,__ The Behrend
~....,,
I
March 7, 2003
. r.
4 Beacon
le 1 l2 Pages
nu
Vol. L
.7- - ' ~ t t t .
' ''' g' i 1 1 / ' f'ti 1 7 1 1, : 4 ' ' sime mcoun iSlo• 15
Stand to rock Behrend
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Members of the band Stand perform their music. Stand will give a concert at Behrend on March 21.
h' Rog,er Gorny
+lllrr
Be prepared to SIAN!) Be prepared
to give them a S'lANDing oration. Be
prepared to S FAN!), jump. and reel for
up to 90 g.lornins 1111111.1fes of inw•dc,
Meet Stand I his lunr-piece hand
consists of Neil litirelle i‘ucak/hassi.
Carl Dim ling (drum.), Da\ id Walsh
(guitar/key hoards). and Alan D o) ,,t e
(guitar,vocal , ) hey hail Irons Ireland,
and began making a splash on the scene
in the United State 199 ti
In a phone inter\ icw with the Beacon,
Eurelle said the \ got started as school
friends and they just thought that it would
be cool to he in a lock and toll hand. He
was terrible at football, so this was a
natural direction for hint to head in.
They stinted out on the I hiblin scene
as very young lads \\ hn played illegally
in bars. He said they made some decent
demos; but just getting to play provided
the most excitement
The first hi cducert that they played
Students celebrate at El Carnival
Members of the Behrend community celebrate Mardi Gras, Spanish style. The first annual El
Carnaval took place on Friday in Bruno's. Behrend's La Pena Club de Espanol sponsored the
event, which featured a Masquerade Ball, Spanish dance lessons and the Orquesta La Krema
from Buffalo. The evening also included paella, flan, punch and prizes.
To prepare for the event, all were invited to decorate their own masks throughout the week at
a table outside of Bruno's. Mardi Gras beads were also sold as a way to encourage attendance
at the celebration and to get people ready for last Friday's festivities.
The event, which was free and open to the public, encourages a celebration of all cultures
prior to the Lenten season. For more information on Behrend's La Pena Club de Espanol,
contact Vice President Katie Ranalli at kmr247@psu.edu or President Amber Weckoski at
amw279@ psu.edu.
NEWS 1-3 FEATURES 6
NAT'L CAMPUS NEWS 4 CALENDAR 7
EDITORIAL 5 ADS 8
in America was at the (S'N/1.1 Festival in
Portland, Ore. in 1998. They now
reali/ed they had accomplished as much
as they could in Ireland, so they set up
shop here.
They have had some unique tour
experiences, such as going to the wrong
venue. Last year, they were at a concert
on a Penn State campus, and there were
Inside
"We loved it so much we settled camp
here. - said Eurelle.
He said they are most definitely a li‘e
band versus being a studio hand. They
play four to live times a week, and always
will.
"Playing live is a lot more tun. It's
something we love to do, - he said.
Six months after Stand arrived in the
US. they hooked up with an agent named
Sophie K., who thought they would he
perfect to tour colleges in the northeast
and mid-Atlantic states. They then joined
a college touring agency, after she heard
the demos and was impressed by what
she heard and by their accomplishments
hack in Ireland.
"60 to 711 pensioners . ' in the crowd, said
Eurelle. The pensioners did not realize
this was a rock and roll band; they
thought it would he a traditional Irish
hand. Even though some people stayed
and had fun, the hand was still shaken
up by this incident.
I)uhlin
"It's our home crowd, it's kind of
nostalgic..." he said.
Furelle said that the most significant
accomplishment the hand has made up
to this point is just being able to be
creative and create the music it wants to
"To he able to express ~ourself through
something you love doing is a great
achievement in itself. - he said.
He also stressed that it is very
important for Stand to be able to chat with
people before a show, and to hear how
one of their songs has had a profound
emotional impact on a fan.
