Opinion
OUR VOICE
A thanks to Health and Wellness
With Behrend receiving
2,500 doses of the HINI
vaccine on Tuesday, the
Health and Wellness Center
needs to be recognized for
their effort and success in
pursuing the vaccinations.
Specifically, Patty Pasky
McMahon, Director of the
Health and Wellness Center
deserves recognition as
well. She has been ex
tremely persistent and the
main driving force not only
behind Behrend obtaining
the vaccine, but has worked
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The fall of the Red Wings' dynasty
The dynasty that the Red
Wings established from 1996-
2008 seems to be crumbling
away, and a new team may be
waiting for them to fall and
take their place
From '96-'OB
the Red Wings
won four Stanley
Cups and eight
division champi
onships, setting
themselves on a
throne above the
rest of the NHL.
A loss to the
Pittsburgh Pen-
guins in the 2009
Stanley Cup Final may have
just been the beginning of the
end for the mighty Red Wings.
The Wings had won the Cup
over a young, inexperienced
Penguins team in 2008, and
with game seven in their home
(Joe Louis Arena) it seemed
they would repeat as champi
ons.
The Pens had other plans,
and brought down the Red
Wings in a thrilling fashion,
earning their place on Lord
Stanley's cup.
Even so, they're the Detroit
Red Wings. It was a long series
and they just as easily could
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Sam Wilkinson
Biology
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with the Beacon closely on
details of its arrival at the
college.
The Health and Wellness
Center went through a spe
cific process in order to be
approved for the vaccina
tions.
McMahon never procras
tinated and wasted ab
solutely no time throughout
the entire process. Her con
stant determination was a
significant reason Behrend
will be administering vac
cines on Wednesday and
have won it. There's no way
that Wings are in the midst of a
downfall, right?
Well, I've pieced some things
together that may be evidence
to the take down of
the Wing dynasty.
In a league
where young talent
are in the spotlight,
the Red Wings have
an average age of 30,
with six players over
the age of 35.
The Penguins
average team age is
28, with only two
players over the age
of 35.
NICK BLAKE
sports editor
You might be thinking that a
two year age difference isn't
that much. So if that isn't
enough for you, let's take a
look at each team's star play
ers.
Pavel Datsyuk, the Red
Wings leading scorer with 97
points during the 08-09 season,
is 31-years-old.
Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins
leading scorer with 113 points
during the 08-09 season, is 23-
years-old.
The Penguins' captain and
leader Sidney Crosby, the
youngest captain to ever win a
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Thursday.
Sept. 1 was the first day
that the state put out the
HIM influenza vaccine ap
plication. McMahon applied
that day through the PA im
munization center.
On Oct. 8, McMahon was
approved to order the vac
cines. Once again, she re
sponded that day.
McMahon also called and
continued to call the Erie
County Department of
Health in attempt to keep
them aware of how impor-
Stanley Cup, is 22-years-old
and is only getting better as his
career progresses.
The Red Wings' captain and
leader Nicklas Lidstrom is 39-
years-old and certainly at the
end of his career.
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only young talent that the Pens
have to offer. Up and coming
players Jord
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started the;
season with
record of 12-
0, which
good for fig
place in
eastern conference, and first in
the NHL overall.
The Red Wings have started
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tant getting the vaccine to
Behrend was.
McMahon also called the
Beacon on Thursday morn
ing in hopes of still being
able to publish a story for
this week to get the word
out. She has been a major
force for us in helping to get
information about the vac
cine, and dispelling rumors.
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Behrend Beacon editorial staff
their season with a record of 6-
4-3, which places them at tenth
place in the western confer
ence.
Now, I know the season is
young, and sports dynasties
don't just come to an abrupt
end, but it seems like the Wings
are at the end of their road.
The Penguins have two of the
'est players
to age of 25,
he league's
goaltenders
aso under
le age of 25)
Lnd plenty of
lepth to back
'em up.
The
'ings' top
layers are
efinitely
'ing pushed
the back of
line by the
HL's young
lent. Let's
.e it, they're
getting old.
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, d Wings to
if they don't
want to, it's only a short matter
of time until the Penguins sim
ply take it away.
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MY VOICE
Love & hate at PSB
As an opinion writer, you're
supposed to have a plethora of
topics to write full length arti
cles on with passionate opin
ions.
