Kinsey Sicks SHAWN ANNARELLI Kinsey Sicks performed a vulgar, dis turbing and truly enjoyable act for hun dreds of Behrend students in McGarvey Commons. The bottom line is that they brought the entire audience to a standing ova tion. "We bring enjoyment and corruption to our audiences," said Trampolina, a member of Kinsey Sicks. Kinsey Sicks is self-proclaimed as Nathan Myers (left) and Danielle Dortenzo (right) performed a duet together and were finalists at the Behrend Idol competition on March 25. Student singers shine in annual Behrend Idol competition Sttident performers participated in Behrend idol, sponsored and organ ized by the Matchbox Players, this Thursday. Scania Rbsales, die President of the Pltqipt, wpa tlw event two year* lt lias hw wound for sev eral years, but was last year. turnout wttWhe aflertedbytb* marketing Breastival Testival holds mini-festival to raise awareness CAROLYN ZAFFINO On March 30, McGarvey Commons will be transformed into a mini-festival for cancer awareness, known as the Breastival Testival Festival. It is being held by the School of Nurs ing, Hamot for Women, the Office of Student Activities, and a few other local organizations. The festival begins at 11 a.m. and goes until 4 p.m. “This free event for stu dents is held to raise breast cancer and testicular cancer awareness and pro mote good health habits among young men and women,” says Kris Torok, the Director of Student Activities. Torok went on to state that the main purpose of the festival is that, while the students are playing games and eating the free Culture 2 H&SS: 6 News: 3 Business: 7 Local/National: 4 Opinion: 8-9 Community: 5 Sports: 10-12 bring "enjoyment and corruption" "America's Favorite Dragapella Beau tyshop Quartet." Indeed, their sublime harmony mixed with their provocative nature made for a unique experience. 'We've been trying to bring in Kinsey Sicks for over a year," said Virginia Rodgers, a senior communications major and the president of Trigon. "We looked them up last year, fell in love with them and did a lot of hard work to bring them in." Rodgers said she hopes that the per formance allows students to be open to embracing diversity on campus. managing editor period-which was interrupted by Spring Break-and its location. They hoped to hold it in Bruno’s because they thought that it would draw a larger crowd. “We had some contestants who were first-time performers. We didn’t want to put them in a place that would really put them on the spot. Reed 117 is a more intimate setting,” Rosales said. ALLY ORLANDO . news editor However, Rosales thought that the turn out they received in Reed 117 was great. About 50 or 60 students showed up. The final three contestants were Jes sica Hartman, Virginia Rodgers, and the duo of Nathan Myers and Danielle Dortenzo. There were three rounds and each munications Sciences and Disorders contestant sang one song pejround, ftugor involved with the Matchbox The judge* commented Wsteewn. Players,saysth*t slut is “thinking each round. The judges about giing testa ttteiatf theatre for Bishop, Choral Director; mam ah coßege.* She daberßies Being on food, they will also be gathering impor- Scrubs Club, said that “students can win tant information. There are even prizes a prize if they go through all 23 educa involved for attending the festival. tional tables. The tickets gained at each Torin Karsonovich, a member of the table can be used in the Chinese auc- staff writer Penn State Behrend Student Activities The Breatival Testival, sponsored by the School of Nursing, Hamot for Women, and friday ■ r partly cloudy the spot Student Activities, will be held on March 30. Kinsey Sicks' hour-long show con sisted of borderline distasteful pop song parodies and endless insults directed at the audience. "Did you ever notice that the more we insult people the more they like us?" said Trixie, another member of Kinsey Sicks, and also said that she is living a dream. "We spread joy all over America and see the world,” Trixie said. "There is a lot of substance to our show, too. 1 want young people to think about their dreams and take steps towards those White, the President of the Panhel lenic Council; Kris Torok, the Director of Student Activities; and Mike Bilz, a junior international business and mar keting major. Nathan Myers, a freshman mechan ical engineering major, has been in bands since he was 14. “It was interesting. I was a little bit nervous, which was strange. I’ve played in front of thousands and this was 50, but I’ve never played in that intimate of a setting,” Myers said. Myers sang a duet with junior Danielle Dortenzo. “I will definitely do it next year. I probably will do the [duet] again if Danielle wants to,” he said. Jessica Hartman, a freshman Com- • /!" uraiL &$L Saturday 48/36 partly cloudy dreams After the show, for better or worse, she may be in the dreams of a Behrend student, Shane Bromley, a junior chiro practic major. Trixie declared him as her new love interest and hit on him for sev eral minutes halfway through the show. "I laughed so hard I got a headache." Bromley said. "1 blew her a kiss, too." Kinsey Sicks took it easy on Bromley when you consider how the group unex pectedly incorporated Kyle Egli into the show. ight stage and singing in front of people as “the most amazing feeling in the world.” “At first it was a little bit intimidat ing because a lot of the kids knew a lpt of the people that were in the audi ence, and I didn’t necessarily have that going for me,” Hartman said. These feelings don't last long, though. “Anything I was worried about or concerned about before I sing disappears.” “It was really cool to be recognized by Dr. Bishop because I had him for choir, and he really demands excel lence, which is something I really re spect,” Hartman said. According to Rosales, all of the con testants were pretty well-prepared, “They all knew what they were doing, which made it harder for the judges to choose a winner,” she said. “Congrats to all the contestants, I re ally think they did a good job.” There are some people, like Emily and Chelsea Lewis, who volunteered to work because they had a relative taken by cancer. “We volunteered because we are in Scrubs Club and we were asked to vol unteer and help out with the festival and it also is something that has significant meaning to us,” said Emily Lewis. Torok was happy to -say there have been 60 students that have signed up to volunteer, but students are still able to volunteer for the festival by simply going to the Office of Student Activities and signing up at the RUB Desk. There have been meetings, for those running the festival, since late January. There is also a training session for any body who would like to help out at one of the education tables. continued on page 3 Sunday 'MBy47/3 i showers Playing with race AMBER MILLER Are you white? Be Asian. Are you Asian? Be Hispanic. Or black, or Indian. Diversity hit home for stu dents who received a rare chance: the ability to see their appearance as a member of a different race. This chance came in the form of a "Race Machine," which the Diversity Committee of Student Government Association (SGA) displayed in front of Bruno’s this week. Almedina Alicusic, the Chair person of the Diversity Com mittee, says that the Race Machine was brought to raise awareness of different ethnici ties. "The diversity aspect of it is a large reason we brought it here,” said Alicusic, a junior studying English literature at Behrend. "Showing what you could look like as a different ethnicity helps us realize that we re all closer than we think." The machine models its viewer s appearance as a differ ent race or age. It also models an idea of what a person's chil dren would look like if paired with another participant. “It was an interesting experi ence,” said freshman biology major Danielle Pelenskv, "to see what 1 would look like in someone else's skin. Alicusic and co-director Rose Francois were a driving force in bringing the Race Machine to campus. continued on page 3 Economy speaker packs conference center AKEEM MCINTOSH husinos* editor A government sponsored Cri sis “How Fannie, Freddie, and the Fed caused the recession.” Wondering where your savings went? Economist Andrew Young spoke to a packed Samuel P. “Pat” Black 111 Confer ence Center on Thursday Who night and of- Economist fered some Dr. Andrew answers. Young Young spoke What: as part of the Economics Economics anc | Liberty and Liberty Speaker Speaker Se ries at Penn State Behrend, sponsored by Charles Koch. Dan Smith / The Behrend Beacon In his address to students, Young discussed the role that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac played in the recent market col lapse. continued on page 7 sf,i lf writor
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