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The Behrend Beacon
Behrend says 'No' to Alice
Cooper Halloween concert
Alice Cooper offered Erie a concert date for October 31". Steve Ospanic, president of the Great Lakes Film Association.
wanted to bring Alice Cooper to Behrend. After all, a Halloween concert at a college, plus a CD-release party is a pretty big
and exciting event. Behrend rejected the offer.
"It's very disappointing for Erie to lose this show," said Ospanic. "I can easily get 10(X) tickets sold by word-of-mouth
alone."
Ken Miller, director of Penn State Behrend Student Affairs, said in a phone interview that it's not a question of not letting
Alice Cooper play at Behrend, but that timing was everything in this situation.
Behrend allocates money in the spring for use in the upcoming fall semester. The request for an Alice Cooper concert at
Behrend came in the middle of summer. The board of people required to vote on it was not able to get together in time to vote
on the use of the money over the summer. Behrend has $BO,OOO to use throughout the course of the year for events, such as
concerts. A big event such as Alice Cooper would cost about $25,000. Some money would be made hack from selling tickets,
to the Erie community.
There was really no concern about Alice Cooper's dark image coming to Behrend, said Miller, but the lack of time is what
made it not able to happen.
Ospanic said in a recent phone interview that Alice Cooper was open to play at a college campus. His representatives said
he was willing to do a meet-and-greet after the show, give interviews, and perhaps play a few rounds of golf with students or
faculty members if he came in early enough.
There were many possibilities for this concert: a Halloween costume party, and/or a CD-Release party to celebrate the
release of his new CD, The Eves of Alice Cooper, due to be released on Sept. 30.
"lle is blowing people away on this tour," said Ospanic.
Some students are disappointed that Alice Cooper isn't able to come to the Behrend campus.
"If they can't get Cooper then hopefully they get something that most people enjoy, like a classic rock hand
Pavlik
"I think it would've been great to have him here. I've heard that he puts on an amazing live show. I would [ouch rather see
an Alice Cooper show than a concert by pretty much any new current band on the radio today," said Greg Smith.
"Cooper would attract a huge croud....he is a well known performer and i would go see him if he came to Behrend." says
sophomore Katie Miller.
Don't worry all you die-hard Cooper fans; while Alice Cooper isn't coming to the Erie area, he'll still be within driving
distance. Cooper is scheduled to play at Seneca Niagara Casino. on Halloween in Niagara Falls, Ny.
As for another concert at Behrend, says Miller; "Hopefully with any luck we'll have another one this year."
Cooper displaying his `darkside'
The fabulous life of Boiler Hall
by Crazy Newspaper Face
contributing writer
I would like to comment on the state
of housing at this university, but first I
would like to remind you of my plight.
Some of you may remember me from
last year as the student that has experi
enced many hardships because of the
fact that I have a newspaper for a face.
For those of you new to the campus
I would just like you to imagine what
it is like to grow up with the New York
Times plastered across your forehead.
Imagine the taunts, jibes and sneers.
Imagine the incalculable destitution
that one experiences as a Newspaper
Face.
Now on to the housing problem. I
would just like to start by saying that
those of you who have experienced
housing discrimination in the past,
have not even began to experience the
absolute depravity that this university
has sunk to.
I live in the boiler room in the Reed
Building. I have seven roommates
including; Jack, Archie, Dianna, Stacey
McCoy, Ken, Chris, and Robert. Some
of you may be thinking, "Don't those
people have their own houses?" Well
I am here to tell you that they don't.
I have been living in close quarters
with the seven of them for nearly three
weeks. Most of them, when asked
about why they are living "on-campus"
mutter under their breath something
about budget cuts and the "Man."
At the moment, I have the best living
quarters in the room. I have a very nice
refrigerator box located under the pipes
that heat the upstairs of Reed. It is the
by Megan Loncaric
staff writer
like to call it
Dianna and Stacey share a
ramshackle room made out of old Tivo
boxes located about three feet inside
the door to the right. Ken and Jack
live right next to the boiler, and
Archie, Chris, and Robert all live in a
Coleman tent next to the event chairs
stored in Boiler Hall.
You probably know Robert as
Officer Bob, and he is one of my most
interesting roomies. He is always
showing us his gun, and randomly
sticking his head into our boxes
saying, "Oh sorry, I thought I smelled
marijuana smoke coming from your
box.-
Chris is our big man
on campus in student
activities. He is always
asking me if I want to
start a new organization
on campus, and offering
to be the advisor for it.