STAND
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE KLECK / BEHREND BEACON
A&E 9-10
SPORTS 11-12
fa‘orite venue k Vicar Street in
continued on page 2
NEWSROOM: 898-6488 E-MAIL: Offices are located
FAX: 898-6019 behrcolls@aol.com downstairs in the
Reed Union Building
Behrend cuts
with Dr. Seuss
by Christine Kleck
ad manager
The Behrend community got a chance
to "Cut it Loose with Dr. Seuss" this
past weekend. The second annual As
sociation for Women in
Communication's Dr. Scuss celebration
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE KLECK / BEHREND BEACON
A young visitor to Sunday's "Cut it Loose with Dr. Seuss" gets her face
painted.
took place on Sunday in the Rinker Cen
ter aerobics room. With about 30 chil
dren and their parents or guardians in
attendance, AWC considered the event
a success
After some careful planning and some
Seuss-inspired research, the group de
cided to double the amount of hooks
read, thus doubling the number of craft
projects, snacks and activities that cor
responded with each hook.
Behrend Alumni, Day care center pa
trons, faculty, administration, students,
staff members and their families were
all invited and encouraged to attend the
event which celebrated Dr. Seuss's
birthday, the importance of reading, and
the significance of quality family time.
Participants were greeted with a "Cat
in the Hat" striped hat nametag and then
were invited to roam freely from sta
tion to station. Each station had a theme,
Hometown writer Moore returns
by Erin McCarty
news editor
On Thursday, writer and Erie native
Dinty Moore returned to his hometom,fi
for a reading in the Smith Chapel.
Moore is the author of the nonfiction
books "The Emperor's Virtual Clothes"
and "The Accidental Buddhist" and the
story collection "Toothpick Men." He has
won many awards, edits two journals,
and teaches writing at Penn State
Altoona. He was introduced by his long
time friend, Dr. Diana Hume-George.
George recounted her expel ience ith
Moore as someone who precedes trends
by telling how he wrote a story for an
anthology about Catholic girlhood that
met with great acclaim. When it came
to the editors' attention that he was a man
and his story was fiction, their outrage
and his response started the national
debate on the line between fiction and
nonfiction that goes on today.
The bulk of the reading was from "The
Accidental Buddhist" and Moore's
upcoming book, tentatively titled "Lately,
Dad, I Find You Annoying."
Moore read two chapters from "The
Accidental Buddhist." In the first, the
"Prelude," he describes his Catholic
upbringing in Erie, culminating in an
experience at a retreat during which a
monk identifies him as "a rock," a person
it loose
visitors could read a hook. complete au
activity or craft project. cat ,:riaclo.
Will prizes
One station inspired by the - The I oot
Book - included time to read the k
Participants were asked to nay c
decorate silhouettes of their o\‘.n Icct
Another station was called "The 'at in
the Hat" and "The ('at in the flat Conic.
E3ack'' station, where children read the
books and \vere able to make an an(ht:n
tic "Cat in the Hat" striped part\ hat.
The station based on the hook
"Bartholomew and the ooblet I, - in
eluded time to make Teal "Ooble( -
from materials such as co l usiai ch.
ter and fond coloring. Child! en c ould
fish tin prizes, have their faces pailitL•d.
enjoy refreshments, color silhouettes ()I
their own faces and even take time to
read hooks using puppets and plush ;1111
mal toys at the various reading stations.
Plans for next year's event arc altc,KIN
being thought of, with many new and
exciting Seuss-inspirited activities. is
freshments and crafts tentatikelv on the
agenda.
For more information on the
chapter of the Association for Vs, officn
in C'ommunications or on ilk'
event, contact AWC . prei(lein
Kleck at cak2 I 60)psti.eciti.
realize that the rock the monk desci
is not faith at all, hut anger horn of A
conglomeration of sit tiric, and
disappointments leadim , hint lo,llincl , n
the Catholic: Chnich I his
disillusionment sets the swe lan ilie
Buddhist awakening that \lollld (.0111C
years later in his life.
"My journey, it turned out. \\.l, noi
quite Finished, - he wrote.
Moore concluded his reirtlirre ith
"Surackdown. - a chapter Irani hip nc~~
hook. This hook explores the L•ll,incith'
relationship I)etv,ecri t tilier. ,in('
daughters when the daughter hit).
In this chapter. he illustrate.
communication gap that cin. I 'cd
between himself and his tnc n daughter
when she reached this age flc des(
their prior closeness, noting how she all
at once seemed to regard him
stranger. By the end of the chapter. hr
seems to have broken through het stotn,
interior, but only slightly. as she slum , ,
his attempt to show his affection Ii r her
"Geez Dad," she protests as he tries t o
pat her on the head. "I'm not a dog."
Moore's work is written in d cr\
direct, understandable so, Ic lli most
predominant aspect of his writ his
keen sense of humor, which cam('
especially well in his