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Question
of the week
by Jen Henderson,
assistant news editor
"1 am going to Cocoa
Beach, Fla. to lay in the
sun for 10 days."
Tami Quigley
Psychology, 06
Evening of Dubious Taste celebrates bad writing
by Erin McCarty
news editor
While loud parties, colorful beads,
and greasy food were the order of the
day for many members of the Behrend
community on Mardi Gras, a contingent
of literary-minded folks gathered in the
Studio Theatre for a celebration of their
own. The Evening of Dubious Taste is
a yearly event showcasing some of the
most poorly written or off-color material
the contributors can find. After the
presentations, everyone is encouraged
to partake in some dubious food
provided by the organizers.
This year's evening kicked off with a
reading by Dr. Greg Morris, which he
titled "A Jewel Beyond Price. -
"Most of us have probably had the
experience of falling in love with a
writer," said Morris. with exaggerated
drama. "Well, that happened to me
here." He went on to reveal that the poet
he had discovered at this very event was
Jewel Kilcher, and he proceeded to read
some of her, least accomplished works,
taken from her volume of poetry.
Dr. James Kurre and his wife, Gail
Kurre, both members of the Comedy
Troupe In All Seriousness, were the only
faculty members from outside the
English department who participated.
Gail Kurre regaled the audience with a
song, to the tune of "If I Only Had a
Brain," bemoaning the agony of
extended constipation. James Kurre
presented a list of dubious things that
included Michael Jackson, commercials
dealing with bodily functions, and
singing cats.
Dr. Brad Comann introduced his
reading as an essay he had written for a
history class as a freshman in high
school. In actuality, it was a grossly
skewered history of the world
Internships available at Disney World
by Erika Jarvis
staff writer
Along with midterms, research
reports, group projects and all the study
that comes with four years in college
are the internships that help broaden
majors. Through internships students
can gain hands-on knowledge that they
normally wouldn't be able to get in the
classroom.
So what kind of internships should
you be looking at? Well, normally it
helps to get an internship in the field
of work you'd like to pursue.
Internships are offered year round.
It's a lot to juggle when you're going
to classes and squeezing in an
internship when you're not doing
homework.
Yet, what if you could find an
internship at your college? Well, look
no further! Walt Disney World offers
internships in Orlando for college
students while they take college-level
courses. Sound like fun? Well, it is.
You get to work at Disney World, every
kid's dream, and earn college credit for
Jobs range from working at hotel on
the Walt Disney World lot, running
rides at any one of the parks to even
dressing up as a Disney character.
Unlike most internships, this one
actually pays its interns.
"1 am going to Florida with
my family. I can't wait to get
out of the snow and go to the
sun.
Ryan Trejo
Business Managment, 06
containing assertions such as, "a myth
is a female moth, - "Adam and Eve were
created from an apple tree," and
"Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and
he was born in a log cabin he built with
his own hands."
Student presentations included a
reading by Nicole Johns of a love letter
written to her when she was 14; a
reading by Susan Rhode from "Cosmic
Banditos," a book adept at not getting
to the point; and a recitation of "The
Scotsman," a song seeking to answer the
age-old question, "I wonder if it's true
what they don't wear beneath the kilt?"
The evening's most highly anticipated
presentation was "Brush Up Your
Shakespeare," a song from the musical
"Kiss Me Kate." Dr. Dean Baldwin and
PHOTO BY ERIN McCARTY / BEHREND BEACON
English professors Dr. Dean Baldwin and Dr. John Champagne show off
their skills as son •-and-dance men, as Vicki Baldwin accompanies on the
keyboard
After you have completed your
experience in the Walt Disney World
College Program, Disney offers
advanced internships geared more
towards a major. For example,
internships are offered in Marketing,
Hospitality, Human Resources and
Finance.
After a long day of working as a life
guard at the water parks, signing
autographs as Aladdin, or even working
as a vacation planner, you can relax
back in your apartment complex,
courtesy of Walt Disney World. Here,
you can kick back and hang out with
your fellow students and coworkers
who are from all around the world. The
diversity in Orlando is what this
program is known for. You have the
opportunity to make friends from every
continent, from every walk of life.
