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Friday, February 13, 2009 C-Compass aims to prevent underage drinking among local college students continued from front page consuming alcohol if under the legal age Mercyhurst and Gannon's tech niques include the latter along with alcohol and drug screening programs,which sometimes include tines to violators. The recent things Behrend has been kung to fulfill the C- Compass goal is the acceptance of a grant. Behrend accepted an $1 1,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) in 2006 which was used toward furthering the etibrts of C-Compass. The grant was used toward a CORE Housing ordinance limits three students to each house continued from front page zoning laws. In order to support a livable and sustainable communi ty, housing diversity is ideal when passing new ordinances. The Plan refers to a past tendency to separate single-family homes from higher-ii-nsity homes, like apartment complexes and town houses. - While exclusive zoning is appropriate in some situations, it is now recognized that it has some drawbacks, and it not always the best approach to use.- In the section about homeown ership versus renting, Edinboro is compared to Clarion in terms of its residence demographic. Clarion is another borough with a university and a high per- Obama Commerce Secretary nominee withdraws WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg has withdrawn his nomination as Commerce Secretary for the Obama administration. The Senator cited differ- ences of opinion as reason for his departure. "It has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census, there are irresolvable conflicts for me," he said. The withdrawal marks the second time the Obama Cabinet's commerce secretary position has been empty this month. Had Gregg accepted the position, he would have been the third Republican in the Obama Cabinet. The White House's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, attempted to prevent back- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Gender and Pedagogy in Smith Chapel 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. International and Lifespan Issues in Smith Chapel 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m Gender Conference Keynote Talk in Smith Chapel 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m Community Focus - Serving Women and Girls in Erie in Smith Chapel Institute's alcohol and drug sur vey to determine students' percep tions about and behaviors related to alcohol use, a renewed social norms campaign based on the survey results, an extra police officer during late hours, and an Alco-Sensor FST for the police at F3ehrend, according to the C- Compass website. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), revised on Dec 8 of 2008, protects the privacy of par ents and students by requiring prior consent fmm the individual before any personal information about that individual is released. So why is C-Compass able to centage of student rentals. However, the similarities do not carry into the legislation of the two boroughs. Instead of just one out of three districts that support student housing, the borough allows students to live in two out of three districts. Clarion also allows as many as four students to live together in a house as opposed to three or fewer. Harborcreek Township, another area with a high concentration of student rentals, takes a different approach. Instead of the three standard zoning districts for three different kinds of homes, Harborcreek includes a fourth dis trict for college students. This district "is to provide an area within the Township where the Wor lash from the announcement by downplaying its pre- dictability. Gibbs claimed that Gregg initially approached the administration about the position. "He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past dis agreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President's agenda," said Gibbs Source: The New York Times George W. Bush to give first speech since leav ing office CANADA - On March 17, former President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak in Alberta, Canada at an event described as "a conversation with George W. Bush," according to invitations. The firm that is organizing the event has hosted similar speeches with Rudy Giuliani, Bill Clinton and others, all of Student Roundtable: Gender and Sexuality on the Behrend Campus in Smith Chapel 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m Topics of Controversy in Gender Studies in Smith Chapel 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Clearing Up Mysteries: Faculty and Students Discuss Gender in Philosophy and Literature in Smith Chapel 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. CAMPUS NEWS legally exchange student intbr mation between each other with out consent? "We only disclose information in extreme cases." says Meeghan Hollis. a Behrend representative of C-Compass. She explains that the information is shared only to keep students sate, such as "if a student's health is at risk or if the student is putting others at risk.- The 2008 revision of FERPA lists exceptions that allow infor mation to be shared in programs like C-Compass. As stated in section 99.36 of the revision. "An educational agency or insti tution may disclose personally identifiable information from an residents and commercial develop ment can be mixed to accommo date the needs of Penn State-Erie Behrend College students. This area is to encourage the housing of students around the immediate area of the campus and not in the established residential district." The City of Erie is looking into a similar student housing zone. In a council meeting last December, Council member James Thompson requested a committee to look into student overlay housing zones. Katie Diebel, Erie Zoning authority, says that the new zoning has been put on the back burner. Although the council is looking into other communities with the overlay zones, no specific committee has and Nationa News In Brie By: