BEHREND BEACON PI \\ PSB to complete convenience store Spring 11 Every year the Penn State Behrend Student Facilities Fee Committee (SFF) recommends a number of reno vations that would improve the overall appearance and functionality of the campus. The college's Stu dent Facilities Fee funds such proj ects and this year was no different. Soon, students will expect to see a convenience store attached to the Reed Building. In 2008, Penn State Behrend students voted in favor of a $lOO per student per semester fee, which is used solely for improve ments to student facilities. Convenience Store: Quick Hits Who: SFF Com mittee - six stu dents, six staff members and administrators. What: On-cam pus convenience store that will sell items to make students' lives a bit easier. When: School officials hope to have the con struction com pleted sometime in Spring se- Future con struction and ren ovation projects such as the new convenience store are determined based on recom mendations from the SFF Commit tee. mester this aca demic year. Where: Just outside of Reed, joined with Bruno's Cafe. Why should anyone care: It's students' money that is creating it, and it will cut down on those frantic Wal-Mart runs. The commit tee includes six students plus six staff members and administrators, and recommends how SFF funds are used. Student Government Assistant Pres ident, as well as SFF co-chair, Stephen Burger are excited about the new ad dition. "Typically the committee does not work on a proposal basis but on sur veys," said Burger. "A convenience store was ranked as the second most vital thing students would value most and we can finally give it to them." continued on page 3 Brazil plays host to Chance of a lifetime for soccer team as they Basketball athletes go head to head against tour the countryside playing against locals r Brazilian teams, help teach natives English This summer Behrend's Men Soccer team got the chance of a lifetime, a trip to Brazil where they would get a Me to play against local Brazilian ..mg. The country has always been . s ;flu , its major impact on soccer yy y days of Pele (the godfather e beautiful samba like play the' recent Brazilian teams as led by Kato- and Ronaldino. The Lions went on a nine day trip from May 17-26 and were able to vista the cities of Sao Bento do Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, and Paraty. The team played three games against local Brazilian teams, along with coaching. clinics for the local children. Coach Dan Perritano took 31 players, coaches and parents on the trip to Brazil. "This trip is a great opportunity for our players, who are excited about the adven ture and chance to compete internation ally," Perritano said on psblions.com. "Soccer is a significant part of the trip, but sharing in the cultural experience with their teammates will be of even greater value." One thing the men quickly found out was how different the countries were. Aside from Raphel Bretz who was born in Brazil no one had been there, so to discover the major difference in culture was a shock for some. Seeing slums and dogs roaming the street was evidence of this. "I learned how good we have it in Amer- gadons Opinion: 5 Culture: 2 Showcase: 6 News: 3-4 Sports: 7-8 JENNA ABATE news editor Behrend singer auditions for American Idol To win American Idol, one must sur vive several weeks of live audience performances, some not-so-pleasant critiques by judges and always a final reveal of who's made it through to the next week and who has not. First, though, one must audition. Just the word "audition" can make the stomach vibrate with nerve in duced butterflies, very similar to how most react upon hearing that they I knew I had to nail it immediately after 15 have to give a speech or presentation. Unlike giving a speech or presenta- seconds. I thought they would've cut me off, tion, which normally involves standing behind a podium for support, those but they didn't. auditioning have nothing to hide be hind and no music to guide them along. Contestants are putting them selves out there, saying "I have talent, ELESE MERKOVSKY sports editor SHANNON EHRIN culture editor ica," said senior. Zech Herd. "Brazil is extremely poor country; definitely ' more of an appreciation for the have here in America. This dent On the way to Rio, ti pretty shocking to see. Evr could tell it was a poor c dered around everywh' old, and the technology as it is in America." While the country fay the beauty of the cow. While the team was not clinics, they were able the Brazilian culture. coffee being produced, and a boat trip around ' "We got to go on a sk all around the differei Paraty. The scenery wa breath taking," said Br blions.com. The team was there to play did very well with a 2-1 record Brazilian teams. One thing the adapt to was the fact that the not communicate easily with tl other team, and fans. Throug common bond was formed. often traded jerseys, a sign of ri in professional soccer, and th lowed the team as if the men wi "I definitely feel like we had a pact on the kids," Herd said. " think, but they don't see Ameri continued on page 7. , friday 7 2 15 8 sunny I can sing," and they have to really back that up. Out of the thousands that audition in the first round, only 100-200 people are chosen to go through to the next preliminary auditions. The tryouts seen on TV are nothing compared to what actually happens at the large venues holding them. Behrend senior Earl Bass experienced that first hand this summer. asketball and soccer teams Bass auditioned for the next season of American Idol on Aug 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After driving seven hours to get to the audition, Bass had to wait another 12 hours to actually sing. One of the last hundred people to go out of almost 10,000 people, Bass had to audition on the arena floor, where there were still many contestants wait ing. Earl Bass, senior , saturday 79/62 sunny KAELA BISHOP us since they've been here. They really did senior reporter a nice job throughout the whole trip." • The Lions took away much more than bas eson .11 skills and a good time from this trip. il. During' 4.am was welcomed everywhere they historic cit The players were able to see and ex and Paraty. a ge the different landscapes and cul \tests against ture 3‘ - two basket- "The el I, cultural experience that our guys were, le to take away form it is hard to mea '." Niland said, "We were able to dct_ e some things that not only opened es but also, hopefully for our es them a perspective on the 6 how people live." am played a game in the city of I. The game was advertised with a on the building which was reward the players to see. They won the nd after, interacted with the other ayers and the audience, which con f many children. earn also traveled to the city of Sao le Sapucai. This city is home to a inous region. From their bus, every s able to experience the view as it v. Also, in this city the players taught to the local children. n you put all that together the kids ain an appreciation for the beauty of ind the different cultures," said Ni- Iso, you gain a tremendous appreci what a great country we live in and come back and realize that the tates is a I be entering named the en times, has 8 Pages • Volume 57 • Issue 2 A Penn State Behrend Student Publication "Totally not private," was how Bass described it, which could make any singer slightly more nervous. Auditioning in front of two produc ers, Bass first sang "Get It Together" by India. Arie, but not one song or even two or three were enough. The judges wanted to hear more and Bass obliged them with performances of "Ordinary People" by John Legend and back-to back renditions of "Halo" by Beyond.. These songs were not chosen by ran dom, either, especially "Get It To gether." "I like to sing songs that have mean ing to me," said Bass. "'Get It To gether' is my motivational song. It keeps me focused and positive, plus I sang it for my cousin who was killed in May. continued on page 3 ontinued on page 7. , sunday 8 2 / 6 4 sunny
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