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Seniors vs. faculty and staff
basketball game to benefit
Make-A-Wish Foundation
By Matthew Schwabenbauer
news editor
mjss3B7ui psu.edu
On Thursday, April 9, stu
dents, faculty and staff will
compete in a charity basket
ball game to raise money for
the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During the game, prizes will
be raffled off, including a
grand prize Nintendo Wii.
to the
event is free,
"The reason this the initial free
and each per- ticket given to
son in atten- event is being held spectators,
dence gets one seniors
free raffle tick- i s to help not only
attending the
et. Additional raise money for event will get
raffle tickets an extra ticket
may be Make-A-Wish but to for free.
acquired
through dons- start a tradition at At the end of
tions during Behrend. 1) the basketball
game, the
the game,
-Senior Year Nintendo Wii
which will Experience will be raffled
increase your off
chance of win-
Committee
ning prizes
The event is being organ
ized by the Senior Year
Experience Committee and
will offer free food for atten
dees. Additionally, the conces
sion stand will be selling
refreshments.
According to the Senior
Year Experience Committee,
"The reason this event is
being held is to help not only
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student, is increasingly more
difficult in a wheelchair. He
vividly describes falling out of
his chair twice in an attempt to
make it to his classes. Dorsch
blames himself for falling out
on one occasion because he
was not able to control the
speed of his wheels, but thank
fully, "some kind soul pulled
their car over" and helped him
on his way.
After the incident involving
his trek to the REDC, he now
relies upon the kindness of
strangers to help him make his
way. When asked what the
campus could do to alleviate
some of the difficulties he
faces while on his way to the
Nadeau
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women decided to go ahead
with the project.
Six months later the first
advertisement was released on
a billboard in Times Square.
The models and marketers
were expecting roughly 30
people to show up to the
unveiling, but over 350 people
filled three city blocks to see
the advertisement and con
gratulate the women on the
work they had done. It was the
beginning of the massive
response to Dove's Campaign
for Real Beauty.
Nadeau and the other mod
els were invited to appear on
live television, including
Oprah, and were interviewed
for newspaper and magazine
articles. For months they not
only saw themselves on bill
boards and at bus stops, but
also received feedback from
the public and read about the
project in their local papers.
Most of the responses were
raise money for Make-A-Wish
but to start a tradition at
Behrend. Here at PSB we do
not have a physical activity
that puts the students in com
petition with the teachers."
Throughout the game, raf
fles will be ongoing. During
stoppages and time outs,
prizes such as gift cards and
shirts will be dispensed to
attendees.
Year Experience Committee
hopes to make this competi
tion an annual event, they
hope for a substantial turn
out for this year's game.
"Attendance is vital," said
the Senior Year Experience
Committee. "The more people
we can get, the better."
REDC, he felt there was noth
ing they could do. His only
suggestion would be "altering
the entire landscape," which
he feels is completely unrealis
tic.
For Dorsch, the snow isn't
the only obstacle that he faces
due to his disability, which he
has had to deal with since
birth. He explains that he was
born pre-mature, and it was
due to complications that he
wound up in a wheelchair in
the first place. On top of the
winter conditions, he must
also adapt to living in a resi
dence hall. He resides in Senat
but explains that he does not
have a roommate, because it
would just be too difficult.
Another area that he finds par
positive and supportive, but
Nadeau received her share of
cruel comments. One newspa
per reporter wrote a particu
larly scathing article about the
photos in the campaign,
specifically singling Nadeau
out in his conclusion. Two
days later, the newspaper ran
a public apology after their
offices were bombarded with
letters, emails, and phone calls
for over 3,000 women defend
ing Nadeau and the project.
Shortly after, Nadeau decided
to make the Dove campaign
her full-time job. "That day I
decided that I would never not
want to do this for a living."
Today Nadeau tours the
country and speaks at colleges
about the campaign. She also
writes for the projects website,
campaignforrealbeauty.com.
