Friday, January 30, 2009 Chicken wings may be flying the coop By Elista Burneisen connibuting wiito esbso9l (a psu.edu Pilgrim's Pride Corp., a Texas poultry fame which supplies a quarter of the chicken wings eaten each year, has filed bank ruptcy. With such a large amount of the chicken wing supply inac cessible, the availability of the food is questionable for upcom ing Super Bowl Sunday. during which five percent of all chicken wings are consumed each year. Due to chicken wings suffer ing such a severe shortage, the price of the snack has almost (loubled, causing some business es in Buffalo, New York to call for a boycott on the entrée. A number of the students who spoke to The Behiend Becton were unhappy with the prospect of less chicken wings, especially for the Super Bowl. Colleen McKown, a junior communica tions major, was surprised that this event could even happen. "Can't you just breed more chickens?" she remarked. When asked about how other people would respond, sopho more accounting major Andie Beveridge pointed out that "since there are a lot of people going out for wing nights and stuff, people will probably be upset." McKown added, "as long as they have them for the Super Bowl, I can't foresee people getting mad.- Jake Pusateri, a sophomore majoring in economics and win ner of the Ist annual chicken Free • Confidential STD TESTING - WALK IN CLINIC Erie County Department of Health 4'. 606 West Second Street ler of West 2nd & Cherry Streets) Monday 9:ooam -11:00am Wednesday 1:00pm-3:00pm Thursday 3:oopm-s:oopm Questions? Call 451-6700 GRANADA APARTMENTS 1 & 2 BEDR(XM UNITS MILLCREEK MALL 17 MINUTES FROM BEHREND BRING IN THIS COUPON AND RECEIVE 1/2 OFF ONE MONTH'S RENT! CALL TODAY FOR DETAILS! 814-868-4681 GRANADA.HOMESANDLAND.COM a bow nn seem FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Steelers Tailgate Lunch in Logan House at 12:00 p.m. THON - Penny Wars in Reed at 11:00 a.m. Josh Sneed, Comedian in Bruno's at 9:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movie - Zack and Miri Make a Porno in Reed 117 at 10:00 p.m wing eating contest at West Side Grill in Kane, Pa., feels that "due to the economical crisis we are currently experiencing, this is a completely normal thing to hap pen. Because of this, I am going to have to cut back on my con sumption of chicken wings until the demand decrease causes the supply to shift backwards and bring the market for chicken wings back to equilibrium and to a price that is reasonable, and CONTRIBUTED PHOTO A shortage of Oieken wings may make the food unavailable on Super Bowl Slimily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 Forest Landowners Conference in Reed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 LEB Weekly Movie - Zack and Miri Make a Porno in Reed 117 at 10:00 p.m. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Student Aerobics in Junker Center at 8:30 p.m. CAMPUS NEWS then we can go back to the way things used to be. - Despite the concerns of many that chicken wings will be in short supply for the Super Bowl, the National Chicken Council says there should be plenty to go around on Super Bowl Sunday. Local establishments Buffalo Wild Wings and Jimmy Z's Time Out Tavern are reportedly unaf fected by the shortage. World and National News In Bri Wife slain for setting facebook status to single ENGLAND - A mother of two was stabbed to death by her husband after setting her relationship status as single on the popular social networking website Facebook. Wayne Forrester, 34, has pleaded guilty to the slav ing and is facing life in prison. He told authorities he suspected his wife of having an affair and was heartbroken by the change in her status on the site. Source: The Sun Swiss police use Google Earth to spy on marijuana field SWITZERLAND - Authorities in Switzerland claim they used popular satellite imaging software Google Earth to spot a large marijuana field. The find was part of a larger bust which ended in the seizure of 1.2 tons of UPCOMING EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Chess Tournament in Junker Center at 8:30 p.m. Student Aerobics American Chemical in Junker Center Society Meeting/Dinner in Logan House at 8:30 p.m. at 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Student Aerobics in Junker Center at 5:00 p.m. Survey asks students' opinio continued from front page input and create something really great for our school.- Student opinions vary On how the money should he spent. Many believe it should be put towards updating the Reed Union building, while others think that something should be done about the Junker Center. "The gym now is just too small, - says Kori Federici, a freshman majoring in marketing. "There should he a second one - one for the spoils reruns and one for everyone else who goes on a regular basis. There are times where the entire track team will just come in and take every car diovascular machine up. - Another commonly stated problem on campus is the lack of a local convenience store. Some students feel that it would be nice to have such a facility within walking distance. Megan Argeny, a freshman majoring in communications. feels this way. "It would he nice to have almost a mini-Target right on