2 I The Behrend Beacon Yankee's Tone is out NEW YORK- Veteran New York Yankees manager Joe Tone turned down a new con tract that would keep him on for an addition al year for five million dollars on Thursday. "It is now time for the New York Yankees to move forward." Yankees president Randy Levine said. "We will be doing that very, very quickly.' "We felt we needed to go to a performance based mode," Levine said. "We thought it was very fair. It clearly was at the top of the market, but we respect Joe's decision." Torre ended a three-year contract worth $19.2 million, $7.5 million of that came this year. The Yankees have failed to make it past Behrend to host first "Penn State Day" of the year for prospective students By Nicole Shannon slat! writer ralssll4 I 6, h.u.c&lu With the semester halfway through, current stu dents are focusing on finals and scheduling for next We are often too busy to even recognize ~ t,rne, , tet what next year is bringing our way. "Penn State is this coming Saturday, Oct. 20, and many upcoming freshmen will be touring the campus in hopes to find the answer of whether or not this Sc hoo I for them Thes potent la student have n idea wha they ar going t expert mangy di feren events ar planned t help them Although we do not have snow yet, the Penn State Behrend sign will g t welcome students to campus this weekend for the Admissions event. lEMEM with campus Campus tours are scheduled throughout the day for their convenience. Also included will be a tour of Perry Hall. There will be a Student Services Fair which will give the prospective students the oppor- tunity to meet with representatives from Academic Advising, Admissions, Financial Aid, The Reeistrar's Office. Residence Life, Student Activities, and also the Career Development Center. Faculty from the Schools of Business, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science will "Men are kind." Source: CNN.com, Yahoo! News are only great as they .A•l4 1 ~,:!, :41 4 '".. ~,.. . American emir and philosopher ( Janet Neff Sample Center for itlatmtrs &' Civility N. the first round of the playoffs during Torre last three years. Top contenders to replace Torre include the Yakees bench coach Don Mattingly and Joe Girardi, who received National League Manager of the Year Award in 2006. Torre has been with the Yankees for 12 be present to give information about each school and what they offer. Athletic coaches will also be nearby to inform the future students about intramu- rals, recreation, and intercollegiate athletics. Scheduled times for men's water polo and women's volleyball are available online. Countless financial aid opportunities are given to many incoming students; Admissions and Financial Aid are available to give plenty of information. "Penn State Day" is really focused on giving the proper information about our campus to our future ing a wonderful lunch at the one and only Dobbins Hall or in Bruno's Café With so many students considering Behrend as their future college, it is important to inform them the correct way. An event like this gives the cam pus a chance to get to know the future students on a personal level and it also gives the students a chance to experience the campus hands-on. This Saturday is the opportunity to do so. If you are interested in getting involved with Penn State Day this year or even next, contact the Office of Admissions. Elbert 1 1 \ : 1 1 . 1 i n tudents enty of meet- cgs are being eld for a lot of ifferent sub- The hedule for Penn State ay" is avail- ble online nd e r dmissions Another plus bout coming or Open House involves hav- (6 . 1 :::) Airport security less than adequate WASHINGTON- From Sept. 2005 to Oct 2006, investigators dressed in everyday clothing suc cessfully smuggled fake bombs onto airplanes at two major United States airports, according to The Transportation Security Administration (TSA). According to USA Today, the investigators were able to cagy 75 percent of the fake bombs through F:Ctle*VintS at Los Angeles Wen:unkind Airport in California, and 60 per cent through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport ikilfifOlowevez at San Francisco's lil airport wAy 20 ea I of the fake bombs made it through security. Security in San Francisco is run by a private company. The TSA has acknowledged their lack securi ty and has since made improvements They are Black School of Business ranked by Princeton Review continued from page 1 most are commuters with their own jobs and fam ilies. Aside from difficulty in getting to know everyone, most declare the students to be "intelli gent, diverse, and competitive," the campus as a beautiful place to attend school, and the overall atmosphere friendly and warm. A good review can only benefit the Black School of Business. One of the new priorities of the school is to pull in students not just from Pennsylvania, but also from all over the country. When the school first began, it focused largely on local students from Erie ~l► BEHREND STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY STUDENT MUST SHOW THEIR I.D. Little Caesars® EVERY TUESDAY $3.99 Friday, October 19, 2007 conducting daily tests to ensure that nothing passes through security without their knowledge. Spokesperson Ellen Howe said that the TSA conducts over 2,500 test nationwide on a day-to day basis. "There are tests literally in every lane, every shift, every day," Howe said. "San Francisco's practice of continuous testing has become the norm," Howe said. "With con stant testing, it becomes second nature to find components. We have to keep challenging screeners; we have to keep changing it up," she said. More than 30,000 screeners underwent train ing in the fall of 2005 to detect prohibited items. Now, the TSA has increased weekly training time from three to four hours. and elsewhere in northwest Pennsylvania. This year, only 7 percent of the students are from out-of state, and more than half of that number consists of students from outside of the country. The Black School wants to start bringing in students from other states, and the internationally consulted Princeton Review is sure to bring more attention. "If you read the review," says Magenau, "it's very complimentary by and large. I am very happy with
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