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Turkey begins attacks across the Iraq border
IRBIL, Iraq: The Turkish military began artillery
bombardments of Kurdish lands in northern Iraq
this week, putting more pressure on already-
strained relations between Turkey, Iraq, Iraqi
Kurdistan and the United States
Turkey has been fighting against what it calls
"Kurdish seperatist guerrillas" since the end of
the Ottoman Empire, when Turks took control of
the region, including some predominantly
Kurdish areas. With attacks by rebels continuing
to this day, Thrkey is taking advantage of Iraq's
political instability to retaliate against the Kurds
who live in that country's nearly autonomous
northern region.
"The Turkish military responded to these unac
ceptable attacks and will continue to respond," a
statement released by the Turkish military said.
It also threatened to send troops and ground units
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Behrend as a whole does seem fairly decent. Although the vast major
ity of thefts are due to students' own carelessness, there is always a
good chance of recovering what was lost. Marian Buck, a Behrend stu
dent, speculates that if she ever lost anything valuable, that she would
have a 50-50 chance of seeing it again. Sue Saridharen, who has a cam
pus job at Bruno's, says that she often finds leftbehind valuables at
work. She turns them into her boss, who keeps the item on hand until
the unfortunate student comes looking for it again.
Whenever a person loses something valuable at Behrend, there is still
hope. Whether by personal motivation and kindness, or provided serv
ices on campus, many people rediscover what was lost in the end.
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department. In fact, students may be surprised to hear how
committed the maintenance workers really are, especially in
the wintertime
According to Guth, many maintenance remain working on
the campus while students and faculty are at home for
Christmas break. When second semester begins, the mainte
nance crew begins committing even more by shifting their
morning arrival time to 5:30 a.m. every day so that all roads
and walkways are clear before classes begin. "We ask Police
and Safety to watch the weather conditions overnight for
things such as ice-covered roads, continuous snow through all
hours of the night, or more than three inches of snowfall. If
any these conditions appear, I will get a call at home and come
up to the campus personally to begin working," says Guth.
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When claiming an item,
you need identification and an
accurate description of what
you have lost. Then you sign
off on the record, showing
that the item has been picked
up, and it is entered into the
database as found. If a student
asks about an item that has not
been checked in, Police and
Safety takes down the object
and the student's contact
information in case it is turned
The value of some of the
items is surprising, says
Quiggle. Along with the usual
books, keys, and "stinky
clothing and sneakers," she
has seen cell phones, PDAs,
advanced calculators, even a
couple of laptops. The most
impressive, she recalls, was
an envelope stuffed with
someone's tuition bill thou
sands of dollars in cash.
"People are surprisingly hon
est here," she mused.
into Iraqi/Kurdish territory.
The United States has been reluctant to get
involved in the issue, and has had its own recent
diplomatic problems with Turkey after ac l.nowl
edging Turkey's genocide of ethnic Armenians
from 1915 to 1917. It is also unwilling to militar
ily oppose Turkey because that country has been
a traditional American ally and member of
NATO for over 50 years. However, the United
States is also commited to the safety and territo
rial security of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan since the
U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein's govern
ment.
Iraq's stated position is to seek a diplomatic
solution to any international disputes.
Multi Cultural Council holds Harmabee
celebrations for 20th anniversary
By Adell Coleman
contributing writer
arc 1850 psu.edu
Harambee is Swahili for unity and students must remember this
in their everyday lives. McGar‘ey Commons was transformed into
a Grand dining hall and students of all cultural, ethnic and reli
gious backgrounds sat together and embrace this moment of equal
ity and acceptance. This is Harambee.
Every year in October, the Multi-Culture Council (MCC) hosts
an annual Harambee dinner for faculty. students, and staff belong
ing to the Behrend community. This year was no exception. led by
the MCC e-board, the Multi Cultural Council worked hard to put
on this event. They planned everything involving the event. It was
completely student run, from getting the speakers and performers,
to finding the perfect color scheme (royal blue and white), the
MCC e-board Elton Armady (VP). Crystal Lake (Secretary), Sasha
Singh (Treasurer), Samantha Yong (SGA rep). and Earl Bass
(Historian) worked hard to get this event off the ground.
