Curren passes 1,000 pts!
Basketball team tied for Ist place in AMCC,
Q&A with James Curren on page 10.
]\ The Behrend Beacon
January 24, 2003 12 Pages
Vol. L JAN 2 7 2.003
Living his DREAM
KEVIN FALLON/BEHREND BEACON
ERINN HANSEN/BEHREND BEACON
is the time to lift our nation
KEVIN FALLON/BEHREND BEACON
from the quicksands of racial injustice
to the solid rock of brotherhood."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
(Top) Students gather in Erie Hall Mon
day to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Day. (Middle) The Behrend Dance Team
commemorates King with a performance.
(Bottom) Students recreate the famous
1963 march in Washington D.C.
Behrend celebrates King’s life
by Erinn Hansen
calendar page editor
Classes were cancelled as students, faculty, and the
community gathered in Erie Hall on Monday for the Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration 2003, one of
many events held to celebrate his birthday. The theme of
the event was “Reflections of the Dream, America in Their
Eyes.”
“The idea is to spread diversity and to understand that
he was a great leader,” said Edalia George, president of
the Multi-Cultural Council. “We also want to symbolize
our coming together as a campus community.”
The celebration opened with a performance by the
Behrend Gospel Choir and a reenactment of the March
on Washington. During the March, Behrend students
recited lines from Dr. King’s speeches, including “I Have
a Dream.” These students include Christian O’Conner,
Gillian A.Young, Dante Spain, Jamila Sheikh, Olga N.
Nacalaban, Scott Soltis, Victoria Anderson, Kennedy
Lorya, Cristen Stephansky, Kim Moses, and George.
Victoria Anderson, president of the Association of
Blacks Collegians, then welcomed everybody to the
program, followed by an introduction to Guest Speaker
Rev. Dr. J-LaVon Kincaid, assistant to the Bishop, United
Methodist Church of Northwestern Pennsylvania, by Dr.
Jack Burke, Provost and Dean at Behrend.
“We are here to honor a great leader. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.,” said Anderson. “We are here also to celebrate
the civil rights movement,” added Burke.
Kincaid, community organizer, civil rights leader, and
author of two books, then took the floor. He started off
with a special thanks to all of Penn State Behrend for
inviting him to come speak.
“I am really excited to be here and celebrate,” said
Kincaid. "1 met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, and he is
a legend. I was mesmerized by his message about his
dream of social non-violence through love, and of gaining
equal rights.”
Kincaid then gave a brief history of Dr. King’s life. He
explained about how people were annoyed by Dr. King,
especially after he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He talked
about how Dr. King was warned about the rumors of
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A Behrend student reflects on the words of guest speaker Rev. Dr. J-LaVon
Kincaid.
people wanting to kill him, as he was leaving to speak in
Memphis, Tenn. Dr. King decided to go anyway, and
quoted, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”
After Dr. King was shot, the people in the community
were given the responsibility of carrying on the dream.
“Killing a dreamer does not kill the dream," said
Kincaid. “Dr. King’s dream is for us, let us all unite
together. Have love in your hearts to carry out the
dream.”
KIN
continued on page 2
JwVjilY
tuition
cost
going up
by Kristen Schrum
staff writer
Every year you dread hearing these
words; Yes, once again, tuition will
likely rise.
When asked why she thinks tuition is
going up, Angela Chevalier, a senior,
replied, “Probably for the same reason
it did last year, because the state took
away funding." She is right.
Back in the 19705, the state covered
80 percent of the funding for universi
ties, and 20 percent was paid in the form
of tuition. Now, the percentages are
reversed. Less money comes in from
the state and as a result, tuition goes up.
Each year, the state proposes how much
it will give to each university, and then
mid-year it makes adjustments. Con
sequently, money that was allocated by
the state for universities is then cut.
‘They consider it [college] a more
private investment now, rather than a
public investment,” said Interim Provost
and Dean Dr. Jack Burke.
Tuition is set at State College, and
Penn State receives less money per stu
dent than Pennsylvania’s other large
schools, Pitt and Temple University.
The state is now spending more money
TUITIO
continued on page 2
The one
day Roman
numerals
matter
by Scott Soltis
sports editor
“Hey, man, both are pirates. How
about that? I guess we’re going to have
a lot of fans in the stands Sunday wear
ing patches on their eyes."
Future NFLHaII-of-FamerTim Brown
summed up this year’s Super Bowl in a
nutshell on Media Day in San Diego.
Brown is one of the star players on the
Oakland Raiders who will represent the
AFC. Playing for the pride of the NFC
will be the one time laughing stock of
the league, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Delveing deeper into the biggest game
in football than Brown's statement re
veals the game has many interesting as
pects to it. First and foremost, it is the
classic offense versus defense matchup.
The Raiders tout the NFL’s top of
fense, ranking first in total yards per
game with an average of nearly 400.
Almost 280 of those 400 yards come
from the NFL’s top passer and league
MVP Rich Gannon. The team as a whole
also ranked second in the NFL in scor-
ing, averaging 28 points per game.
The Buccaneers, on the other hand
have the stingiest defense in the NI ; L.
SUPER BOWL
continued on page 12
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