"We definately had a nice intensity about us and we got ourselves some
Lice runs." than Behrend's unbelievably freezing weather."
-Dave Niland, -Sheri Kroskie,
Men's Head Basketball Coach, Sophomore,
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1141 ‘' 02 2007
Friday, March 2, 2007
Behrend students plan to travel for spring break
By Toni Charnock
staff writer
The highlight of every el
mentary school student's di
is recess. College student
hold the same mentality, bt
they look forward to an eve]
that happens only once a yet
spring break. Spring break is
time to relax and catch yoi
breath. Some Penn Stai
Behrend students will
heading home to their fam]
lies, while others will
packing their bags and speni
ing the time off relaxing
various locations around tl
globe. Scott Harmle, a sophi
more at Penn State Behrens
said he wants to spend hi
week getting away from it al
"I need a break from all of tI
stress of school," he sai,
Like many other students
campus, Scott said he is tool
ing forward to traveling hor
for spring break.
Mexico and Canada are
two of the most popular vaca
tion spots for college students Several Behrend students plan to relax on beaches such as this one in Jamaica. Even if students aren't traveling to
during spring break. While Jamaica, many are traveling as far south as possible to escape the cold weather in Erie
tickets are not cheap, both
places offer one thing that the United States simply cannot. In Mexico
and Canada, students can drink legally and without fear of punishment.
"I chose Canada because I can experience the bar scene," said Katie
Legler, a sophomore at Behrend, "For myself and most people I know,
spring break is all about having fun and stepping out of your shoes for a
week.' College puts a lot of pressure on students. So the idea of becom
ing someone else for a week might just be what some Behrend students
Health and Wellness provides safe sex support
By Scott Muska
student life editor
The officials at Behrend's Health and
Wellness Center say safe sex is an impor
tant part of the college lifestyle. It is
something that is preached about con
stantly to students all over the country
and the education that students receive
about having safe sex continues to esca
late every year. This has helped count
less college students to practice safe sex
in the best ways and Penn State Behrend
is especially involved in teaching point
ers to help students to stay safe.
The use of various types of contraceptives
has continued to grow in popularity through the
years and it is now something that people use
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Erie opens first slots casino in Western Pennsylvania
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Western Pennsylvania's first slot parlor opened its
doors to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Presque
Isle Downs & Casino hopes to draw people to the Erie
area with its 48,000 square feet of gaming floor occu
pied by 2,000 slot machines. A horse racing facility is
set to open this coming
September. About 500 anxious
people were waiting for several
hours outside of the casino to try
and be the casino's first patron.
The state's fourth casino,
which is located along Route 97,
just south of Interstate 90, wel
comed several thousand people
on its opening day. There is no
charge to enter or for parking in the casino's approxi
mately 3,400 space parking lot. With some spots
being so far away, Presque Isle offers free shuttle
buses with heated wait stations from the parking lot to
the main entrance. For a price of three dollars, a valet
service is provided as well.
Presque Isle Downs Chief Executive Richard
Knight estimates that the attendance was between
7,000 to 10,000 people on opening day. By the end of
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without so much as a second thought. The pop
ularity of contraceptives has, however, grown
because of a growth in the participation of sex
ual behaviors by the younger people of America.
Behrend and other colleges
have come to grips with
the fact that they are
unable to keep their stu
dents from participating in
these acts, so they have
taken a different approach.
Classes have been institut
ed to inform students of
the correct procedures for
safe sex, and various methods of birth control
have been made readily available to these stu
dents, in many cases through the colleges that
they attend.
By Lenny Smith
assistant news editor
are really looking for in their spring break vacations. Like Legler, mil
lions of other college students take this week to completely forget about
the school loans, credit card bills, car payments and phone bills that are
piling up. They save all year to have one week of complete freedom.
Why not travel out of North America for spring break? Operations
Management Major Rami Audeh, is doing just that. Audeh is heading to
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"It's all about the peo
ple. If we can attract the
people, make them have
a good time, they're
going to come back."
