I The Behrend Beacon Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of refigion, or prohibiting the free exerfise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for d redress of grievan - The Fiat Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Reed Union Building THE BEHREND 4701 College Drive, Erie PA 16563 EACO Room 10H Telephone: (814) 898-6488 Fax: (814) 898-6019 FOUNDED IN 1948 Letter to the Editor Dear Beacon Staff and Editors, I have been a loyal Beacon reader and occasional contributer since I started my career at Behrend. While I believe everyone and everything has a natural ebb and flow to it, rising and falling on occasion. I have noticed a certain trend in the Beacon lately. This trend has been downward in nature leading me to believe that you as journalists don't seem to care enough about your paper. This worries me, as a citizen and as a student, that those who are so motivated to do the work are not motivated enough to do it right. Finding the motivation to do some thing and do it right the first time is a problem that every student will encounter. Not only at college but in the world outside the walls of this school. I can speak from experience from being in a "real world" environment where things must be done right and you are held accountable, when mistakes are made you will end up only having yourself to blame. That is why each and every one of you, who have taken a step forward and decided to search for the answers must work harder. You must strive for more than what is expected, do not settle for the canned responses, you must seek out the news, find what was hidden and show it to the world, but most of all reveal the truth. Jeremy Korwek Communication and Media Studies 07 Letter from the Editor One of the great things about The Behrend Beacon is that students control all aspects of the paper, including fund ing, writing, editing, production, adver tising and distribution. The staff here works hard to try and represent and search for the stories that are relevant for the student population, but we can't do it all. This is just as much our paper as it is yours. All students are welcome to attend the Beacon staff's meetings on Thursdays at 7:30 in the Beacon office. If you see news happening, or ideas for news articles feel free to reach the Beacon staff through phone at 898-6488 or e-mail c 515005 (psu.edu We are proud of the work we do and I think our dedication shows. We don't always get it right, but we try our hard est. If you think you can do a better job then feel free to try your hand at writing some articles and prove it. Chris Brown opinion editor cmbs3 I 3 @'pu edu Behrend Football: By Ryan P. Gallagher student life editor rpgsoo4@psu.edu It's one thing to watch a game of football on television; but nothing compares to the vigorous environment a live college football game brings to any campus across the nation. The cooling weather that arrives with football season always reminds me that tailgates full of hot food and the cheapest of all beers are only a few scrimmages away. However, we, as students of Penn State Behrend, are robbed of the chance to cheer our team on come game day, unless you make the three and half hour drive to University Park. Most people do not do this. So instead of our student body coming together on week ends to support our fellow classmates and get the opportuni ty for greater social interaction, many venture elsewhere. Through my years as a student at Behrend, I have heard complaint after complaint concerning the lack of activities and social get-togethers on the campus itself. Student life has, without a doubt, improved since my freshman year. However, it still seems to me that students simply do not show a significant interest for the sport teams at Behrend the way they do at University Park. Some may disagree, but there is more energy at a college football game than any other sporting event. You can yell as loud as you want, and you get to watch people get hit hard. Real hard. I realize that it sounds a tad immature and that you're probably imagining me as the stereotypical American male. Well, I don't know what truth lies in that statement, but you'd have to try real hard to convince me you don't find a Executive Board Christopher LaFuria, Editor in Chief Mike Sharkey, Co-editor in Chief Tiffany Flynn, Advertising Manager Kim Young, Faculty Adviser Submission Guidelines Letters should be limited to 350 words and commentaries should be limited to 700 words. The more concise the submission, the less we will be forced to edit it for space con cerns and the more likely we are to run the submission. The Beacon does not publish anonymous letters. Please include your major, faculty, or administratin position and semester standing. Deadline for any submission is 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon for inclu sion in the Friday issue. The Behrend Beacon reserves the right to edit any submissions prior to publica- Please keep complaints as specific as possible. Email submissions to cmbs 3 13 @psu.edu or drop them off at the Beacon office. Quote of the Week "We just want Jews to be perfected." Ann Coulter refer encing her view of a Christian America on Donny Deutsch's "The Big Show" A chance to unite the student body small bit of entertainment when a linebacker blindsides Eli Manning's stupid face into the turf. The point I'm slowly getting at, is that there should be a football program at every college. As hard as it may be for some schools, it is crucial for the students. In high school, I would attend every game under the Friday night lights with my good friends, and we would love every bit of it. The game brought people closer, whether it was via school spirit, or just by getting the chance to talk to classmates outside of school. If Behrend were to get a football program, campus life would change forever. There would be a solid reason to stay the weekend. The thrill of rivalries with colleges nearby would come into play. Students would have a reason to cel ebrate the weekend, rather than just drink out of boredom, and above all, alumni support would increase tremendously since there would be a reason to visit the campus on a regu lar basis. So why doesn't Behrend have a team? Most people