Friday, January 23,2009 New technology an attraction for Hammermill l'he new computer lab jectutte.‘ Inoul nett. computer+ aml many eyed it to, be a fav ol e ( / /) )I hr Aludems cominuedlirmi front page Devin Faulhaher, a student technician, has worked for the computer center the last three MARCUS YEAGI "Fhcliehrendlka,on l'he /t('U' lab has a loom Hug mu also be used w classes. Author speaks life experiences combined lOnn front page vluii . I cion ' t want to studv law an\ more.' There was a pause. then she said. 'Well, that's ok, medicine is a perfectly good pro- iesmon Because of this stigma sur rounding less practical pursuits Asim's "shameless intellectual- ism' . earned him scorn. not "The drug dealers at the inter section of the boulevards where I lied were held in higher regard than I." Asim said. He talked of his school days when he would carry not one hut two briefcases full of books home with him. He expressed his disappointment that "when a black boy would behave intellec tually, he was said to be acting Asim was optimistic that Obama is changing that attitude saying that "smart is the new black." "I'm not using Obarna as a per son, hut as a metaphor," Asim said. "I'm lOcusing on how he is shaped as a phenomenal and extraordinary character that helps FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 The Price is Right in McGarvey Commons at 8:00 p.m. Garners Club Night of Games in Reed 114 at 7:00 p.m. THON - Penny Wars in Reed from 11:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. years. He says he likes Hammermill's new lab for its "increased storage, where we can work and help tix student com puters." about race, Obama and at McGarvey Commons N 1 \RCP; YLV d \ IhcHchrcndßcacun The speaker In a& till wpearance on The Colbert Report the night he/on coolini, , to Belornil people to believe like never before. °barna shaped one's ambition into believing they could even actually become pres ident one day, paticula•ly African-Americans.- His message of phenomenal change resonated with students UPCOMING EVENTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 MLK Service Day in Smith Chapel at 8:30 a.m. Steve Johnson Band in Bruno's at 8:00 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 25 THON Penny Wars in Reed (ongoing) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CAMPUS NEWS "I definitely think thing have Totten a lot busier (k)e n here.- says Jenna Cook. a senior majoring in management and a student consultant at Hammermill's help (11..,5k. "It's clifferent place to come (I your ‘\•ork. It's kind of rel'reshim2..- "I like that you can come vatch the new,. and \\ (irk." tdivits John Halk.:!an. a senior majoring in hiolog). "I also like the setup; it's open. The iltnihle computer are real l) useful. that's sure. A lot of people complained because there aren't a lot of computers, hut they don't see the whole lah in the hack. I just wish they had this three years ago v. hen I got who attended his lecture. Marcus Renton. a Behrend sophomore. was one of man that came to see the speaker. "I thought lAsim I spoke on the process of Obama eery kVCII: . Renton said. "1 also enjoyed how he spoke on the history of TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 MCAT/LCAT Testing in Nick 165 N at 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Global Business JANUARY 28 and Society LEB Weekly Movie - in REDCOO2 Zack and Miri Make a at 12:15 p.m. Porno in Reed 117 at 9:00 p.m. IR(l . ', Ylf 161 I 1 l 11ckehicilL113caLon Not all students appear to he liapp% \\ ith the no\ lah, 11()\\ - cr. There are only liiur lark. ',itched desks that sport the lour dual screen computers, lea\ ing little space to spread out those are taken. While the euhh\ holes pro\ tile personal space. the) arc small and cramped. disappoint ing students such a Blakc \lot:Donald. d junior majoring. in mechanieal engineering tech nolop. ould rather 11!,C the REDc f6F The tk.sk here are ti,uall‘ FA Cll 161' 111111-SClellie 111:1101'S Hanunncimill n,..\\ Joh 1)e 11 here quik.mN \‘,tnt I all enjiiini r i their Immo\ ork pro \ iticd thc\ can find an empty i2oiliptiter. that Is the civil rights movement. It shows how America evokes instead of sta\ 111, stuck in their hi stun floltuan contributed addi tional riporting to this article. