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Alcohol
By Maggie Causgrove
staff writer
Next week will be the 21 st annual Na
tional Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week, or NCAAW. The week long pro
gram will begin this Sunday and run until
Oct. 23. The coordinator for the week’s
event is the Partnership for Prevention
Committee.
During Alcohol Awareness Week, a
variety of events that try to increase
awareness of alcohol use and abuse goes
on. Monday evening there will be a
speaker, Wednesday evening Rhythms of
Life will have a NCAAW component,
Mocktails and Daiquiri Deals “Sober
Promise Cards" and on Thursday Per
sonal Counseling will be sponsoring a
table.
Throughout the entire week, the
Health and Wellness Center will spon
sor a table outside of Bruno’s giving stu
dents the opportunity to learn more about
the dangers of underage drinking and tips
for staying sober while being pressured
to drink.
Monday’s speaker is scheduled for 7
p.m. in the Reed Commons. The guest
of honor will be Mr. Jim Matthews.
Matthews was the Special Assistant to
the vice president for alcohol and other
THON
By Alicia Raffensberger
staff writer
Just about everyone has heard the
word “Thon" around campus as they
walk to class or eat lunch in Bruno’s.
Though many have heard about it, many
still may not know what Thon is and how
involved some students at Behrend are
for such a worthy cause.
Thon is a shortened term for marathon,
or more appropriately dance marathon.
Every year for the last 31 years, a 48-
hour dance marathon is held at Univer
sity Park to help children with cancer.
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awareness week
drug programs at Keene State College
in New Hampshire for thirteen years.
Currently he is a faculty member at
Ursinus College where he teaches alco
hol courses in the sports sciences pro
gram.
He received his bachelor of science de
gree from Manhattan College and his
masters in education from Queens Col
lege in New York City. Matthews is a
certified trainer for the Prevention Re
search Institute, has a certificate in
chemical dependency therapy, and was
a participant in the Professional in Resi
dence Program at the Betty Ford Center.
Matthews is also the author of the
book, “Beer, Booze and Books: a sober
look at higher education.” He has been
recognized by the New Hampshire Leg
islature for his work in alcohol and other
drug education and abuse prevention.
He has appeared on ABC-TV, WOR-TV,
CNN, NBC Radio and New Hampshire
Public Radio and has been featured in
numerous magazine and newspaper ar-
According to Jamie Russell. Behrend’s
coordinator of residence life, “Jim has
spoken to over 190,000 students on more
than 190 campuses throughout the coun
try.”
and Interfratemity Council sponsor this
event. Thon, however, is an event that
all Penn State campuses participate in.
You may be wondering how does a
two-day dance marathon help kids that
have cancer? The truth is that Thon is a
year-round project that allows all cam
puses to raise funds for this great cause.
Sara Grant, INTBS 07, assistant direc
tor of Thon at Behrend, said that last year
Behrend raised over $15,000, placing
third among branch campuses.
This money helps out in more ways
than one, going to the Four Diamonds
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“This is a very successful program at
Penn State Behrend in that it brings to
gether people from all over campus for
an important cause. Collaboration is tak
ing place with faculty, staff and student
leaders,” said Russell.
“No alcohol offense will be treated
differently this coming week, but that we
treat them all in a consistent manner
throughout the year,” said Russell "Just
because it is NCAAW, does not mean
punishment for underage drinking is
harsher.”
Russell feels that it is important to
spread the same message throughout the
year, not only during alcohol awareness
week. She said that the NCAAW is “a
tool for educating students."
“Encouraging responsible decision
making when it comes to alcohol use is
the primary goal of our weeklong event,"
said Russell.
The coordinators are hoping for a full
house on Monday evening for
Matthews’s presentation. They hope that
through active student participation in
the programs all students on campus, as
well as faculty and staff, will be well in
formed about the dangers of underage
drinking and the effects and conse
quences involved in such activities.
help kids with
nancial support but providing the emo
tional and physical support they need as
well. The funds go to Hershey, Pa. to a
medical center where children are treated
for this disease.
“After getting involved with Thon last
year and going down to see the dance
marathon and all the children we helped.
I knew I had to get more involved this
year," Grant said.
Every student at Behrend is eligible
to help out with Thon and may even re
ceive the opportunity to go to the dance
marathon at University Park this Febru
ary.
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WQLN membership
renewal drive
On Oct. 21, WQLN will be host
ing the third annual Collegiate Chal
lenge. The purpose of this event in
the past was to see which college
could donate the most money to
WQLN. However, this year, the
challenge is for each of the local col
leges and universities to raise more
money than last year instead of com
peting with each other. Every college
and university will earn a trophy for
different events.
“This event is a lot of fun and a
way for local colleges and universi
ties to fundraise for the Corporation
of Public Broadcasting,” said Tom
New, internship director for WQLN.
“This particular event helps the Cor
poration for Public Broadcasting get
closer to schools and understand the
mission of schools in Northwestern
Pennsylvania.”
On Oct. 18, the president of Penn
Winners will be determined by a point
system where the top four organizations
and/or individuals at Behrend will be
sending their representative of choice to
be a dancer.
Thon is already in full swing with
events planned for later this month. On
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., jello wrestling will be
held in the quad to raise money for Thon.
Another fundraising event for Thon is
canning, where Behrend students stand
along streets or near commercial plazas
or shopping centers and ask people to
donate money for this worthy cause.
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State, deans, professors and other
faculty members will be speaking on
WQLN from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. during
the NPR program “Morning Edition”
to persuade staff workers, the student
body and the alumni to donate to
Public Broadcasting.
“This program also lets local col
leges and universities know what the
WQLN mission is all about,” said
New.
Speakers during the fundraisers
will be talking about different ways
to get tickets to Capitol Steps, which
is held on Jan. 7 at the Warner The
atre. This show puts comedy in
America’s government with songs
like “Unzippin’ My Doo-Dah” and
“Between Iraq and a Hard Place.”
Tickets will start selling on Nov. 1.
This annual event started as an in
dependent fundraiser where WQLN
asked for donations from local col
leges and universities. It grew to hav
ing schools put on their own events
to help WQLN.
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Points are given out for any and all
participation in events and meetings.
Anyone interested in helping with Thon
should come to meetings that are held
every Friday at noon in the SGA office
in lower Reed.
“What I love about Thon is that you’re
helping out so many families, and so
many people get touched by this event
and it astounds me," said Grant. “You
have an opportunity to meet families, to
help out at the center where they get
treatment, and to know that you made a
difference in their lives. What’s better
than that?” Grant said.
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