I The Behrend Beacon IN BOXES, WORLD BRIEFS BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The rumor that a suicide bomber had been spotted within a crowd of Shiite Muslims making a pilgrimage to a holy mosque north of Baghdad created a panic that resulted in the deaths of over 800 Iraqis. The mass of pilgrims had been journeying toward the mosque only three hours before when they had fallen victim to a mortar attack that had killed seven and wounded 36, The throng of thousands had reached the middle of the Al-A’imma Bridge when cries rang out that there was a suicide bomber among them. Tterrctr swept die crowd as the entire congregation attempted to evacu ate the area at once. Reports indicate that several dozen people, pre dominantly women and children, were crushed and killed as the stampeding crowd tried desperately to SGA holds first meeting of By Patrick Webster staff writer The first meeting of the 2005-2006 Student Government Association ( SGA) was held on Wednesday, August 31. 2005 in Room 114 of the Reed Union Building. The meeting was called to order at 5:21 p.m. with Alexander Henderson presiding. The first order of business for the meeting was introductions. Every member in attendance introduced themselves by name and major before the rest of the meeting was permitted to continue. There were no comments in the student forum and no old business to attend to. SG A President Alexander Henderson opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and reminded those attending that there are four freshmen senators and two interim representative posi- Ponderosa Steakhouse staff writer tions still available that needed to be filled. He also announced that SGA training will be held on September 7. The President introduced a new pro gram inherited from University Park called FRESH START. This is a new community service program that targets freshmen, transfer students and change of-assignment students who are new to the campus. The goal of the program is to get new students involved in the communtiy and with each other. The first meeting regarding this pro gram will be held on September 24. The Counsel of Commonwealth Student Government meeting, which is an all-branch campus meeting of every SGA across the Penn State system, is being held on September 23-24. Henderson noted that volunteers to attend the meeting are still needed. SGA Advisor Ken Miller said that he is proud to be associated with the SGA off with Their College IDs escape the perceived threat. Matters only worsenet as people packed more and more closely together it their attempt to escape the bridge. Eventually, the support rails on one aide of th< bridge collapsed, sending hundreds of Iraqis falling over 90 feet to their deaths in the waters of die Tigris River;' ■ When questioned about the causes of the deadly stampede, senior Iraqi Army officials pointed out sev eral main causes, including the prior deadly mortal attack, which caused a feeling of uneasiness in the crowd. Also noted were the fixed security measures, such as barbed wire and barricades, which matte a quick exit from the bridge nearly impossible undei the panicked circumstances. Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari has declared national three-day period of mourning and is urgir his countrymen to think and act in the greater intei of all Iraq. 4444 Erie, PA 16510 Penn State Behrend Students Receive 10% the semester again and is looking forward to work ing with the new administration. He also noted that the first Student Activity Fund deadline was September 19. Any organizations that wish to request fund ing for university-sponsored activities must apply before that date. He also strongly suggests the use of the new Behrend online events calendar for clubs and groups to use. Motion to adjourn thet meeting was passed at 5:42 p.m. There were few council and club/organization reports made at the meeting this week. The first substantial SGA meeting will be held next week, September 7 at 5:20 p.m. Buffalo Road 814-899-8856 fE W> Eastway Lanes 4110 Buffalo Road 814-899-9855 ♦Penn State Stndanta raedva free ahoo natal wMt cnnwat ID during opan bomUiig ♦Call aa fifitlar ymir atpwfaaHM.V Witch yoara-mailibr information on tbaPSU bowlii iglaagna abating in Saptambar! ’atrick Wet staff writer lOME, Italy - The UN has issued a iisease warning of birds infected ir'ith avian flu in Asia that may soon aigrate to areas in Europe. Russian agencies have recently elected several strains of avian flu n the province of Siberia. It is sus pected that it arrived there from jirds moving from the well-known ivian flu outbreaks in southern Asia. From there, chances are good that it may spread by bird migration to other areas in Europe, across the Black and Caspian Seas. The Food and Agriculture Administration fur ther noted that it could spread south to the Middle East in general, and staff writer BEUING, China - The government media appa ratus in the People’s Republic of China recently made highly critical remarks over new United States quota poli cies limiting the growth of imports from China’s booming textile industry into the U.S. The new regulations, unpopular with China’s clothing production industry and large US discount stores alike, were imposed upon the expiration of worldwide quota systems on January 1. Many of China’s argu ments stem from its posi tion that the United State&is highly selective Friday, September 2, 2 1 and Azerbaijan specifically, 1 currently clean countries sucl Bangladesh and India now at rial While roughly 60 human de have been reported due to this st of avian flu worldwide and is easily transmitted amongst W mals, international officials m tain that the disease could motat any time to a more virulent ft Furthermore, avian flu is deadl; most birds, including the poultry waterfowl that many countries people use as a main source of t food supply. with its ideals o; Trade, and, in this case, the deliberate protection of certain US jobs that cannot compete with the lower cost of Chinese imports. "Trade protectionism has incurred huge costs for Chinese textile pro ducers," says the editori al section of the govern ment-run China Daily newspaper. “Protectionism is a lose-lose deal for both sides in international trade while undermining the global effort to build a free and fair trade order." This trade dispute comes at a time that is of significant political importance to both the United States and China. China, which is depending on the gcfflUn- ~. exports to further growth of its ef economy at a rate, needs die cash enue generated to further strengthen economy and nati infrastructure. The US, on the i hand, now has a i deficit of over $1612 lion with China, highest trade deficit any oik country in h *y- Representatives f each government are in deliberation, tryia work out a new ment in the manor,.
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