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news editors
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Smith Chapel Ministry
feeds the hungry soul
by Angela Szesciorka
news editor
The Smith Chapel hosted Soup for
the Soul, the first of the series this
semester on Thursday at noon in the
Smith Chapel. There was no cost to
attend, and a free lunch of soup,
break and iced tea was provided,
catered by the Housing and Food
Services.
The head speaker was the
coordinator of the Protestant Campus
Ministry, Lynn McNeil. She spoke
about her personal experiences with
religion in terms of geography and
environment.
She reflected on her friends'
influence on her and what she came
to realize about her life in relation to
religion in her life. She ended her
speech with a poem by Carl
Sandburg called "Names," and asked
that all present
"What I like about Soup for the
Soul is that it's a good opportunity
for students to hear from their peers
as well as their teachers and to ask
questions that they are going through
or may go through in their life,"
McNeil said.
Following the speech was a
reflection and discussion between the
group on the geography of faith and
how it has impacted spiritual growth
and progression of faith. Every week
the selected speaker chooses
discussion questions based on the
speech to discuss afterward.
LEB gears up for
Battle of the Bands
by Ben Raymond
staff writer
April may seem a long way
off, but between accepting
applicants and booking national
recording artists like The Juliana
Theory, time is everything. This
includes those preparing this
year's Battle of the Bands.
Scheduled for April 30, the
Battle of the Bands competition
is projected to be a huge event
on the campus and lets students
relax before finals week.
When all of the applications
are turned in, 10 will be chosen
to compete for a cash prize and
possibly recording time and a fall
show here at Behrend.
On April 30, the competition
is scheduled to run from 2 p.m.
to 7 p.m. in Erie Hall. There will
be free food and a 50-50 raffle.
Plans are in the works to have
prizes given away throughout the
day. If students need a break
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Chicken soup was not the only
thing being served on the ladle. Also
served was vegetarian wild rice soup
and fresh wheat and sourdough rolls.
The Dobbins Dining Hall staff
provided the event with homemade
food. The soup menu changes every
week, but there always will be a meat
or vegetarian choice.
This semester, the series will last
for six weeks during the Lenten
season and will focus on the personal
stories of Christ in our daily lives.
The theme of last semester, a four
week session, reflected on
"Inspirations: Stories of the People,
Events and Things that inspire us."
The series takes place in the living
room of the Smith Chapel every
Thursday excluding March 11, when
school is out for spring break. The
lecture series will end April 8. Those
who wish to attend are asked to
RSVP by contacting McNeil or Sr.
Mary Drexler, minister of the
Catholic Campus Ministry, because
seating is limited.
The Protestant and Catholic
Campus Ministry leaders McNeil
and Drexler founded the series in
February 2002. Their mission is to
give people an opportunity to reflect
on their spiritual lives and enabling
campus Christians to contact and get
to know each other. Next Thursday's
speaker will be Mary Anne Geary,
office manager of Development and
University Relations.
from the music or are looking to
have some fun, there are
inflatable games such as jousting
and possibly sumo wrestling that
will be available.
With all of this going on,
things should only get better. At
7:30 p.m. after all the contestants
have had their shot, those in
attendance will be treated to a
performance by The Juliana
Theory.
Early in the year, students
participated in a survey to see
where the majority of interest in
music was. It was not a vote for
the bands that were listed on the
survey. That was only to get an
idea for the different styles of
music that students were
interested in.
The Juliana Theory was
booked at the right time and for
the right price and decided to
bring some friends along.
They are bringing several
bands with them to help out and
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keep the music going as long as
possible. Their guests include
the bands Numberonefan, Berlin
and Bayside. Student interest in
the event seems very positive
and serves as a good indication
for this year's battle of the bands.
"I will definitely be in
attendance, Jessica Vitullo, DUS
02, said. "The Juliana Theory is
one of my favorite bands and
they always have a good
performance. I'm excited to hear
the other bands play as well."
"I couldn't get to last year's
"Santa Monica because of
the beach, boardwalk and
night parties."
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Battle of the Bands and I think
this one will be awesome. It's
always cool to hear new bands
and be exposed to new music,"
said Carinne Knight, COMBA
02.
Any bands that are interested
are welcome to apply with only
one exception; Bands cannot be
signed to a major label. Bands
should submit a demo for review.
Bands will be considered
based on creativity, originality
and musical quality. It is stressed
that a good sound is more
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important than recording quality.
There is an application fee of
$2O, which is nonrefundable and
will be put in toward the cash
prize for the winning band.
All applications must be
submitted by March 19.
Applications can be picked up at
the RUB desk or they are
available online at http://
clubs.psu.edu/bd/leb.
Anyone with questions can
call the LEB, at 898-6221.
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