Ken, he works in student
affairs, how can I
describe him? Well you
may remember John
Belushi's character from
"Animal House;" well if
you crossed him with
Homer Simpson, and
Joey from "Friends" you
would have Ken, or as
we like to call him, "The
Kenmiester."
Stacey, pretty much
keeps to herself, but she
often offers to keep track
of our money, and always
recommends that we put
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allocated SGA account. She usually
says with a little grin, "Ha! You'll
never see your money again. - I think
she has a problem keeping her
personal thoughts to herself.
Dianna is probably my coolest
roommate. She always has a smile
on her face, and is cheerful all the
time. On the other hand she is always
smoking in her box.
Archie is sort of the leader of our
gang, he's always putting up the chore
list, and making sure everyone is
keeping their boxes clean. He always
has his friends Jughead, Betty and
Entrance to Boiler Hall
The price
When Behrend graced the pages
of the 2004 edition of "The
Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the
328 Most Interesting Colleges,"
Behrend it found itself among
nationally renowned Ivy League
schools including Harvard and
Columbia.
The book was written by college
admission gurus, Trent Anderson
and Seppy Basili and printed by
Kaplan Publishing. The used
information gathered from
surveying hundreds of high school
guidance counselors, current
students, and recent graduates
helped to rank the schools.
Evaluation of the results was kept
objective with the help of Market
Measurement, a national market
research firm.
"The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide
to the 328 Most Interesting
Colleges" offers in-depth profiles of
the colleges and universities.
Categories ranged from schools
considered to be "hidden treasures,"
most beautiful campuses, schools
with popular drug-free and alcohol
free activities. Then there are the
categories that tend draw more
attention; hottest and trendiest, and
best collegiate values, among which
Behrend was listed.
said Jason
The category of "best value" was
determined by weighing the quality
of education against the cost. It
included Penn State University's
Erie campus among the 59 public
and private universities considered
to be most cost efficient in the
nation, confirming both the high
educational quality and
affordability of Behrend.
But how applicable is a
countrywide census on a small
suburban campus? For many at
Behrend, national recognition in
Kaplan's publication seemed only
to confirm what they already knew.
"Penn State Behrend is
committed to quality, and a Behrend
College degree has always been a
great value for students," said Dr.
Jack Burke, campus executive
officer and dean.
And by and large students seem
to concur.
"It's simple," said marketing
major Erika Majewski, "It's (Penn
Veronica over for snacks
And finally Jack, there is not much to
say about Jack. He's sort of like the
"Guy on the Couch" in "Half Baked."
All he does is lay on a wood palette in
front of the burn barrel.
So all of you little whiners bitching
about having to live in a study lounge
with three people can just shut your pie
holes. Try living in Boiler Hall with my
crew.
If you are still upset about living with
three people, you could probably take up
residence in the unisex bathroom located
in Reed because no one ever uses it.
by Jess Allegretto
staff writer
Erika Jarvis, Features Editor
IS right
State Behrend) a good name and a
good price."
"I looked at several out of state
schools like Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and Rochester
Institute of Technology, but they
were just too expensive basically,"
says Donnie Quindardo, a first
semester computer engineering
major. "Penn State offered me a
good education and a reputable
engineering program and the price
was right."
Freshman communications major
Alexis Puhala agrees. "Penn State
is definitely the cheapest of all the
schools I looked at, but people I talk
to and even people my parents know
have heard of Penn State and its
reputation. It's like getting the best
of both worlds."
Even the students who remain
less than impressed with the cost of
the education they get at Behrend
are satisfied with their decision to
attend. "I know I could have gone
to a cheaper school, but I also know
I wouldn't be getting the same
education," said first year student
Jason Hershelman. "It's one of
those things where you get what you
pay for."
Psychology major Briana Theiss
shares that opinion. "I looked at
other schools like lUP, Clarion, and
Slippery Rock. Behrend was
actually more expensive, but I really
liked the campus. It's the perfect
size not too big and just really
pretty. Plus they have a good
psychology program."
So, it seems that the bottom line
is Behrend is about value. Most
people said they chose to attend
Behrend are relatively happy with
that decision.
Kaplan's "The Unofficial Unbiased
Guide to the 328 Most Interesting
Colleges" will soon be available to
students in the John M. Lilley Li
brary or can be purchased at any
major book distributor for $2O.
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