Friday, January 13, 2006 Class gift selection process under way several possibilities' already under discussion The spring, summer and fall graduating classes of 200 n can show their appreciation in the form of a class gill that will be both beneficial and symbolic I'm the entire Behrend community Currently, a selection committee of students and adminis trators will meet throughout the spring to estab lish a list of potential gifts for considera tion. Students will then vote on a 2006 Senior Class Gift. The committee members will promote, sup port and encourage financial assis tance from the Behrend com- munity Currently, the Senior Class Gift Committee is looking for people interest ed in becoming involved with the decision process. If vuu are interested in helping to leave a lasting mark on Behrend. please contact Meghan 800 l at meh332(a psusedu or Jed Smith at jjs423o_t psu.edu. Look for upcoming information on the 2(1(16 senior class gift in future issues of the Beacon and around campus on advertisements, posters. flyers, letters and emails. Gift pos sibilities, location for the gill, the overall cost of the gift. the construction and completion timeline for the gill and the By Meghan Boot contributing write! Meh332 pNii.edu way in which the gill will recognize the Bchrend graduat ing classes of 2006 arc all being considered to date. Previous senior class gifts included the Lion (03-04), the flagpole at the baseball and softball fields (2002). and most recently the benches (2005). Many will he happy to hear that a process is underway for establishing a permanent home for the Lion near the Junker Center and the Smith Chapel. Another important deliberation of the committee has been the financial aspect of the entire process. While being accepted by the Senior Class Gift Committee to fund this gift to Behrend. Graduating seniors may pledge the halal - Ice, an increase, or a portion of their general deposit. To find out the balance of your general deposit. students are asked to visit www.clion.psu.edu and check the bursar account option on the page. Those interested in adding to their general deposit will he contacted with more informa tion on the process. ri _Ti fundraising activities are being planned for the latter part of this semester. it financial pledges of donating students that will truly cap- ture the meaning ()1 this gift to Behrend. Financial gifts and General dello pledges arc Currently Behrend Briefs All students arc reminded that Penn State will not he holding classes on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Leon Williams, the director of intercultural affairs at Buena Vista University. will he presenting "What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Say Today? Shattered Dreams" at 2:30 p.m. in Dohhins Gazebo. Also. a biography of Dr. King s ill he shown continuoush in Bruno's Caltl between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The hour-long "choreopoem - "One Race, One People, One Peace - Iv ill he shown at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jan. 18 in McGarvey Commons. Dr. Stc Nc Albrecht. president of violence prevention consulting firm Baron Center Inc.. San Diego. and Dale Kelly Bankhead, public affairs director of the American Civil Liberties Union chapter in San Diego, will be appearing in the video Is Compromising Civil Rights Justified in the War on Terrorism?" held in Reed 117 at 6 p.m.. 'Thursday. Jan. 19. The next presentation to the Penn State Eric School of Engineering will take place Thursday. Jan. 19 in Reed 114, and is titled "Evolution and Development of the C \ herwand Dual Probe Lithotripter, - a new device used to fragment and remove kidnev stones Police and Safety Dec. 10. 2005 Report andllism in Ohio Hall Dec. 13. 2005 Compainant reported his textbook being stolen from the computer center lab Dee. 16, 2095 Stall reported traffic accident at the intersection of Eric lot east end and Main Drive. No injuries were reported. Vehicles were driven from the scene. Dee. 19, 2005 Officer discovered that a student was using a stolen permit on his vehicle lan. 7. 2006 East County received a call from the Pennsylvania State Police reporting an indi \ idual Was heing held hostage in an apartment not sure of his location. Officers entered the apartment quad and found him in an apartment, having heen ins ol \ ed in a fight. Jan. 9, 2006 While entering tickets that were written during the shift, officers found a vehicle displaying a commuter permit which had been reported as lost. lan. 9. 2006 Complainant informed duty officer that his daughter received a phone call from a person she filed a restraining order against. The Behrend Beacon I 3
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