Friday, February, 9, 2007
Behrend to hold Open House
By Toni Charnock
Penn State Behrend will hold one of the three
annual Admissions Open Houses for undergraduate
students this Saturday, Feb. 10. According to the
Office of Admissions, 200 stu-
dents and about 800 people total,
including family members, are
expected to attend.
Registration will begin at 10
a.m. in the Reed Union Building,
leaving time for the prospective
students and their families to gain
useful information over the next
four hours. There will be Behrend
student representatives greeting
the high school students and their
families and giving resident hous
ing tours.
The Lion Ambassadors will be conducting campus
tours from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Meningitis vac
cine will also be available for paid and accepted stu
dents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Health and
Wellness Center, located in the Carriage House.
Beginning at noon, there will be a 30 minute session
on the college's newest Associate Nursing degree
program.
Mary Ellen Madigan, Director of Admission and
Financial Aid, stated that the open house proves to
be a success every time. "Students are much more
likely to enroll after making a visit to the campus.
They fall in love with it," Madigan said. She also
commented that this recruiting effort tends to steer
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Ruth Pflueger, said that "After only one year at Penn State Behrend, Michael proved himself enough to be
granted this prestigious scholarship. Not only has he worked diligently to succeed academically, but also to
afford his college tuition."
Long has earned and been given the academic opportunity of a lifetime, and he has enjoyed it so far. With
a semester left in China, there is still much more to be gained. He said that he would be "soaking up the
knowledge like a sponge" while in China. Long also said that "My life goal is to become a social-culture
scholar who helps to remove the cultural barriers that exist among different ethnicities in the world." His trip
will definitely help him in reaching that goal.
Penn State Professor writes on nutrition
By-Lenny Smith
assistant news editor
If you are one of the thousands of people that
have resolved to lose weight in 2007, a Penn State
professor from University Park may have just what
you are looking for. Nutrition professor Dr. Barbra
J. Rolls authored, "Ready to lose the weight in 'O7?
Four steps to success." The article was first pub
lished on Dec. 29, 2006 on msnbc.com.
In her article, Rolls outlines a step-by-step
process one must under
go. The first step is
making sure that you
are ready. You must
understand that taking
the steps to losing
weight will not be a
walk in the park. A
great amount of effort
must be used to change
a person's eating habits
and increase the amount
of activity they have
throughout the day. A
way to help motivate
you is to clearly identify
a reason for your desire
to lose weight. Some
key questions that Rolls
says to ask yourself,
"Do you have a lot of
stress in your life? If,
for example, you are in
the middle of a job
change or a move, these
may undermine your
weight loss. Do you
have the time to learn
new eating habits and to
fit physical activity into
your day? Do you have
the support of those
around you?"
The second step is
determinin: what type
of "loser" you are. If
you do not think that you can achieve your goals on
your own, you can join a commercial weight-loss
company. Rolls lists Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers,
and TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). These pro
grams will provide guidance, support and praise for
your hard work. Another route to take is hiring a
dietician. A dietician can help you make healthy
choices when it comes to your food consumption,
and also help you make behavioral changes.
Third, you need to set realistic goals. Find out
what your weight and body mass are by weighing
yourself. Be sure to track your progress by weigh
ing yourself at least once a week. A realistic goal is
to lose five to ten percent of your current weight.
This will bring about a healthier body. To achieve
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more likely to enroll
after making a visit to
the campus. They fall
in love with it."
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Director of Admissions
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unsure students in the Behrend direction
An ongoing student services fair will be held in
McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building.
The attending undergraduates will have the opportu
nity to meet with representatives from academic
advising and the career development center, admis
sions, financial aid, registrar, resi-
demonstrations. By involving current Penn State stu
dents and faculty in the open house, this event gives
a prospective student an idea of Behrend's college
life.
"The open house works in a way that answers their
questions," Madigan said. It is organized in a way
that they can go where they choose and to what gets
their attention and interest.
