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Friday, December 3, 2004
Residence hall prices rise
Essential living expenses for students
By Emily Hannah
staff w riter
Across the Penn State University
campuses, all campuses that are run by
Housing and/or Food Services will
experience an increase in the cost ol
living in the residence halls, apart
ments and suites on campus.
The increase in the price for living
ori campus at Behrend and all other
campuses will be in effect the aca
demic year of 2005 to 2006.
This year the price of living in the
residence halls. Perry, Lawrence and
Niagara, was 51.625 a year per person.
Next year the price will increase to
$1,715.
The price of living in the standard
suites, Porcupine. Tigress and Tiffany,
for this academic year of 2004 to 2005
was $1,105. I'he increase will change
this price to $2,020 per person per year.
"It is necessary to
increase the costs...
For the Suites. Almy. Ohio and
Senat, the price this year was $1,015
per person. This upcoming academic
year it will be at the price of $2,185
for a double and for a single it will be
$2,070.
While all those prices have in
creased. the apartments will as well tor
the academic year of 2005 to 2006.
They are currently $1,060. However
next year they will be it the price of
$2,070.
According to Randall Geenng. di
rector of Housing and Food Services
“A reason for the increases would be
inflation, the cost of crude oil, produce
and dairy prices have increased dra
matically and health care costs for the
employees."
Over the past ten years the univer
sity has committed $5O million to add
all residence hall areas with sprinkler
protection in the case of a fire. As of
now, all of the halls here at Behrend
have been completed.
Still there are more renovations to
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Our offices are located down
stairs in the Reed Union Building.
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The Housing and Food Services office
and id+ office have moved from their
campus locations to the newly built Senat
Hall as of November.
The Housing and Food Services office,
which had been previously housed in
Dobbin’s Hall, and id-t- office, which had
been located in the Reed Union Build
ing, serve many functions. Primarily it
is where all of the administrative func
tions that run the Housing and Food Ser
vice operations take place. Also, it is
where students, faculty and staff can get
their id+ cards.
The office complex in Senat Hall con
tains offices for the director, the assis
tant director and the housing manager,
as well as four staff assistants. The of
fice contains three managerial offices,
two storage rooms, a general office area,
a conference room and a restroom. The
old Housing office had one-and-a-half
managerial offices, one storage room,
and one general office area.
Randall Geering, director of Housing
and Food Services said, “The Housing
and Food Service offices have moved to
Senat Hall from Dobbin’s Hall because
the Dobbin’s office was inaccessible to
anyone w ith a disability."
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The office in Dobbin's has been there
since the original construction of the
building in 1972 and was very old. Senat
Hall seemed to be the best choice due to
be made to Lawrence and Niagara
Halls. There will be a second renova
tion to be completed. It includes the
upgrade of the main lobbies, which
will include new windows, window
treatments and new' building signs. All
stairwells will receive new flooring
and the stairwells in Lawrence will be
completely rebuilt.
Geering said that there is a five-year
plan which targets areas that need to
be upgraded. Geering also said that
each year, carpet in ten apartments are
replaced. This year they completed
their last ten apartments.
In the apartment complex, all the
roofs have been replaced as well. Two
to three roofs have been replaced each
summer for the past four years, mak
ing the job complete. Each apartment
bedroom has also received brand new
curtains
“It is necessary to increase the costs
so we can provide the service and fa
cilities that students come to Behrend
to expect,” Geering said.
In the past four years Housing and
Food Services has invested over $2O
million in previous renovations and the
construction of Senat Hall, housing
150 more students.
There is a plan to invest a $5 mil
lion renovation to Dobbins which will
commence sometime during the on-
coming year.
The Board of Trustees for Penn State
sets the room and board rates every
year in November.
Housing,
Consolidation
By Maggie Causgrove
staff writer
A Penn State Erie Student Publication
The new lion statue, a senior gift from the class of 2003-2004, keeps watch outside the Junker Center.
New lion statue prowls Junker
Two weeks ago, Penn State Behrend
received its very own lion statue. It was
placed by the Junker Center on Nov. 16.
Behrend was one of the last Penn State
campuses to receive a lion statue. The
statue came from the sole manufacturer
in Pennsylvania who has the only mold
of this si/e lion.
“Ten years ago statues were offered
to all the Penn State campuses but
Behrend did not get one.” said Brian
Streeter, athletic director.
For now, the statue is located right out
side of the Junker Center on the left side
by the entrance hut that is not its perma
nent place. In the spring it is going to be
moved to the opposite side of where it is
now m the grass by the pine trees.
"Instead of leaving it in storage all
winter, we wanted to put it out before
Thanksgiving break so students could
see it," said Streeter. When the statue is
moved it is going to be placed in a shrine
that costs between $ 10,000 and $ 15,000.
The Behrend Lion statue itself cost
$5OOO.
The statue is around 7.5 feet long and
about 44 inches tall. Behrend’s Lion is
three-quarters the size of the Nittany
Lion statue at University Park.
“I think it is good that Behrend finally
got a statue because it is something that
all the campuses have and it tics them
all together," said Amy Drauch. DUS ()l.
Originally. Behrend teams, prior to
becoming an NCAA Division 111 school.
in Senat Hall improves office effectiveness
Randall Geering, director of housing and food services, talks with Diana Wolfgong. staff assistant, in the new
office located in Senat Hall. Housing and id+ combined offices in Nov.
its newly renovated building which
opened in the fall of this semester.
“In the move we also moved the id+
office from the Reed building into Senat.
We combined the offices to use our la
bor more efficiently,’’ said Geering. “And
the other reason is that the Housing and
By Jenna O’Block
staff writer
id+ offices make move
used to be called the Behrend Cubs. In
I 984 Penn State Behrend became a
NCAA institution and took the opportu
nity to change its mascot from a cub to a
Behrend Lion.
“The statue can be a marking point for
campus." said Streeter. “It will be used
for graduation and wedding pictures as
well."
“I think it was a nice improvement to
our campus; now if they can only get the
grass to grow,” said Morgan Hanson.
CEMBDOS.
Along with the shrine and the statue.
Behrend also got paw signs that arc
hanging on the poles on the way to the
Junker Center.
“The idea is for the paws to be lead
ing you to the Behrend Lion." said
Streeter.
The lion statue is a gift to Behrend
from the classes 2003 and 2004 They
Food Services office is now closer to the
hub of the activity on campus."
The new office is located in Senat 1 tail
catty corner f rom the south entrance
to Reed Union building. There are tem
porary signs in that area to direct stu
dents and faculty members to the new
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to purchase a class gilt.” said Streeter
In this ease is the new lion siatue lor
this campus.”
However, donations arc still being
taken all the way up to December Tile
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