The Behrend B eacon December 12, 2003 ,-.9emi 14 Pages _,, • 'Vs ** .„ i ? Vol. LI sit 'PCP li State Erie Student Publicaticv 12 2/ PJ3 No. 13 ~ar Masilunas chosen as divisiciii Senior track member elected for two-year term on . , NEWS 1-5 CALENDAR 6 EDITORIAL 7 Inside This Issue f0r .;: 5... . her college education 0111Mottick. At 'Mut an overall good overlaid: '1 1l; take with me all that I have learned not *aly sehol4s6Cany, :hes, but what odwar have taught Me. " Saloom not the only - NAT'L CAMPUS NEWS 8-9 A&E 10-11 SPORTS 13-14 i 4 ~'ji4, . ':.h'~' , ~. .::a: ':Y~'~(:~~.. Senior track and field athlete Dave Masilunas was recently named to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee Division 111 Management Council. He. along with Sarah Forbus, a graduate of Denison University, will replace Kary Couchman and Joshua Espinosa on the committee. Masilunas' term on the Management Council will begin following the National SAAC Conference in January, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn. "Penn State Behrend is proud to have one of it's own student-athletes representing the entire body of Division III." said director of athletics Brian Streeter. "It is an honor to have Dave selected to this committee. He will be on the ground floor of planning and implementing new NCAA mandates that will continue to reform college athletics in the future." This promotion comes only one year after Masilunas was named to the national committee. SAAC consists of 78 total members, representing all three NCAA divisions. Along with being a member of the Behrend chapter of SAAC, Masilunas is one of 28 student members who represent Division 111 on the national committee. "Last year I went from team SAAC representative to national representative in the span of like three months." said Masilunas. "It was kind of like a culture shock going to the national convention and being thrown into the lions' den of all these Students take pride in remembrance Erin Troester, PSHBA 03, views Behrend a little differently after attending the 55'" annual Hanging of the Greens. senior ed at "I feel a greater sense of pride in our school now that I know the story behind Hanging of the Greens and Mary Behrend's generous donation of her home that became the campus we have today," Troester said. "I had been aware of who Mary Behrend was because people talk about her all the time, but I never knew that she had a son who died very said. thil4 young." Campus exeutive officer and Dean Dr. Jack Burke hangs a wreath on the door of the Behrend crypt with help from SGA President Scott Soltis at last week's Hanging of the Greens ceremony. NEWSROOM: 898-6488 E-MAIL: Offices are located FAX: 898-6019 behrcolls@aol.com downstairs in the Reed Union Building by Ray lmmekus staff writer by Lauren Packer editor in chief Contact Us regional council athletic directors from across the country coming up and shaking my hand and asking me for my opinion on different matters." Masilunas' promotion was somewhat of a spur of-the-moment action. Espinosa decided to step down from his position on Management C6uncil because his full-time job was stopping him from fulfilling his duties for the NCAA. That's when Masilunas decided to put himself up for election. He was elected and will now' serve until the year 2006, even after his college days are over. The mission of the NCAA Division 111 SAAC is to promote a positive student-athlete experience. This is done by protecting and promoting opportunities for all student-athletes, in order to protect their well-being. Fostering a positive student-athlete image, while maintaining the tenants of the Division 111 philosophy is also a prime focus of the SAAC. Student Athlete Advisory Committee management councils, like the one Masilunas is now a member of, give student athletes the ability to discuss issues with the SAAC. Division II and 111 SAAC committees continue to be involved in legislative issues that arise at the NCAA convention. The honors for Masilunas did not stop after being elected. This week he received an invitation in the mail from the NCAA president to attend a national reception "I'm flattered to be elected to management council. I always looked up to the people there. I always thought they were the ones with the most experience. It's going to be a good experience. I'm really looking forward to," Masilunas said. Approximately 25 to 30 students, faculty, and staff attended the ceremony, and all learned a little bit more about the Behrend history thanks to Ben Lane, professor emeritus and author of "Behrend Remembered." Lane gave the closing and opening remarks for the ceremony. Following Lane, a series of Behrend students, including SGA president Scott Soltis and SGA member Alexander Henderson gave remarks. Soltis gave a speech explaining "every gift comes with a price." "I felt very honored to take part in a rich tradition
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