4 I The Behrend Beacon Students wish for continued from front page. students as well 75 per cent liked the idea of more lounge space and also a better coffee center; 70 per cent are interested in a game room; and 68 percent would appreciate a DVD kiosk. When it comes to the Junker Center, 22 percent of students said they were not satisfied with the fit- ness room. The comments widely expressed that they felt the room was too small. 68 percent of the students surveyed said the room was important enough to war rent renovations. But the fitness room is not the only qualm some students have with Junker. 18 percent of students are not happy with the track. Half of those surveyed felt the track was important enough to them to improve it. Kennedy said at an open SGA forum Wednesday that other comments Boston's "Hummer tax" to put higher fees on gas-guzzling cars BOSTON Registration fees may be increased for gas- guzzling cars in Boston, as Governor Deal Patrick is con sidering a "Hummer tax." The fee would alternatively offer discounts for cars with better fuel mileage which are comparatively less-harmful to the environment. The new fee is a product of a new transportation plan that Patrick is expected to unveil Friday, Feb 21. The governor also promised that if gas taxes were increased, that toll rates would be frozen. The tax hopes that more energy-efficient cars will be purchased, which environ mentalists hope will stave off global warming. Experts in the automobile industry claim such a tax would be the first of it's kind to originate on the state level. Source: The Boston Globe FRIDAY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 FEBRUARY 21 Magician Frank Deville in Bruno's at 9:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movie Twilight in Reed 117 at 10:00 p.m. Drug Education in Junker Center Classroom at 6:30 p.m. gleaned from the results will be helpful. Many were about pool hours. Some about Bruno's, especially about the rising prices. students Enough answered the survey to gather a reliable sample. Kennedy says that a 15 per cent response rate of stu dent surveys is typical. 29 percent responded to this one. Additionally, respondents were evenly split between on-campus and off-campus residents. 48.2 percent said they live at Behrend; 43 percent say they live off- campus. But with all of these sta tistics, SGA is not in a rush to spend all the money. The Student Facility Fee Committee will look at the five most important improvements to Reed and Junker, as determined by the survey. The com mittee co-chaired by both Kennedy and Ken Miller, the Director of Student Affairs. World and National News Iraq auditors claim missing sums in excess of $5O billion BAGHDAD - A criminal investigator for the United States Army is working with the Justice Department to investigate the misuse of a large portion of a $125 billion sum sent to Iraq for recon struction after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. In charge of the operation is the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), who claims the amount may exceed $5O billion, which would qualify it to be the biggest fraud in the history of the United States. Currently, the largest fraud in U.S. history is Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a scheme which stole money from investors One circumstance the investigation has uncovered was when US comptroller for south-central Iraq, Robert J. Stein Jr., had $57.8 million shipped to have himself pho tographed with. He, among other army officials, have been convicted of fraud and money-laundering. Source: The Independent Pennsylvania junior Academy of Science Region 10 competition Events throughout campus Begins at 7:30 a.m. The Influence - Band in Bruno's at 8:00 p.m LEB Weekly Movie Twilight in Reed 117 at 10:00 p.m. CAMPUS NEWS fitness room, store SGA says that this survey does not guarantee which projects will be worked on first. "It is important to under stand that the most impor tant may not come first," Kennedy says. Because of the large amount of preparation needed for projects such as constructing a convenience store, some efforts may take a while. One part of potential DANIEL SMITH/THE BEHREND BEACON Many students complthned about the small size of the fitness room. By Matthew Schwabenbauer, mjss3B7@psu.edu Negative backlash from change in Facebook terms of use forces organization to revert to previous license After changing their terms of use earlier this week, the popular social-networking website, Facebook, were forced to revert to an older contract after negative back lash from their users. The clause that raised the most concerns from the new terms of use dealt with account cancellation: "You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, howev er you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content," which means Facebook reserved the right to store and use your uploaded content even if you delete your account. The new terms of use were UPCOMING EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Cadilac Records in Reed 117 Ace the Interview: Winning Ways to handle the Tough Questions in REDC 236 at 4:45 p.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Behrend Idol in Bruno's at 6:00 p.m. delays are the required fea sibility studies. It has been estimated that $lO,OOO needs to be spent to have an architect survey for a proj ect. Students who did not fill out the survey can still have their voices heard, accord ing to Kennedy. They can add their input at the begin ning of SFF's meetings. put into use on Feb 15 and the old terms were reinstated by Feb 18. The original terms of use, which are currently in use, claims Facebook can use any uploaded content they have. According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the change to the oltterms was due to the company's care of their users concerns. "In real ity, we wouldn't share your information in a way you wouldn't want," he said. Source: Consumerist.com Former Guantanamo Bay prison guard claims U.S. Army con doned torture, sexual abuse CUBA - 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 at 9:00 p.m Board Games - Night in Junker Center Classroom at 7:30 p.m. Speech and Debate Club in Lilley Library at 4:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday (5) aiii.#4lik High: 25°F 25°F High: 34°F Low: 18°F Low: 24°F Cloudy with a slight Cloudy. chance of snow. Wednesday Thursday (_.... 0 IL, High: 37°F High: 38°F Low: 25°F Low: 26°F Partly Cloudy. Chance of rain/snow. Alllnteresting weather fact: The largest recorded hailstone to fall in the U.S. was 7 inches in diameter; the size of a small cantaloupe. It fell in Aurora, Nebraska. Weather forecast courtesy of student meteorologist Matt Alto. In Brief lost weapons was uncovered when the Associated Press obtained a report that was issued after Kabul was attacked on Wednesday by "heavily armed militants." According to Afghani offi cials; 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 Banker gives $6O mil lion of his own money to employees MIAMI - Leonard Abess Jr., a bank owner, gave $6O million to current and former employees after selling a majority stake in one of his banks. The sold shares were in Miami-based City National Bancshares and were given to tellers, bookkeepers and everyone else on Abess's pay roll. The amount of the bonus Rhythms of Life Series West African Dance and Drum in Bruno's at 12:00 p.m. LEB Weekly Movie Cadilac Records in Reed 117 at 9:00 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Speaker Series: Dava Sobel in Samuel P. Black 111 Conference Center in 1 ti 0 DA Friday, February 20, 2009 that employees received was based on years of service. Some recipients were given sums in excess of $lOO,OOO. Abess claimed the large gesture of gratitude toward his employees stemmed from a long time of specula . . ways to reward his e . ees. In'Steaa of stock's plans, he decided to sell his bank. "Those people who joined me and stayed with me at the bank with no promise of equity," Abess said. "I sure as heck don't need [the money]." Source: Huffington post Jury gives man $2.3 million after hit by train while drunk NEW YORK - After stum- bling into the path of a sub way train while in a drunken stuport, a Manhattan man has been awarded $2.3 mil lion due to losing a leg dur ing the incident. 25-year-old Dustin Dibble had spent the night watching a hockey game at a bar, when he wandered into a subway station and then unknowing ly into the path of a moving train. Source: CNN All photos contributed. Hebrew Children Gospel Concert in Smith Chapel at 6:30 p.m. LEB Weekly Movie Cadilac Records in Reed 117 at 9:00 p.m. Astronomy Open House in Mehalso Observatory at 8:30 p.m.
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