"Starting off a new semester 3-0 is a pretty big deal.We came back to "With only ten minutes left in class, I began to feel a slight run , school knowing what we had to accomplish to earn a playoff spot. bling in my stomach, and I immediately realized that some unh Now we have to work hard to bring back the league championship.'' ‘ 1 ?-: ,' terrors were beginning to ferment. - 0 , -Brysten Jones. ic* •%11,' We FllfEe t Men's Hockey Team tike Shari ,-- - , _ s page 9 -. . Photo Ed A Fr f P l' - R.' „, A io/ pa l a, e .._k r ... atoll. 1 ovinApsy litistttitti , , 4 iv i 1 , 4 ....,. . _ • . _.... • .c.; ......„ _ ~ ~,,. Friday, February 2, 2007 Check out Chris Brown's opinion article: "This Week in Politics." - page 4 Humor page's Top Five of the Week: Top Five Things that should be Man Laws. - page 6 Lewis Black comes to Behrend's campus. - page 8 Super Bowl Preview: Colts or Bears? - page 10 Contents News Editorial Crossword Humor Student Life.. Sports Contact t Newsroom 898-6488 Fax: 898-6019 E-mail: cslsoos@psu.edu Our offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building. Code Blue telephones offer students security A college can be a dangerous place at times. There are the expected dangers, like rapes and muggings (though these are not extremely prevalent on the sub urban Behrend campus), but there are the other subtler dangers that creep into students' consciousness far less frequently. A friend could slip on ice and land on their head, or someone could get drilled in the eye with a snowball, making them momentarily (or per manently) blind, scared and help less. There are many reasons that a student or visitor on Behrend's campus would immediately need the aid of a campus police officer. This is why the police and pub lic safety department at Penn State Behrend has employed the use of the emergency telephones that can be found sporadically throughout the campus. The telephones have been cleverly named the "Code Blue" telephones, because of the blue light that they give off, and there are 13 of them located next to buildings and along the sidewalks of the campus Two are located near Almy Hall, two by the Behrend Athletic Fields, three in the Ohio Hall park ing lot, one in the Science Hall/Ohio Hall walkway, two in the Erie Hall parking lot, two inside of Erie Hall, two in the Junker Center parking lot and two inside of the Junker Center, one in the Apartment Lot South, and one on the Smith Chapel Walkway. The use of these emergency telephones is very ele mentary and basically self-explanatory, which is good, since in the case of an emergency it might become Groundhog Day brings crowds, celebrations Its 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. The sun hasn't come up yet, and it is freezing outside, but, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, crowds of people from across the country gather to get a glimpse of the most beloved groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil. The allure of Groundhog Day is one that started in anticipation for winter's end. In Punxsutawney, the locals have embraced this tradition of pulling a groundhog out of its hole to see if it will see its shadow. If the ground hog sees its shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter. If by chance, he does not see his shadow, then the crowd will cheer declaring the end Professor receives university-wide award ...1-3 7-8 ...9-10 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO of graduate programming (academic, research, pro- Dr. John Fizel of Behrend is honored for his Leadership. fessional conduct, etc.); and other efforts that enhance the stature of the graduate program both internally and externally." In order to win the award, a professor must be nom inated by a fellow faculty member or a graduate stu dent. The professor must be an approved member of the graduate faculty at Penn State, a current or recent chair of an existing graduate degree program, and A Penn State Erie, The Behrend College economics professor has been awarded a top university-wide A Penn State Erie Student Publication By Scott Muska assistant news editor "I do think they're a good idea, but I'm not sure how fast the police could react to one of these emergency calls." By Ashley Bressler news editor By Lenny Smith assistant news editor rather difficult if it was a complex task. Luckily, all that is required is the pushing of the red button that is located on all of the telephones and is labeled with the word "Emergency." This will connect you to an emergency dispatcher that will promptly send the police. The purpose of these emergency itelephone is not only to help students of the Behrend campus, but to give them peace of mind. Knowing that there are emergency tele phones around cam pus helps the student body to feel a certain amount of security; especially the females on campus, since the telephones are most often referred to as the "rape bells." With so many emergency posts, it would make an assailant less likely to prowl the Behrend campus. Students can he reassured as rumors about the Emergency Code Blue Some students, however, feel that telephones on campus are now operaing properly. Behrend is a safe enough campus as is, and feel no need to be insecure. "I don't think that there is much to be afraid of here, really, I feel pretty secure," said freshman Frank Nagy. "I do think they're a good idea, but I'm not sure how fast the police could react to one of these emergency calls. I guess it depends on the situation." -Frank Nagy Even some females are not extremely afraid of being accosted on campus. When asked if she felt of winter and the start of spring. Of course, this tradition doesn't actually have any real fact to it, but for hundreds of years, the public has relied on Phil to bring them news of spring. The ritu al began in 1887, but it was not until 1966 that the public was able to take part in the annual events. Since then, Phil has been making his annual February debut from Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney in front of thousands of people. The popularity of this one day in February has grown so large that the town has embraced the groundhog as its official mascot. There are 32 fiber glass statues of the famous groundhog Punxsy Phil scattered through the town. Each statue of Phil was created from drawings done by local artist Victoria award. Dr. John Fizel has been awarded the University's 2007 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award. The award, which started in 2003, is meant to recog nize faculty members for exemplary leadership ben efiting graduate students and faculty in an existing graduate degree program at Penn State. 4 , 4 _ 0 According to Penn State's 4r. E iz" Graduate School website, "Such leadership includes, but 9ric , is not limited to: enhancement of student recruitment; pro fessional development and placement; mentoring and promotion of faculty and stu dents in the program; enhancement of program diversity, educational quality, resources, and national visibility; promotion of pro fessional ethics and its integration into all elements Dr. Fizel is being honored for exem plity leadership benefiting gradu ate students. more secure with the emergency telephones on cam pus, freshman Jenny LaFuria said that "I don't really feel more secure with the telephones. hut maybe that's because I was never really that scared of being raped here anyway.- The telephones are operable, and can he used in the case of any emergency. They will undoubtedly he quickly responded to. Dicken, and they each show him in a different cos tume, matching the location of the statue. The com munity of Punxsutawney takes great pride in the unique statues which decorate their town. While Punxsutawney locals enjoy taking part in the week long festivities, many outsiders travel to cele brate as well. In fact, if you are traveling a long dis tance, arriving a day early is necessary as all of the lodging fills very quickly in this small town. The offi cial festivities on Groundhog Day begin at 3 a.m. when the shuttle buses start transporting people from the town to Gobbler's Knob. The buses are constant ly running from 3 a.m. - 8 a.m. continued on page 2 demonstrate excellence in leadership of graduate edu- Fizel will he presented with a plaque and $l,OOO cash award at the Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon later this spring. iMBA Program chair and Professor of Economics, Fizel graduated from Michigan State University in 1981 and has been a professor at Behrend since 1985. He is an active researcher involved in a wide variety of business-related areas, including a number of recent books cover ing sports economics. In the past, he has also been a consultant for agents of major league baseball players as well as for the Attorney General's Office of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Penn State's iMBA program is part of Penn State World Campus and is an online program designed to help working profession als develop cross-functional expertise for organiza tional strategy development and problem solving. The program is ideal for working professionals with a busi ness or non-business undergraduate degree. The Behrend program is located at Penn State's Knowledge Park innovation center and currently enrolls 160 students. Students accepted to the pro gram represent 42 states and 18 countries. For more information on Penn State's iMBA pro gram, visit www.worldcampus.psu.edu/iMßA.shtml. Vol. LIII No. XV
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