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Behrend Briefs
Music at Noon
On March 16 at noon, the Borealis String Quartet will present its musical
repertoire in the Reed Wintergarden. Known for its enthusiastic movement dur
ing concerts, the group will perform classical as well as 20th century selections
The presentation is free and open to the public. Briti:yOur lunches.
Rally at the Rotunda
On March 15, to raise awareness for increasing tuition and lowered state fund
ing for universities in Pennsylvania, students will be rallying at the capital in
Harrisburg. Transportation will be provided for all interested students. For more
information e-mail Deepti Soni at 143@psu.edu x 3006 or Maulin Gandhi at
msgl9o@psu.edu, or call (814)218-0110 or sign up at RUB Information Desk.
Police Reports
2/23/2005
Report of wallet and jacket taken from unlocked lockers in Junker Center.
2/23/2005
Complainant reported someone entered his room and used his computer without
permission.
2/24/2005
Complainant reported items taken from his room. See report
2/25/2005
Complainant reported damage done to the mail van. Found to be caused by a
maintenance vehicle at 06(X) hours this morning. Passenger side tail light was
broken
2/26/2005
Complainant reported that someone vandalized his plymouth voyager minivan a
it sat in the Jordan Road Lot.
2/25/2005
Janitorial foreman reported theft of chalkboard erasers from Nick classrooms
165-171. See report.
3/1/2005
Complainant reported his wallet being stolen out of a locker in the Junker Cente
locker room. See report.
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every right to get what they deserve."
Concerning the breach of the SAF
Handbook guidelines limiting perform
ance costs to no more than $3,000 Soltis
said, "Once in a while, when it's flat-out
not possible [to sponsor an event], you
have to have flexibility with the guide
lines." He went on to say, "There are a
lot of circumstances where an exact
quote is not an option."
"On the one hand I can appreciate the
fact that in order to get a Concert
Committee going, they may need to
have some money," said Dave
Daquelente, executive director of the
Lion Entertainment Board. "At the same
time if it's going to be a concert commit
tee run by students, their needs to be stu
dents organizing and planning it."
"We [the LEW] are very fortunate that
we do get a pretty fluid budget for the
year that we get to spend and program
with at our discretion. The organization
and myself are very grateful for the lib
erty and responsibility we have with
SAF funds," said Daquelente, but he
Tips from the Greener Behrend Task Force Education Committee:
Water Conservation Tips
Did you know that every drop of water that runs down the drain ends up flowing into the sewage system? Sending clean
water down the drain fills up the sewer and lets dirty water and waste overflow into the streams and oceans. Polluted water
can harm, and even kill, animals who drink it and live in it.
What can you do?
Saving water is as easy as turning off a faucet! Here are six simple things you can do at home
1. Don't keep the water running while you're brushing your teeth. Take shorter showers. Make it a
game. Keep an egg timer in the bathroom and see who can get their showers down to three minutes.
(And still get clean!)
2. Fix the dripping faucet. Did you know that it can waste 20 gallons of water a day?
3. Install a water-saving shower head. In addition to the water it saves, it also saves the fuel that
would have been used to heat up the extra hot water. And that reduces pollution.
4. Fill a gallon plastic bottle with water and place it in your toilet tank. (The part in the back!) It will
take up the same space as the water usually does, but in a year, it will keep 5,000 gallons of water
from going down the drain.
5. Stop throwing away so many batteries. The mercury in old batteries will eventually leak out and
poison the water it runs into. What can you do?
6. Buy rechargeable alkaline batteries. They can be charged 25 times. That means 25 batteries you
didn't have to buy and throw away.
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On March 3 at 8 p.m. in the McGarvey Commons, a concert collage of four musical groups performed. The Concert Band
performed first, led by Gary Viebranz.
The choir presented second with Daniel Barnard directing
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continued with. "What happened was
that there was money first and then there
were students, my only concern was that
there should have been students there
before the money."
The LEB is one of the two organiza
tions on campus who's sole purpose is to
provide entertainment for the students.
The other entertainment organization,
the Matchbox Players, have different
feelings concerning the funding process
surrounding the concert.
"SAF is very frustrating for me as a
former president of the Matchbox
Players. All of the bureaucracy on this
campus prevents things from getting
done," said Steven O'Donnell HIST 08.
"They do give you training courses to let
you understand how it works, but as an
organization, they're working against
you. I've always had to combat them to
get things."
O'Donnell felt that faculty and staff
members who do not pay the Student
Activity Fee should not have access to
the fund because they initiate events,
"for their pride because it gives them a
better name because they are looking for
other work so it gives them a reputation
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that they can put together large events."
Ticket sales have been slow with over
600 of the 2,500 sold. However at $l5 a
ticket, it is impossible for the event to
break even.
"I see events sponsored and funded by
SAF that are trying to break even, when
our events sell out and often make a
profit."
According to O'Donnell, Matchbox is
unable to receive regular funding
exceeding no more than $5O for pizza at
their events, and they have had to pay
"out of pocket" for several of their
shows and events due to lack of SAF
funding.
"The issues I had to go through to get
theater space, to get funding, the fact
that you have to go through the run
around, is almost not worth it," he said,
"I stepped down from leadership of my
organization because of frustrations, not
the least of which were with the Student
Activity Fee. The problem is that by the
time you see what the problems are,
you're either moving on or you're grad
uating and it's too late to change any
thing."