BE H E N e CO September 12 Pages SE. 1,1 No. 31 6 9 6THREND COLLEGE LIBRARY rift , u BLICATION 40? Vol. XLIX 2002 STU DENT tm# STATE ERIE A PENN PENNSTATE e l Erie ail 2002 Friday's forecast: Sunny High: 82° Low: 62° Check page 2 for the weekend weather outlook. NEWS URF Science 101 hat been renovated recently, with changes including a car peted floor and new tech nology for lectures. See page 2. L)l.+: , ' .1-,-...; Behrend faculty and staff have many opportunities to show their school spirit throughout the year, and they might even get some pizza for their efforts. Read about Spirit Days on page ~. r: t . On Sept. 13, Commuter Council and the Outdoors Club team up to present the Outdoors Festival. Teams will compete in six events, and the money raised will help fund a terminally ill girl's trip to Disneyland. Read more on page 3. There are 22 new faculty members at Behrend. Read about them on page 3. Behrend News...l-3 Nat'l Campus News... 4-5 Calendar... 6 Editorial... 7 Humor ..8 Features... 9 Sports...lo-12 NEWSROOM: 898-6488 FAX: 898-6019 E-MAIL: behrcolls@aol.com Offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building Gryphon Noon series off to dynamic start PHOTO BY ROB WYNNE / BEHREND BEACON The Gryphon Trio performs during the season's first Music at Noon concert. The ensemble iincludes Jamie Parker on the piano, Annelee Patipatanakoon on the Stradiveri violin, and Roman Borys on the cello. The Gryphon Trio provided Behrend with loads of talent at the first concert of the Logan Wintergarden Series. "I thought the group played with passion and energy," said Dr. Daniel Barnard, professor and conductor of the Choir and Studio Singers at Behrend. "It was a great start to the season," he added. The Wintergarden Series was developed by Kay Logan to share the joy of chamber music with others. The series was made to engage Behrend in the program to create a welcome environment, provide students with the joy of music, along with the opportunity for students to interact with the artists through dialogue. -,E_' The series has grown steadily and has become a public event, involving seniors, disabled people, and public school groups. The Gryphon Trio was formed in 1993, and is known as one of Canada's greatest chamber music groups. The group was named after the mythical half lion, half-eagle creature, which is believed to be a guardian of treasures and a symbol of the connection between psychic energy and cosmic force. The ensemble contains three members including Jamie Parker (Vancouver) on the piano, Annelee Patipatanakoon (Calgary) on the Stradiveri violin, and Roman Borys (Toronto) on the cello. "All of us met at a music school at Banff about 20 years ago during summer courses," said Jamie, who is also a professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. All three have been playing on their instruments since they were children and have been performing as a group for nine years. The Trio performed a total of two songs including "Piano Trio in C Minor" by Ludwig Van Beethoven, a four movement piece, and "Piano Trio in C Minor" by Felix Mendelssohm, a two movement piece. Some of the songs that were performed varied in speed, loudness, and style; for example, changing from slow to fast tempo, or vice versa. Most of their work is Standard Repertoire, which are mostly by Beethoven or Brahms, along with the by Erinn Hansen calendar page editor Trio gets Music at commission of new works by living composers Along with the performance at Behrend, the Gryphon Trio performs at least 50 concerts per year, playing over 100 songs in countries such as Canada, The United States, Finland, and Australia, and will be performing in Mexico in about a month. The group has recorded three albums including "Works By Haydn," which are in stores and can be heard on the radio. The Trio is currently working on a new album that contains contemporary Canadian music, which will be released in a few months. The Gryphon Trio did a spectacular performance in the Wintergarden Series, and the audiences' reaction showed. "The group played very well," said Stephanie Ma, a student at Behrend. can't believe they use a Stradiveri." Bruno's, dorms get a new look for a new semester by Erin McCarty news editor Students who have eaten lunch at Bruno's since the beginning of the new semester may have noticed a difference in the Reed eatery. The cash registers now reside in the dining aro*, leaving morn to accommodate many more students as they select their ftaxi , This reduction of crowding le especially useful during Bruno's peak hours, as the Ode* NW up outside to pay for *Mt** do not into*" With theart ihatiie , Bruno's if has 0001014 it* • coffee shop to increase comedown* know segs Ink* coffee bet also pop sort : d sandwiches an that etWention‘s t t * . , . Oilta*, 41 !; ' ' 4 ~,.'' f: : : ' " ,' * ate therinagoiallitbe . toincretvithoomo of fond *a ifinit Shine Dohltiois is& He lial$000„ , Ald Volpe as the oweistainditiellir of Food and Ifootoinbr., anew that involve* so l Pert 4 o " the catering program and *O. services at Ihdiesnot But Cleeriow has Rowe on hie plate than jule'food. nal pest summer, he oversaw several changes to ilehrents teahhontill buildings. Sprinkler' Ware installed in two buildtno, Maile two other buildings teceinedbew roofs. But the main project ofthe summer involved repair* the ground wound the APartmest Quad. "The ground was soft and had settled," said Randy Gearing, the director of Food and Housing. "So we competed the gtound and repaved it with a more porcutS, flexible material." This law undertaking was a joint OA* between the Whigs and Housing and Food *vices that cost more than $400,030. The next big project is the renovation of .Peary Hsll,. wi#Sll will begin next year. 'rifts imrmovements win include „a fiew • roof, new ebsetrial new wilinfeeto, and two bathrooms on each Dem Another. residence hail holding 150 people will soon be erected to the west of Perry. This was originally meant to be an addition to Perry, but it was deemed mote practical to make it a completely new building. Although this hall has no official name as of yet, its proposed name is Senat Hall, alter George Seim, who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie. The year got off to a promising start as the freshmen were safely settled in their dorms, much to the satisfaction of concerned per. "The move-in day went very well," Goering said. "All of the FOOD AND NOOSING continued on page 2
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