s great to see so many people caring about our school.” 'Join together, free lives, we will be victimized!’ our not (Back, from left) Jackie Cavicchio, an unidentified student, Jen Town, and Miles Dinnen stand firm with their message at Wednesday night’s Take Back the Night in Perry Square. Linda Mientkiewicz of Safe Net speaks in the foreground. Amid the chanting of such slogans as “Every one unite, take back the night,” “We have the power, we have the right, the streets are ours, take back the night,” and “No means no,” roughly 200 marchers traversed the route from Perry Square to Gannon Univer sity. The program featured speeches from representatives of Behrend’s Women Today, Gannon’s Center for Social Concerns, the Rape Crisis Center, Safe Net, and the Health and Wellness Center. After marching, participants received candles for the Speak Out, a media-fee event dur ing which they had the opportunity to share their experiences with rape and other violence. The evening ended with a reception in Gannon’s Yehl Room, where food and information were free for the taking. Take Back the Night originated in England as a rally against rape and domestic violence. Although the protest was initially open to women only, it soon expanded to include everyone who wanted to support the right of women to feel safe. Take Back the Night is now in its 25th year. * A f'ENN «,».Is Tara Pavan was elected to be the new secretary in an uncontested election, receiving 3 15 votes Some of the new senators expressed their emotions after the results were announced. "These elections were pretty intense," said Tsui. "We put so much work into this." "We tried to get as many people as we could to go out and vote,” said Nate Snyder. "It’s great to get the support of the students. Next year 1 want to see what the students have to say and try to better the campus.” "1 definitely want to have a radio station," said Bianco. "I'm happy,” said Sutter. "I would like to make as many changes as we can.” Organizers said they were pleased with this year’s election. "I think the turnout was very positive for SGA.” said Jason Snyder, member of tjie SGA Election Committee. “It shows the. #Ui dent, Interest from both candidates arid voters * "I think the elections were run fairly with a lot of help from students. The bottom line is this election was a success.” Students elected will begin their terms at the beginning of the fall 2002 semester. PHOTO BY LIBBIE JOHNSON / BEHREND BEACON PHOTO BY ROB WYNN SGA had an outstanding voter turnout this year with a total of 556 students participating, a number up significantly from last year’s turnout of 316. 2002 SfiA election resvtts by the nmnlnrs President/Vice President Brandi Hovis/Katle Leary 330 *H ■ ‘ Senate* Victoria Anderson Joe Blanco Alex Wu Kristin Grudowskl Sun Tsiri, Erin Btrayer Jennifer Slitter ’senate winners in bold Soaking up the sun as summer approaches PHOTO BY KELLY WALSH / BEHREND BEACON Nate Snyder Tameka Tilliman Natasha Qayle TomMedovltch NanaOsei-Bonsu W#vinT^ Joe Greer Guinevere Habersham Latashia Marie Smith Rob Lewis Scott Soltis Natalie Lytle Keenan Hansen Jonathan D. Fisher Lori DeFabio With less than two weeks of classes left, Behrend students have summer on the brain. When record-breaking temperatures hit Erie this week, everyone was ea ger to take advantage of the weather. Some students, like Lasette Miskis, left, broke out their bikes or scooters to enjoy the outdoors. Others, like Jeanine Noce and Lauren Weider, bottom, chose a more leisurely approach, absorb ing the rays for an early start on summer tanning. Other students studied outside, and some profes sors treated their students to lec tures on the lawn. After a typically extended Erie winter, this dose of summer was warmly received. To see whether the weekend will be as coopera tive, check out the weather on page 2. senate votes presidential election results in ‘no vote* Edalia George elected vice-president Just minutes after the cheering and congratulations that followed the Student Government Association elections on Thursday, Behrend’s Multi cultural Council encountered a controversy with its ownelection results. - > 206 206 204 203 202 196 ~ 186 184 182 175 172 160 154 99 75 A last-minute meeting that involved Mila Cooper, Behrend’s coordinator of minorty programs and MCC e-board members, declared Ramina Rittiirez ineligible to run in the presidential race. The result of that late Thursday meeting left Kbalif Rhodes, the current MCC president, as the sole contender for the MCC presidential election. Rhodes, however, was not re elected president. When Ramirez was disqualified, the 5-6 vote was not in favor of Rhodes and therefore left that seat as a “no vote.” “The SGA representative was elected, the MCC vice-president Edalia George was elected, and then the president, Khalif Rhodes, had a no-vote.” said Clint Lewis, the vice-president of SGA. “The 11 representatives could vote ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ and he was voted “not elected.” Lewis said that this situation leaves a couple matters unresolved “So then the problem occurs, what do you do with a no-vote?” said Lewis. He said that Ramirez could file an appeal through SGA to see if the election process was fair or unfair. He also stated that the most obvious problem is the absence of the president. “They [MCC] have to determine whether or not they want another election, but as far as 1 can see, it’s over.” said Lewis. According to Jacqueline Jackson, the former president of the Association of Black Collegians (ABC), there are options as to which way the MCC and its related organizations will handle the matter. "There were suggestions of an emergency meeting, or they can wait until the Fall semester to plan it all out,” said Jackson. “Edalia George, who was elected vice president, will act as president in the fall when the elected officers assume their positions.” Also during the MCC elections, Olga Nacabalan was elected at the MCC representative to SGA. MCC by Rob Wynne editor-in-chief
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