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Behrend Briefs
The Following Support Groups are now being
formed:
Parents - A support group for students who are
parents will have its first organizational meeting
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 pm in the Counseling
Center, Ist floor Reed. Plans to establish a
babysitting coop will be discussed.
The Eating Concerns group resumes meetings for
this year Sept. 21 at 7:00 pm in the Counseling
Center, Ist floor Reed.
Questions? - If you have any questions about any
of these groups, call the Counseling Center at 898-
6164 and ask for Dr. Louanne Barton.
Art 110 Students - Portfolios from spring and
summer semesters are available to be picked up in
Mr. Charney's office during posted office hours. His
phone number is 6450.
Tot Trot/Walk - The walk, sponsored by the Dr.
Gertude A. Barber Center, will be held at 9:30 am
Sept. 23 at Presque Isle State Park.
Loan Counseling sessions are available by
appointment in the Financial Aid Office, located in
the Glennhill Farmhouse.
The Behrend Baseball team will hold their
annual 100-inning game on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The
game is a fundraiser to help defray the costs of the
southern swing through West Virginia and Virginia
next February. For more information contact the
Behrend athletic department at 898-6163.
Jack Ham, former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker,
will be the guest at this year's Lions Pride Outing,
scheduled for Ipm Thursday, Sept. 21 at Dick Hill's
Country Club. The day includes golf at Ipm,
followed by dinner. For more information contact the
Behrend athletic department at 898-6163.
GE Tour sponsored by the Management
Information Systems Club will take place at 3:00 pm
on Thursday, September 28. Free bus transportation
will be provided. For more information call 898-
6980 or 898-6873.
Intramurals Soccer - Men's, women's and
coed's divisions are being formed. Rosters are due in
the IM office by Friday, September 29. Play begins
Wednesday, October 4. Game times are
approximatly at 4:30 pm, Monday through Thursday
and tentatively Sunday.
Cholesterol Screening - In cooperation with St.
Vincent Health Center, the Penn State-Behrend
Health Center will sponsor a cholesterol sceening
from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, September 22 in the
Wintergarden. Blood presures will also be checked
and St. Vincent dieticians will discuss low
cholesterol diets. The cost of the screen is $4.00
which will be billed on to the student's account.
The Computer Center is offering training
sessions on a variety of software packages on both
the PC's and the mainframe computer. Since session
enrollments are limited, those interested should stop
by or call the Computer Center at 898-6415.
Reminder to The Collegian Staff: Those
students who had an article or photo in this issue
should report at 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 21
to Hammermill 17.
Students from local colleges
hope to form a Rotaract Club
by Deirdre Hamilton
Collegian Staff Writer
Behrend, Mercyhurst and
Gannon are banding together to
organize a Rotaract Club.
Rotaract is a worldwide group
of youths interested in service and
international understanding. It was
founded out of the Rotary
International.
In the past, Rotary clubs were
all-male service clubs. Today, they
are for both men and women
Prices in Wintergreen Cafe
are questioned by SGA senator
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prices to those of Country Fair
and Giant Eagle. It matches hot
food and salad bar prices from last
year to this year and contrasts
hours from last semester to this
semester.
Al Vogan
Examples of price differences
between the three outlets are
Kellogg's Pop Tarts (box of six):
Cafe price $2.50, Country Fair
price $2.17, Giant Eagle price
$1.38 and Bold detergent (42 oz.):
Cafe $5.25, Country Fair 53.39,
Giant Eagle $2.55.
Hot foods served in the Cafe
had their prices matched with
those of last year. An example of
those are wings: 1988 - 10 for
$4.00, 1989 - eight for 53.00.
The report also covers the
change of hours, citing the change
of the pizza shop opening time
from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and the
reduction of weekend hours.
Al Vogan, assistant manager of
Food and Housing, says though
the prices in the report are
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between the ages of 18 to 29.
Persons over the age of 29 arc no
longer allowed to join the Rotaract
club, but arc eligible to become
members of Rotary International.
The stated intent of the
Rotaract Club is to bring the best
and the brightest of a community
together to help better their way of
life. Other goals include helping
to develop professional and
leadership abilities, practicing and
promoting ethical standards, and
developing knowledge and
understanding about the needs,
basically accurate, there are
reasons for them and students can
expect some downward adjustment
in prices during the following
weeks.
Vogan said that several steps
have been taken to lower prices
and said he reached an agreement
Monday with the Stroehmann
Bakery to get a better deal on
snack cakes and pastries.
He explained that the Cafe isn't
a retail store and can't compete
with big chains like Giant Eagle
and Country Fair because of the
large volume that they sell.
He added that even if the Cafe,
could compete with commercial
outlets, it would be unethical
because Penn State is a non-profit
organization and doesn't have to
worry about costs like taxes and
building upkeep.
Vogan referred to the current
dispute between the City of Eric
and several non-profit
organizations as another reason
why the Cafe doesn't compete
with retail outlets. He said that
he'd like to keep Behrend out of
the tax-exempt issue.
When asked why there was
such a large price increase over
last year, Vogan replied that it was
a policy change from an upper
level in the university
administration and added that most
other campuses aren't affected as
much as Behrend - but largely
because other campuses don't offer
as many services.
As for hours, Vogan said that
the schedule for this year is
essentially the same as last year,
with the new schedule posted on
the bulletin board by the vending
machines.
problems, and opportunities of a
community.
Rotaract clubs seek to provide
an opportunity for young men and
women to enhance their
knowledge and skills that will
assist them in personal
development, to address the
physical and social needs of their
community, and to promote better
relations between people around
the world.
Interested students should call
David Shields, Assistant Dean of
Student Services at 898-6171.
Initially, said Vogan, the pizza
shop's opening time was pushed
back because of a policy decision
to promote healthy eating habits.
"The idea was
considered that we
should be educating
students to eat
healthily. I think it's
our duty to carry it
(education) on and
reinforce it."
-Al Vogan
Assistant Manager
Housing & Food
Service
"The idea was considered that
we should be educating students to
eat healthily," Vogan said. "I
think it's our duty to carry it
(education) on and reinforce it."
The original start-up time was
reinstated due to student protest.
Vogan said he feels food
service is getting a bad rap because
of the recent dispute over the
prices and a lot of extra services
that go unnoticed. "We don't
charge extra for special dinners,
and we're the only campus, other
than University Park, that offers
things that aren't necessarily good
for the budget." He added that the
Cafe gives three percent of its
gross profits to Student Services
to help fund student programs.
SGA plans to study the matter
further.