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Greeks 'step up' for
kids and a cure
by Courtney Straub
news editor
The Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation was founded in 1970 by
parents of children who have diabetes.
The organization raises awareness of
the importance of diabetes research and
attempts to raise funds to fight to find a
cure for diabetes and its complications.
JDRF holds special events, throughout
the world, each year to accomplish these
tasks.
One of JDRF's chapters is the
Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter
located right here in Erie. Every year
the chapter holds its annual "Walk to
Cure Diabetes" at Presque Isle State
Park. This yeas the event was held on
Sept. 21.
Hundreds of Erie residents came out
to walk the course. However, it is not as
if they just showed up and walked on
their own. The event took time to plan
and organize. More than 60 members
Students get lei'd at annual activities fair
by Justin Curry
news editor
"Hey, wanna get lei'd?"
After hearing a comment like this,
most students would either turn around
in disbelief or sheer, utter hope to see
what was about to happen to them. Such
comments were flying around the Reed
Union Building during this year's
Activities Fair, held on Monday.
The Activities Fair gives students a
chance to learn about and see the different
clubs and organizations on campus, and
also gives students a chance to talk to
current members and officers of the clubs
as well as sign up to join any club or
organization. The event was held from
11 a.m.to 2 p.m. and was sponsored by
the Office of Student Activities.
Behrend has more than 80 registered
clubs on campus, and more than half of
the clubs sent representatives to the fair.
Any club that wanted a table at the fair
simply had to request one and they were
granted space at the fair.
of the greek fraternities and sororities
from Behrend volunteered their time to
help the walk run smoothly.
"It's been an annual tradition for the
past few years." said Chris Fox,
Coordinator Student Organizations and
Program Development.
It all started with the Tau Kappa
Epsilon fraternity. One of its alumni,
Scott Hornyak, died from diabetes. The
brothers wanted to do a service project
in his honor and naturally they chose the
JDRF walk. Tau Kappa Epsilon then
encouraged the other greeks on campus
to become involved.
Now that all the greeks are involved,
they are able to help out with the whole
event. Throughout the day, the greeks
had many different jobs which included
registration. set-up, clean-up, handing
out food, and walking.
"Students arrived early to start setting
up tables and preparing breakfast," said
Fox.
All in all. the greeks were represented
Some clubs and organizations were
very creative in the way information was
presented to the students.
Student Government, for example,
passed out leis with the meeting time
stapled to them. A large sign hung over
the table that read, "Don't just lei around
this semester! Get involved!"
The Campus Crusade for Christ had
an ice cream stand set up on one side of
the Wintergarden, were most students
stopped over for a free sundae as well as
literature on the CCC.
Most organizations had information
pertaining to their organization. ABC had
their upcoming calendar of events
displayed, and Trigon had a lot of
information on homophobia and allies.
"I had a lot of fun and we're really
reaching the student body. We're inviting
everyone to our pajama partyc said ABC
member Dennys Franklin (03,
Marketing). The ABC pajama party is
being held Oct. 4, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
in the Studio Theatre. Admission is $3
for Behrend students and $5 for all other
students. For more information, contact
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Friday, September 26, 2003
from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m
"We enjoy doing it," said Emily
Gabrys, Vice-President of Theta Phi
Alpha, "It's a tradition we do every
This is an event that the greeks will
continue to be involved in.
"We enjoy helping out the community
and showing them greeks really do care."
said Steve Funalock, President of Delta
Chi. Not only did the walk benefit the
JDRF foundation, it also gave the
fraternities and sororities a chance to get
to know one another better. During the
school, each fraternity and sorority is
busy within its own chapter. They do
not often get a chance to all get together
as one group.
"The JDRF walk was a common
experience," said Fox.
By all of them volunteering their time,
they were able to do something good for
the community, get to know one another,
and feel good about it.
ABC President Victoria Anderson at
217-6138.
"It was fun meeting new people" said
Atheia Mobley, President of the
Association of Women in
Communication
She also said they had a "really great
turnout."
