Justin Curry and Angela Szesciorka,
news editors
Students lobby to lower tuition
by Courtney Straub
Greek page editor
Bright and early Monday morning,
approximately 30 Behrend students
traveled to Harrisburg to attend the Third
Annual Rally at the Rotunda. The focus
of the rally was an effort to obtain a larger
amount of state appropriations for all
public higher education.
The rally was sponsored by the
Council of Commonwealth Student
Governments.
In Harrisburg, the Behrend students
were met by students from all other Penn
State campuses. Deepti Soni and Katie
Streaker, co-chairs of the governmental
affairs committee and organizers of the
event for Behrend, were very happy with
the turnout of Behrend students.
"Behrend had the most people there,
and we were really excited because we're
the farthest away," Soni said.
Before the rally, the students met with
State Rep. Florindo Fabrizio and State
Rep. Linda Bebko-Jones. The
representatives took the students onto the
House floor and Bebko-Jones let the
students sit in her chair and get their
pictures taken.
The rally began at 1 pm and the
opening remarks were given by Derek
Dureka, Governmental Affairs Director.
The guest speakers included Rep. John
T. Yudichak, Rep. Lynn B. Herman and
Rep. Jeffrey W. Coy.
The speakers discussed how tuition
has been on a constant rise. They also
talked about how if higher education
dies, then society dies. The speakers also
felt that legislators should listen because
students really do make a difference.
The closing remarks were given by
Joseph Curigliano, CCSG President.
One of Curigliano's main points was that
the rally was not just for Penn State
students, but for colleges all over
Pennsylvania.
Members of the Governmental Affairs stop before entering the Capitol building on Monday during this year's Rally _ Rotunda. Members
Behrend community met with state legislators and discussed state appropriations for tuition. More than 30 Behrend students attended the event
After the rally, students were free to
tour the capitol and meet with legislators.
Students were also able to sit in on
sessions and listen to issues being
discussed and debated.
Different representatives took the
students to visit various areas of the
Capitol Building.
got to sit in Rep. Tom Scrimenti's
chair," said Soni with a huge smile.
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attending The Rally at the Rotunda.
Through CCSG, Soni and Streaker first
heard about the Rally. Since Soni and
Streaker are the co-chairs for the
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For the past five to six months, Soni
and Streaker have been preparing for the
rally. Not only were they coordinating a
way for Behrend students to get to
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legislators to build a connection between
Behrend students and the legislators.
"Most legislators have been
supportive," said Soni.
Fabrizio and State Sen. Jane Earll both
gave money for Behrend students to
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The Governmental Affairs Committee
will continue to meet with legislators to
see how everything is going and see how
they vote on issues. This will help the
legislators realize that students do care
about what happens in the government.
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