Friday, February 20, 2009
Rejects scheduled for Junker
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and the year before them, "ska"
band Less Than Jake performed.
As of press time, The All-
American Rejects' newest single
"Gives You Hell" is peaking at
number six on the Billboard Hot
100 music chart. The last time
Third Eye Blind made the chart
was when their 2003 single
"Blinckxl" peaked at number 17
on the Billboard Hot Adult Top
40 chart, which ranks songs that
are comparatively less main
stream than the Billboard Hot
100.
"The All-American Rejects are
a pretty big name as it stands
right now," says Rogers. "Third
Eye Blind wasn't as popular right
now as The All-American Rejects
The more popular performance
means the LEB is expecting
more students to be interested in
the event, resulting in extra
organization from the entertain
ment board when compared to
past years. Despite being a less
er-known artist, "Third Eye
Blind" sold out last year's con
cert, so the LEB is expecting just
as many attendees this year.
"This is a big step for the
LEB, - says Kovalcik. "We've
come from thing a band like Less
Than Jake two years ago. to
doing Third Eye Blind last year,
who is definitely a bigger name
than Less Than Jake but isn't
necessarily a huge deal."
Students who spoke to The
Behrend Beacon were generally
enthusiastic about this year's
concert.
like them, I'm excited for
them," said Kyle Zaspel, a soph-
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Shiny Toy Guns will be opening Jro The All-Ametican Rejects on April 17.
Cancer benefit raises money for John Kanzius Foundation
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"This unique and special compe
tition illustrates the importance
of sportsmanship and participa
tion in events that will help oth
ers. The dance and cheer compe
tition will put us one step closer
to fining the cure for all types
of cancer."
This year the competition fea-
omore elementary education
major. "I don't really know that
much of their music. hut I heard
their new single and I like it.-
Some students even admitted
that they will attend the concert
even though they aren't fans of
the group.
"I don't really like The All-
American Rejects, hut I'm super
excited to see them in the
spring," said Phil Heidenreich, a
junior history and political sci
tured over 50 teams from all
around Pennsylvania and New
York. "Teams come from down
the road to as far as four hours
away," said Poncb. "There is a
registration fee, and we also get
money from clothing sales, con
cessions, and we also have a
50/50." Pondo estimated atten
dance to be around 2000 people,
including parents, fans and par-
The Behrend dunce team pe►fonned a ►vutine to 'rise money
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The All-Americo, Rejects lead vocalist Tyson Ritter with
,Iniitarist Nick Wheeler
Behrends students also got
involved, both the cheer team
and cheer squad opened each set
of competitions. Dance team
members I i ke sophomores
Leanne Watson, a telecommuni
cations major, and Ashley
Rodrigo, a communications
major, worked at the event to
help it run smoothly. "We do
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ence major. "I'm definitely
going, no doubt about that one. -
Just as in previous year's con
certs, an opening act will he pre
ceding the main performance. For
this year, it will he Shiny Toy
Guns from Los Angeles.
California. who are opening for
The All-American Rejects
throughout their east-coast tour.
Also remaining the same as in
previous years is the concert's
venue, the gymnasium in the
ticipants
Junker Center.
Tickets will go on sale begin
ning March 20 and will be avail
able at the Reed Union Building's
information desk.
Next week, fliers advertising
the performance will be posted
around campus. The advertise
ments will provide more infor
mation on the performance, as
well as the URL of a website
from which students can order
their tickets. Also. e-mails will
be sent to all Behrend students
with concert information.
- The LEB has always been an
'arittling organ zat ion ," says
them. rye been involved with
them since my freshman year and
I've seen the ins and outs of the
organization, and I think we're
performing better than we ever
have. Everyone who's been
involved with the entertainment
board this year has done fantastic.
We've been working with a big
ger budget than we ever have
before. Not just wiih this con
cert, but with everything.
Everyone's been doing a great job
this semester, and this year."