Matthew Schwabenbauer, mjss3B7@psu.edu All photos contributed. which were paid sizable fees. enter orbit. The newly formed George Source: BBC News W. Bush presidential office in Dallas offered no comment. Source: Dallas Morning Nezvs Russian and American satellites collide in orbit OUTER SPACE - After a colli sion between satellites owned by the United States and Russia, scientists have begun looking for ways to monitor the 17,000 devices in orbit around the Earth. Support for such a system is gaining more and more attention due to the number of devices in orbit increasing almost regu- The satellites that collided during the impact were part of a network of almost 66 satellites and were travelling at thousands of miles per Experts claim the event was unusual, but likely to occur again as more devices UPCOMING EVENTS Zili Misik, Band in Bruno's 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movie - Quantum of Solace in Reed 117 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Spirit Against Cancer Dance and Cheer Competition in Junker Center 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. education record to appropriate parties, including parents of an eligible student. in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals. - The article elaborates. "If the educa tional agency or institution &ter mines that there is an art iculable and significant threat to the health or safety of a student or other individuals, it may disclose information from education records to any person whose knowledge of the inhumation is necessary.- been formed. "It's kind of in limbo right now, - says Diebel. However. steps are being taken to make some changes to the city's zoning ordinance. Early in December, Mercyhurst moved to start building a new dffmitory on E 38 Street. Due to the student housing restrictions. the clorm could not be built under the cur rent legislation. The ordinance forbids more than three unrelated people living together in one dwelling with a common cooking area. The dorm is going to have suite-style rooms with common bathrooms and kitchens. The council is now in the process of redefining "dormitory, - and con struction should commence as expected. Auditors discover thou sands of U.S. weapons have gone missing in Afghanistan WASHINGTON - After an audit revealed thousands of U.S. army weapons have gone missing, officials fear they may have ended up in the hands of Taliban fighters. The missing weapons were part of a shipment of 242,000 weapons, which contained rifles, machine guns, pistols, rockets, grenade launchers and mortars. Despite Defense Department policies, no inventory was maintained on the weapons and as much as 1/3 of the shipment could be missing. The information about the lost weapons was uncovered when the Associated Press obtained a report that was issued after Kabul was attacked on Wednesday by LEB Weekly Movie - Quantum of Solace in Reed 117 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Baseball Clinics in Junker Center 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m Sunday Night Recreation in Junker Center 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m Monday Tuesday High: 31°F High: 29°F Low: 18°F Low: 20°F Clouds with sun. Mostly cloudy. Wednesday Thursday High: 32°F High: 31°F Low: 24°F Low: 24°F Cloudy with a chance of Mostly cloudy with a snow. chance of snow. Interesting weather fact: The U.S. leads the world with an average of over 1,000 tornado reports a year. Canada is a distant second \\ ith about tornadoes repined. Weaher format courtesy 4.sittdent meicombigiq Mau ;1/10. "heavily armed militants." According to Afghanistan officials, the attackers were armed with Kalashnikov rifles, grenades, and vests strapped with explosives. A total of 28 people were killed during the attack, including the militants. Source: BBC News HIV patient free of the disease after stem cell transplant GERMANY - A 42-year-old HIV patient living in Germany appears to be com pletely free of the disease after receiving a transplant of Stem Cells, says a report pub lished in the New England Journal of Medicine. The patient recieved the transplant from a donor which carried a gene muta tion that gives the carrier nat ural resistance to HIV. The actual operation took place over two years ago, but no reports were published in medical journals until this week, due to the patient still being free of the virus so long after the transplant. The operation was original ly intended to treat the patient's leukemia, but pick ing an HIV resistant donor was an intentional decision MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 MIS Basket Raffle in Reed 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 MIS Basket Raffle in Reed 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m IM Texas Holdem in Reed 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m The Behrend Beacon I on the part at the doctors Source: CNN FBI to investigate Super Bowl porn debacle WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating how attackers were able to hack a cable tele vision provider during the Super Bowl and broadcast 30 seconds of a pornographic m(A le Comcast, the provider which broadcasted the pornographic images, has been unable to locate the ori gins of the attack, prompting the need for federal investi gators to gain interest in the matter. Source: Deadspin Study claims friendli ness linked to gene WISCONSIN, OREGON - A new study claims that under standing the feelings of oth ers is a natural part of humans. Upbringing and environmental influence can alter the behavior, but the gene has typically been found in people more prone to friendly and helpful behavior, says researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Oregon Health and Science University. Source: Tdegraph.co.uk WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 LEB Weekly Movie - Twilight in Reed 117 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 LEB Weekly Movie - Twilight in Reed 117 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m