Friday, February 27, 2009
MARCUS YEA(iLEY The Behrcnd Beacon
Dava Sobel Op) speaks about her thoughts on the planets to the packed cat'd in the RED( (below).
THON
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around 5 a.m. and tried to sleep
until noon the next day before
the, started dancing. "At the
beginning, they were still really
shaken up from the accident," said
Thomas. "But they did so well."
Beck had tuner met the Dorer
fain i until she reached
t n ersit v Park and THON
kicked off. Almost immediately,
there was a hand of love and sup
poll that made the entire experi
ence worthwhile for Beck. "When
the Undies were there. it wasn't
as hard." she said. "I wanted to do
it because it touches more people.
It's something that's so small
that I can give. but it means the
world to these people. -
One experience Beck recalls in
particular came later in the week
end. '`There was a point when I
actuallN was afraid that I wasn't
going to make it. - She said that a
Chancellor
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Burke has the final say on all of
the decisions affecting the
Behrend campus. He, also, has
many organizations and/or
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Jack Burke plans to step down as chancellor in 20/0.
dancer she didn't know came over
and physically held her up until
she felt she could keep going.
Mayer said that to prepare for
THON, the duicers had to start
cutting sugar and caffeine out of
their diets weeks belbre. They
went to the gym regularly to get
in shape, and the week leading up
to the event loaded up on starches
and carbohydrates. One of her
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A dinner was held ay a setukilf far Belau:ifs THON tkincery.
departments that report to him
every so often. As the Behrend
campus is affiliated with
University Park. Burke must
report to University Park every
Saturday. He finds the drive
down to University Park the
most effective time to think
issues through. Burke is the rep-
CAMPUS NEWS
Sobel
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dark spots and oranges and reds,
took much of the artwork's
emphasis.
The planet Mercury reminded
her of mythology. The planet
Venus conjured up poetry.
The way Sobel presented her
thoughts on the planets got posi
tive reactions from the students in
attendance.
It was very entertaining," said
Jesse Boorman-Padgett, a junior
majoring in biology. loved the
artwork, especially the moon
temple."
favorite moments was Joe
Patemo's surprise visit.
knew about it no one
Shearer hadn't been aware of
THON until Mayer introduced it
to her last year when they were
living together as roommates.
However, she says that her expe
rience this year makes her want to
he involved again next year.
That's not to say it was an easy
resentative of Behrend College to
the surrounding community and
the connection between Penn
State Erie and its sponsors.
Another duty Burke has here at
Behrend is to raise an estimated
$ll,OOO daily through fundrais
ing efforts. Burke does have help
from a collaboration of individu
als on a team so raising this high
sum of money is a more attain
able goal. Burke helps raise
money to fund scholarships tor
students attending Behrend.
Currently, Behrend is running a
capitol campaign that brings in a
large amount of money for the
college. The final sum collected
from the fundraiser often exceeds
the initial target because of the
various methods of successful
fundraising.
Some of Burke's most defining
moments at Behrend were not
specific moments at all. Burke
takes pride in the fact that he was
a part of improving and expand
ing the Behrend campus to what
it is today. Even though many
predicted the downfall of the
Behrend campus in the early
1980 s, Burke did not give up
hope on our newly developed
campus.
Penn State Behrend had its ups
and downs throughout the years,
budget always being one of the
major issues threatening its sur
vival. One particular period of
time proved rather strenuous for
the Housing and Food
Department. There was a major
lack of housing for students
attending Behrend. Waiting lists
for housing often contained 500
or more names. It has always
been a struggle to maintain an
Fur the moon, Sohel showed a
piece of artwork depicting a large
shining moon casting glares on a
stream flowing through a white
flowered garden arid a wolf howl
ing from a stone gazebo.
She also shared a story that
drew laughs from the audience.
She said that the moon has
always been associated with crazi
ness. As evidence towards such
thoughts, she mentioned how a
friend of hers was given some
moondust, crushed from rocks
that came from the moon.
She says that instead of making
an amulet or some other heirloom
to preserve the rare treasure, her
friend ate the powder.
The presentation then covered
weekend. "By Sundly morning
it's really hard. There's no posi
tion you can he in that alleviates
No one
the pain. -
It took Colvin four full days
after the event before she started
feeling fully recovered. She said
that her ankles had finally reduced
to their normal size after
"swelling up like softballs.-
Colvin said that she really started
struggling around four a.m. on
Sunday morning. "I was reading
letters from my mother, and I was
really down at that point.-
Colvin said that she would par
ticipate in THON again without
even thinking about it. "You tOr
get about the pain. - Spending
time with the THON families
was the priority of the evening
for her, and it gave her energy
more than anything else. "1 could
have gone tOr a few more hours.
It's a phenomenal cause, and it's
so much tnn.-
appropriate balance bet ween
housing, parking, and academic
As far as the retirement status
for Burke, he does plan to retire
on June 30. 2010. Even if a
chancellor is not found for
Behrend campus. Burke admits
that he may not have the liberty
to stay another year due to per
sonal issues. He would prefer to
stay as Chancellor of Penn State
Behrend. however. Burke has
served Behrend for 29 years. For
20 of those years, he served as an
associate dean until the chancel
lor (referred to as dean at the
time) stepped down from the
position to accept another posi
tion as president of a Nevada
College. Burke did not originally
apply for the position, but rather
the chancellor search team asked
him to take on the position.
Burke declined the position ini
tially, but kindly accepted when
no other applicants were found.
The search tbr a new chancellor
is not a complicated process;
however, it sometimes requires a
lot of patience in finding appli
cants. Ads are posted in an aca
demic newspaper called The
Chronicle of Higher hhication
during the beginning of the first
semester. Next fall, a team will
be appointed to start the search
for our new chancellor.
Sobel u.sell (ymim i.sioned (117WrO, plopd her piesenlalion
elements of the other planets.
Sohel says she thought of the
planet Jupiter through astrology.
Saturn through music, and Pluto
through the idea of gaining entry
into a world larger than itself.
Her book is structured the same
"Unlike my other hooks, this
one did not have a continuous
story since the planets have been
known since ancient times .
Sobel said. "And it also didn't
have a single hero which creates a
real creative problem .-
She says she then thought
about the planets in ways that are
now what is traditionally thought
of through astronomy.
Fin• sonic. her kleas were
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