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Amethyst
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Behrend Freshman Jessica
Krugger said that she does support
the initiative because “no matter
what the age is. people will still
make bad, unintelligent decisions,”
and "changing an age isn't going to
stop binge drinking."
On their website www.amethys
tinitiative.org, the group claims that
“21 is not working." Amethyst
points to a “culture of dangerous,
clandestine ‘binge-drinking’—
often conducted off-campus,” and
says alcohol education has not been
effective in bringing about “signifi
cant constructive behavioral
change among our students.”
The Amethyst Initiative sees
hypocrisy in letting adults under 21
fight in wars, elect leaders, enter
into binding contracts and decide
the fate of their fellow citizens by
serving on juries, and yet not allow
ing them to consume alcohol.
The signatories pledge them
selves and their institutions to play
ing a vigorous and constructive role
as discussions on the drinking age
unfold.
Dr. Richard H. Brodhead, of
Duke University, says that “This
not a college vs. university issue ...
It affects any school with an under
graduate population.”
Other notable signatories
include: James Wright, president of
Dartmouth College, E. Gordon Gee
of Ohio State University, and
Chancellor Nancy Cantor, of
Syracuse University.
These college heads, along with
126 others, have signed a petition
to the effect that the 21 year old
drinking age. in place for 24 years,
needs to be re-examined for fair
ness and effectiveness.
Burke
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After retirement, Burke plans to move with
his wife to the Thousand Islands in Canada.
““I’ll be working with my hands instead of my
head," Burke says. “Although you should use
your head when working with your hands."
His accomplishments while at Behrend
include the increase in enrollment, opening of
the REDC. construction of Senat Hall and the
expansion of Knowledge Park.
Burke received his bachelor's degree from
the State University College at Oswego. New
York, and his master's and Ph.D. from State
University of New York at Buffalo. In 1986.
five years after he began working at Behrend.
he received a certificate from Harvard
University’s Institute for Educational
Management. He worked as the Associate
Dean at State University of New York Empire
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Days Inn: The alternative dormitory- two years and counting
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Tony Bruno, the Sales and Catering Manager at Scott
Enterprises, Days Inn's parent company, explains to
some students, the benefit outweighs the cost. “Free
housekeeping, bathroom cleaning, breakfast every
morning,” he listed in an interview with the Beacon last
fall. “It really does provide a unique experience.”
Bruno said last year that he was tipped off about the
opportunity to provide housing to students when he
received angry calls from parents who couldn't get their
students on-campus. “This year, they called Scott
Enterprises to see if we wanted to remain on the off
campus housing list,” he says. “We had a great experi
ence with it last year, so we decided to continue offer
ing the housing."
The students, according to Bruno, have become a
type of “family," working with carpooling trips in the
middle of the day. The hotel provides a shuttle service
to the campus at 7 a.m. and back at 7 p.m., a service that
students take advantage of. Barker, who claims that he
simply didn't want to spend that much time on campus,
28 years of dedication
College for three years and after that, he came
to Behrend and was awarded the SUNY
Chancellors Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
Burke enjoys reading authors like
Hemmingway and Richard Russo. He says he
relates to Russo’s writing because the author
writes about various places that Burke has
lived in throughout his life, including Penn
State Behrend.
A Buffalo Bills fan, Burke calls the
Presidents Cup (an award given to the school
with the best sports record) ‘his cup’ because
“every year we bring it and then they hand it
right back to us." Penn State Behrend has
received the cup six times out of seven, an
impressive feat.
Burke’s wife, Candy, also works around
campus but their two daughters are spread out
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brought his car to school from his home north of
Pittsburgh.
Though the number of students currently living in the
hotel is constantly shifting due to students finding hous
ing, Barker is on his way out. “I found housing over on
11th Street,” Barker says. “It was a group of guys who
had an opening because one roommate got called to an
RA position on-campus. One of them lived in the hotel
last year, so he knew where to call for a roommate.”
Perhaps for Barker, the “family” can at least partially
continue in his new housing location.
For Geering, the Behrend “family” of students needs
to keep growing or remain the same for the school to be
able to build new housing. Though there are plans
which were set up years ago to build Tripp, a residence
hall about the size of Almy and Ohio, the school cannot
build it without permission from University Park. That,
Geering says, is a factor of the need of housing.
“The great thing for us is that other branch campuses
are filling up as well,” he says. “If they have open spots
at another branch campus, University Park is less likely
on different ends of the country. One works in
California with a Ph.D. in Clinical Health
while the other is located in Washington D.C.,
where she is a part of the “Explorer” series on
the National Geographic Channel. When Dr.
Burke first began his work at Behrend, his
hours did not include nights and weekends, so
he made sure that he attended all of his daugh
ters’ events.
After becoming Chancellor, his hours took
a dramatic shift. He works seven days a week,
sometimes arriving at 7:30 a.m. and not leav
ing until 9:00 p.m. Today, his daughters are
grown up and his wife works with him, so he
does not have to dedicate as much time as he
used to.
His office can be found inside the Glenhill
Farmhouse. He can be reached by e-mail at
jdbl@psu.edu.
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504-9618
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to build a residence hall here. They'll say, ‘why don't
those students go to where there are empty beds?’”
Geering, like many at Behrend, has faith in the prod
uct that Behrend provides, and takes pride in why stu
dents often stay here for all four years. With University
Gates unveiling several new buildings of apartments
this fall, it partially relieved the stress on Geering and
his office. More apartments are slated to arrive over the
next few years as University Gates proceeds with its
phased plan to introduce several new buildings.
Geering estimates the time required to build Tripp as
anywhere from two to five years. That estimate must
account for approving the plans, the construction, safe
ty measures, inspections, and several other time-con
suming building tasks.
Whether Tripp will be built or not. students and fac
ulty alike realize that this seems to be a good problem
to have. For Barker, he's simply glad that it worked out
in his favor in allowing him to attend the school that he
wanted. Hopefully, students in the future will be able to
agree.
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