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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The need arose from outdated labs from classrooms (Room 101) was also up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."
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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".
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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
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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
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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."