1 -.--.-'--- - March 21, 2003 ~,.. Vol. L , , Be •co :4 0.4 e 4 Pag 7Ti 2 2003 No. 16 SENREiwO C(..Q..,..::; ..:1 r. verest expeditioners Hillary, Norgay thrill campus with tales of adventure by Erin McCarty news editor Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay, members of National Geographic's 50th anniversary Everest Expedition Team and sons of the first men to scale Everest, shared their experiences with Behrend Thursday in a captivating presentation. Hillary, a New Zealand native, and Norgay, a Nepal native, supplemented their discussion with photographs and film footage, much of which was PHOTO BY ROB WYNNE/BEHREND BEACON First, it was the Election 2000 debacle, then, Sept. 11. Now, Bruno's is once again the place to watch current events unfold. Students offer opinions about war "We are in business that we shouldn't be in. Don't forget, 9/11 taught us that war can come Pr i"1111111 . • 111 101 0 .... .r• "It's really too early to tell much at this point." Chris Chen, Mech. Eng., 02 Inside NEWS 1-3 EDITORIAL 4-5 ADS 6 featured on the National Geographic anniversary special and the IMAX film Everest The two life-long adventurers played off one another with the ease of old friends, asking one another questions and joking with each other. Norgay's succinct, soft-spoken commentary offset Hillary's animated storytelling. The audience gasped as the men described the perils of their expeditions, accentuating their point with film of the "I think Bush is doing the right thing; Saddam needs to he disarmed... we will come out on top." Meredith Hannon, Sociology, 04 over here, too." Nicole Greene, Comm., 08 "1 totally think President Bush is doing the right thing. There are people that oppose tt'a►; but I think the government has a lot of information that we don't heat; and that's whv they react quickly, they dotr't want to scare the public'." Ryan Sunseri, Management, 08 "He is absolutely not doing the right thing. I have not seen any clear proof that Saddam poses a threat, and there are a lot of dictators that op- press their people more." Chris Strayer, English, 02 NAT'L CAMPUS NEWS 7 FEATURES 8 A&E 9 most hazardous situations. Both men described their childhoods and discussed the profound impact their fathers had made upon their lives. Norgay spoke of his late father as his inspiration as he finally reached the summit of Mt. Everest in 1996, while Hillary regaled the audience with stories of an unconventional childhood with his father taking them on whirlwind tours of various landscapes. Both were proud of the rapport that has been established Photos, Q&A by Rob Wynn CALENDAR 10 HEALTH 11 SPORTS 12-14 Students spend Spring Break abroad Behrend students traveled to a variety of exotic locales for this year's Spring Break. Among the destinations were Italy (above), where members of Behrend's choir visited Florence, Venice, and Rome and performed in two locations. Other students made the trip to Ireland (below), where they did three days of conservation work and spent three days touring Dublin. Other Behrend trips included Spain and more local haunts such as Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C. and New York City, tnd Kevin Fallon NEWSROOM: 898-6488 FAX: 898-6019 with the local people living at the base of Mt. Everest. "One of the great experiences of my life has been building relationships \xith the people at the foot of the mountains. - said Hillary. He went on to say how the partnership hem cen the Ex crest explorers and the local residents had led to the building of do/ens of schools and hospitals. Norgay mentioned the aid the locals consistently provide to the explorers. at their omit risk. Hut, hut, hike it to her: Female football players to visit Behrend by Kristen Schrum scat NA, ricer Are you ready for sonic football? That's right. women's football. Two women from the Syracuse Sting pro football team will visit 13ehrend. "Twenty-five teams across the United States belong to the Women's Profes sional Football league (WPFI.I. Women 'Today has invited co-ow ners of the team. Cabrillo Gilbert and Elizabeth Markel', to speak at the Mc( arvey Com nums on Saturday, March 29 at I p.m. Traditionally, foothall has been a male sport, where women's only role was cheerleading. This league is not like the "powder puff - football that girls played in high school. These women play the same game of tackle football as men's pro Hotb . 11 ilk:hiding all of the 1,4(.0J, Contact Us E-MAIL: behrcolls@aol.com - They are the unsung heroes Of l'Aerest. - he said. Because of the danger involved in such expeditions. Norgay said that a person climbing 1:. crest needs to he doing so for the right reasons and not selfishly putting lies at risk. He also emphasized that after the thrill of reaching the summit. !helot - ) of climbing is not finished. Everest sweat and determination. But unlike men's tOotball. the women's teams have ntt gotten the support they need. "It is good that women can form a team. hut I guess it's not traditional." said Behrend senior Josh Jackowski. It has been hard for the teams to get sponsors. Without the support of husi nesses,the teams are forced to find other means to get through the season. "Because they don't have a lot offund in they started the team by taking money out of their own pockets... said Carrie Rodgers, president of Women Today. The co-owners of the team spent about $65,000 combined on starting up the team. They practically maxed out their FOOTBALL CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building page 2 wok oft now 7
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