The Behrend Beacon SHOPPIN As for boyfriends and girlfriends, the gift of perfume or cologne is lovely. Find out a concert or event schedule, and purchase tickets to see their favorite band, sports team, or theatrical performance. For the party-goers, the new Bar Master from excaliburelectronics.com is a must. For only $29.95, it offers recipes, how-to tips, drinking games, bar tricks, terminology, and serving suggestions. It also features a tool on how FRIDA how strong the market will become It just measures the start of the shopping season will be. Black Friday is ranked by the National Retail Federation as the fifth best shopping day of the year. Also, the NRF reports that Black Friday is the only top-10 shopping day to fall outside of the month of December. The biggest and busiest shopping day of the year is traditionally the Saturday before Christmas. Last minute shoppers and returns account for a large portion of the holiday shopping traffic on this day. What does all of this mean for the average consumer? Prices will be slashed to after-Christmas bargains Janitorial foreman Walk reflects on 25 years at Behrend by Lori DeFabio staff writer Gordon H. Walk, Behrend's Janitorial Foreman II and Recycling Coordinator, recently celebrated his 25th anniversary at Behrend. Two days after graduating from Erie Technical Memorial High School, which is now Central, Walk moved to Florida and worked as a laborer for a drywall contractor. After the summer, Walk moved back to Erie and worked at General Electric and Erie Insurance Exchange. He then decided to leave Erie again and head back to Florida, where he worked in construction, set up his own landscape business, and helped a colleague set up a restaurant. Five years later, he moved back to Erie and received the job as janitor at Behrend. He carries 30 college credits from Penn State. Walk's office is located in the Reed Union Building next to the RUB desk. His staff is responsible for cleaning all of the campus, except the Housing and Food Services buildings. His staff does clean Brtnio!s during closed hours, some offices, and the psychology labs in Lawerence. Bchrend must have something great if Walk has stayed here 25 years. "I like the exhilarating natural beauty of the campus," he said. "I like being associated with Penn meriman in tt years Free Renglit Sign A Lease By March, 30 2003, and You're Automatically Entered to Win. 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And with the economy hurting, jobless rates rising, and a possible war on the way, many consumers will be more conservative when it comes to opening their wallets. For retailers, it could turn out to be a blue Christmas if consumers don't spend the green. State excellence. It's a great feeling to provide customer service that's a step above the best of our competition. I feel like one never gets old working for a University. There is so much energy here with the constant turnover of youth. It's great knowing I take part in making a difference in young people's lives, lives that will determine the future of our world and nation." Jokingly, Walk commented on how he dislikes Erie weather. "I don't care for Erie winters which sometimes seem to take up two seasons," he said. When asked about his favorite memories at Behrend, Walk had a very general answer. "[I enjoy] having had so many wonderful people to work with and for me," he said. Walk would like if there were more employees here on campus. "[I don't like] having to wear so many hats. It's a lot like a circus juggling act when I do my best and know that it would really take two to three people working full time to achieve the results I'm looking for." When Walk is not busy making sure the campus is clean, he enjoys playing billiards, building rock gardens, working with wood, hiking, camping, canoeing, boating, fishing, hunting, cooking, surfing the Net, and reading. He added jokingly "Despite Mom's repeated warnings, [I enjoy] gambling." Frida , December 6, 2002 LIMITED 'Era (JFFER. AitARTMENTS ARE FAST " fk, attending Behreid ft students rAnnit thanging from etaSoyee to student gattbeitlaadtransi • Returning 4thdt'StOdept Orgaiiiitti . addteastt e. ,t• A- , • °fi(RASO). bOlding a stress possil of the biggestptobleMs for retimung students 'looney. 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A concern that movie up many times was how hard it is to keep the house clean. Socially, it can be hard for a returning student to adjust. They say that the students at Behrend are friendly, but sometimes they feel like they have more in common with their professors simply because of their similar age. They enjoy the way college opens them up to new ideas and they feel like they appreciate things more now. They also explained that they don't think younger students appteciateY. ems. The w p also addressed the nature of stress, the health risks associated with gross, the causes of burnout, and how stress and burnout can be dealt with. Puleo also gave some tips for time management and dealing with holiday stress. Above all, she emphasized the power of laughter. r.com Weekend training now available
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