• et LI BEACON Friday, January 26, 2007 " " "They get it. They get that it This is the weirdest case takes everybody and not just I've seen in 18 years. " one star or one person." - Susan Quayle - Roz Foil - mit, Head Coach of the page 2 timoi Ziliji Women's Basketball I( an) page' ‘-j0:04 Check out the Billboard Top 10 Singles and the rest of the music inspired article on page 7. To read about the lat est on the Lady Lions Basketball team, turn to page 10 for Kara Struski's article, "Lady Lions know there's no T in team." Catch up on this week's politics and check out Chris Brown's opinion arti cle, "This Week in Politics," on page 4, and Scott Muska's cov erage of the presiden- ConteritS News 1-3 Editorial 4 Crossword 5 Humor 6 Student Life 7-8 Contact I s Newsroom: 898-6488 Fax: 898-6019 E-mail: cslsoos@psu.edu Our offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building. Classes are canceled as Behrend is buried in snow By Ashley Bressler/Contributing Writers news editor/COMM 260 W (see page 3 for list of names) A massive snowstorm hit the campus of Penn State Behrend Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes. Not many employees of Behrend can specifically recall the last time classes were cancelled because of snow. Patti McClellan, staff assistant in the Registrar's Office, said as best she can remember it has been quite some time. "It's been a long time," said McClellan. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Mary Ellen Madigan, racked her brain trying to remember Behrend's last major storm. "Off the top of my head I can't remember, but there hasn't been many," said Madigan. She went on to say that she recalled a time when she first started working at Behrend in the late 1980 s, and another time in the mid 1990 s when she was taking an MBA class that the campus was closed because of snow. According to Associate Dean, David Christiansen. Behrend has a policy which top administrators gath ered to discuss on Thursday. The policy involves top administrators meeting in severe weather situations to determine whether or not classes should be cancelled. "The primary individuals involved were Bob Light. John Ream, and myself," said Christainsen. He went on to explain that after the group met, they called Chancellor Jack Burke, who was off-campus, to approve the committee's recommendation to cancel classes. In reaching their decision, Christamsen said many factors aside from weather went into the deci sion. "Because of snow and road conditions and the closing of the interstate, we decided in was in the best interest of students, including commuter students, to cancel classes." The Behrend maintenance crew was hard at work all day Thursday to keep the parking lots, roads, and side walks clear and safe for all students. A Behrend main tenance crewmember was frazzled in the Erie snow storm. A plow truck driver, who was too busy to give his name as he was trying to keep up with his exten sive schedule commented on how overwhelming the snowstorm was for him and his fellow crewmembers, as they were working non-stop since 5:30 Thursday morning. He briefly said that all the drivers have a spe cific route to follow. "I'm afraid I just don't have the time to answer any more questions," he said. While many Behrend students took cover from the harsh winter weather, others took advantage of the cancelled classes to play in the snow. Three avid out doorsmen hit the slopes to sledride on the hill behind Martin Luther King 111 speaks to students about his father's dream By Lenny Smith assistant news editor The Penn State Behrend campus honored slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a week of activities that included films, music and speeches. The highlight of the week-long celebration of King's life was a passionate speech by King's son, Martin Luther King 111. Approximately 500 people packed McGarvey Commons on Thursday, January 18 to hear King's speech, "My Father's Teaching and Our Challenge." Met with a standing ovation, King asked community members to engage themselves in service and to take part in local activities to help create a better America. King spoke of how his father's hopes and dreams were intended for much more than American soil, he wanted it to reach around the world. Many current events such as the ongoing war in Iraq were discussed in his speech. King also explained the "triple evils" of racism, poverty and violence. This would have been his father's 78th birthday and it is the first one King has to celebrate since his moth er, Coretta Scott King, passed away on January 30, 2006. King, who can be called a humanitarian, communi ty activist, and political leader, has recently taken on a new venture. According to http://realizingthedream.org, Realizing the Dream Inc. promotes and embodies justice, equality, and the `beloved' community through specific sustainable ini tiatives in economic development, non-violence and conflict resolution training, and targeted leadership A Penn State Erie Student Publication hirkeO . lll ill lIRI \ ) 111 \( Behrend's campus was nearly deserted Thursday afternoon due to classes being canceled. the science complex. All three students were thrilled with the recent snowfall, and were excited to find out that classes after 5:00 p.m. were cancelled. "I absolutely love this weather," said Albert Tackie, a freshman mechanical engineering major. Tackie, who is from the MuiTysville area, said he is used to snow fall, but not on these levels. Tackie is an avid snow boarder, who said he was ready to take advantage of this recent snowfall. Also taking part in the fresh powder were Mandy Daniels and John Hallagan, both sophomore biology majors. When asked how Daniels would feel if classes were also cancelled tomorrow, she said, "That would be amazing! No 8 a.m. classes would he so exciting." On another note, Hallagan was indifferent to the can cellation of classes saying, "I want classes because I want to learn, but no 8 a.m.'s would be nice." The stu dents then resumed their play by jumping on their innertubes and sleds, and headed down the hill to con tinue enjoying the snow. development for youth. Students had the opportunity to attend other events on cam- pus during the week as well. A special docu mentary series that Time Magazine called, "indis- pensable" was shown daily in the Lilley Library from Jan. 16-19. The award winning video entitled "Eyes on the Prize," documents the American Civil Rights move- Martin Luther King 111 is presented with a commendation on behalf of Erie City Council ment with the help of contemporary interviews and historical footage between the years of 1954-1985. Behrend hosted a 'Campus Family Brunch' on Jan. 17. From 11:00a.m. to 1:30p.m., students were invit ed to eat in McGarvey Commons as a form of campus unity. The brunch had its own entertainment as well. The band One World Tribe performed during the Vol. LIII No. XIV Not all students were excited about the snow fall. and some were even concerned about the conditions of the roads more then the excitement of classes being cancelled. When asked about the sudden turn events, Dave, a second semester student said. "I think this is great news! I'm a commuter, so I \u nt 1 ,, he able to get home safely." As he spoke, campus maintenance workers silt tct cd the frosty weather to keep the college ground safe John, a sixth semester student, expressed concern lot the state of the campus since it is unclear if the cancel lation will be extended into the next day. "I think everyone's doing the best they can." John said. For any future weather emergencies, Bela s. or can cellations, students can visit the Penn State li I cm end website, www.pennstatebehrend.psu.edu. and look lot announcements in the upper right hand cot net of the webpage. brunch. One World Tribe is a hip hop, reggae. funk. Latin, and world music ensemble with its members originating from places such as Africa, Jamaica. and Puerto Rico. On Jan. 18, a video presentation of King's biography was shown throughout the day in Bruno's.
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