2 I The Behrend Beacon Iran proclaims that it has joined the 'nuclear community' TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that Iran had, indeed, produced a large enough quantity of enriched uranium to fuel a nuclear power plant, and would continue other projects to further its nuclear power programs. "I officially announce that Iran has joined countries with nuclear technology," Ahmadinejad said. "Our nation is a peaceful nation...our nuclear activities have been under complete supervi sion, unprecedented supervisions. And today we are interested in operating under [lnternational Atomic Energy Agency] supervision," he said. Despite numerous objections by the United Nations Security Council and the international community at large, Iran maintains that its nuclear programs are for peaceful purposes and it has every right conduct such research. "This is another step by the Iranian regime in defiance of the international community," U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters at a news conference in Washington. "Once again they have chosen the pathway of defiance as opposed to the pathway of cooperation. And we would call upon the Iranian regime to reconsider the steps that it has taken," McCormack said. The new Iranian announcement came only days after newspapers reported that the Bush Administration had started planning for military operations in Iran, including a highly controver sial plan that involved using nuclear weapons to eliminate bunkers and underground facilities in the country. If used, it would be the first time nuclear weapons were employed in a conflict since the end of World War 11, and for the most part the plan does not have the support of the military. Some senior military officials, who asked not to be identified, said that they were even considering quitting or retiring early over the matter. "This White House believes that the only way to solve the problem is Lb change the power structure in Iran, and that means war," said an unidentified senior Pentagon adviser in a recent report by Seymour Hersh that broke the story. "We are not going to discuss military planning," said White House spokesnurn Blair . km. Apartments near completion By Keith Golembiewski staff writer To obtain an apartment, students have to sign a lease with University Gate Apartments, which is not affiliated with Penn State. Gordan believes the apartments will give students a unique opportunity The Uni versity Gate Apartments will offer stu- to live off campus while remaining relatively close dents the opportunity to stay near campus while to the campus. krg50230 psu.edu living in the luxury of their own off campus apart- The apartments feature either two or three pn ments. The private project developed by vate bedrooms and each student will have their Westminster Development is near completion and own reserved parking space. Bedrooms consist of a will be finished by bed, desk, chair, August 2006, in dresser and closet. time for the upcom- The living room ing semester. Three comes with a chair, apartment complex- coffee table and es will house 209 couch. The break students, giving stu- fast island in the dents the opportuni- kitchen opens up ty to remain rela- plenty of, counter tively close to the top space, while the Behrend campus. rest of the kitchen The Bayfront has a double sink, Connector intersec- range and stove lion that separates with exhaust hood. the apartments from These apart the university is ment also units very large. "The come with central campus is con- air, high speed corned about Stu Mike Sharkey/THE BEHREND BEACON interne and wire dents crossing the University Gate Apartments are slated to open August 2006. less hot spots in Bay front Connector," said Randy Geering the director of Housing and Food Services. The highway has sev eral wide lanes and three independent lanes that allow traffic to merely yield. Jack Gordan of Westminster Development explained that the side walks from the apartments will line up with PennDOT's walkways. Students making the walk to class won't have to worry about crossing the intersection because it is loaded with lit signals that direct pedestrians. Geering explained that the new apartments will expand housing on campus. "It adds a bed base and brings two-hundred and nine off-campus students onto the campus. More students will use the Junker Center, Reed and library. Students will be able to utilize what the campus has to offer." Classifieds "A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is per sonally responsible for his society." -Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third U.S. president (1743-1826) Janct Neff Sample Center foa A own o. civility Source: CNN.com, Yahoo! News le aundry am mail area. An on-site manager will be there during regular business hours and will be only a phone call away for repairs. Upon moving out renters will have to pay for the carpets to be cleaned. Another item for consideration are parking per mits, and whether or not students dish out the extra money just to drive a short distance to classes. With a parking deficit on campus already, many are wondering how another 209 students will affect parking on campus. Behrend students are welcome to attend an open house on April 28. Doors will open at 3 p.m. giving students the chance to visit the closest off campus apartment complex to Penn State Erie. __\.... 0 E \/\i LIBRARY HOURS DURING FINALS WEEK Monday, April 17 through Thursday, May 4 Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 am. - 1:00 a.m. Friday Saturday & Sunday r . • i Massachusetts passes universal healthcare legislation BOSTON, Massachusetts: Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, signed a bill from the state legisla ture this week that guarantees universal healthcare by July of 2007, making it the first state in the union to make health insurance available to its entire population. "We have found a way, collectively, to get all of our citizens insurance without some new government-mandated takeover or a huge new tax program," Romney said. The program provides for subsidized monthly payments and a sliding scale for premiums based on family income and need. Even though the new legislation was passed, Romney was criticized for vetoing certain parts of the proposed laws that would charge businesses around $3OO a year if they do not offer their employees company health insurance. U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy praised the new measures in his home state. "After so many years of false starts, our actions have finally matched our words and we have lived up to our ideals," Kennedy said. "You have given Massachusetts just what the doctor ordered." ABC News recently conducted a poll that showed that 55 percent of the nation would support a similar measure of legislation on a national scale. Missouri couple admits to sextuplets scam KANSAS CITY, Missouri: A Kansas City couple that claimed to have given birth to a set of sextu plets in order to take advantage of the generosity of their neighbors has admitted it was a hoax. The Eversons now face possible civil and criminal charges for accepting large monetary donations and other gifts after making public statements proclaiming their "sivation." A police investigation is continuing into the total amounts of gifts received by the couple. "We're sorry for everything we did," Sarah Everson said in an interview with reporters. "We didn't mean'to hurt anybody. We did it out of financial reasons." 'Kris Everson, her husband, promised that everyone that had donated money or other things would have their donations returned. Dale Brendel, editor of the Missouri newspaper that first printed the story about the supposedly newborn sextuplets, declared that a column would run on the front page of the Examiner to explain the paper's role in the matter. 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