MY VOICE Holmes' trade hoses Steelers fans The nightmare of an offsea son got a whole lot worse for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, as star wide receiver Santonio Holmes, Super Bowl XLIII MVP, was traded to the New York Jets late Sunday night. Fans of the Steelers were left questioning the situation, specifically trading Holmes for only a fifth round selection in next week’s NFL Draft. However, it doesn’t take Holmes (Sherlock) to see what the Steelers’ motive for trading Holmes was. They were sick of his attitude, and wanted him gone. But for a fifth round pick? On paper, it looks like the Steelers got taken like a num ber at the deli line, and they did. However, the Steelers per sonnel felt it was a necessary move based on the circum stances. The circumstances: that is where things get interesting. The circumstances surrounding the Steelers have been the dominant source of news in the past few weeks, specifically the Ben Roethlisberger charges which were eventually MY VOICE Oliver's A piece of pepperoni pizza, tater tots, maybe a cup of fruit soaked in syrup, and a small carton of milk can most likely trigger a lot of peoples’ minds to reminisce on a time where they still rode a big yellow bus to school and played kickball during recess. Yes, I am talking about school lunches, and as we mostly know, we loved scarfing down the greasy pizza and salty tater tots, but any fruit or vegetables that found themselves on our plate were thrown out. Today, school lunches have only succeeded at becoming unhealthier, and kids are loving it. The sad fact is, America is kr ' for be ; - fp O lr 470! THF. BF.HRENn BEACON Executive Board Editor-in-Chlef: Business Msnager: Connor Sattely Bethany Long bjlso37@psu.edu Faculty Advisor: editor@psu.edu Managing Editor: Shawn Annarelli kjytO'k'psu edu Marketing Manager Katie Cook kics293@psu.edu •m5lBO (’>■ i I'di. J'.l-.',' > iNJiwi.r. jdksoo9@psu.edu dropped. Holmes has also been under fire for an incident at a nightclub. There are a lot of people you can put the blame on for this trade. Obviously, blame Holmes the-field troubl ing his u: marijuana (on he talked al “waking a. baking.”) You could also blame the Rooneys for being rash in their move of Holmes when they could have waited longer for better value or let him become a free agent after this season. Though both candidates probably deserve a lot of the blame, there is another person I would like to bring up as being responsible for the trade of Holmes: Ben Roethlisberger. revolution rocks the nation that are thrown into a mi crowave or fryer and then served on little lunch trays. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolu tion, a new show broadcasted on ABC, is shining a light on this dismal situation. Jamie Oliver, a British chef who was made famous through his mul tiple books and TV show “Naked Chef,” recently started a “food revolution” in England, helping to reform school lunches. Now Oliver has taken his revolution to one of the most unhealthy, out of shape countries in the world, Amer ica. Throughout his journey to the town of Mar shall, W ‘ Vi-"' News Editors: Ally Orlando acososl@psu.edu Rachelle Thompson rllso6s@psu.edu Asst. News Editor: Erie Peirce ewpsos2@psu.edu Kim Young While it may seem implausi ble that the Steelers quarter back could have sealed the fate of Holmes, it’s possible that he did just that. BRANDON BOYD senior writer why Santonio Holmes became the scapegoat for the situation. When choos ing between a quarterback and a wide receiver, the quarter back will almost always win out, even if they were accused of a worse crime, like Roethlis- Oliver looks to teach the com munity how to make healthy meals that are easy to make and affordable. Though many are joining Oliver throughout his process, he sees much re sistance, ranging from a local radio DJ who claims Marshall does not want to change, to an angry lunch lady who feels there is not enough time or money to make this type of food for children. I was immediately intrigued with the show. The idea that someone is going to this amount of trouble to try to change America shows that there are people in the world who still believe hat we can overcome s is terrible state of iod given to chil •en in our schools. I up in a predomi healthy house, mom was a physi i education teacher id always harped in the benefits of ing healthy, mean seeing chips or in our house called icial occasibn. I ai red the opportunity •ies at lunch or the ice cream on my Most children feel lame way and this seen as the first Sports Editors: Nick Blake npbso4l@psu.edu Alec Italiano ajiso37@psu.edu Opinion Editor: Neil James opmion@psu.edu With his second accu ',ome form of .conduct, the trass had to ing increas trated. Coupled with ts’ nightclub lent, the tiers had ly seen 'Ugh. iut why mid the eelers punish eir $lOO mil ion quarter back and irade