THE BEHREND BEACON Friday, November 3, 2006 “Remember that it’s the lazy people who don’t vote that makes your opinion count, so show a little respect.” Jenny Bailey is honored as Athlete of the Week for her impressive season with the Women's Cross Country team. Erie’s first snowfall was cause for many photo-ops. Check out pages 2 and 5 to see photographs taken on Behrend’s campus. Contents News Editorial... Humor. Student Life.. Sports Con lad I s Newsroom 898-6488 Fax: 898-6019 E-mail: jahloos@psu.edu Our offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building He has been called to many scenes like this a! says that over time, he has gotten used to it. "Il not a big deal." he said. "I was actually surprist because of how the speed limit was only 25 mill per hour on Jordan Road that the impact cou flip the car over." However. Frantz did not thii that the dri\er was traveling taster than the spet limit. "I think it w as just how high the curb was, he said. With the weather changing rapidly, it's impoi tant now more than ever to practice safe driving Mike sharkey/THF. beHrknd beacon skills. Ben Raymond. COMB A 07. knows the A two car accident which occured last Friday afternoon left one vehicle on its roof. All three individuals involved in importance of driving safe, as he was involved in the Jordan Road accident were reported uninjured. an accident duting his senior year of high school. Frantz also wanted to give students a piece of advice about driving. “Just "People need to leave more time for themselves and for others to get where slow down. Slow down, you’ll get there sooner or later.” they are going." Raymond said. "The roads in this area aren't always plowed. Taking the time to clean the snow off of your car and just being more cautious will help keep everyone safer." How safe is Behrend’s campus? Walking across campus from a night class in the dark is sometimes a nerve wracking thing for students, especially freshmen who are less familiar with Behrend’s campus. However, According to the most recent release of the Penn te Behrend Crime tort, students •uld feel much •e comfortable ...1-3 ..7-8 9-10 The emergengy boxes scattered through Behrend's campus Amann. have been questioned lor their realibility and effectiveness. He says that A Penn State Erie Student Publication -Jerry Pohl Columnist Page 4 Vehicle flips after collision on Jordan Rd. Bv Miranda Krause copy editor Harborcrcek Police’ are investigating an ace dent which left a vehicle flipped over on its roo The accident happened on Friday. October 27 ; about 4:70 p.m. at the intersection of Jordr Road and Station Road. A 1996 Mercury Grat Marquis was pulling onto Station Road fr' Jordan Road and was hit on the drivers side by 2001 Honda Odyssey. After the Mercury was hit. it slid along the curb which caused it to flip ov> onto its roof and knock over a stop sign. The diner ol the Mercury, Matthew Rizzo, 4i was not injured even though the vehicle had bet flipped over. Rizzo's passenger, a 16-year-o, male, received minor injuries, but his name is m being released at this time. James Pander, 5 Idriver of tl Honda, w'as al “Just slow down. Slow down; you’ll get there sooner or later.” Tro o p e (Jeremy Frantz |the Harborcrei Police was called to the scene of the acciden "As soon as 1 pulled up. 1 thought someone wi trapped in the car so my first concern was to gi them out. As I got closer I realized there was n one m the car and the two drivers were actual! standing right next to the flipped vehicle," Fram said. -Jeremy Frantz Harborcreek Police “We expect everyone to perform yy well at Regionals.” INSIDE not injured in t accident According sources, all thri involved we: wearing the seatbelts. By Rebecca Andrusky staff writer ait their safety on lpus, night or day, then in previous According to report released in tober 2006, the itne rate on campus significantly •eased since 2002. inager of Police ices, Jim Amann, ibutes the change number of things. ; hard to say any thing is responsi [for the dropped le rate],” says on the group of students that come into the college and that the high turnover of students can contribute to a rise or fall of crime on campus. There have been concerns about the emergency boxes located along the paths. Amann acknowledged these concerns and said that once in a while the boxes do need repaired, but they are checked periodically to make sure that they work and students should not be worried about it. Despite Amann’s confidence about the emergency boxes and the encourag- ing crime report, some students still feel a little wary about wandering campus at night. Freshman Allison Maino says she is a little uncomfortable walking back to her dorm from her night classes. “Anyone could jump out of the forest,” she said. Though she did say that she believes Behrend is a safe campus, she still feels it’s a good idea, for girls especially, to walk in groups at night. Amann attributes Behrend’s good crime report to other factors as well,, including loca tion. Because the campus is not located in the city, Behrend does not have a lot of the problems that inner city schools might encounter. First year student Hazel Tranquada, attended Gannon University in downtown Erie in the Fall of 2005. “Compared to Gannon, 1 feel pretty safe [at Behrend],” Tranquada commented with a laugh about her experiences at GU. A few changes have been made, however, to help improve the police serv ices on campus. Amann says that another cruiser has been added to the police force, which gives the officers more mobility and allows them to cover cam pus better. Other than that, however, Amann says, “Things have been about the same.” Vol. LIII No. VI ■'■l'r- V -W.-. ' ■*" 1 r to ' -Kevin Gorny Cross Country Team Page 9 “Compared to Gannon, I feel pretty safe at Behrend.” -Hazel Tranquada
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