Local National News
1. Obaina aid con-
eiders Chicago may
oral post
White House Chief of Staff
Rahm Emmanuel is consid
ering stepping down from
his current position to run
for a position as the Mayor
of Chicago,
BBC sites "unnamed
sources" close to Emmanuel
that say a decision could
come as soon as Friday on
whether he will stay on.
Possible replacements for
LOCAL NEWS
Cemetery vandals
strike 14 headstones
Thousands of dollars worth
of damage occurred in the Ed
inboro Cemetery before
Wednesday, say officials.
"I was sick to my stomach.
It is something I do not see
every day," said Edinboro Po
lice Patrolman Todd Eaglen.
"Somebody's gravestones
topped and damaged. It is dis
turbing."
It is likely that police are
looking for more than one
suspect, as many of the head
stones were too large for any
one person to tip over or
break.
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curity Advisor Tom Donilon,
vice-presidential aid Ron
Klain, former Senate Major
ity Leader Tom Daschle, or
ex-Clinton Chief of Staff
John Podesta, according to
Politico.
2. North Korea pre
pares for transfer of
power
The first meeting of the
Workers' Party in 30 years oc
Lack of pr
Tragedy struck Rutgers
University after a freshman
jumped off of the George
Washington Bridge into the
Hudson River.
Tyler Clementi, 18, commit
ted suicide Sept. 22 after his
friend and roommate
streamed private situations
over the interne.
It began Sept 19, when
Dharun Ravi, Clementi's
roommate posted a Twitter
update saying, "Roommate
asked for the room till mid
night. I went into Molly's
room and turned on my web
cam. I saw him making out
with a dude. Yay."
Molly Wei, a classmate of
the two, assisted Ravi in
streaming the video online.
The two have each been
charged with two counts of in
vasion of privacy carrying a
maximum sentence of five
years.
Ravi has also been charged
for additional counts of inva
sion of privacy for attempting
World News
ADAM FRACASSI
managing editor
A brief look at what's up on the campuses of Erie's other colleges
curred Tuesday, paving the
way for North Korean leader
Kim Jong-11 to hand off power
to his son, Jim Jong-un.
At the party meeting, Kim
Jong-11 was re-elected as
leader. However, a day prior,
Jim Jong-un was appointed to
the position of general within
the North Korean military.
Japanese foreign minister
Seiji Maehara said that the
promotion signified a "clear
assertion of intentions" to
have the family dynasty con
tinue.
vacy leads to tragedy
Student protested outside of a building on Rutgers campus after Tyler Clementi's death
to stream additional moments
of Clementi, posting addi
tional Twitter updates telling
classmates to watch. Ravi
claims that the videos were an
accident.
According to posts from
various websites, Clementi
had known that his roommate
was spying on him and had
Campus Connection
3. Police strike in
Ecuador
Chaos continues to over
whelm the country named for
the equator as the police force
continue to protest.
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa was taken to a
hospital in Quito after sustain
ing injuries during a speech at
a police barracks.
"The people who have come
to see me are very polite," said
the President.
Correa says that he refuses
to negotiate with the protest-
reached out to others for help
in how to handle the situation.
Clementi went to his RA in
an attempt to solve the situa
tion before he took his life.
His death and Rutgers' ac
tions surrounding his death
have been a source of contro-
Many students demanded
Detection pens to prevent counterfeiting
After two counterfeit money incidents oc
curred on the Mercyhurst College campus in
2010, employees who handle money are en
couraged to use counterfeit detection pens.
The first incident occurred in the spring.
Purchasing Clerk and Cashier Corrine Cassa
said by the time she realized the $5O bill was
counterfeit she was not able to find out where
the money came from.
"The person passing it may not even know,"
Cassa said. "We're not accusing anyone."
The second incident occurred this month.
Police and Safety received another fake $5O
bill.
Chief of Police and Safety Robert Kuhn
sent an email to all staff and faculty to tell
them about the counterfeit incidents on cam-
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ing officers while he is held in
hospital captivity. He specified
that he would talk with them
when the protests died down.
Law enforcement in
Ecuador are protesting over
plans to cut benefits. They
have used the current legisla
tive turmoil within the
Ecuadorian National Assem
bly as a stage for their griev
ances.
In their stead, the military
has been called upon to act
not only as a peace-keeping
force during the protests, but
as the police force as well.
that the campus officials look
into their bullying policies and
demonstrations have oc
curred across campus result
ing in many students having
to be separated.
Clementi was an accom
plished musician, accelerating
in playing the violin. He was
18 at the time of his death.
pus and to encourage them to check money
with counterfeit detection pens.
Everywhere on all campuses that deals
with money, such as the bookstore, C-store
and Laker Inn should start using counterfeit
detection pens, Cassa said.
"As they bring the money to me, I'm check
ing to see if they used the pen. If not, then I
contact them and use the pen," she said.
It is the responsibility of each department
to provide their own pens. Kuhn said it costs
about $4O for a dozen pens.
"A dozen [pens] is cheaper than getting
taken by a $5O bill," Kuhn said.
Kuhn said the $2O bill has been the most
commonly counterfeited bill in the past be
cause it's a small amount, which makes it
easy to pass around. Kuhn recommends
using the pens on $5O bills and higher. Cassa
said she hopes Mercyhurst employees check
$2O bills as well.
"There are too many $2O bills to check
them all," Kuhn said.
If a college department turns in counterfeit
money to Cassa, she will deduct it from their
deposit.
"We can't bring the counterfeit money to
the bank," she said. "We'll lose out on money.
That's why we use the pens."
In regard to the two counterfeit incidents
that occurred on campus, Cassa said, "Fm
hoping it won't happen again."
There is a chance that it will though. Ac
cording to both Cassa and Kuhn there have
been recent counterfeit cases in Erie County.
Therefore it's important for employees that
handle money to take the advice to use the
counterfeit detection pens.
DEVIN RUIC
staff writer,
Mercyhurst Merciad
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