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Black School of Business ranked by Princeton Review
By Rachel Reeves
staff writer
rcrsos7@psu.edu
Penn State Behrend's Sam and Irene Black School
of Business receives its fourth ranking in the Princeton
Review's list of Best 290 Business Schools. Selected
from the 527 AACSB (Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited MBA pro
grams from around the world, the Black School of
Business stands out with excellent teaching, intelligent
students, and brand new facilities.
The Princeton Review takes a very direct approach
to finding information on the schools they consider for
the list. Each student, at the permission of the school,
receives an e-mailed survey to complete freely and
honestly. Although most schools agree to this expo
sure, trust in their program is necessary. Dr John
Magenau, Director of the Black School of Business,
says, "You have to be willing to give them access to
your students. Whatever they say is what will be writ
ten about your program."
The Princeton Review picks up on many of the
aspects that the Black School of Business tries to make
a priority. The internationally known and respected
name of Penn State is what first draws attention to
Behrend's business school. Hiring businesses know
that Penn State turns out knowledgeable and well-pre
pared graduates. The new Research and Economic
Development Center (REDC) is another great high
light to the program. The first building to house engi
neering and business schools together, it holds new
classrooms with state-of-the-art technology.
The highest priority of the Black School of Business
is the main highlight of the program in the Princeton
University Park increases test-taking security
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Starting next spring, students at Penn State's
University Park campus will begin taking exams like
no other university in the country.
University officials have announced that a new
room is set to house a state-of-the-art test-taking
facility. The room will house 160 private cubicles
each with a computer that will have no Internet
access. As students enter the room, they will be
required to swipe their student ID card, bringing up
the student's picture on the security screen. Next,
students will have to walk through a turnstile where
an attendant will give a handout to students that will
assign each student a cubical number where they will
take their exam.
The handout will have the student's picture on it,
along with information about materials that are
allowed for the exam, for example, books or scrap
paper. Any materials that are not listed on the hand
out will be considered illegal and prohibited from the
student's cubical.
The center will help, "level the playing field for all
students," said Will Kerr, who manages testing serv-
A Penn State Behrend Student Publication
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High profile Penn State running back Austin Scott is
currently facing rape and sexual assault charges. On
Oct. 4, Scott and the alleged female victim, who is also
a Penn State student were exchanging text messages.
The pair decided that Scott would meet her at The
Saloon, a place the victim had gone to visit friends.
Once he arrived, they walked back to Scott's residence
at Nittany Apartments.
While at the apartment, the female student agreed to
accompany Scott to his bedroom to watch television
and talk. The victim testified that she was fighting to
stay awake, and eventually fell asleep with all of her
clothes on. Eventually she woke up, and claims Scott
was on top of her, forcing her to have sex. The victim
claims that none of Scott's roommates were at the res
idence, and eventually she gave in to Scott and took
her clothes off after he reared his arm back, threaten
ing to strike her.
Two attorneys are representing Scott. John Karoly,
of Scott's hometown, Allentown, and local defense
attorney Joseph Amendola. Scott's lawyers claim that
the only reason he is being charged is because of his
high profile as a Penn State football player.
Behrend student Bad Nagel states, "If Scott did rape
her, then that is a tragedy. He shouldn't be convicted
unless they have good evidence. This is really one per
son's word against another's." The case's evidence
lies solely on bruises on the woman's body. After leav
ing Scott's apartment, the victim called a friend who
reported the incident to Penn State police and then
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dents each year, students and professors can interact
more closely than at other, larger schools. The students
rave in the review that the, "Professors are different,
but each is able to teach a particular course in a
dynamic way."
One of the program's strengths is that students can
receive an MBA tailored to their personal back
grounds. If an incoming student already has an under-
ices for the university. Proctors will walk around the
room monitoring students while cameras watch from
above and feed the images in real time back to a
security booth where other proctors are monitoring
students. Sources say that this facility will be the
largest and most advanced of its
kind.
Students seem to think that a
facility such as this, either at
University Park or at Behrend is
unnecessary,
University Park freshman
Kasey Chapla said, "I don't think
that is necessary. They are defi
nitely taking it overboard; I don't
see the reason for it. I know peo
ple cheat, but I think the majority
of students are pretty honest
about their work."
Students at Behrend are in
agreement with Chapla. Junior
Nick Heschke said, "I think that
is a waste of money. No wonder tuition is so high."
"I think the ways in which we take exams here are
adequate," sophomore Dana Turley said.
Behrend does not have any current plans to build a
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took her to Mount Nittany Medical Center. A regis
tered nurse named Janet Cady examined the victim,
and administered a rape kit. According to Cady, the
victim had a bruise on her right flank and right thigh,
with redness visible on her neck and breasts.
"It's hard to tell what happened," claims Behrend
student Abe Kibbey. "It would be unfortunate of him
to be convicted, but if he did it he should be punished."
Karoly, one of Scott's lawyer, called the woman's tes
timony "totally unreliable." He went on to say that it is
the worst complainant testimony he has seen in his 30
year career.
If one thing is clear, they need stronger evidence to
convict Scott. "Rape is a serious conviction. To charge
someone with that they are going to need some good,
hard evidence," claims Behrend student Andy Kuntz.
One important factor of the case is that the alleged vic
tim and Scott had a prior relationship. Two months
before the incident, the two met at a bar where she
works. They began talking and met for lunch a week
before they went to his apartment on Oct. 4. The vic
tim claims she notified Scott that she was not planning
on having sex with him on the walk to Nittany
Apartments. Scott verified her statement with univer
sity police.
Karoly claims that Scott is not going to accept a plea
bargain. He called the victim's police report a case of
"buyer's remorse" after a consensual act. The court
dates have not been scheduled for the case, but jury
selection is said to take place in February.
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graduate degree in business, they can complete their
MBA in 30 credits, instead of the usual 48 credits. A
full-time student can complete the curriculum in just
three semesters, which is a big draw for adult students
already in the workforce who are looking to improve
their career opportunities.
The students report that everyone gets along very
well in the classroom and during group work, but
facility like the one at University Park and Behrend
sophomore Amber Wilks is glad about that. " I think
that would just be a huge waste of money. Behrend
doesn't need anything that drastic. There are better
ways for them to spend money," she said.
"I don't think that's a good idea," junior
Jessica Schbert said in response to the
new facility. "There are studies that show
if you take an exam in a different room
than where you learned the material, you
perform poorly."
A lot of students think that although they
could deal with the added security, it
would make them very nervous while tak
ing their exams. Schbert said, "That type
of environment would create a lot of anx
iety because there are cameras every
where making it a very strict environ
ment." Chapla agreed, "I think that will
make me really nervous with all the cam
eras watching everything that I do."
Students at Behrend who plan on chang-
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