The
Wednesday, April 4, 1990
Defective
heater was
responsible
for Niagara
evacuation
Students evacuated
three times in 12
hour period
by Lea Gotch
Collegian Staff Writer
The evacuation of Niagara
Hall last Friday afternoon was the
result of an overheated wall heater
that set off the heat detector.
Gary Postlewaitc, deputy chief
of the Brookside Fire Department
said, "We received a call for
smoke in the building and
responded with one engine and
mutual aid from Wesleyville,
Lawrence Park, Kuhl Hose, and
Belle Valley [fire departments]."
That is the standard response to a
call from Behrend.
Postlewaite said that on
arrival at Behrend, Police and
Safety informed them that the
heater was the probable cause.
"We determined this to be true,”
said Postlewaite.
The smoke that had been
Alpha Sigma Lambda
inducts new members
by Rob Farnham
Collegian Staff Writer
Behrend's chapter of Alpha
Sigma Lambda, an honor society
for continuing education students,
inducted eight new members last
Tuesday evening.
Those inducted were Geoffrey
L. Emery, Ruth C. Pflueger,
Nicole D. Stanger, Kristin
Winnen-Smith, and Diana L.
Ziemniak.
Also joining ASL, but unable
to attend the ceremony, were M.
Leigh Lutz, Donald G. Regulski,
and Vicki J. Roberts.
Sigma Kappa Nil
tests Four Mile
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Wrap it up: Brookside volunteers clean up after responding to Niagara
Hall'S alarm last Friday photo by Rick Brooks ____
reported was the result of
overheated coils in the wall
heater.
"When my people went in,
the smoke had dissipated," said
Postlewaite.
Campus police evacuated
Niagara Hall three times in
twelve hours last week to
investigate recorded fire alarms.
According to Randy Hoffman,
manager of Police and Safety, the
The event was held in the
Memorial Room of the Glenhill
Farmhouse.
Dean of Student Services
Chris Reber welcomed the
participants and described
continuing education students as
a "great asset," praising their
"unique contributions" to
Behrend.
After the formal induction,
carried out by Michael Omelian,
Paula Mallin, Denise Blass, and
Kenneth Nagel, guest speakers
Dr. Louanne Barton and Frederick
R. Anzivino made their
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Behrend's Weekly Newspaper
first alarm was recorded at 2:57
pm Wednesday. Investigation
revealed that the alarm was
triggered by smoke caused by a
; faulty wall heater locatedon the
first floor near the west entrance.
The heater was repaired, and the
building was reopened.
The second alarm was recorded
at 12:05 am Thursday. Police
discovered that a pull station on
the third floor of the men's wing
Day of recognition: Ruth Pflueger, Nicole
Stanger and Diana Ziemniak were among those
honored by Alpha Sigma Lamda photo by Mike Schell (continued on page 4)
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had been activated. No evidence
of fire or smoke was found.
The third alarm was recorded
at 1:35 am Thursday. Again, no
evidence of fire orSmoke was
found, but officers were unable to
find evidence of a deliberate false
alarm.
Hoffman reported that
evacuations, in each case, were
orderly and lasted about 20 to 30
minutes.
Volume XXXVIII, No. 2
University
examines
day care
Behrend ranks
third neediest of the
22 campuses
by Jennifer Flanagan
Collegian Staff Writer
Penn State University, in
response to recommendations
suggested in a comprehensive
report conducted by the Penn
State Women's Commission, has
established a child care task force
to address the child care issue at
every Penn State campus.
According to Chris Reber,
dean of student services, "Prior to
this report and study, the
University's policy was
really...'we'U assist the
community in any way we can,
but we will not get involved in
providing direct services.' The
task force recommended a new
poticy...which says 'no longer
can we take that approach, we
need to be directly involved in
facilitating familial
relationships'....”
In addition to the University
task force, Behrend College has
established a task force as well to
address problems specifically in
the Behrend community.
Carolyn Spies, professor of
psychology, said, "There is
definitely a need for child care
among students, faculty and
staff."
In fact the needs assessment
report compiled by the UP task
force has found Behrend campus
to be number three out of 22
campuses in order of relative need
for child care.
Pictures for the Provost
Spies is working on the
"Pictures for the Provost"
campaign which was initiated in
order to "personalize the issue
through stories and pictures
which will perhaps have a more
persuasive effect since the
statistics we've gathered haven't
been to persuasive."
Behrend nine gains
win with shutout
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