AWC plans a major celebration every
year for the NEA's Read Across
American campaign. Last year, thirty
five children and their parents attended
the two-hour celebration.
The activities fair is a great recruitment
tool for clubs and organizations because
if utilized right, membership can soar as
a result of the fair. Most clubs and
organizations take advantage of the
situation at the fair and use it as their main
recruiting time.
Julie Lafferty (08, History), who
attended the activities fair, said, "I felt
the turnout was good and that most clubs
and organizations got their names
positively enforced. The lei's were a
huge success, I mean, who doesn't want
lei'd?"
Former CNBC
economist Rossell
addresses full
house
Dr. Rossell encouraged many students and
adults to become more aware of the U.S.
economy.
by Eileen Jensen
staff writer
According to Dr. Marci Rossell,
former chief economist of CNBC, cor
porate America is the most significant
generator of jobs and wealth that the
world has ever seen. On Tuesday, Dr.
Rossell kicked off the Speaker Series
for the 2003-2004 academic school
Rossell attended Southern Methodist
University where she received a
bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. in
economics as well as a bachelor's
degree in business administration. You
might recognize her from appearing
every morning on CNBC's program,
"Squawk Box." She was also an expert
commentator on the U.S. economy for
the CNBC Europe Market Wrap.
Speaking to men and women of all
ages, Dr. Rossell said, "You will get
something out of tonight."
She began her speech by stating a
frequently asked question regarding the
United State Economy, "When's it
coming back?" Dr. Rossell declared
that, "recoveries never look like the
boom. Change requires adjustments,
therefore the economy won't look like
it did in 1999 and the stock market
won't be the same either."
With the comparison to an accident
of someone close, Dr. Rossell
mentioned that after an accident,
people aren't always the same as they
were before-just as the U.S. economy
won't be the same as it was in the past.
Dr. Rossell's address focused on
three areas of the economy,
"employment situations, inflation, and
the behavior of the U.S. dollar."
Beginning with the employment
situation Dr. Rossell stated, "the last
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companies' actions.
After speaking about
employment and recession,
Dr. Rossell answered the
question that most students
might ask, "Where can I
find a job?" According to
Dr. Rossell there are three main areas
in which employment is crucial and in
need of employees.
"Security related business, anything
related to health care, and the granola
trend," stated Dr. Rossell. The 'granola
trend' was explained as being an job
opportunities that involve cultural
change. Dr. Rossell believes, "cultural
change will be the defining thing in the
next decade when it comes to
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employment opportunities"
Secondly, Dr. Rossell spoke of
inflation. She first defined inflation as,
"a situation when prices increase
throughout the entire country." Dr.
Rossell believes that there will be
higher rates of inflation within the next
three years.
With a simple demonstration she
explained that, "in a well rounded
economy the stuff [product] and the
money are at the same level. Right now
the U.S. economy has a loose monetary
policy, which means inflation rates will
increase in the future. When inflation
increases, interest rates increase.
People think they can't lose money, but
they can," Rossell stated.
The final area that Dr. Rossell spoke
about was the value of the U.S. dollar.
"If the economies look similar, then
they can tie monetary policies
[currencies] together. When the
exchange rates decrease, then inflation
will increase, making the value of the
U.S. dollar to change," commented
Rossell.
During a question and answer
discussion, Dr. Rossell mentioned, "If
you want an honest system and want
to make money, go out and work hard.
If you try to make everyone equally
rich, they will be poor, which is a
paradox we have to live with."
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recession was in the early
nineties when the
unemployment rate peaked
at 9 percent. Right now it's
at 6 percent." She believes
that, "during a recession the
unemployment rate in the
U.S. is overstated. -
Dr. Rossell explained
that to determine the
unemployment rate, the
census bureau calls the
bigger companies within
the U.S. When the bigger
companies fire people more
than they hire people, the
unemployment
increases. That's why it is
overstated because the
unemployment rate is
based upon bigger