"The key in planning Harambee is keeping with tradition,"
Junior Dain Taylor said. "Harambee is something that has reoc
curred successfully for 20 years now. and the biggest fear was
messing it up. But one thing is for certain it is always unique."
To keep with tradition, there is always a speaker and a special
performer at the event. In the past there has e been Brazilian
dancers, folk life dancers and many other groups. The speakers
have been people hom both the local Erie area as well as
University Park. This year the speaker was Mrs. Victoria Sanchez,
assistant vice provost on equity and diversity at University Park.
She spoke about equality and how students should be aware of
their racial differences and he proud of who they are and the suc
cess they have gained regardless of those differences. She spoke
about diversity at University Park and the steps it takes to have
successful organizations. And she also talked about her life and the
struggles she faced as a Latin American woman.
Immediately following her were the Chinese lion dancers. They
floated around the stage to the hanging of a drum, as a silky black
lion with hells embracing them. For a moment the people inside
the lion disappeared and the only thing left was the lion. He float-
Students and faculty call the department often for problems
such as slippery sidewalks, cars blocked in by snow, or any
other inconveniences. The maintenance department attends to
those as soon as possible. Guth receives feedback from cam
pus members often about problems regarding the amount of
snow. "Expectations can sometimes he greater than what we
can provide as far as clearing snow. We can't always get
everything. Many people from the South East. such as the
Pittsburgh, area have trouble adjusting to the change.
Therefore, they have trouble understanding what it is like to
live with Erie weather. Students originally from Erie seem to
be used to the heavy snowfall. - This winter hopefully will he
a safe one with the help of the Behrend maintenance depart
ment.
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World pirate attacks on the rise
NAIROBI, Kenya: Pirate attacks around the world
have increased more than 14 percent in the last
year. according to a report released by the London
based International Maritime Bureau (1MB) on
Tuesday.
The agency further described the area around the
African continent to currently be the most danger
ous, with 37 pirate attacks in Indonesia and 26 suc
cessful attacks off the coast of Somalia alone with
in the last nine months.
"The seafaring industry is very concerned about
this," said IMB senior analyst Cyrus Mody. "There
is absolutely no regard for law in that area. Not only
is it not good for business in Africa, but it blocks
humanitarian aid and is bad for the general stability
of the continent."
Pirates in the area have gotten so good at ship
hijackings and cargo captures that they've even
moved on to armed, official nationally-flagged
transports, tankers and fishing vessels.
General political instability in the region as well
Students participate in Harmabee events in McGarvey Commons
ed around the room tossing lettuce out of his mouth and leaving his
scroll with executive board member Singh. "The lettuce and the
scroll mean good luck," said Yong. "When they lean before you,
they are bowing and giving thanks."
This event was supported by many people including, Chancellor
Jack Burke, David Christiansen and numerous staff members from
all departments such as Dr. McMullen-Pastrick, Prof. John
Maganau, and Dr. Champagne, just to name a few. Harambee was
even supported by other campus organizations such as the Lion
Ambassadors, SAF and the many organizations under MCC such
as the Organization Of African Students (OAS), the Organization
of Latin American Students (OLAS), Women Today (WT), Asian
Student Organization (ASO) and the International Student
Organization (ISO). It was obvious that this event was showing
that it believed in a strong community.
At the end of the program, as Bob Marley's song "One Love"
played softly in the background, the whole MCC and all its organ
ization gathered to take a huge group picture. It is clear that with
in MCC unity is not a problem, and MCC is looking to unite the
whole campus.
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as a lack of an international naval presence has
given the pirates almost "totally free rein without
any sort of deteirence from the law," Mody said.
"They've got a free hand right now."
Modern pirates often employ larger speed- and
motorboats filled with heavily armed men to sneak
up on or outrun slower-moving freighters and trans
ports. Common weaponry includes shotguns,
machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, rocket
launchers and small cannon.
Up to date international piracy reports and
regional warnings released by 818 can be found on
the International Crime Services website,
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prdpiracyreport.php.
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