the corner. - Argeny says. "That way if I need something late at night I can go there. Plus that would create more opportunities for Want to write News for The Behrend Beacon. Paid staff writing positions are available for the remainder of the Spring seinest For more information, contact Matthew Schwabenbauer at nijss3B7@psu.edu, By: Matthew Schwabenbauer, mjss3B7@ypsu.edu marijuana, 16 arrests and the confiscation of 900,000 Swiss francs ($780,000). Source: Breitbart Obama denied request to suspend Guantanamo Bay detainee trial CUBA - A military judge rejected President Barack Obama's request to suspend the trial of Abd al-Rahim al- Nashiri. Nashiri is a Saudi Arabian citizen who is charged with the Oct 2000 on U.S.S. Cole. One of the Obama admin istration's first acts was to suspend over 20 trials of Guantanamo detainees in addition to closing the prison facility. Most of the requests were quickly approved, but Judge James Pohl was "unper suaded" by the administra tion's request to suspend Nahiri's case. Source: BB C News Blue and White Society Luncheon in Reed 114 at 12:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Student Aerobics in Junker Center at 6:00 p.m. jobs for stutimts as \‘. ell With all these COncems Irani the sttakmts. what are some pos sible solutions and possihihties tOr this money to go to? "I'd like to see the money go to‘ird making the campus more student friendly." Brown says. "Niagara Hall has a game room in the basement. and that is something that even _, hall should have. Reed should he built up more with more activities for students since it is the Union Building. Overall. the campus should just he more student friendly." Many questions On the ,tirN e\ looked tOr interest in renovations to Reed and Junket . . When asked why other buildings such a, OBS and Nick ‘k ere not Mentioned. Kenneth said it was because of the restriction, of the fee. "The tee cannot go to academ ic basics. - Kennedy said. Classrooms and labs are used lilt such purposes and therefore excluded. There is One possible e \cep t ion. though. - We could renovate [Reed] 117. - Kennedy says. Kennedy . mentioned that they could reno vate the room even though class es are taught there, because other Marcus Yeagley at mjysol2@psu.edu CIA Station Chief faces rape charges ALGERIA - Two Algerian women have accused the country's CIA station chief of rape Court documents identity the man as Andrew Warren, 41, who has been stationed in the country since 2007. Both of the women claim Warren assaulted them in his home, and were drugged at parties he threw According to court docu ments, investigators found drugs associated with rape in Andrew's home. Source: BBC News CIA warns Liberia of a second wave of crop destroying armyworms Liberia - The Liberian gov ernment has declared a state of emergency and is appeal ing for inernational assis tence in dealing with the armv‘vorms The damage caused by the army arms is estimated to exceed 51,000,000. Over Career Development Spring 2009 Seminar in Reed Conference 3 at 4:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movie - Role Models in Reed 117 at 9:00 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Student Aerobics in Junker Center at 5:00 p.m. Career Development Spring 2009 Seminar in Reed Conference 3 at 4:00 p.m The Behrend Beacon e\ t.tite held in the toom ttt the Lion Itmertain Board', \\t'eck Nlo‘ ie,. (her the \‘eckethi_ the re, to the 1t11'). IN.' till ed. WAiliesdaN nielit Ken Nliller ,ail that rot 1.000 ,titiklits had tunwil it \,ey,. In orii2r to elteit response... cner. ~ tmlent \\ 11, khecl the sureN, \\ emt..•ret a raffle 16r all i Pod - The re , ult , , tfl tilt' 1.11 - ‘e\, he made ptiffllc. mkt shared \\ id] N, a 1 aci lit \ \\ ch , Nite thrivul2.ll Ihr Bell Wild Bea KenliCclN ',aid - We \\ ant to Ito make plans, until \‘‘.‘ lie student Fier ttients. inch Kenned‘. and lour ,ch()01 ac i.trator. includin.Qllcr. up the Sußk.mt Facilitic ('ommittce. On Feb. 18, \‘.1 , ,11 to hold an open fowl inform tticlent, aihout the cll._ ol the leBtilt\ ant future plat The Student I acilities lie eommon at other Penn canipu , ,es hut \ka, onk ii molted recentk al lichrend. he set to ;100. 1511 hy student Ilmenunents ii Penn State s\ \tern. 400,000 re , ,ident-, ot the country are attected b thi bug, which con,idered t be one Ot the most destruc live insects in the world. Sour(e: BBC News House passes $819,000,000,000 stimulus package WASHING - lON - A parka which pas , ,eLl in the flow, of Representative!, on Wednesday is aimed at improving the faltering American economov. 1 he plan redeved /ero < otes from members of the GOP. Only 12 Democrats sup ported the 244-188 r ote, which President Obama hopes will create jobs for Americans, and give aid those who may have lost theirs during the recession The Senate has been ‘vorking on their own vet sion of the package, \\ hid they claim will he deliver( to President Obama some time in February. Sou rce: CNN Behrend Reads in Smith Chapel at 6:00 p.m. Black History Mo Performance - Asso Black Collegian in Bruno's at 7:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movi Role Models in Reed 117 at 9:00 p.m.
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