The Collegian Wednesday, January 31, 1990
Behrend briefs
The AIDS Council of Erie County will be
presenting a program at Behrend on Tuesday,
February 13 and will provide free literature, speakers
and condoms in Lawrence.
The Health Center is assisting the AIDS
Council of Erie County by selling "special" greeting
cards in the Reed building for $1.50. The cards are
on display in Reed and the Health Center. Orders for
Valentine's Day are due in by February 6 and the all
occasion cards can be ordered until February 28. All
profits go to the Council.
Pocket Billiards Club meeting today at 5 pm
in Reed 117. 8-ball and 9-ball leagues are now
forming.
Track Club meetings will be held Monday,
February 5, at 3 pm and 5 pm in the Reed Lobby in
front of the Bookstore.
The Newman Association will be holding
another organizational meeting on Tuesday, February
6 in Reed 116. Election of officers for the Christian
based organization will begin at this meeting.
A book drive for Eastern Europe countries is
being sponsored by KDR. Because of previous
censorship many books were unavailable. If you
have any books you no longer want or need please
contribute them to us to send to the University of
Bucharest.
Diehl Honor Roll students will be honored
at a luncheon in Dobbins Hall on Tuesday, February
6, from 11:45 - 12:45. Behrend students are
encouraged to visit to make the students feel very
special.
Financial Aid deadline for next year is
February 15. Mark this important date on your
calendar.
Alpha Phi Omega would like all staff, faculty
and students to place Campbell Soup labels, Giant
Eagle and Loblaws receipts in boxes in each division
office and at die Rub Desk. Proceeds will go toward
buying computer equipment for Diehl Elementary
School.
Workshops for Academic Success will
be held for the next ten Sundays beginning January
28 from 2 to 3:30 pm in Lawrence Hall, Room 101.
See Biddy Brooks in counseling and advising if you
are interested or have any questions.
Omikron Delta Kappa honor society will be
holding an open house on Wednesday, February 7 in
the Winter Garden from 10 am to 2 pm for interested
freshmen and sophmores in a four-year Behrend
major. Refreshments will be served.
Graduation will be held on campus Saturday,
May 12. Caps and gowns are $l4 and must be
ordered from die bookstore no later than March 16.
WPSE will start to play music this Saturday at
midnight.
Collegian Staff: There is a meeting this
Thursday in Hammermill 17 at 7 pm.
A limited amount of space is available in
residence halls and on-campus apartments. They
will be assigned on a first come first serve basis,
contact the Housing Office in Dobbins hall or call
898-6161.
Police Report:
Driver cited for hitting patrol car
by Carol Mandera
Collegian Staff Writer
A student was cited after he
ran his vehicle into the back of
the campus police cruiser on
January 23.
. The accident happened at 9:46
pm while the cruiser was stopped
at the stop sign on Aquarius
Drive at Jordan Road, according
to Randy Hoffman, Manager of
Police and Safety. Hoffman stated
that the suspect, a 23-year-old
resident student, was given a Held
Company donates lab equipment
to engineering department
by Cristin Hayes
Collegian Staff Writer
A California-based computer
firm has donated $104,000 in
computer equipment to Behrend's
engineering graphics lab.
Silicon Graphics, of Mt.
View, Califonia, has donated
three computer workstations to
the computer center’s engineering
graphics lab. The Silicon
Graphics workstations provide
engineering, science and
technology students with a
chance to work with Computer
Aided Design (C.A.D.).
Provost eager for Behrend's future
Lilley gives insight on upcoming campus projects
by Daniele Sadres
Collegian Staff Writer
Dean and Provost John M.
Lilley expressed great
expectations for the future of
Behrend College at a recent
session of Coffee With the
Provost
Over twenty students
attended the meeting on
Wednesday, January 24 at 3:30
pm.
Much of the group's
discussion was focused on the
many improvements scheduled to
begin this summer. These include
the construction of a $lO million
library and three new residence
halls. Also in the works are the
million dollar revamping of Erie
Hall this summer, repairs to
Behrend's parking lots and the
possible addition of three new
lots.
Dean Lilley seemed confident
these projects constitute only the
beginning of what will be an on
going program to enrich the
educational environment at
Behrend.
Lilley is looking toward
future improvements in the
quantity and quality of Behrend's
faculty. Addressing an inquiry
concerning the college's faculty
student ratio, Lilley replied: "It's
approximately 18:1. We're really
forced to be pretty efficient." He
stressed the importance of the
quality of instructors.
Behrend strongly encourages
professors to have students write
sobriety test and subsequently
arrested for driving under the
influence.
The suspect was transported to
Metro Health Center for a
voluntary blood-alcohol- content
analysis. DUI charges were
withdrawn based on a low BAC
reading of .056, and the student
was cited for driving a vehicle at
an unsafe speed. Damage to the
vehicles was minor, and there
were no injuries reported in the
accident
A false fire alarm forced the
"Silicon Graphics are faster
than anything they have at state
college and they represent state of
the art technology," boasts Paul
Koch, assistant professor of
Engineering.
The C.A.D. equipment
allows students to design projects
in full-color, three-dimentional
images and test engineering
theories without building cosily
mock-ups.
"This gift rounds out what
we feel is the most sophisticated
computer engineering graphics
lab in the tri-state region," said
Dr. John M. Lilley, Provost and
term papers and take written
exams as opposed to multiple
choice tests.
Responding to the issue of
undergraduate research funding,
Lilley expressed his hope to
expand funds for research
programs in the future.
"It's one of the things we're
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evacuation of Lawrence Hall
shortly after noon Sunday.
Hoffman reported that a smoke
alarm was triggered at the East
end of the building's second floor.
After evacuating the residents,
police inspected the building,
finding no evidence of smoke or
fire. The alarm system was reset,
and students were allowed to
return to the building within 20
minutes. Anyone with
information in this case is asked
to contact the Department of
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Dean. "This is an outstanding
opportunity for our undergraduate
students and we are very grateful
for the generosity of Silicon
Graphics."
Behrend offers two-and four
year degrees in engineering with
options in electrical, mechanical
and plastics technology. The
new computer equipment helps to
accomodate the growing number
of students enrolled in Penn
State-Bchrend engineering
programs. They are located in the
Silicon Graphics lab in the Nick
Building.
emphasizing and we're trying to
put money into it more and
more," he stated.
The next Coffee With the
Provost session is scheduled for
February 15. Dean Lilley invites
and encourages both regulars and
newcomers to attend.