If any Behrend student is interested in volunteer
ing to show his or her room for future residence
tours, stop in or call the admissions office at (814)
898-6100. Each student who volunteers for this
event is able to re.ceive a Lion Cash Voucher for their
participation.
this, aim to lose about one to two pounds per week.
Reducing the number of calories you intake each
day and increasing your amount of physical activity
is the only way to reach your goal.
The fourth and final step of weight loss is eating
right and moving more. If you chose to hire a pro
fessional nutritionist or go to a commercial weight
loss company, they will set up a specific food and
fitness guide to meet your personality and needs. If
you have chosen to do it on your own, Rolls says
that the following items must be part of your plan,
Penn State Professor at University Park wrote "The
Plan," on better eating habits.
"When you are managing calories, it is more impor
tant than ever to eat nutritious foods. Focus on what
you can eat, not on what you must give up. Teach
yourself to make food choices that will help control
hunger. Show how to fit your favorite foods into
your diet. Reinforce eating and activity patterns
that you can sustain for a lifetime of achieving your
own healthy weight."
For more information on Rolls' four step plan,
visit http ://www.msnbc .msn .com/id/16329150.
Rolls is also the author of "The Volumetrics Eating
Plan," which offers tips on how to lower the calorie
density of recipes. Make this year the year that you
keep your New Year's resolution to lose weight.
dence life, athletics, and student activ
ities, along with other student support
staff that is available on the Behrend
campus.
The four schools within the col
lege; the Sam and Irene Black School
of Business, the School of
Engineering, the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, and
the School of Science, will be giving
presentations at different locations,
allowing students to meet with faculty,
tour labs, and view displays and
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Airplane request sparks controversy
By Scott Muska and Lenny Smith
assistant news editors
The battle and division of the Senate and
House of Representatives has not yet declined. It
has, in fact, escalated to the point of what some
would call ridiculous. Earlier this week,
Republicans lashed out at the newly appointed
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. a Liberal
Senator from California, over her alleged request
for an airplane
That's right, an airplane
It was rumored that
Pelosi had requested a spe
cial airplane that would
transport her from meet
ings in Washington, DC
back to her home in San
Francisco and vice versa.
Pelosi allegedly sought a
military plane that could
take her the entire cross
country distance without
having to stop to refuel. Republicans. namely
Adam Putnam of Florida, felt that Pelosi's
request was an unfair utilization of her newly
acquired stance of power. Putnam said that her
desire for a larger plane is "an extravagance of
power that the taxpayers won't swallow."
This latest installment in the never-ending
argument between the Republicans and
Democrats fizzled rather quickly when the White
House came to Pelosi's defense on Thursday.
They maintained that the Air Force's sergeant-at
arms requested that Pelosi fly in a military plane
for security reasons, since every speaker of the
house had been granted access to a military plane
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since the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. Bill
Livingwood, the sergeant-at-arms, went as far as
to comment on the political end of the issue. He
said, "1 regret that an issue that is exclusively
considered and decided in a security context has
evolved into a political issue."
Pelosi became rather defensive when she com
mented on the verbal attacks of the Conservatives
when she spoke to the press on Wednesday night,
citing many obscure reasons that she had been
scrutinized that had noth
ing to do with an airplane.
She seemed to have felt
That she was being
attacked because of her
- Bill Livingwood
Sergeant-at-Arms
other waste, fraud and
abuse in the Defense Department, and I guess this
is their way of making their voices heard," said
The argument over the airplane issue has cap
tured a large amount of attention from the press,
exposing the inability of both parties to be bipar
tisan as they had previously promised. There is
no agreement between the parties, and they con
tinue to lock horns over a plethora of issues that
include, but are not limited to, the war in Iraq,
stem cell research, and Social Security benefits.
The distribution of airplanes, apparently, can now
also be added to this expansive list.
stance against the war and
other subjects. "There are
probably those in the
Department of Defense
who are not happy with
my criticism of Secretary
Rumsfeld, the war in Iraq,