HEALTH AND WELLNESS Four students test positive lor HI N 1 BY CONNOR SATTELY editor-in-chief Two more Penn State Behrend stu dents have tested positively for Swine Flu, bringing the college's total to four. According to a Penn State Behrend press release on Thursday, the two students were both tested at the col lege's Health and Wellness Center. Seven students in total tested posi tive for the Type A influenza; three Student Organizaton Stipends Behrend currently offer stipends to members of their executive editorial boards. Each organiza tion gets funds for it’s student stipends in a different manner. The stipends for the Bei. Beacon are drawn exclusively surplus advertising revenue. • 14% for Editor-in-Chief • 12% for Managing Editor • 10% for Business Manager •10% for Web Editor •6% for Page Editors •4% for Copy Editors •4% for Account Exec Photoßeview. 2 News 3 Local/National 4 Greek 5 Community. 6 Culture 7 were tested off-campus while four were tested in the Health and Wellness Center. All students have gone home to recover. FUrther testing for the HINI virus returned positive for the four tested at Behrend; the school does not know the results of the other three students' tests. No additional students have re turned tests positive for Type A in fluenza; as of press time, the total remains at seven. Many students, Index Opinion 8 Business 10 Humanities 11 Sports 12 nd Beacon Registered Member Associated Collegiate Press though, have inundated the Health and Wellness Center with complaints of flu-like symptoms. Students who have influenza-like ill ness (ILF) symptoms are being ad vised to follow self-isolation guidelines, as well as fight the illness through “bed rest, fluid intake, and the use of over-the-counter medications to reduce pain, fever, coughs and other symptoms.” When students complain of ILF Behrend Sports symptoms, they are tested for Type A influenza, which can either be sea sonal flu or the HIN 1 virus, otherwise known as “Swine Flu.” If students test positive for Type A influenza at this point in the year, Erie County Department of Health esti mates they have about a 90% chance of having the HINI strain, because usually the seasonal influenza will not >BOO for Executive Director >650 for Assistant Executive Direct >3OO for Finance Manager >3OO for Administrative Assistant >3OO for Webmaster >450 for Publicity Chair >350 for Film Chair >350 for Comedy Chair >350 for Night Club Chair >350 for Special Events Chair fpiday 69„ 68 ss 73 58 mostly sunny mostly cloudy Forecast courtesy Matthew Alto, weather editor team km ifivmional See Swine flu on page 3 .ntertainment inds are drawn from the S ’airs and Student Activit ' v ■ 1 page U 12 Pages • Volume 56 • Issue INTERNET Price of Piracy Campus cracks down on downloaders Students coming to Penn State Behrend have to sign an Internet pol icy agreement that specifically pro hibits the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials. That doesn’t stop all students from trying their luck. Some aren’t aware of the possi ble punishments for stealing movies or music off of the Internet Jamie Boorman-Padgett, a Behrend freshman, brought his laptop with him to the Hammermill labs while waiting for class to begin on Friday. While there, he decided to illegally download two of the newest episodes of HBO’s True Blood. After his downloads completed, he closed his laptop and went to class. Two hours later he returned to the Hammermill labs and tried to connect to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). It didn’t connect. “I wonder if I’ve been caught,” he says was his first thought. Upon re turning to his room, Boorman-Padgett says he received an e-mail from Uni versity Park security. “Due to a complaint, your VPN access is being temporarily disabled in accor dance with University Policy AD 20,” it read. “I knew I was doing something wrong, so you know, I can’t complain, but it’s frustrating,” he says. “It’s like the first time you get a speeding ticket; you were doing something wrong, so SCHOLARSHIPS Behrendto expand leadership scholarship Frequently, students at Penn State Behrend have to choose between being active in student organizations and working a job. Dr. Ken Miller, Di rector of Student Affairs, is hoping to change that by offering leadership scholarships. “Currently, there are 45 students re ceiving a $lOOO per year scholarship for leadership,” said Miller “15 fresh man, sophomores, and juniors. Next year we will include seniors as well.” Miller said that students often don’t participate in student activities as much as they want to because they often have to work. Miller hopes that by offering leader ship scholarships to reduce the need for money, Behrend can get more stu dents to participate in organizations on campus. Miller acknowledged that $lOOO was “a drop in the bucket” of a student's fi nancial obligations. “We’re working hard to create leadership scholar ships,” continued Miller. These scholarships are meant to be for students of all walks, said Miller, not just those with a perfect GPA. Anyone can apply for the scholar ships via an online application, al though incoming freshman must do so earlier than current students. To raise money for the scholarships, Miller has approached former student leaders who are now alumni, but the sluggish economy has made it harder to get donations. Miller was confident, however, that things would turn around in the future for the scholarships. A Penn State Behreni Student Publicatioi BY ALLY ORLANDO .i-.'./'.f.irjf /ten s editor See Piracy on page 3 BY MIKE O. WEHRER news vditor mostly cloudy
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