him away? exactly Culture Editor: Shannon Ehrin sbesol7@psu.edu Copy Editors: Jeff Kramer jsksl6l@psu.edu Marcus Yeagley mjysol2@psu.edu Vldeographer: Mike Fultz mj!s2o4@psu. edu Daniel J. Smith photoeditor@psu. edu Ast. Photo Editor: Stephen Fyfitch stlso26@psu.edu Engineering Editor: Ryan Frankowski rslsos4@psu.edu berger was. This trade has put the Steel ers in an interesting predica ment for the upcoming NFL Draft and for any acquisition in the future. If the Steelers acquire some one who has so much as a park ing ticket, they look hypocritical. If they are truly done with putting up with char acter issues, they need to go after “good guys.” If they choose to select a wide receiver in the draft, there are several that could go in the first two rounds who don’t have character issues: Golden Tate from Notre Dame, Arrelious Benn from Illinois, and De maryius Thomas from Georgia Tech. As for Holmes, although he seemed surprised by the trade, he seems to have gotten over it fairly quickly. After all, on his Twitter page, he wrote “J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets.” For Steelers fans, they are left chanting a few slightly dif ferent four letter words, none of which are printable. things eaten during lunch are usually the desert, entree, or side such as fries. Vegetables always seem to find a way in the trash. Then again it’s hard to blame children when the vegetables and not fruits being served are fresh. As Oliver tries to show in his revolution, by making dishes that incorporate vegetables with other foods to mask the taste, you can teach children at a young age the importance of eating healthy. That really is key in this issue. If taught to eat properly at a young age, it can play a life-long role in mak ing a person a healthier, happy individual. While much of the responsibility falls on the par ents to practice these tech niques, the schools can fall in line giving kids a healthier lunch. In college, we all know our food choice is rather limited. While trying to cut out almost all fried food from my diet, I know I struggle to find choices as to what to eat quickly before class, but with a little work we can all focus on eating a little healthier. 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Sonney im mediately answered, I would cut 20% from Universities and Col leges even Penn State which is in my district. He does not seem to understand the total impact this would be on the students and the college. He never even hestitated in his response. This is a serious concern for me. MY VOICE The unofficial rules of concert etiquette Do you know that guy? That really obnoxious guy, who ruins every potentially awesome oc casion? Don’t be that guy. That being said, sometimes its tough to not be him. We do it subconsciously, slowly pissing off the innocent bystanders around us It hap pens most frequently when we get caught up in super cool events, like concerts, and with the Goo Goo Dolls coming to Behrend, it will be easy to be that guy. Here are a few instructions to not be him/her. 1. Use antiperspirants. When you are packed to gether tighter than a hipster's jeans, it’s really easy to get super personal with the person right next to you. Now, we all get sweaty now and then, but there’s a serious difference be tween uncomfortably moist and full-on swamp ass. Apply deodorant. wear cologne or frolic in a rose gar den. I don’t care what you have to do; just try to not to knock out your fellow concert goers with your funk. 2. Don’t wear improper clothes and complain about it. You will be standing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of people. It will get hot, and you will be stepped on (a lot). Unless you want to loose your flip-flops (along with a pint of blood and seven toe nails), wear close-toed shoes. You will regret it if you don’t. 3. Don’t wear a shirt of the band you are seeing. 1 understand that you want to express how much you like the band, but this is just redundant. It’s obvious that you like the opinion nlitoi Single copies ot the Beacon are hee and available at newsstands around campus. Additional copies can be pur chased with permission of the editor-in-chief for sl.s(i each. Opinions expressed herein aie not necessarily those ot all students, faculty or University administration. Opin ions expressed in columns, catloons. and letters are not necessarily those of The Behrend Beacon unless otherwise indicated. Behrend Beacon April 16,2010 www.thebehrendbeacon.com CATHI ZELAZNY ( hauunman. Inr ( ne dude takes forever to •ofess their undying love for pefully if these rules are fol 'wed then it will be a better -xperience for everyone in volved. Just don’t be that guy. All profile ihotos taken by Daniel Smith / Behrend Beacoi ial Polici besides, crowds at concerts the same as Erie weather: if i don’t like how it is, just it five minutes and it will nge.