2 I The Behrend Beacon Woman gets sponge left in body PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.- A first grade school teacher from Broward County, Florida was awarded $2.4 million who was left permanently disabled when a sponge was left in her body. The foot-long sponge was accidentally left in Karlene Chambers during a routine Cesarean produce on Sept. 11, 2001. Two weeks after the surgery, Chambers began suffering from severe abdominal pain. Chambers was admitted to the intensive care unit at another hospital. Later X-rays showed a ribbon in Chambers' body. Ribbons are placed on sponges incase they are left in a body during surgery. The rib Underground work proves deadly once again By Lenny Smith news editor 11'5:50460 psu.edu Tragedy has struck underground once again. Five workers from RPI Coating were killed on Tuesday, Oct. 2 when a machine they we using caught fire Colorado at a hyd electricity plant The five work, from Santa Fe Sprin: California were wo; ing at the X 4 Energy's Cabin Cie Station plant Georgetown, Colorad which is about 30 milt west of Denver. Nir workers were using machine used to co the inside of the 1 foot-wide pipe w it epoxy when it caugl fire 1.500 feet belcy the surface Officials are report- Five workers were killed at Xcel Energy's Cabin Creek Station in Colorado ing that the workers survived the initial blast from the machine because they were able to make contact with them. The workers said no one was seriously injured. Four of them made it out safely while five remained trapped. The trapped workers were able to give rescue workers their whereabouts saying that they had moved 1,400 feet away from the fire but had reached a dead end Clear Creek County Undersheriff Stu Nay said that the workers were left with only two options. "There was coming out through the fire, or try to climb ver tically 1.000 feet straight up," Nay said. Officials say that they will thorough ly investigate what caused the fire, but first. rescuers must remove the bodies. However, until authorities clear the tun nel's air quality, no one is able to reach "What we have done for ourse what we have done ers and the world remains and is dies with us; tal." Albert Pike, Scottish W $2.4 million after Source: CNN.com, Yahoo! News the bodies Family members have not been noti fied yet because the county coroner has not been able to identify the bodies. Marc Dyer of RPI Coating said that the company was devastated by the loss adding, "They were very experienced guys. They were some of our best." Like so many times before, families were given false hope. Rescuers first thought that the workers would be res cued unharmed when they made con tact with them about 45 minutes after the fire started. Rescuers dropped breathing masks and piped oxygen into an area where the men had taken refuge, authorities said. "I think it's terrible what happened," Penn State Behrend Sophomore Emily Escheid said, "It's unfortunate that occurrences like these seem to be on the rise. We've really been hearing about stuff like this a lot lately." As Escheid noted, problems under ground have become an all but rare Janet Neff Sample Center for Manners 6' Civility bon is made of a special type of =tend that shows up well in X-rays. Jury members heard representatives for Chambers discuss her medical problems, The incident ravaged her abdomen and Uterus. Doctors say she will never be able to have chil dren again. After a 12-day trial, the jury announced the verdict on Thesday. Since the initial taw% Chambers has undergone a second to remove the sponge - - .:::~a ; ,' ~< ~~ '`".' occurrences Most recently, miners were killed in a mine collapse in Provo, Utah. In Jan. 2006, 12 miners died at the Sago Mine in West Virginia. Rescuers were able to avoid a disaster when they saved nine miners from the ;creek Mine in insylvania in 2002. phomore Torrie lith agrees with ,cheid. "We are hays hearing on the .ws about under iund disasters. We ipecially hear, still trying to get iple out, we are ling new holes.' I like something needs to be done. 're should always an emergency :uation route out a mine," Smith said. However, not all Behrend stu- dents feel this way. "I think that the media magnifies what happens a lot," sophomore Brandon Beals said, "I would think that coal mining back in the day would have been more danger- In fact, Beals is somewhat correct. According to statistics from the Unites States Department of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, during the past four years, the average number of mining deaths was 60. However, from 1996- 2000, mining deaths averaged 86 deaths per year. In all, over 850 people have lost their lives while working underground, since 1996. .. ,'.r......:~.~: ~ ;f Simpson court heafing set for Nov. 8 Students thank philanthropists in annual scholarship luncheon By Marcus Yeagley contributing writer 5012@ • su.edu On Saturday, Sept. 29, about 750 parents, students, and philanthropists sat down to enjoy Penn State Behrend's annual Scholarship Luncheon at the Junker Center. Every year, the Scholarship Luncheon gives the recipients of scholarships the chance to meet and personally thank the sponsors of their monetary awards. The theme of this year's luncheon, "The Power of Philanthropy to Change Lives," was headlined by guest speak er Dr. Robert Mehalso, a Penn State alumnus who has spent his career developing aspects of business, engi neering, and manufacturing. Serving on several boards for financial and academic institutions and currently the president of Fairport, New York's Microtech Associates, Dr. Mehalso spoke about his own years at Penn State Behrend (graduate of the class of 1964) and stressed the importance of scholarship to academia. In addition to creating a scholarship, Dr. Mehalso is responsible for the building of the campus's Mehalso Observatory. After Dr. Mehalso's speech, the scholarship he and his wife established in 1999, the Robert M. and Elizabeth Q. 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Dr. Jack Burke, Chancellor of Penn State Behrend, both began the event with an introductory speech and also presented many of the scholarships to their recipients. Dr. Burke stated that the number one reason why many peo ple do not attend college is a lack of funds. Because of this, he emphasized the gift of scholarship and expressed immense gratitude to all of the dona- money was awarded to Penn State Behrend students in the 2006-2007 academic year. Jane Brady, assistant director of admissions and financial aid, said, "All of those awards are given specifically from scholarship funding that is available at Penn State Behrend for its students only." Counting towards the $1 million total are endowments, gifts, scholar ships, and the Chancellor's Scholarships Program. State and feder al financial aid are exempt from this figure. 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