the Penn State-Behrend
SEPTEMBER 17, 1987
The Voyager makes a stop at Behrend
by Holly Lew
Collegian News Editor
Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager,
the record-breaking crew of the
Voyager, which made a non-stop
un-refueled flight around the
world, flew into Erie Sept. 2 to
hold a free and open-to-the-public
discussion in Erie Hall at 8 p.m.
The first guests in Behrend's 1987
Speaker Series, the crew's discus
sion covered their aeronautic
achievements and stressed the im
portance of striving for "unreache
ble" goals.
A special dinner was held in the
Wintergreen Cafe at 6 p.m., where
approximately 40 students; faculty
and staff were present. After din
ner, the crew, introduced by Dean
of Students Affairs Chris Reber,
held a brief question-and-answer
session.
Rutan encouraged students to
Behrend dominates
Study Abroad Program
by Maria Plaza
Collegian Staff Writer
Eleven of 39 Penn State Univer
sity students planning to study
abroad next semester are Behrend
students. Penn State's Study
Abroad Program allows students
to spend a semester or more study
ing in one of more than a dozen
foreign countries, including
England, Australia, the USSR, and
Swaziland.
In addition to being a lot of fun,
studying overseas broadens one's
horizons and introduces one to new
cultures and customs. According to
Mari Trenkle, who is in charge in
the Education Abroad Program
here at Behrend, it also allows one
to see the U.S. through others' eyes
and to gain a new perspective on
our country.
Eligibility is based on a Grade
Point Average of 2.50 or better and
junior or senior standing, although
some underclassmen may be con-
Phil Giewnot replaces Mike
in personnel switch
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by Jennifer Dilettuso
Collegian Staff Writer
"With attention to detail and
listening," Phil Giewnot is Penn
State Behrend's new head of Hous
ing and Food Services (HFS).
Giewnot has been here seven years
as housing supervisor. As housing
supervisor, Giewnot was in charge
of taking care of the residence halls
and apartments.
Before coming to Behrend,
Giewnot was a restaurant executive
Fake I.D. users get caught
by Vicki Sebring
Collegian Staff Writer
"I'll have two 12-packs of
Milwaukee's Best and a case of
Stroh's," says a 19-year old to a
beer distributor.
"I'm sorry son, but I'll have to
see some 1.D.," replies the
distributor. As he carefully checks
over the 1.D., the minor gets antsy.
He's used the fake I.D. several
times without a problem, but this
time is different. A wrinkle forms
on the distributor's brow, and it
tells the minor all he needs to
know; he's busted.
"I'm going to keep this. Don't
give me any problems or I'll call the
cops," says the distributor. The
minor turns and. leaves the store,
without questions, without the I.D.
A small price to pay, considering
what could have happened to him.
He feels cheated, but he's lucky.
This is how one incident went
just two days before class started
when an underaged Behrend stu
dent walked into a local distributor
and tried to be served with a fake
I.D. Eventhough the I.D. was con
fiscated, he suffered very little, if at
all. Surprisingly enough, he felt
that a huge injustice had been done
to him since the owner not only
turned him down but also took the
I.D.
complete college, adding that
"before you leave, you should at
least have a Masters degree."
Rutan asked us to ask ourselves,
"Where will I be when I'm 45?"
"Believe me," he said, " a lot of
that depends on what you're doing
right now. Most people set their
sights way too low. You need to
dream a little bit... a lot."
Rutan has been an inspiration
for young and old alike to fulfill
their dreams as he has and will con
tinue to do. "No matter what age
you are, or what you endeavor to
do, life is an opportunity. What
you achieve is limited only by what
you can dream," said Rutan.
About the space shuttle, he
remarked that it is an "outmoded
antique vehicle. We (the U.S.) are
not advancing fast enough." Ad
ding that "we find ourselves firmly
entrenched in the Number Two
position in the world," Rutan
sidered. Applicants must complete
all course prerequisites for their
major. Since not all these courses
are offered at Behrend, this may re
quire getting a substitute or doing
some extra reading.
A second language in not
necessary, even for programs in
non-English speaking countries.
Most programs are limited , in
course offerings, but several
universities offer most majors.
Applications require an essay ex
plaining why you want to par
ticipate and how you feel it would
benefit your education and career.
A letter of recommendation from
your advisor is necessary, and let
ters from other faculty members
may be included. The application
deadlines are October 15 for the
1987 fall semester and March 1 for
the 1988 spring semester.
Tuition for the program is the
same as that at U.P. at the time,
and in most cases, the same is true
in the York Steak House in the
Millcreek Mall for two years. He"
came there with an undergraduate
degree in Business , Management
from Clarion University and a
Masters in Business Administration
from Gannon University.
