Friday, February 23, 2007 Are you a arketing Major? o you need to give your resume a We are currently seeking an assistant Advertising Manager; no experience is required, and you don't even have to be a mar keting major to qualify, any major is v‘elcome; stipend awarded Duties would include -selling ad space -creating original ads* *A knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is helpful but not required If Interested, Please E-mail LMS342gpsu.edu The Advertising Manager position will be open to students for fail '2007; anyone who is interested in that position may want to consider this opportunity. Roundtable Society hosts open mic night Frequent event attendee, Jerry Pohl (left), amuses the audience and on-stage cohorts alike with his performance for the evening: a list of origional cheesey pick up lines. President of the Roundtable Society, Prema Bangera (right) hosted the event and read audience suggested pick up lines in keeping with the post-Valentine's theme. Students given chance to perform Mike Sharkey/THE BEHREND BEACON Popular Behrend guitarist Jeff Stemka opened the open-mic night with a powerhouse perform ance of hot riffs and cool licks. The evening included original poetry, professional short fiction, and white-boy rap. Students interested in writing or other aspects of literature are welcome to get involved the Roundtable Society. I`~ \YS BOOST? American Heart Association in Erie Department of Health. collected from over 80 employees of Erie County Court House and Department of Health for Wear Red Day this past Whether it's written across the top of a Cheerios Friday, Feb. 16. Wear Red Day is an event spon box or a commercial seen on television, most peo- cored by the AHA. where employees of a county ple are aware of the statis By Sheri Kroskie staff writer tics; the number one killer in America is heart disease and number three is a stroke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 16.7 million people die around the world each year due to cardiovascular disease. This number makes up 29(7( of all deaths globally. The American Another great way to help is to join the Heart Walk. Heart Walk is the sig nature fundraiser of the AHA, involving friends, family or employees to get together to raise money to support the cause and pro mote a healthy lifestyle. One million walkers will get CONTRIBUTED PHOTO . untary health agency work- involved this year alone in Erie will host an American Heart Association ing all over the United one of the 600 scheduled Walk in September of 2007. States to reduce disability Heart AHA) is a vol- Association and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke. 2007, Erie County \N ill hold a walk to help con- The AHA is divided between its main center in tribute to the AHA. Sherry Lynn Wagner, corporate Dallas, TX and 12 other affiliate centers across the events director of the AHA in Erie, and her team, United States and Puerto Rico. Millions of dedicat- work all summer long on recruiting teams and rais ed volunteers and donors put endless amounts of ing funds for the Heart Walk. This event is for a effort into supporting the AHA. It is something real- great cause that will end up helping many people. If ly easy to get involved with and takes not as much anyone is interested in getting a team together for effort as one would think. Erie is a proud city sup- the Sept. 15 walk, contact Sherry Lynn at sherry porting the fight to end deaths due to heart disease. lynn.wagnerq_i heart.org. Robin Keister, Health Educator of the Erie County Zanny Minton Beddow continued from page 1 that our budget deficit would decrease over time as policy makers realize that it is unsustainable and the percentage of savings rises. While the short and mid-term outlook is positive. Minton Beddoes conveyed her feelings that the great est risk to our economy is politics, since politicians are often forced to adopt policies that will get them elected but could harm the economy meanwhile. These policies include possible protectionism from fear of job loss and regulation as a mediator to social worries like healthcare. She pointed out that many of these trends could be seen in the campaigns of Presidential candidates as recent as 2004. She said the best thing the U.S. could do is fix the healthcare system and other out-dated social welfare programs that do little to ease the fears of globalization in the minds of Americans. After she was done presenting. listeners had the opportunity to ask questions. In the short question and answer session Minton Beddoes spoke about global warming's effect on the economy, the evolution of cash and currency, the disadvantage of hi-lateral trade agreements. and a number of other relevant issues. College Specials 1 Extra Large 3 Topping Don't for 2 Liters it Sides Offers good 7 Days a Week from 4pm -11 pm Better Ingredients. Better Pizza Large 1 Topping; $7.50 Medium 1 Topping & Cheesestix $9.97 2 Medium Cheese 89.98 S 11.98 66 Better Service Ask for plates, cups, napkins 512 Z I CP.4:Pell The Behrend Beacon I for women American lieatt i h a pay S 5 per person to wear red and . jeans on a particular Friday of the month to raise akk areness 14 the cause
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