News Convenience Store continued from front page most vital thing students would value most and we can finally give it to them." Burger added that a variety of toi letries as well as other supplies would be helpful in cutting down on student's frequent trips to the local Wal-Mart. The million-dollar construction proj ect will take about six months to com plete according to Randy Geering, Director of Operations for Penn State Behrend. "We're in the early design phases right now, but we have big plans," Geer ing mentioned. He also added that the new structure will be adjacent to Bruno's and students Copy/Multimedia Center moves to Erie Hall After space became available after the Bursar and Registrar offices moved to the Metzgar Building, the Copy and Multimedia Center has been happy to call Erie Hall home. Formerly located in the Kochel building, the Copy and Multimedia Center moved to Erie Hall early August. The Copy and Multimedia Center was separated into different locations across over the summer due to construction and renovations in Kochel and Erie Hall. While the separation of offices pre sented a challenge to the Copy and Mul timedia Center over the summer, manager John Fontecchio believes that all the changes were made for the better OBS renovations delay labs The major companies involved in the project include Scohell (HVACS), Spaeders (Plumbing), Connecto (elec- Behrend students have seen their fair tric), and VWR (casework). share of construction around campus. Students will soon see the results of the One of the more recent projects under- construction, according to Randy Geer taken is the reconstructe of the OBS ing, ` labs will start having classes building. a. :•; t. 7, while two °their-UM Will also The Otto Behrend Science Buildi • rt having classes on Sept. 10 and roof more commonly known as the OBS, construction will continue through Sep began reconstruction on April 4, 2010. tember." The project will include newly updated The reconstruction will cost approxi- Intro to Chemistry and Organic Chem- mately $6.3 million. This is not the first istry labs, new HVAC systems, and a time the science building has had recon new roof with top air handling units. struction: The school of nursing office But why begin reconstruction now? complex was renovated and one of the The need arose from outdated labs from classrooms (Room 101) was also up the 1960'5." answered Randy Geering, graded. Director of Operations. "The planning Soon, Behrend students will enjoy the of this project probably started many new facilities to help further their edu years ago from the chemistry faculty cation. asking to have the labs upgraded." WITH A STR TIME LOST IS BR If you suddenly have or see any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 immediately: Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body • Confusion, trouble speaking or understanding • Difficulty seeing in one or both eyes • Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Severe headache with no known cause Learn more at StrokeAssociation.org or 1-888-4-STROKE Movie eat k:n cot by a go , vran woo; horn illy buyha tour,Pntion AMANDA STETZ news editor BY ERIC PIERCE (01(1/1 will find themselves very pleased with the results. Ken Miller, Director of Student Af fairs took the ideas for the new store to University Park and returned with a new way to "green up" the Behrend campus. University Park has granted Behrend with $20,000 to do just that as trees and flowers will surround the outside of the store upon completion. Also outside dumpsters and the new loading dock will be concealed and hid den behind paneling to make the space more appealing. The project is expected to be com plete by late spring. and has improved their work environ ment. The area was designed for us and everything is new said Fontecchio. "Our workflow has improved with our pro duction because of our new machines." Along with the new office, Fontecchio appreciates the central location. "There is more foot traffic here," said Fontecchio. "The central location allows for more students to pass by and see our office, as opposed to the old Kochel of fice." The only negative to the move was the limited space in Erie Hall in compar ison to Kochel. With the move, the Copy and Multimedia Center lost the garage where paper was delivered. While Fontecchio says that the paper delivery is now more of a challenge, the "set up is more efficient". American Stroke Association. *O. &,. WAntwun 1 , 41131 11116 Idol: a shot at fame continued from front page and positive, plus I sang it for my cousin who was killed in May.- Bass was in a group with three other men. The other three audition ing were stopped 10-15 seconds into their songs, not long by most stan dards, but long enough for the judges to make up their minds. The last of the four to sing was Bass. "I knew I had to nail it immedi ately after 15 seconds," said Bass. "I thought they would've cut me off, hut they didn't." No, they sure did not stop him. Bass kept singing until the judges asked for another song. "They let me sing about 20-30 sec onds of my second song, then asked me to step back in line." The judges talked amongst them selves and finally asked to Bass to sing again. "They asked me to sing something to 'showcase [my' range, something we know.'" So Bass gave them "Halo." After singing the chorus, Bass was once again told to step back in line. At this time, a third producer was called over to help judge and Bass was asked to sing "Halo" one more time. "As I started they said, 'No, from the good part,' meaning from the Respect Comes Full Circle The Office of Educational Equity and Diversity Programs welcomes all students, faculty, and staff to a Together we can continue to create an environment that promotes respect for differences while fostering caring understanding throughout the campus. new and exciting academic year! relationships and cross-cultural Best wishes this semester! office, of Edutatimital, § zeltAihro.. Dikrsito Prveraw Division of Student Affairs 1 Reed Union Building (814) 898-7101 Behrend.•su.edu/e•uit email:Diversit high part of the song without allow ing me to build to it and that's where I cracked," said Bass. "I knew then that I had blown my opportunity. I didn't expect to sing so many songs in the first round," said Bass. While Bass said the female pro ducer wanted to send him through, "the male didn't . He didn't even look at me when I sang. What really hurt was the fact that there was another guy in my 'demographic' nailing his aud:tion. When I messed up, he went onto the next round." The female producer told the four guys that none of them were going through this time, that for season ten the bar is set really high. For Bass, she had something more to say. "She looked at me directly and said 'But you have a lot of potential, 1 see a lot, a lot of potential in you. Keep working and try again.'" Anyone in Bass's position would have been drained by the end of the day. Spending all that time audition ing. thinking you were getting closer with each song, only to hear a 'no' at the ending would give anyone a de jected feeling. "I feel that I sang my heart out the first three times," said Bass. "I don't know how I managed to pull it off. Must've been God helping me," said Bass. "I only have two regrets: not Behrend • su.edu BEHREND BEACON August 27, 2010 www.thebehrendbeacon.com having a third song already pre pared so I wouldn't have had to sing 'Halo.' I should have sang `So Sick' by Ne-Yo. And my other regret is not skipping the line to audition earlier, because maybe then I would have made it through." Besides wishing he could have done some things differently, Bass has been lifted by this experience and can only move forward with his singing career. He does, however, feel that the audition process was not in any way perfect and that it had its pros and cons. "Pros: you meet talented people and you can network," said Bass. "And many people owe their success to Idol. Cons: there were many great singers that did not get through. People that if it were a choice be tween them or me, I would have chosen them. And yes, there were gimmicks and they let them through. But the show is meant for entertainment and talent." Singers who don't get through might be bitter and refuse to ever watch the show again. Bass, though, has decided that he will tune in to the Jersey Auditions. Does he also plan on auditioning again? "I'm considering it, God willing something comes along before then."
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