Homecoming Court held Seven Penn Sta, dents were arrested custody on this Thu] ber 30. The custody jail set up outsidi charges: excessive 'ere made a pub :ed to spend two hours in the jail outside Bruno's, solicited by the unrelenting "war- Three student organizations each refit their respective groups to increase political awareness, activism ANDREW TARR staff writer Politics play a crucial part of the everyday lives of college students, from the laws that they follow, the taxes they pay, to the costs of their education. Many, however, tend to ignore our freedom to play a role in the decisions that affect our freedom. All po litical scientists will agree se students liter, breast Fall 2010 Houle!-'' cancer bene ose who solicit fits group from passersby Linked by positions on the Pink, is first a way to deter mine which nominees for holm would be in the fina, a means to collab• POLITICAL REVIVAL that political awareness is key to preserving democ racy. Behrend has three student groups devoted to that awareness and to the revival of political life on campus. Professor Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Po litical Science and Adviser for all three political groups on the Behrend campus, has been working with the student groups to den" - and pr dent of the Home- Andrew as ally inspiring to i e i, much money Agents were willing to a FWMaVW dent body in order to raise money for an altruistic cause. ate to breast cancer help them better spread political knowledge on campus. "I have been urging the groups to obviously be vis ible on campus," says Speel. "I have always told student groups that the best way to make students remember that an election is coming up or to make them aware that a cam paign is going on is to have tables set up on campus regularly where there voter registra- In forms or politi- I brochures." Messina, Pres int of College Re blicans, has :en the lead :hin his own or tization. ,o far this year, lege Republi cs has been a rk in progress, in [rig to build our group basi cally from the ground up," he said. "I have been working with Pennsylvania candidates jail for charity Also, as Behrend has been without a homecom ing for the past two years, the fundraiser was a way to raise aware- Immitte 1 it , lecoelini effective' leNtirliir, pi!it!ti fl,' Mike Kelly and Pat Toomey on their campaigns and I'm trying to bring these candi dates to campus." Adam Fracassi, has assumed the role as President of the Political Science Soci- ety at Behrend, which serves as an inde pendent organization aimed at increasing politi cal interest. "The most recent thing we did was voter registration," says Fracassi. "This past week, there was a table sit ting outside of Bruno's that focused on registering everyone. The movement was very successful and Pm very glad that we did it. "We are going to be mov ing into the No Labels di rection which is the neutral zone of politics. This at tracts many students, even ones that are not political nees, who spread the word to friends and potential donors. Lams added, "It was really in spiring to see how much money students were willing to donate to breast cancer research." Just Thursday afternoon, 514 dollars was raised. Fourth year Dana Cermanara, a women's soc cer player representing the Stu dent Athletic Club, individually raised over 150 dollars in just two hour's time. Tb.e, final homecoming 01111 be. announced next Jail and, Bail will resume Wee t P'rlday, Octoberl. at 11 a.m. with the. remainder , Of the nominees, oid will end at .1 p.m. Be sure to ***elute to tha t cause and witness tilialar fellow shiclents' temporary science majors, because everyone wants their voice to be heard and they all want change." Political Science Society, he says, isn't so much about a political group as it is about bringing aware ness to the students about what is going on in the gov ernment as well as on their campus. While it is one of the only groups on campus for the political science major, it is open to all students. ' 'y,4 m. How effective has OrgSync been amongst Behrend students and club leaders? Is it truly the "acade mic Facebook"? Get the scoop from the presidents them selves. story on PAGE 4 \ .1 1 \1 5 Tragedy strikes at Rutgers University in New Jersey- a heartbreaking story of a youth's suicide and the surrounding circumstances. story on PAGE 5 " „ifs 6 ›, University Park professor creates a 3-D genetic model of a nucleosome reacting with a pro tein- an innovative accomplish ment for Penn State sciences. story on PAGE 6 *. Behrend hosts its first In ternational manufacturing con ference at the Bayfront Convention Center. Over 400 C.E.O.'s from around the world will be in attendance. Novem ber 12-15. story on PAGE 6 ; 1 / 4 N R )N 8 A Behrend student pur chases Apple's new feature item, the iPad, approved of the technology, but returns it any way. Find out why! story on PAGE 8 t 11 1 t JIZE 9 Eerie Horror Fest to take place next weekend at the Warner Theater on State Street- A marathon of Hollywood and Independent horror films to cel ebrate Halloween! story on PAGE 9 '‘ )R IGI2 »Men's water polo wins its second game of the season against Salem Uni versity at the Behrend invitational the Junker center last weekend. story on PAGE 12 Weekend Weather Partly Cloudy H 59 L 49 Showers K5O L 46 9~c `~tgred Hq L 43
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