Giewnot has many plans for im
provement. Some already in action
are: plants in the cafeterias to im
prove the atmosphere, increased
menu flexibility, and the addition
of another supervisor.
Al Green was appointed Assis
In fact, nine out of 10 students
interviewed thought that the worst
punishment that could be inflicted
on an offender was confiscation of
the fake I.D. Those who owned
altered or fake I.D. or who lent
theirs out were unaware of the
penalties of getting caught. Getting
caught never really occurred to
them. To set the record straight, in
PA, lending an I.D. or possessing
or creating a phony I.D. is a serious
crime with harsh penalties. Accor
ding to the PA Motor Vehicle
Code, a person "holding an altered
driver's license is guilty of a sum
mary offense. A person convicted
is subject to (as a minimum penal
ty) a $lOO fine, assessment of 3
points on their driving record, and
losing their license."
Obtaining a fake I.D. seems to
be no problem at most campuses
across the state. A popular and in
novative way to obtain one in
volves backdrops and snap pictures
in dorm rooms. Such an enterprise
was shut down at Indiana U. when
several students were caught using
licenses with the same name.
"Fake I.D.s were cut up, burned
and flushed" by students when a
student was convicted on four
counts of counterfeiting I.D.s. His
penalty was a $6OO fine, two years
probation, and a mere 50 hours of
community service—he was put on
a road crew picking up trash.
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hopes that we'll "get excited and
try to be Number One."
•"Americans are not quitters; ,
they like to win," added Rutan.
Co-founders of Voyager Air
craft, Inc., Rutan and Yeagerhavej
extensive backgrounds in the
aeronautics field. Before retirin l
from an illustrious Air For.--
career, Rutan had been aWthizied
the Silver Star, 5 Distinguished Fly
ing Crosses, 16 Air Medals and the
Purple Heart. Yeager broke and set
world records for speed" and
distance.
Rutan and Yeager received the
Absolute World Record award (for
Great Circle Distance Without
Landing and Distance Over a Clos
ed Circuit) in July of 1987 from the
Federation Aeronautique Interna
tionale. Most recently they recieved
the Daedalian Distinguished
Achievment Award on Aug. 15,
1987.
for room and board. Other costs
include: a $lOO program fee (except
Athens); a transportation fee;
books; $925 allotted for
miscellaneous costs; and air fare.
Total prices range from $4,523 for
Nairobi, Kenya to $6,653 for
Cairo, Egypt.
Participants may receive finan
cial assistance since they remain
registered at Penn State. In addi
tion, the Office of Education
Abroad Programs has a small
Grant-in-Aid Fund.
Students' classes and housing
while abroad vary with the pro
grams. In Canberra, Australia,
students attend regular university
classes and live in residence halls;
those studying Business or Spanish
iri Peru take special classes and live
with host families.
For further information, contact
Mari Trenkle at 898-6218 or visit
her office in the Glenhill
Farmhouse.
tant Manager of Food Services.
There are now three supervisors
running HFS operations. Accor
ding to Giewnot this was "to pro
vide full-time responsibilty for
overseeing and improvement." The
change was undertaken also to shift
emphasis to food service. Giewnot
wants to concentrate on providing
good products, presentation and
service.
Giewnot intends to use the sug
gestion box, which he said has been
a "token gesture" in the past.
Students are making and selling
licenses without realizing the
seriousness of the crime thay are
committing. And "crime" is exact
ly how the PA Department of
Transportation's License Security
Quality and Control Unit (LSQU)
is treating it. According to the LS
QU, more and more active pro
secution is occurring. With the in
creasing amount of fraud, the LS
QU has increased its training in
detection and awareness of
fraudulent licenses.
The PA Department of
Transportation has also started to
crack down down on offenders. A
vigorous campaign has recently
been inaugurated to cut back on
the use of phony I.D.s among
minors. The theme of the campaign
is "Fake I.D. Users Get Caught."
Posters are being posted all across
Pennsylvania campuses, including
Behrend. They are trying to in
crease students' awareness of the
seriousness of the crime, in hopes
that it will help them make a
knowledgeable decision about what
lawmakers feel is a "very
reasonable law."
Consider the risks, and weigh the
consequences of getting caught. As
one Shippensburg student put it
after her friend was harshly
reprimanded for possessing a
phony 1.D., " You play with fire,
you get burned."
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PHOTO BY RICK BROOKS
Jeanna Yeager and Dick Ratan flew into Erie International Airport September
2.