say the fault lies with Joe Paterno. Paterno thinks that having more than one Penn State team would take away from the program at U. Park. While there is no real truth there, most people can see where he's coming from. I personally just don't think that the Nittany Lions at UP would ultimately be affected in any way, considering season tickets for students sold out this year in about an hour. So, honestly, how important is football? Some would say it's a big waste of time. Others say it's life. I think it would bring the spark that this campus is looking for. But that's just one writer's opinion. OPL\llOl\l Editorial Staff Lenny Smith, News Editor Chris Brown, Opinion Editor Andrew McLachlan, Sports Editor Matt Waronker, Sports Editor Scott Muska, Student Life Editor Ryan P. Gallagher, Student Life Editor Matt Schawenbauer, asst. Student Life Editor Janet Niedenberger, Head Copy Editor Mike Sharkey, Humor/Photography Editor Jennifer Juncosa, Copy Editor Rachel Reeves, Copy Editor Evan Koser, Entertainment Editor Connor Sattely, Entertainment Editor Brett Favre - the answer to America's troubles By Scott Muska student life editor srmsoB2@ • su.edu On a Sunday two weeks ago I wit nessed history. I was sitting on the couch with my roommates watching the Packers game, a game in which Brett Favre broke the record previous ly held by Dan Marino for the most touchdown passes thrown by a quar terback in the history of the NFL. This, to some people, is very signif icant. To me, though, it is just a record, but it did get me thinking about other issues, like politics. A new president will be elected a lit tle less than 13 months from now, and George Bush will leave the office with his tail between his legs and having been deemed by some the worst presi dent to ever run our country. I won't say that he was the worst, but I can definitely see that there is room for improvement. But who? As of now there are so many candidates, it's hard to have a definitive idea of whom I should vote for. It's going to be a unique race, at least compared to the other elections I have been alive for, in that there is such a diverse selection of candidates. It's very plausible that the next leader of our country could be the first woman (Hillary Rodham Clinton), Mormon (Mitt Romney), or black (Barak Obama) president. There's even a chance that our next Commander-In-Chief could be the first actor since Reagan (Fred Thompson). Since there are so many potential firsts in the upcoming race, I started to wonder why not the first former pro fessional quarterback president? *•••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • . : Beacon Thumbs Up Beacon Thumbs Down • • - PowerthirsOmm II - Fall scenery - Tossing the ol' pigskin • • - Semester half over •••••••• • • • • • • • • 4 1 / 4 A •♦.. / N. A tipei., :me emw. .410 46,,,, die Gerald Ford played college football for the University of Michigan, and as far as I know he did a decent job dur ing his presidential term. I truly believe that Brett Favre would make a good Commander in Chief, for a number of reasons that I feel I should describe, because if you're to this point in the article, you probably think that I'm just a kid try ing to be funny, but I assure you my reasoning is sensible. Firstly, Favre is arguably the great est leader to run a football team in the last two decades, and to be a president you obviously must have above aver age leadership skills. I don't want to compare what happens on a football field to the catastrophies and responsi bilities that presidents continuously have to deal with, because know they are extremely different, but there are certain parallels. He is also consid ered to be a great leader off of the field as well, and he is a very articulate speaker during interviews, which is something that can't—by no fault of his own—be said about President Bush. To go along with his leadership skills, he's been noted to consider his teammates very highly in the decisions that he makes. When he was consider ing retiring after last season, he con sulted with his coaches and teammates to get their input, and he's been repeat edly rumored to consult his receivers on areas that he could improve. It seems as though he's always putting others before himself, a trait that could help the condition in Iraq and the war on terror, probably the most argued issue in current American politics. If president, Favre would undoubtedly - Midterms ••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • consult with the soldiers, govern ments, and countries involved, without worrying about his own agenda. A big black mark on the Bush Administration's legacy is how he supposedly dealt with the New Orleans area in the time immediately following Hurricane Katrina. I don't feel that this would be a problem with Favre. I believe that he would respond to natural disasters quickly and effi ciently, and as a matter of fact, he already has. In the days following Katrina's destruction of the south, Favre formed the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, a charity organ ization designed to give aid to those who were negatively affected by the hurricane. If you watch a Favre interview, or if you've seen him in a public setting, it's not difficult to figure out that he is not pretentious when it comes to pub lic image. Not only will he say exact ly what he's feeling, but he also seems not to be worried about people judging his mode of dress. In the press confer ence following his record breaking game, he showed up in a black pocket t-shirt, khaki cargo shorts and a pair of hiking boots. I know it's impossible for Favre to become the president in 2008, because it is too late now to declare to run, but I'm holding onto hope for 2012. I've seen Favre throw countless touchdown passes, and his celebration is always the same. He sprints to the endzone, and picks up the receiver that caught the pass. He runs around carrying them on his back, mimicking how he carries his team on his back. And that's exactly what he could do for this country. 0 24 ) roof r m f vow t v.- iiii me Or' ii vv. 6ga 1 N. e '46 e Ni• - October weather - Bruno's closing grill early - Cars disregarding crosswalks Friday, October 12, 2007
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