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Opinion 4
Humor 5
Entertainment 6
Student Life 7-8
Sports 9-10
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A female student encountered a middle-aged man exposing himself in the Wintergreen Gorge
By Lenny Smith
news editor
1r550460 psu edu
Penn State Behrend officials have warned students against
walking around the campus alone through an e-mail sent on
Oct. 23.
The e-mail was sent after a female student was on an
evening run through the Wintergreen Gorge on Behrend's
campus. As the unidentified female began her ascent from
bottom on the Gorge, she found herself staring at a man,
pants down, exposing himself on the trail. The female was
able to adjust her running path and avoid the man. The
Student's lost wallet turns up empty
By Rachel Reeves
staff writer
rersos7 (a' psu edu
It happens to everyone eventually,
and on the morning of Sept. 18 it hap
pened to Zack Goncz. He lost his wal
let.
He had left it by the coffee machine
in the Kochel building. and it vas
returned to him before he even had
time to panic. "Somebody found it,
saw my license, saw my name. looked
up my Facebook, and talked to me on
AIM that night, - Goncz recalled. Just
a few minutes after the conversation,
he walked down to a neighboring resi
dence hall to recollect his wallet. It
wasn't until he was halfway back to
his dorm when he realized that all of
the money was missing.
Although he still had his license and,
as far as he knows, his identity, he was
short of the several hundred dollars
that his family had given him for the
Behrend steps up
By Gabrielle Saitto
staff writer
gpsso2o@psu.edu
On Nov. 3 and 4, Penn State Behrend will be hold
ing its third annual 24 For A Cure. It beings at 3
p.m. on Saturday, and will last until 3 p.m. on
Sunday. The event will take place in Erie Hall. It is
a dance marathon, previously known as Mini
THON. THON is Penn State's Panhellenic Dance
Marathon, in addition to the largest student-run phi
lanthropy event in the world. During the original
THON at University Park, students join together for
48 hours straight without sleep. In addition to stay
ing awake for almost two days, students also work
together to try to raise money for the Four Diamonds
Fund located in Hershey, PA. The money goes
towards treatment funds and
research for pediatric cancer
at the Hershey Medical
Center. THON also raises
money for the campus, as well
as spreading cheer around the
community and the school.
Behrend's 24 For A Cure is
a smaller version of THON,
being that it is only half of the
time, but it still has the same
goal, to earn money for the The Four Diamonds Fund logo is a symbol of hope for many children and families with pediatric cancer.
A Penn State Behrend Student Publication
new term. Goncz said that since he has
no car, and doesn't have to pay for gas,
he could have made that money stretch
out to cover a couple of months.
Considering the circumstance, he did
n't spend a cent until he received his
first paycheck from his campus job,
two weeks later. His family is still
unaware of the loss.
Goncz figures that the person who
returned the wallet was not the same
person who took the money. "I can't
see why anybody would do that," he
said. He guesses that someone had
found the wallet earlier and pocketed
the money, before it had been picked
up to be returned. Not that he ever
expected to see the money again, he
still made up flyers asking for the cash.
A month later, he hasn't heard any
thing, or seen a penny of his lost
money.
Goncz ended up taking matters into
his own hands, instead of looking into
what Behrend could do to help out.
The Four Diamonds Fund
404 g ot i i44 ing hildhood (am e;
advised
campus
important part o
maintaining a safe environment is to look out for one anoth-
Behrend provides a lot of safety features including emer
gency telephones strategically placed throughout campus.
Students who do not wish to walk through campus by them
selves can request an escort that will walk them to any on
campus destination, anytime of the day or night.
Officials are advising all Behrend students, faculty, staff
and visitors, especially females, to travel in groups around
campus. Officials from Police and Safety stress that any
suspicious activities be reported immediately by calling
898-6101.
in the fight against pediatric cancer
Four Diamonds Fund. Although the actual dance
marathon portion of 24 For A Cure lasts only a day,
THON itself is a year-long fundraiser.
THON offers activities to keep the participants
entertained throughout the day and night, with music
to dance to, and tons of food. Each dancer involved
raises $5O for the event, so the more dancers
involved, the more money the committee will be
able to send to the Four Diamonds Fund. Although
24 For A Cure has only been active at Behrend for 3
years, THON itself has been a Penn State philanthro
py for over 35 years, and has raised over $46 mil
lion.