I'm a horrible, horrible per
son.
I'm not going to B.S. my way
through an article on one topic,
so I'm going to take the easy
way out. I'm going to write
about the things I love and hate
here at Penn State Erie.
Love: The class sizes. The
biggest class I have had so far
here at Penn State Erie is 140.
That's not bad. At University
Park, some of the more popular
classes can have over 300 peo
ple. That class has more people
in it than Hell. (Hell, Michigan,
has an unofficial population of
266 people.)
Hate: Costs. I've talked
about the parking passes here;
we don't need to go down that
road again. However, other
costs that I complain about
come with all collegiate experi
ences - books, supplies, etc.
College is proving to be expen
sive. I think I have over 4,000
people that can confirm that
with me.
Love: The atmosphere. Is a
mini-Penn State University
Park. The scenery here is beau
tiful, the buildings are nice, and
the teachers are kind. There is
not much to say other than that
Penn State Behrend is a solid
school.
Hate: The events. Penn
State Main offers a Jay-Z con
cert and a packed house for a
football game in one weekend.
Penn State Behrend? A reading
at the Smith Chapel? No of
fense to the reader, but color
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MY VOICE
Sick of Favre
Being a Green Bay Packers
fan in Erie has never been easy.
Don't get me wrong, living here
does occasionally feel like Wis
consin, but it used to be tolera
ble because I could be proud of
being a Brett Favre fan.
As the two other Packers fans
on campus know, Brett Favre
meant more to the
fans and people of
Green Bay than
any other sports
figure ever meant
to a city. I was
crushed when he
"retired" for the
first time. My girl
friend at the time
nearly cried. But
we both took sol
ace that he had
-h
chosen such a
classy, heartfelt
way to end a legendary career
in the NFL.
Then it happened. He de
cided that he wasn't done play-
ing football. I was crushed all
over again, but this time I was
angry too. How could he decide
that he wanted to play football
for any other city besides the
one that stuck with him
through bad seasons, plentiful
interceptions, and even pain
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BRANDON BOYD
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WEHRER
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I Policies
me unimpressed. I realize that
Erie isn't exactly a calling for
big name stars, but c'mon.
What is MC Hammer doing
these days? We can do better!
Love: Communications de
gree. I have to take a moment
to say why I love the Communi
cations degree offered at Penn
State Behrend. At Penn State
Main, you have to choose
something specific under the
branch of Communications
(print Journalism, advertising,
public relations, etc). Here at
Behrend, you get a little bit of
everything in your degree. It's
a broader degree, and can lead
towards a variety of ways to go
in a career.
Hate: Phrases that teachers
use. I have had several teach
ers here at Behrend tell me that
something is interesting. Not
that they thought it was inter
esting; they stated it like it was
a fact. The topics these two
teachers were talking about?
Soil and communicational
styles. Please. I find just about
anything more interesting than
soil. Don't tell me something is
interesting; just say that you
think it's interesting. If not, I'll
probably end up losing interest
in what you're discussing.
Love: The people. There are
a lot of friendly people here at
Penn State Behrend. The
teachers are kind and willing to
help, and they legitimately care
about students. Plus, as an
added bonus, there are plenty
of pretty ladies around campus.
Hate: That these pretty
ladies aren't after me. Hey, my
list of positives reads like a gro
cery list. I'm kind, funny, loyal,
mellow, good-looking, and, of
course, humble. Very, very
humble.
pill addiction?
I watched in disbelief as he
put on a jersey that was the
wrong color green and stared
in awe at the same jersey dis
played in local sports stores.
My only consolation was that
Favre played pretty awfully as a
New York Jet. He played so
bad, in fact, that I
thought this unfor
tunate saga could
finally be over, and
things could go
back to normal.
Then it hap
pened. The treason
that would put
Judas and Bene
dict Arnold to
shame. Brett Favre
signed with the
innesota
Vikings. I could
feel the entire state of Wiscon
sin gnash their teeth in a uni
versal state of cheese fueled
rage.
Favre and the Vikings beat
the Packers twice this season,
including once at home. I feel
the familiar feeling of wanting
Brett to come back one more
year, but this time so the Pack
ers can get one more chance to
kick his geriatric ass.