Annual Drag Show opens to crowd of hundreds izttlemr Culture 2 Showcase 5 Opinion 3 H&SS 6 Community 4 Business 7 Sports 8-10 School of Business gears up for trip to NYC l~ I 1 Gorny, ross country to AMC( title For the third straight year, the men's cross country team has taken home the AMCC Title, deftly handling all challengers this weekend. The women's team finished just short of the title, coming in third overall behind Frostburg State University and Franciscan. The Behrend Men's Cross Country team dom inated the field, with seniors Kevin Gorny and Andy lams finishing first and second overall, respectively. Along with the team's success, there were individual accomplishments as well. Gorny was named the AMCC Champion of this season for the second time since 2007. In addition to repeating success, both Gorny and Jams made the All-Conference Team for the fourth year in a row, making them the only the fifth and sixth men in the history of Behrend's Cross Country to do so. "It was pretty exciting," said lams. "I've been running for ten years and to end my run ning career with a Conference Champi onship and as a runner-up with these guys is amazing." For the women, the main competi tion was Frostburg State University and Franciscan University, last year's BUSINESS I 7 ND BEACON lams lead Men's AMANDA STETZ start . writer Registered Member Associated Collegiate Press unnn defending champions "We ran our hardest," said junior captain Liz Keller. "Fran ciscan is a tough team. They de served everything that they won today. They will still be a tough team to beat next year, as their best run ners will be returning next year." Running through the muddy fields from the weather overnight as well as the morning's presented a challenge for all teams. "The field was terrible," said sen ior captain Kevin Gorny. "The mud was thick and my time was affected by it. But we were racing to place, not for time, and I was real proud of my team." Under Gorny's lead, the men also earned 17 points, the lowest - and best - number of points a cross country team has scored in the history of the AMCC. "Both men's and women's teams ran ex cellent races," said Behrend's head coach Greg Cooper. "Our women ran well and I'm pleased with Jenna [Fatica] and Emily [Berry]. As for the men, one of the hard est things to do in sports is to do what you're supposed to do. It was awesome for them to step up and stay focused." 37 p* , e 56 partirtiotor7v, OdbeWOILCd Senior Andy lams finished second overall: seven iconds behind teammate Kevin Gorny. flu vaccine The first round of the free 2009 i. HI NI influenza vaccine will be avail (e to students, faculty, and staff on !nesday and Thursday. On Nov. 11, the vaccine will be avail able in McGarvey Commons from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The following day, the Junker Center will provide the vaccine from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The vaccine that Behrend has been given is the inactivated shots, not the nasal spray. According to the Center for Disease Control, inactivated shots mean that the virus in the vaccine has been killed; patients cannot get in fluenza from the shot. McMahon says that Edinboro Uni versity charged students five dollars for the vaccine. At Behrend, though, the treatment will be free "The govern ment is giving [the shots] to us for free and we want to supply people for free," McMahon said. "We just want people to come." According to y Pasky McMahon, Di- rector of the Health and Wellness Cen ter, students will only need to present their Penn State ID card and fill out a consent form in order to be vaccinated. McMahon or dered a total of 5,108 vaccines a month ago and will receive 2,500 on Tues day. "I ordered one for every student, faculty, and staff," she said. "I don't want people to get comfortable when they hear that we have 2,500 and say 'l'll get it later' because we don't know when we will get more after these," she said. Before the clinic, the vaccines will be stored in the Health and Wellness Center. McMahon said that Randy Geering, director of Housing and Food Services, loaned the Health and Well ness Center two refrigerators to store the vaccine. McMahon's greatest concern is that students will not take advantage of the free vaccine opportunity due to misin- formation "We want (students) to know that the H IN I vaccine is just as safe as the seasonal vaccine, it's been tested, and in the risk and benefit ratio- it is bene fit. It will not give you HINI," she said. "(Receiving the vaccines) is exciting for us," McMahon said. "I hope stu dents will take advantage. The target is students." The HINI vaccine, however, does not guard against seasonal flu. The CDC suggests that patients who re ceive the HINI vaccine should also seek out the seasonal flu vaccine as recommended. 10 Pages • Volume 56 • Issue 12 A Penn State Behrend Student Publication Behrend to receive H 1 N 1 CHRISTINE NEWBY managing; echtot By the numbers: HINI vaccine Vaccines given to Behnnd for distribution in the first round Confirmed or probable HINI cases in Erie Price to Behrend students for HINI 57 49 partly cloudy -Matt Alto, weather editor 5,108 Vaccines re quested by Behrend 2,500 County 5 Dollars per vaccine at Edinboro University vaccine
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