The first dance marathon held by Penn State was
in 1973, and helped raise over $2OOO for charities. It
was in 1977 that THON decided to first start donat
ing to the Four Diamonds Fund, and in 2005, the
agauagt
alone
avoid any contact
with the man and was
not harmed in any
According to offi
cials at Police and
Safety, the man was
said to he white and
middle-aged with salt
and-pepper hair.
"The safety of our
students, campus and
extended community
as a whole is a high
priority for everyone
at Penn State
Behrend, and espe
cially for Police
Services, the Division
of Student Affairs,
and Housing and
Food Services," said
Dianna Morris of
Student Services. "An
First of all, he didn't know where to
turn, and secondly, he didn't think the
campus would be able to help. Debbie
Quiggle, of Campus Police and Safety,
said that this is the biggest failing of
the Behrend lost and found system
misconception. "Most people never
think to look here, so they never find
[what they've lost]," she said. wish
more people knew about it."
The lost and found system is a valu
able asset to the Behrend campus, and
it is taken very seriously. Hosted by
Police and Safety, it carefully records
all items on an Internet database
shared with University Park. If there
is any ID connected to a lost item,
Police and Safety tries to contact the
person directly, and if not they simply
have to wait for someone to inquire. If
the item is not claimed in 30 days, it is
either destroyed or sent to University
Park.
continued on page 2
Behrend
gears up for
winter
e was a
By Michelle Quail
staff writer
inlysoo I (a p u.edu
The Behrend campus maintenance
department is beginning to prepare for
another white winter. Since Erie is known
for having exceptionally harsh winters,
many Behrend students are becoming
anxious as the fall season begins to round
its last corner. Returning students are
reminded of the distress they feel every
year before winter hits. "How am I ever
going to make it up this hill to the REDC
when the snow hits us?" calls out a stu
dent while hiking his way up one of the
steep campus hills. As the students are
re-uniting with their winter fears, the
maintenance department members are
hard at work preparing for snowfall. Tom
Guth, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor,
is currently spending time in his office
finding out just what to do to prepare for
this coming winter and instructing main
tenance employees to begin making the
necessary preparations.
"There are some procedures we go over
the same every year," says Guth. He
explains that Maintenance has begun its
annual winter preparations already.
Workers begin by cleaning out all of the
storm drains placed throughout the cam
pus so clogs will not be a problem with
the hit of the first storm. Soon students
will begin seeing snow plow markers
which will be planted around curbs, storm
drains, sidewalks, and intersections.
Guth has contacted companies to begin
shipping this upcoming winter's supply
of ice melter and road salt. Automotive
mechanics are beginning to check and
work on all of the snow plows.
Replacements and improvements are
being made on tools such as shovels and
ice choppers. "What we do is pretty
much the same every year, except that we
update the plowing schedule and routes
with the addition of new campus build
ings." The winter preparation list
remains the same this year, but Guth
believes there will be changes in the
future, along with the renovations of
Dobbins and Turnbull Halls.
The maintenance department consists
of a 16 person grounds crew, which will
be responsible for all common areas on
campus such as parking lots and walk
ways. There are also 10 mechanics who
will be clearing many of the building
entrances. Completing the department is
the food and housing staff, who students
may find clearing the entrances of both
dining and residence halls. The mainte
nance department takes great effort in
making clear and safe passing for stu
dents. The large number of workers
reflects the dedication of the maintenance
continued on page 2.
marathon raised over $4 million for the Four
Diamonds Fund. So far, over 92 percent of the
money raised throughout the dance marathon that is
given to the Four Diamonds Fund is given straight to
patients and families. So far, over 2,000 patients
and families have been helped by the Four
Diamonds Fund. In addition to raising money to
help families, THON also helps to unite the student
body on many Penn State campuses.
Behrend's 24 For A Cure still needs more partici
pants and dancers, but if dancing is not your thing,
the committee is still looking for more security and
moralers. Even if these options are not appealing,
support is always welcomed at Erie Hall. The
THON Committee meets at 7 p.m. every Monday in
Reed 114. If you are interested or need more infor
mation, you can contact James Wolfe, the Penn State
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Behrend
*pw2ll@psu.edu, or
Vicky Straub at
vasso29@psu.edu.
Also, the SGA office
has information,
along with
www.thon.org
THON
at