In her speeches, she encour
ages girls to be accepting of
themselves and supportive to
their friends. She also encour
ages college students to get
involved in a mentorship pro-
CAMPUS NEWS
ASTRO
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wasn't around then."
Until 1995, there was no sci
entific backing to the existence
of life on other planets. On Oct
6, 1995, the Swedish
astronomers Michel Mayor
and Didier Queloz discovered
51 Pegasi, the first sun-like
star found with a planet orbit
ing it. Within months of the
discovery of 51 Pegasi, more
and more discoveries of extra
solar planets were made.
Discoveries regarding extra
solar planets are being made
so frequently since the discov
ery of 51 Pegasi that Williams
had to update the number of
extrasolar planets in his pow
erpoint during the presenta
tion.
The planets that will be
observed by the Kepler mis
sion are millions of miles away
from Earth. To demonstrate
this, Williams threw ping pong
balls out to members of the
audience which were meant to
represent extrasolar planets.
The area of study that the
Kepler mission encompasses is
3,000 light years long.
Comparatively, the edge of the
galaxy from Earth is 25,000
light years away.
"The goal with extrasolar
planet research is to get to that
Star Wars image," Willaims
said. "Our goal is to find anoth
er Earth-like planet."
One of the problems that
astronomers encounter when
studying extrasolar planets is
an occurence called diffrac-
KEEGAN MCGREGOR i The Behrend Beacon
Audience members were given ping pong balls to represent planets.
ticularly troubling is Dobbins
dining hall. He does not eat at
Dobbins, because the food is
positioned higher than he is
physically able to reach.
Besides the placement of the
food, it is a hassle to get there,
and he prefers to just avoid the
aggravation and instead dines
at Bruno's.
Despite all of the obstacles
that face Dorsch, he doesn't let
them hold him back. He is just
an average college student,
and he couldn't be happier
with his decision to attend
Behrend. On a final note,
Dorsch exclaims, "I've come to
one of the best places I could
ask to be!"
gram with junior and high
school-aged girls. "Being a
mentor to a younger girl in
your life and in your commu
nity is one of the most reward
ing things you can do," says
Nadeau.
Lauren Brake, President of
Behrend Panhellenic, started
arranging for Nadeau to come
to Behrend over a month ago.
"I thought it was really suc
cessful," said Brake. "It's
something everyone can relate
to, and everyone that I talked
to enjoyed it."
Kelly Lloyd, a junior major
ing in History, said that the
event was a worthwhile expe
rience. "I enjoyed it. One thing
that really stood out was learn
ing how to react to women
who have issues with their
body, and what to say and how
to say it," said Lloyd. "I know
someone who is a size two and
thinks she's fat. I honestly
believe she is the most beauti
ful woman I know."
tion, which is when the light of
a star blurs out the image of its
planetary bodies. With current
technology, planets must be a
substantial distance away from
their star to be visible. As tech
nology improves and
astronomers find new ways to
decrease the problems caused
by diffraction, astronomers
will be able to find planets that
are closer to their suns.
Some of the members of the
audience were Behrend stu
dents studying Astronomy.
"I found it informative," said
James Svolos, a sophomore
psychology major. "The topic
was very interesting. I feel like
it will supplement what we are
learning in Astronomy class
with Dr. Williams quite well."
"The open house was pretty
cool," said Zack Smith, a soph
omore also majoring in
Psychology. "The prospect of
extraterrestrial life is very
interesting. Technology is
always improving, and Dr.
Williams was well versed on
the latest findings of
astronomers."
During the presentation,
Williams detailed upcoming
astronomy event.. l'he next
astronomy open l'nuse is
scheduled for April 20, and is
titled "Great telescope:
Galileo's legacy."
May 2 is International
Astronomy Day, with exhibits
and solar observing at the Erie
Planetarium, with telescope
observing taking place at
Behrend.
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