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Noon-1:00 p.m.- Performance by The
Toughcats at Bruno's cafe
11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. - The Lambola Sigma
Honor Society is collecting winter coats
and accessories outside of Bruno's cafe
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Pennsylvania ROTC Team Places in the Top-Ten
ELIZABETH ANNE PASCUZZI
contributing tvriter
Ranger Challenge is the
name of a weekend long com
petition where University
ROTC Battalions send their
toughest, most well-rounded
Cadets to compete for the
"Iron Mike" trophy, and brag
ging rights for the next year.
The competition originated
as a collegiate version of the
annual Best Ranger Competi
tion, held at Fort Benning in
Georgia. Cadets compete in
not only physical events, but
skills, and knowledge based
challenges, while pushing
themselves through exhaus
tion.
Universities that offer
ROTC programs in the North
east Region of the U.S. belong
to the second Brigade. Beh
rend falls under the "Pride
of Pennsylvania" Battalion
which is made up of over a
hundred Cadets from Gan
non University, Mercyhurst
College, and Behrend.
Cadets from each of the
what we've been up to lately:
Members within SGA are deciding on official names for Bruno's
future convenient store, which is planned to open by Fall of 2012.
So far, the names that have come to mind are "The Gallery" and
"Molly's". What do you think? Join the conversation ( •• SGA'
Orgysnc feed.
what we're up to soon:
SGA is in the process of creating
a ride variety apparel, including fu
ture options such as t-shirts, hoodies,
polos, sweaters, and jackets. You can
vote on which clothing item you sup
port by participating on the online
poll found on SGA's new Orgsync
page
what we're up to:
This Thursday, November 18th,
SGA is sponsoring Dinner for Six.
The reception begins at 5:15 and the
dinner begins at 5:45 at McGarvey
Commons. Dinner For Six is an
enjoyable space
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.- " A Major Show
case: What can you do in a major in..."
Event hosted by the Academic/Career
Planning Center. Held in Mcgarvey
Commons
4:00-5:OOp.m. - Entering Your Major
event. Held in Reed 150
9:00 p.m.- Reed 117 $1 ticket, Inception
11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. - The Lambola Sigma 11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. - The Lambola Sigma
Honor Society is collecting winter coats Honor Society is collecting winter coats
and accessories outside of Bruno's cafe and accessories outside of Bruno's cafe
20 saturday
Thanksgiving!
schools know each other very
well and participate in Battal
ion activities together several
times each month.
Preparation started last
spring with Cadets meeting
two days a week to train on
skills that would be needed
during the fall competition.
During the Fall, training be
came a six day a week regi
men.
Team potentials gave up
sleep, valuable study time,
and much of their social lives
to commit to preparing for
the competition. Most morn
ings Cadets would wake up at
0445 so they might be on time
to an intensive 0530 workout.
The team was determined
by competing in individual
tasks pertaining to the com
petition tasks for the highest
scores. Once the Fall Semes
ter started, over forty "high
speed" volunteers came to
try-out for the team in mid
October, only a ten-person
team remained. Training
days alternated between test
and training days and fitness
SGA
Corner
Important dates
Wed. Nov. 10
Elizabeth Kearns,
manager of
Brunos, will be a
guest speaker at
SGA.
Wed. Nov. 17
Mike Lindner,
Director of
Housing and Food
Services, will be a
guest speaker at
SGA's weekly
meeting.
Congratulations to the
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Eric Pclosi
Grcg Thompson
Jim Gallaghei
Julic Ross
Patrick Wallenhorsi
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Zack Forrester
"smoke-sessions". van for eight hours to Camp
Cadets departed on Friday Smith, New York, a few miles
October 15th and traveled by away from West Point.
Noon-1:00 p.m.- Soup for the Soul located
in the Smith Chapel Living Room. spon
sored by CCM and PCM
5:15-8:OOp.m.- Dinner For Six sponsored
by SGA. Held in McGarvey Commons
9:00 p.m.- Reed 117 $1 ticket, Inception
21 sunday
'Thanksgiving!
winners:
Penn State Behrentl
Alercyhurst College
Pentistate Behrend
Alercyliurst (allege
Gannon University
Alero'hutv College
Alercyhurq College
Mercyhorst College
Penn State Behrend
Meroliurst College
12:15 p.m.- Concert organist Dr. Jonathan
Moyer perfoms at Smith Chapel. Free
admissions
10:00 p.m.- Reed 117 $1 ticket, Inception
22 monday
Thanksgiving!
Once on site they began
preparing for the arduous
weekend full of events. The
competition kicked off with a
0415 wakeup Saturday morn
ing for an Army Physical Fit
ness Test (APFT).
Following the APFT cadet
teams moved on to compete
in a long list of events:
Weapons and communica
tion in an Engagement Skills
Trainer (EST); A team scenar
io mission involving . .. Military
Operations and_ movement
in Urban Terraift(MOU'T),
engaging enemy targets, Re
action to Unexploded Ordi
nance/Improvised Explosive
Device props, and treatment
and evacuation of a casualty
under enemy fire; construc
tion and crossing of a "single
rope" bridge over an obstacle;
Land Navigation; Weapons
disassembly, reassembly, and
functions testing; a written
exam covering ROTC course
material from Freshmen to
Senior study levels.
Sunday morning the tired
teams awoke at 0500 am to
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prepare for the final event, a
six mile nick run.
The team departed carry
ing a 35-401 b pack and an ad
ditional 201bs of weight in the
form of weapons, helmets,
and water.
Although far cry from a
cross-country, race, CDT Ty
ler Payne from Penn State
Behrend, led the way in the
formation carrying the Pride
of PA Guide-On (unit flag).
The course route wound its
way directly up a steep gravel
road to the top of Bear Moun
tain and back.
The Pride of Pennsylvania
Battalion finished the compe
tition top-ten in every event
but one. Overall the team
placed 7th out of 23 teams,
while competing in the hard
est division. Another 20 teams
competed the following week
end. The final results have yet
to be posted. The team for the
fall 2011 season is starting to
plan their training for next
year's competition.