-Chief Executive
Richard Knight
"I'm super pumped to get away from Behrend. Basically anything is better
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Behrend's Health and Wellness center has
become very helpful towards students in the bat
tle to institute safe sex among the attendants of
the campus. They provide education that deals
with sexuality, and includes information on birth
control and sexually transmitted diseases that is
available to any Behrend student.
The Health and Wellness center also provides
complete gynecological care to the women of
the Behrend campus, and they also provide birth
control, as well as pregnancy tests.
Along with these other services that the center
offers Behrend Students can be tyested for vari
ous types of sexually transmitted diseases,
including an HIV test that is administered to a
student for
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the weekend, Knight
expects the total to
exceed 50,000 people.
"It's all about the peo
ple. If we can attract the
people, make them have
a good time, they're
going to come back,"
Knight said.
Presque Isle Downs
Owner Ted Arneault
said, "It would not
surprise me that by
Sunday night, we
have $l6 million in
total gaming rev
enue. There's a lot
of demand for the
kind of entertainment
we're offering."
The casino also offers
a variety of food for its
gamblers. Presque Isle Slot machines, like the ones now available at Presque Isle Downs, await Erie
Downs offers the Triple County gamblers.
Crown Buffet, a sit
down restaurant, Downs Clubhouse and Lounge and a
fine dining restaurant, Le Bonne Vie. The casino C on t inued
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International Institute Project
collects supplies for refugees
By Ashley Bressler
news editor
Each year hundreds of refugees and immigrants come to the
city of Erie seeking new lives and better opportunities through
the support of the International Institute of Erie. Penn State
Behrend student Danielle Wilson has made it her personal mis
sion to help raise money and supplies for the refugees in Erie.
The International Institute of Erie is a resettlement organiza
tion for refugee families which has been helping refugee fam
ilies adapt to life in America since 1919. According to Refugee
Caseworker at the International Institute of Erie Kathleen
Brown, they are expecting 350 refugees this year, most of
which are placed in Erie by the government. "When the
refugees get here they don't know how to manage their money
very well because it's a different environment, and food drives
and fundraisers are a good way to help," said Brown.
All of the refugees and immigrants at the International
Institute of Erie are eligible for refugee medical assistance for
eight months. And through the International Institute of Erie,
the refugees can also receive help constructing resumes, ESL
(English as a Second Language) classes, employment classes,
and there is also a transportation support system where
employees can drive them places if they do not have their dri
ver's licenses. Wilson, a freshman psychology major said she
is a volunteer tutor at the International Institute of Erie, where
she helps the refugees learn to speak and read English.
Wilson is now heading International Institute Project
fundraising effort to help the International Institute of Erie,
which she said has been experiencing financial difficulties.
am hoping the fundraising will help keep them open for a little
longer," said Wilson. While volunteering, Wilson said she has
had the opportunity to meet many brave individuals who are
struggling every day with the social, financial and cultural
problems of living in a foreign country for the first time. One
refugee in particular provided Wilson with the inspiration to
organize the fundraiser. "I was helping a young man from
Africa with his reading, and he told me he couldn't wait to get
his driver's license so he could go to the library to read more
books. The International Institute doesn't have the funding to
buy books for all the refugees, so I hope this will be a way to
give them the tools they need to learn and live in our country,"
said Wilson.
As Wilson initiated International Institute Project, she is cer
tainly not doing it alone. According to Wilson, Behrend's
Cross Cultural Psychology Club, Dr. Dawn Blasko, associate
professor of psychology, Jennifer Trich-Kremer, Lecturer in
Psychology, and students taking ESL courses at Behrend are all
helping with the execution of the International Institute
Project. The fundraiser will take place from March 5 24 with
Penn State Behrend serving as its headquarters. The
International Institute Project committee will be setting up
tables outside of Bruno's Café from March 5 10, where they
will be collecting books and school supplies for all ages, and
any donations of money. During the week of March 19 24,
the main fundraising table will be located in the REDC.
Through out the entire fundraising time period, there will also
be collection boxes in the offices of the School of Engineering,
the School of Business, the School of Science, and the School
of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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employs a total of 650 people