Friday, April 24, 2009 ii (i -',] By Evan Koser arts editor emksllo(a psu.edu Last Friday, the All-American Rejects and their opening acts brought down the roof of Junker - literally - while con cert-goers had lined up from the Junker Center to Jordan Road to the Bayfront as early as noon that day. Material fell from the cieling Super Bowl XLIII champs play in Junker Center Men's tennis claims back-to-back championships By Christine Newby sports editor cen50560/ psu.edu The Behrend men's tennis team proved they are the best in the their conference for the second consecutive year by winning the 2009 AMCC Men's Tennis Championship on April 19 at the Oxford Club in Wex ford, Pa. By winning the champi onship, the team is back-to back AMCC Champions and this,' also, marked the fourth time in eleven years that they have claimed the title. "A lot of our success is based on players working hard and working together," head coach Jeff Barger said. "They are a see MEN'S TENNIS on page 6. Newsroom: 898-6488 Fax: 898-6019 www.thebehrendbeacon.com ep rcrsos7@psu.edu • The All-American Rejects sold out the Junker Center for a performance on Friday. A crowd of over 2,500 attended the event of the Junker center during the sound-check of the sound sys tems around•three in the after noon. "It's not a problem," Kris Torok said, who headed the entire event in place of Jill Caldwell. Caldwell, who would normally act as head of the ac tivity, was out for maternity leave. It's not so extraordinary to see celebrities at Behrend. Last year the Junker Center played host to comedian Jim Gaffigan Jon Henderson led men's tennis to victory for the second time Forecast courtesy of student meteor, A Penn State Behrend Student Publication OCK I in the fall and 90s alternative band, Third Eye Blind in the spring. "This whole day is or dinary," Torok said. "As of right now, I'm the person between band, staff and students. I am acting as the trouble-shooter. Today, my job is to make sure everything is in place and runs smoothly." Prior to the day of the events, Torok said it's "all planning and programming." Concert Chair and student Caleb Rodgers said By Christine Newby sports editor censos6(u psu.edu Players of the Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers came to Behrend to play a different sport than their usual hard hitting style of foot ball on April 19 at the Junker Center. The Steelers basketball team competed against the Behrend Community All-Stars on the hardwood rather than out on the football field. In the game, both teams lived on the three point shot. "It was good day," Behrend head men's basketball coach see STEELERS on page 6 Friday High: 75°F Low: 51°F Mostly sunny. that to get the whole event re quired "ordering everything, renting equipment, and setting dates." In the past, Rodgers acted as the production chair for the Gaffigan performance and helped with putting to gether the Third Eye Blind con cert. Rodgers says that it takes months to set up a show like this one. Other than getting the necessary funding, provided by the Student Activity Fee (SAF), A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT HOW, WHY, AND WHERE BEHREND IS GROWING INTO THE NEW DECADE This is the last installment in a four-article series examining the ways in which Behrend is growing. After examining physical expansion, admis sions, and technology changes, the Beacon will wrap up the series with an analysis of how Behrend's academics are changing with the college. One of the many classic chal lenges that any university faces is the constant quest for rele vancy. In a constantly changing external environment of soci ety, colleges must react to changes in their surroundings in order to provide students with the best education possi ble in their field. Dave Christiansen,.the Asso ciate Dean at Behrend, explains that change can originate from any a variety of sources: stu dents, faculty, industry, or even challenges within a field. Chancellor Jack Burke, who is set to retire at the end of next year, says that change usually happens one of two ways. -A section of The Behrend Beacon ran in the Agri] 17 issue that mistakenly had images of football helmets within articles about John Madden retiring and the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting. These were meant to be images of John Madden and the Virginia Tech logo, respectively. The mix up was a result of technological errors when the newspaper's data was delivered to the printers. Saturday High: 80°F Low: 59°F Mostly sunny skies and ETT - 1 logist Matt Alto , 1 1 I 1 111 dili By Connor Sattely managing editor cisso6o«t psu.edu Sunday High: 74°F Low: 58°F Sunny with passing Forecast continued on page 3 the concert required a lot of pre-show setup. "As soon as we choose the band [to perform], we get in touch with their tour manager." From that point on, it's all about signing and re viewing contracts and getting the student community in volved as well. According to Rodgers, phone calls between offices and the tour mangers "took about about a month." Aside from delays see REJECTS on page 1 I i 1 I 1 The School of Nursing is a great example of academic growth at Behrend "There's the bottom-up ap proach, where things start from students and work up to admin istrators," he says, citing the Creative Writing program as an example. "Or, it can be top down; either way, we need to look for synergies, and keep in mind what students care about." Each school at Behrend, re sponsible for many different in dividual programs, has responded in its own unique way to demands from changes in an amorphous society. From changing specific elements of a teaching strategy to creating an entirely new major, the schools clouds Vol. LV No. XXVI Students victims of indecent exposure at Gorge By Matthew Schwabenbauer .news editor Students have been victims of indecent exposure near the Wintergreen Gorge on two sep arate occasions this month, according to an alert issued by Police Services. The most recent incident oc cured Saturday at 5:40 p.m. "Me and one of my friend were in the Gorge by Cooper Road," said one of the victims. "We noticed a guy up the hill waving something at us. At first we thought it was a flag, but then we realized it was his un derwear and he was completely naked." According to the victim, they immediately contacted the po lice and relayed a description of the perpetrator. A few days later, the victims were notified that the description matched that of a suspect for an incident that occured a few weeks ear lier. On April 2nd, an unidentified male exposed himself to sev eral students walking on the paved path along the Bayfront Connector at 3:30 p.m. The suspect is described as a white male in his 40's, approxi mately 5'7" with balding red dish brown hair, green eyes and a thin moustache. Faculty, staff and students are advised to use caution when walking through the Gorge. AMPOS recognize that in order for Behrend to stay a relevant uni versity, change must come bearing gifts. This is imthe last of a four part se- more in formation or to catch up on other articles, check out vvww.thebehrendbeacon.com News 1-5 Perspectives 7 Sports 8-10 Arts 11-13 Local Dining 14 mjss3B7 psusedu see EXPANSION on page ries. For