The All-American Rejects
formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma
in 2001 and have released three
albums. Their self-titled debut
album was released in 2002 and
has since gone on to sell over
two million copies, receiving a
dobule-platinum certification
from the Recording Industry
Association of America.
things like tally up the scores
and announce the winners for
each category," said Watson.
"Our team requires us to be here,
but its fun and its for a good
cause."
The Flyers All Star Stormz,
from Faulkner, NY, came to rep
resent their gymnastics school
and raise money for a good
cause. Coach Linda Nelson said
that this was their first year in
the competition as a gymnastics
school. "We have 44 students
across three age divisions" con
tinued Nelson. "our school has
students from ages four-l 8."
The event wrapped up at 4
p.m. With exhibition perform
ances by Behrends chance and
cheer team and an awards ceremo
ny.
In a related and tragic event,
John Kanzius, of the John
Kanzius Foundation, died
Wednesday at the age of 64 at a
hospital in Florida, according to
an AP report. Kanzius invented a
device that kills cancer cells
while leaving other cells
unharmed despite having no
medical training.
Low on salt,
but high on
hope
By Matt Dunn
4 . 1 miter
mxdso44aupsu.edu
This winter has been a testa
ment to exactly how unrelenting
the lake effect snow storms can
be. With every inch of snow
that falls, Erie has salt trucks to
fight Mother Nature and make
roads drivable. And this winter.
Erie is running dangerously low
on salt reserves. To make mat
ters worse, the city is already in
the hole as far as spending goes.
Plus, the winter is showing no
signs of loosening its grip on
poor Erie.
With even more snow on the
way, the city faces a serious
problem: how to keep the roads
drivable while trying to use salt
sparingly?
Most nearby townships have
started dropping a 3:1 ratio of
sand to salt. While the sand
won't help to melt ice or snow,
it does act as an antiskid materi
al.
The problems. however. won't
end with the season.
M illcreek Towns hi p for
instance, has bought and used
4,013 tons of road salt already
this year. and has budgeted for
5,500. The additional 1.500
tons are projected to be gone by
mid-March.
The real problem is that those
5,500 need to last until next
November and December.
Otherwise they will be forced to
go over budget again.
Essentially, Erie's bank
accounts as well as salt reserves
have run dry almost a year in
advance. Almost adding insult
Interested in writing for your
student newspaper?
The Behrend Beacon has open positions for
staff writers for the rest of the spring 2009
semester.
If interested, contact news editor Marcus
Yeagley at mjysol2@psu.edu or news
editor Matthew Schwabenbauer at
mjss3B7@psu.edu.
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The Behtend cheerleafing team (heeled at the event.
The Behrend Beacon I
to injury, the cost of road salt
from American Road Salt in
New York City has clouhled since
the 2007-20(18 season. from
538.87 a ton to 575.10.
It might seem cheap. hut at
$75 a ton. those 5.500 tons cost
Mil !creek Township 5-1 1 2 .sno.
For a small city like Lrie. eser\
expense ackh up.
Behrend is a relatkeh small
campus. and with a small cam-
pus comes a lot of commuters.
And this winter. the commuters
have it rotiih
"The snow this year has been
awful." says Andy Hoy an. a
sophomore who li \es off-cam
pus. "Through mid-Januar\ I had
trouble getting to campus on a
dilly basis and I didri't even tr\
to make it up Jordan Road."
Hovan's '96 Geo could he seen
stuck or out of control through
out the campus and the city as a
"I'm luck) enough to ha\ c a
pickup truck. - sa . vs Jack Licata.
also a sophomore. "I can't tell
you how man\ times I got culls
from friends who got stuck and
needed to he towed out
Licata. who lives in 13uffalo.
said this winter has been Ring!'
even for the people who are pre
pard tin' this amount or snow
Living in Buffalo. he was pre
pared.
The snow this season has sure
ly affected e\ one. and it's still
not over. With more on the ‘k a \
the salt shortatie could not ha ‘e
come at a worse time
And with PunxsutamteN Phil
seeing his shadow on Fehruar\
we're in for another six wi.ceks
of the white stuff.