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 Music at Noon: Asteria in Reed Wintergarden at 12:00 p.m. World and national news in brief by: Matthew Schwabenbauer Student beheaded at Virginia Tech BLACKSBURY - A 22-year-old graduate student .\\ as stabbed and beheaded at the Virginia - tech campus in BlaJsbiliA, Virginia. Haivang Zhu, 25, attacked in in front ot se\ en witnesses at an Au Bon Pain cate, according to police When authorities arrived, Zhu IVa! , ti n Hoof ids knife he alledgedlv used to attack Yang. Former NSA employee claims Buskad ministra tion monitored every American's communications NEW YORK - Russel Tice, 1 former National Administration analyst, and one of the whi , ,tichlow t t ni the NSA's lvarrantless wiretapping, no ‘\ rlain thai di(' 'fn.-i administration monitored the phone ta\e,, einail and internet activity of every American citiien Obama's inaugural speech censored in China BEIJING -On many ‘vebsites, English tronslotiow, (Thama's speech had large sections omitted. During the h I ..\ . -, road( of the speech, the feed was cut when the new president men tioned "facing down communism, - a phrase w hich upset some of China's leaders. ti‘)/ii - Lc. BBC News New president freezes salaries of some white house employees kVASHINGTON - As his first act in ()flit e, President >barna has frozen the salaries of White I louse that (1\ er $lOO,OOO a year. °barna cites a faltering ecolioim d , the rea,-.on for his actions "Families are tightening their belts. and , o should VVashington," Obama said. .L;oon .4ssociiited Press British schoolgirls banned from classes for being "too blonde" ENGLAND - A headteacher of Rednock in )urslev, Gloucestershire has banned two pupils tram school due to the color of their hair. The school has a strict dre.,s polio cc hich prohibits dyed hair. The headteacher claims that Riitigan Booth, 16, and Abv Western, 15, broke this rule. Sohic Doi/y.IIM Obama closes Guantanamo Bay prison WASHINGTON - President °barna has signed an order to close the Guantanamo Bav prison camp in Cuba in addition t o all overseas CIA detention facilities. flee president ordered a review of military trials tor alleged terrorists which includes a ban on aggressive interrogation methods The move is one of many early measures by the \ admin istration to distance itself from the policies of the ot t ice of tor mer president George W. Bush. BBC Obama retakes oath of office WASHINGTON - After mistakes during his first odili office, President Obama has retaken his oath of otti, c kith chief justice John Roberts. 11w New lurk limes Excerpts from Barack Obama's acceptance speech "On this day, eve gather because we have chosen hope over tear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord The nation cannot prosper long, NVIICII it la \ ors only the prosper- "The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic prod uct, but on the reach of our pros perity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good "As for our Common defense, ‘‘e reject as take the dioicL between our safety and our ideal, "Our founding fathers faced with perils that wc ,an s:arcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rult , of la \\ and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the bl ood of generations "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Ic and I lindos and nonbelievers. 'We are shaped by every language and cid ture, drawn from every t...nd of thk, Earth "And because we have tasted the bitter swill of riyil w ar .uid segregation and emerged from that dark chapter and more united, we cannot help but belies c that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall that as the world grows smaller, our common 1111111:111th hall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ti-herin t i t in a "To those who cling to power through corruption and and the silencing of dissent, know that vou are on the vv ron L; side of history, but that we IN ill e\ tend a hand if 1t,1.1.A1.0 "What is required of us now is a nil\ era of d recognition, on the part of every American, that \\l' h,\dutie to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that ‘\ do lot grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in thr knob that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, di.t int 0: ow character than giving our all to a difficult The Behrend Beacon I 3 Source: Tin , inquire/ Source: The I?iiit , Story, ,I 13( N'cics Ihi 44th IICW era of pet to unclench your fist
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