New scholarship funds available
by James Martin
Collegian Staff Writer
Nearly a quarter of a million
dollars has been contributed to
Behrend by local benefactors
through four new scholarships for
acdemically oriented Behrend
students with a s Grade Point
Average of 3.0 or greater.
These contributions include: a
$lOO,OOO bequest from the late
Harriet Behrend Ninow; a $60,000
donation from Robert and Violet
Reed and Max and Marilyn
Mangels; a $30,000 gift from the
First National Bank of Penn
sylvania; and a gift of $50,000
given by Edward P. and Barbara F.
Junker.
The Erie-based First National
Bank of Pennsyvania's gift of
$30,000 comes with criteria similar
to that of most scholarships. The
purpose of this gift is for the in
terest generated by the $30,000
principal be distributed to students
of superior academic ability and
potential. Consideration will also
be given to incoming freshmen,
based on highschool academic
records.
The $lOO,OOO bequest by Harriet
Behrend Ninow represents not only
a lasting memorial to Mrs. Ninow,
who died in Dec. 1986, but is yet
SAT review course offered
by Margie Suroviec
Collegian Staff
There is a two-story white house
with a circular drive off to the right
of Jordan Road. On the lawn
stands a wooden sign that says
"Continuing Education Center."
The people working in this center,
along with Penn State and
Horizons for Learning, Ltd.,
brought the Scholastic Aptitude
Test Review Course to Penn State -
Behrend.
The SAT Review Course is a
preparation course for highschool
juniors and seniors, adults looking
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another substantial contribution to
higher education by the Behrend
family. Mrs. Ninow was the
daughter of Ernst Behrend,
founder of the Hammermill Paper
Company,• - and'his- wife, Mary who -
donated the family's estate after
Ernst Behrend's death in 1947.
Harriet Behrend Ninow, a life-long
supporter of higher education,
well-represented the Behrend
family's tradition of generosity.
Another family with a history of
generosity to Behrend is that of
Robert and Violet Reed. Along
with their daughter, Marilyn, and
son-in-law, Max Mangels, they
established a $60,000 scholarship
fund for Behrend students. Mr.
Reed is a retired G.E. executive,
while his daughter Marilyn is direc
tor of Marimax, Inc., a Brazil
based holding firm, of which her
husband is co-founder. Mr. Reed
and Mr. Mangels are members of
the Behrend College Fellows. This
scholarship considers students with
superior academic ability and, to a
lesser degree, financial need.
Another contribution is the fund
established by Edward and Barbara
Junker. Mr. Junker, a member of
the Behrend Board of Trustees and
the Behrend Council of Fellows,
and a Behrend Alumnus, assumed
extensive leadership roles during
his college career. As such, eligibili-
to take the SAT's, and especially
for adults entering nursing schools.
"This review helps to breed a
confidence for taking tests--it
teaches test wiseness," said Lillian
Cohen, the area representative for
Continuing Education.
"This program was investigated
out of University Park by Continu
ing Education, and we were so im
pressed with it we decided to bring
it to Behrend and execute its
delivery," said Cohen.
The SAT review course begins
Sept. 21 and meets for three hours
Monday evenings. The cost is $l2O.
Although the course lasts only
seven weeks, it is not a cram
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ty for the fund is based on leader
ship ability and potential. Chosen
as this year's Behrend Alumni
Fellow, Mr. Junker will visit the
campus to attend classes and to
-- preseni Sept: 29 and 30.
These scholarships are by no
means to only ones offered at
Behrend. They represent only a few
of the scholarships newly establish
ed, to say nothing of the already
existing scholarship funds.
To apply for any of these, with
the exception of the Junker Leader
ship award which requires a
separate form, students should
complete a standard scholarship
application. These will become
available in the Financial Aid Of
fice in January.
Only students with a GPA of 3.0
or greater will be considered. The
recipients are selected by the
Scholarship Committee, consisting
of Financial Aid Officer, Mary
Ellen Anderson; faculty members,
Doug Zimmerman and Cathy
Mester; Assistant Dean of Student
Affairs, Jamie Grimm; and Marine
Bank's Student Loan Officer,
Juanita Reichel. The amount of the
awards distributed will be deter
mined by the funds available and
the number of eligible students.
The award is deposited into the
recipient's Student Account.
course, according to Cohen.
Both math and verbal reviews
will be given by a Math and an
English teacher. These teachers
work with instructors from the
Horizons for Learning, Ltd. in
order to plan a well-structured and
efficient course. - The course struc
ture includes weekly out-of-class
assignments to familiarize students
with all aspects of the SAT. Twelve
students are already enrolled for
the review course.
For more information and to
register, contact the Division of
Continuing Education, Station
Road, Erie, PA 16563 or call
898-6103.