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ROTC
winter
exercises
by Quinn Solem
For The Collegian
Sixteen cadets from Behrcnd's
ROTC Ranger Club and 13
cadets from Gannon University's
ROTC Raider Club conducted
joint winter survival exercises
this weekend at Wilderness Lodge
on Weeks Road south of 1-90.
The cadets, clad in camouflage
uniforms and hefting heavy grew
backpacks, had the opportunity to
practice leadership skills in a cold
weather environment during land
navigation exercises, patrols, and
mock attacks against each other
with blank-firing M-16 rifles and
M-60 machine guns.
The annual winter survival
exercise pitted the two college
ROTC clubs against each other
as opposing forces in the chilly
two day event, highlighted with
attacks on each other's patrol
bases in the rugged, dense forest.
"We destroyed them
completely," said Cadet Captain
Andy McConnell, Commander of
the Behrend Ranger Club.
At about 8 pm on Saturday
the Gannon cadets, confused by
two look-outs and a sniper
positioned in front of the Behrend
defensive patrol base, attacked the
wrong target and were quickly
defeated in a counter-attack
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survival
launched by the Rangers.
McConnell, a senior at
Behrcnd majoring in political
science and history, said that
Gannon's reconnaissance patrol,
sent out earlier to locate the
Behrcnd patrol base, became lost
and ran into the look-out and
sniper position by mistake at
about 4 pm.
"The Gannon patrol drew fire
from our look-out position,
withdrew, and reported back to
their patrol base that they had
found our base, when in fact they
hadn't," McConnell said.
Acting on the faulty
information, the Gannon Raiders
made the 8 pm attack on the
look-out position instead of the
patrol base, where the majority of
the Behrcnd Rangers were
assembled.
The rangers quickly formed
up in a line and moved into
position to counter-attack. Firing
blanks from their automatic
weapons the Behrend cadets
charged through the aggressors,
overrunning and defeating the
Gannon Raiders.
Captain James E. McCarthy,
the Professor of Military Science
at Behrend, was pleased with
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Erie council sponsors condom card
sale during AIDS awareness week
Proceeds to benefit Erie AIDS patients
by Monica Michel
Collegian Staff Writer
The AIDS issue is being
reckoned with at Behrcnd.
The AIDS Council of Erie
County is sponsoring a greeting
card sale, each card accompanied
with a condom. The cards sell
for $1.50, with the proceeds
benefitting AIDS patients in the
Erie community.
Logos and condoms on the
cards are trying to promote "safe
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Campus police applied an air
splint to die injury and arranged
to have the patient transported by
Brookside to Hamot Medical
Center.
Also on Saturday, a resident
student reported neck and back
injuries received while playing
basketball in Eric Hall.
According to Hoffman, the
student was injured when hit
from behind by another player.
She reported experiencing nausea
and dizziness. The department
referred her to an outside medical
facility for treatment, and
transportation was provided by
another student
The Collegian Wednesday, February 14,1990
sex". Council members arc
approaching the condom issue in
a light, funny manner.
This sale is in association
with AIDS Awareness Week.
Educating people in the Erie
community, especially college
students, is a major goal of the
Council.
For every thousand students
on the typical college campus,
five to eight students have a
good possibility of testing
positive to AIDS, according to
A female resident student
reported receiving a harassing
phone call shortly after midnight,
February 6. According to
Hoffman, the call involved
insulting rcmarks.and was made
from an off-campus location. A
second call, involving heavy
breathing, was reported at 5:30
am. No subsequent calls have
been reported, and the
investigation is continuing.
Officers confiscated a Marlin
.44 magnum rifle with scope and
sling which was brought on
campus in violation of
university rules and regulations.
The weapon was found in a rack
inside a pick-up parked in the
Patty McMahon, nurse
practicioner at the Health Center.
Dr. Richard Keeling, an AIDS
research expert from the
University of Virginia, will be at
Behrcnd to give a lecture April
17. Emphasis will be placed on
the most recent AIDS findings
and individual's responsibility to
prevent the disease.
Dr. Keeling hopes to put an
end to the myths of AIDS and
teach prevention on college
campus's.
Reed Lot at 5:30 am, Wednesday,
February 7. Officers entered the
vehicle through an unlocked door
and removed the rifle. Hoffman
reported the vehicle belonged to a
non-student visiting on campus.
The department notified the
owner, and returned the weapon
to him when he was leaving the
campus.
A commuter student reported
that the lug nuts on his vehicle's
right side were loosened while the
vehicle was parked in Lot C on
Thursday, February 8. Police are
continuing to investigate the
incident