Club Rush: Spring recruitment for clubs
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"Different clubs will be
stationed in their offices, and
prospective members can go
see them in those offices,"
says Fedders. "That'll let stu
dents know where those loca
tions are for future involve
ment in those clubs."
Then, the effort becomes
getting students to go to those
offices, and that's where the
prizes come in.
"There's going to be a con
test for prizes, where every
one gets a card at registration
and they have to go around to
learn a little about different
clubs, whether it's in the SGA
office, [Lion Entertainment
Board] office, or the Beacon
office or any other," SGA
President Stephen Burger
says. "Then we'll have a little
survey and students will have
a chance to win a prize. We
want to make it more inter
active than just having tables
where clubs hand out infor
mation."
The Spring Club Rush will
SRTEs: Hot water over publicity flyers on SRTEs
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SGA President Stephen
Burger said that the reaction
has been harsh from faculty
and staff.
"I've had [Faculty Council
Chair] Traci Halmi contact
me about it and she was con
cerned," he said.
"Other administrators
contacted me too. I haven't
heard a word from any stu
dent about them, but a lot of
the faculty and staff were un
hPPY•"
' Burger admits, though,
that while intentions were
right, the flyers were a little
too callous.
"I knew they were publi
cizing the SRTEs, but the title
addressed the subject in a
rough way."
Alli Heitzenrater, director
of the Academic Affairs Com
mittee, says that the reaction
wasn't expected at all. The
Behrend briefs
Bruno's manager visits SGA
Elizabeth Kerns, manager of Bruno's Cafe, visited the
Behrend Student Government Association the week before
Thanksgiving break, speaking about plans to improve Bruno's
and fielding questions from senators.
Her current plans, she said, include expanding healthy food
options and preparing for the addition of the convenience store
in spring.
Questions centered around expanding salad options (sug
gested by senior vice president Hannah White), possible future
offerings such as a slushie machine (a suggestion by sopho
more senator Aaron Morelli), and operations suggestions such
as extending the hours of the coffee shop until later tonight
(suggested by senior President Stephen Burger).
"You guys have given me a lot to work on," Kern said. "It's
not always all possible, so I ask for your patience if we can't get
it all done, but we'll try our best."
Convenience Store tentatively named "The Galley"
Bruno's manager Liz Kerns told SGA last week that the
name being tossed around the most for the convenience store
is "The Galley." She explained 'that it followed the theme of the
campus naming buildings after ships and navy personnel in
the battle of Erie.
The name isn't official yet, but the convenience store is set
to go - SGA President Stephen Burger announced that bids
from contractors will be in by Dec. 15. The convenience store
is expected to open before next fall semester.
SGA working on smoking policy survey
SGA has plans to release a survey to students about smok
ing policy and smoking on campus in order to prepare for pos
sible changes to the smoking policy in the Spring.
According to SGA President Stephen Burger the survey
will include updates on designated smoking locations, policy
about smoking near building entrances, student satisfaction
with current policies and possible compromises that could be
drafted into a the tentative policy.
"While some students may want to ban smoking entirely, "
Burger said, citing problems with smoke clouds and conges
tion outside of building entrances, "it could be a bad idea. We
want to find some type of middle ground, and the survey will
hel • ."
Get in Club Rush:
1. Your organization MUST
register for Spring Club Rush by
Sunday, December 19 at
midnight. Go to:
https://orgsync.com/forms/
show/26308.
2. Think about giveaways to
incorporate into the event.
3. Use the publicity room! Print
out banners, posters, or signs.
4. For more ideas or questions,
contact Nicole Fedders at 814-
898-6171 before break.
lead right into the first-ever
"Behrend After Dark" event
the day after, on Jan. 14.
Lion Entertainment Board
(LEB) will be hosting a "Ca
sino Night" that night, and
student organizations will
be able to hold "game night"
type events in their offices or
flyers were motivated out of
an educational efforts for stu
dents, she says.
"When we decided to do
that, we thought that we
needed something eye-catch
ing for the students," she said.
"We wanted them to actually
pay attention to them. And
we thought a lot of students
complain about teachers. We
wanted to let them know that
if they want a way to express
how they feel, that's the ap
propriate way to do it, instead
of to their friends."
Editor's note: Alli Heitzen
rater is the Humanities and
Social Sciences page editor
for the Behrend Beacon but
was not involved in any stage
of production for this article
with the exception of her
printed interview.
Fall Club Rush featured clubs handing information and recruiting from tables. The new Spring Club
Rush figures to be much more interactive and utilize the entire Reed building.
around Reed. Fedders says
that clubs can meet students
during the Club Rush and
then invite them to join them
during Behrend After Dark.
Getting involved brings
your years in college to the
next level, says Fedders.
"It enhances the college
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experience. You get to have
a say about campus events
and really get to take a piece
of the college. You get lead
ership skills, interpersonal
skills, academic benefits re
ally, the benefits are endless."
Fedders encourages all
clubs to sign up on OrgSync
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every club's group. For stu
dents wishing to get more in
formation on campus events,
Fedders recommends joining
Behrend Activities Mobile
Updates (BAMU) on Org-
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about campus events.
Pennsylvania State Police
• On Dec. 3, shortly before
9:00 p.m. Pennsylvania State
Police (PSP) responded to
a disturbance at University
Gate Apartments. According
to police reports, Michael T.
Mcßreen, 19. who lived at
University Gate, was cited
for harassment after "shin
ing a laser light beam into a
victim's residence which seri
ously alarmed the victim."
• State Police responded to a
disturbance in the 600 block
of University Gate Apart
ments shortly before 2:30
a.m. on Nov. 23. One resident,
Behrend student Glenn David
Murphy, 19 of North East, Pa
was determined by police to
be hosting a party with alco
hol. He was charged with Un
derage Drinking.
• On the night of Nov. 12, PSP
responded to a report of crim
inal mischief at the University
Gate Apartments. A Behrend
student reported that un
known actor(s) spray painted
his car while it was parked,
unattended, overnight.
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