Don't forget that you are in Disney
World, working and learning and
broadening your horizons. As a bonus
for working for the Fortune 50 . 0
Company you receive free admission
to all the parks Disney has to offer,
along with a discount on merchandise,
resorts and more. Along with the parks,
you can partake in the night life in
Orlando at Pleasure Island. Disney also
treats their workers very well with the
Mickey's Retreat at Little Lake Bryan.
Here you can sail, swim, canoe, play
volleyball and just relax on your day
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Dr. John Champagne performed this
song together, harmonizing on the
choruses and accompanying their
singing with choreography, much to the
delight of the audience.
This was followed by Morris'
traditional reading of "A Flash of the
Knife, - a story that has been the
culminating act in Dubious Taste since
its inception. The purple prose was
brought to the highest level of hilarity
by Morris' masterful intonations.
The evening ended with an array of
generic food, of which the most dubious
items were zebra cakes, cheese in a can,
and Vienna sausages.
For a slightly more sedate literary
event, check out the fiction reading by
Gary Lutz on March 27 at 7 p.m. in
The best part about these internships
is that they are year round. Fall
internships last anywhere from June to
January, and spring internships start
around January and tend to end in
August. Summer internships are also
offered, yet college level courses are
not offered during this time.
Disney is recruiting on campuses
across the country, including Erie.
What do you need to do to get this
amazing opportunity? First you need
to go to
www.WDWCollegeProgram.com and
fill out the online application and print
it out. Second, you need to go to the
presentation closest to you. Walt
Disney World is coming to the
Mercyhurst College's Old Main on
March 19 at 5 p.m. Attend the
presentation and sign up for an
interview time with the representatives.
An interview will occur within 24
hours of the presentation. After that, sit
tight and just wait. You will be notified
within three weeks about your place in
the program.
An internship like this on your
resume can give you an "up" on the
competition when applying for a job.
Also, if your internship works out, the
contacts that you will have made will
be great.
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Irish American Club off to
strong start
by Courtney Straub
staff write'
Through the hard work of Brandi
Hovis, Jenn Crawford, and Scott
Soltis, the Irish American Club was
formed last spring. This January, the
club was able to join the Multi Cul
tural Council.
"The MCC was very glad to wel
come us in," said Soltis, president of
the Irish American Club.
Mary Connerty, the advisor for the
club, has many connections to Ireland.
She visits Ireland as often as possible
because she has family living over
there. She once ran a marathon in
Dublin and has done research for her
hook in Ireland.
"I was thrilled to be asked to be the
advisor," said Connerty.
The club meets every Wednesday at
noon in the MCC suite. Being of Irish
decent is not required for joining the
club.
"We are always actively looking for
members." said Soltis.
The first program for the club is a
trip to Ireland over spring break. Ten
students and three staff members are
going. For the first three days of their
trip, they will be in Castle Ward doing
conservation work. Castle Ward was
built in the 18 th century. The students
are will help work on the gardens so
they look as they did many years ago.
For the last three days of the trip, the
group will visit Dublin. Because the
group is visiting Northern Ireland and
the Republic of Ireland, it will get to
see, for itself, the tensions between the
two regions.
New ODK members
inducted
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE KLECK / BEHREND BEACON
Newly inducted members of Omicron Delta Kappa smile for the camera.
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"We will be experiencing all sorts
of culture firsthand, - said Soltis.
On March 17, the Irish American
Club is holding its second program, an
Irish Festival in Bruno's. The entire
place will he decorated with balloons
and shamrocks. A slide show will fea
ture pictures from the trip and Irish
music. Tables will have interesting
facts on them about Ireland and being
Irish.
The dub has also been planning fu
ture events. It wants to make the trip
to Ireland an annual event and, in the
fall, will holdi another festival.
PHOTO BY KHALIF RHODES
(From left, from back) Irish Club
members Colleen Farver, Karie
Kohlmeyer, Jen Crawford, Scott
Soltis, and Brandi Hovis look forward
to their trip to Ireland.
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