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Behrend briefs
Meet the Ambassadors Week will be held
September 10, 9:00 to 1:00, September 11, 9:00 to
4:00 and September 12, 12:00 to 4:00. A table with
information and applications will be set up outside
the library.
Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship will
have its weekly fellowship meeting every Thursday
night at 7:30 pm in the Reed Music Room.
Small Groups! Anyone interested in meeting
Jesus at one of the Inter Varsity's small group Bible
studies can contact Tonya at ext. 6543.
Alpha Phi Omega has distributed boxes
around campus to collect Campbell Soup labels,
Giant Eagle and Loblaws receipts to benefit Diehl
School. Boxes are located in each division office.
Graduation for Summer and Fall 1990 graduates
will be held on Saturday, January 5,1991 at IKX) pm
in Erie Hall. Cap and gown orders are due in the
Behrend Bookstore no later than Friday, November
9,1990. Cost for student keepsake cap and gown is
$14.00.
The computer center is offering training
sessions to students during the 2nd and 3rd weeks of
the semester, August 29th through September 13th.
Sessions include CMS/XEDIT and Electronic Mail
for Mainframe users; DOS and WRITING
ASSISTANT. Reservations are required and can be
made by calling 6415 or to obtain more information.
"How to Create a Resume," will be
presented by the Career and Placement Office on
Thursday, September 6 at 4 pm in the Reed
Conference Room.
Tour guides are needed for the Admissions
Office. Please contact Dottie at 6100 for more
information.
All students who are receiving their first
Stafford Loan this year and did not attend a session
during Orientation Week must attend one of the
following sessions located in the Reed Conference
Room prior to signing their loan checks: Tuesday,
September 11 at 3 pm; Tuesday, September 18 at 3
pm; Tuesday, September 25 at 3 pm.
Top of the Hill (TOTH) is sponsoring a
reception/pizza party on Sunday, September 9 in the
Winter Garden from 6 to 8 pm. Reservations are
appreciated no later than Friday and can be made by
calling 6160.
TOTH meeting will be held Today from 2:25 to
3:40 pm in the Behrend Science 101.
If you would like to tutor elementary
students from Diehl Elementary School, stop in the
Student Activities office and pick up an application.
Deadline for returning the application is September
12.
Freshman Elections are postponed one week
to Tuesday, September 11 and Wednesday,
September 12 from 10 am to 3 pm outside of the
Radio Station.
What's going on at Behrend?
If your organization has something planned and you
want it mentioned in Behrend briefs, write a brief
description telling who, what, where, when and
contacts and bring it to The Collegian office.
The Collegian
Police report:
Three hit-and-run accidents, two
vehicles vandalized
Criminal Mischief
Police and Safety is
investigating a criminal mischief
incident that occurred on
September 3 between 4 and 7:30
am.
An unidentified person or
persons slashed tires on two
vehicles belonging to staff
members. Each vehicle had two
tires slashed. The vehicles were
parked next to the Police and
Safety offices.
On August 29, between 6 and
7:30 pm, an unidentified person
tampered with the left front tire
valve on a Police and Safety
Army pulls plug on ROTC program
Behrend one of 50 schools cut
by Shirl Climpson
Collegian Staff Writer
Next fall Behrend will no
longer have a Reserve Officer's
Training Corps program.
The announcement was made
over the summer by the United
States Army which, like many
government agencies, is being
forced to cut some of its
programs.
Captain John McCarthy,
ofificer-in-charge of Behrend’s
ROTC program, says Behrend's
elimination is the result of
program cutbacks. McCarthy said
the Peace Dividend also plays a
major role in the ROTC pull-out
In times of peace, the Army
needs less officers so small
schools who put out a small
number of officers are having
programs cut
Behrend is not the only school
being affected. According to
Captain Gina Fry, a ROTC
instructor at Behrend, SO other
schools throughout the United
States are also having their
programs cancelled and further
cuts may be expected after next
year.
The cancellation of the ROTC
Wintergreen Cafe to add deli bar
Changes will increase service efficiency
by Jim Pierdomenico
University officials expect a
deli bar in die Wintergreen Cafe
to be completed within the next
couple of weeks.
Last month administrators at
University Park approved the
installation of the made-to-order
sandwich bar in response to
several factors.
Due to an increased number of
students eating at the Wintergreen
Cafe during lunch hour, a need
for a larger and more diverse
selection of food has become
necessary. Also, the convenience
store had been stocking many
items that were not filing. The
vehicle as it was parked on the
fire trail near the trout run tube.
Hit and Run
Three hit-and-run accidents
were reported during the first
week of classes.
On August 24, a student's
vehicle parked in the Turnbull
parking lot had its right front
headlight smashed in sometime
between 8 am and 4 pm.
During the night of Aug. 27
another hit-and-run took place in
the Behrend Apartments parking
lot. A male student's car was
struck on the right fender.
unit at Behrend greatly affects the
cadets, especially those with
scholarships.
Cadets will be forced to either
remain at Behrend on scholarship
this year and drop out of ROTC
next year, or transfer to
University Park or another
college with an intact program
next year.
If cadets foillow the second
course of action. Army officials
say the scholarship will go with
them.
Student Cadet Commander
Dean Meiner says that most
students are either going to
University Park of transferring to
Edinboro University and their
ROTC program next year.
Instructors must also cope
with the changes. They have the
next six months to decide
whether thy want to stay in a
ROTC program or transfer to a
different Army unit
Captain Fry is looking at an
ROTC position in North
Carolina while Sgt Keith and
Sgt Crofcheck are also looking
far ROTC positions.
McCarthy says it is too soon
for him to know where he is
going. However, he says an
addition of the deli bar will help
solve both of these problems.
In addition, a second card reader
will be provided in response to
the student traffic jams that form
during the lunch hour, according
to A 1 Vogan, Assistant Manager
of Housing and Food Services.
The convenience store will now
only provide snack items such as
bottled pop, Snyder’s chips, and
Nabisco items in order to male?.
room for the new deli bar. Items
to be offered include half subs,
lunch meat sandwiches, various
selections of bread, and standard
meats as well as select meat
items.
In October, after the second
Thursday, September 6, 1990
Damage was moderate.
On August 28, between 9 am 1
and 7:30 pm, a male staff
member's vehicle was struck on
the driver's door. The incident
took place in the Nick parking
lot. An investigation is
continuing.
A faculty/staff parking permit
(#C0925) was stolen from a
vehicle in the lower Nick lot on
August 20. Nothing else was
taken from the vehicle.
ROTC position may not be the
best career move for him.
Inevitably, McCarthy says all
instructors will go wherever the
Army really needs them.
"I have mixed emotions
about this situation," Said cadet
Meiner about the ROTC pull
out. He said he takes pride in the
ROTC program at Behrend, yet
he understands the Army's tight
budget and need far cutbacks.
Meiner views the pull-out as
"one more headache in their [the i
cadets'] lives."
Cadets must decide if they
want to pursue ROTC as an
Army career or if it is simply an
activity for them.
Fry can describe her feelings
in one word, disappointment
"I have only been at Behrend
since March, but the program is
good and has a lot of interested
students for a school this size,"
she said.
McCarthy added that, "Of
course there is a certain amount
of sadness when something
ceases to be." .
Yet he stresses that the pull- 4
out is not negative. It is not
reflection of the program, cadets,
or instructors.
card reader is installed, an express
lunch Jine is planned for the
Wintergreen Cafe. The express
line, which could include hot
items such as baked potatoes,
pizza and gyros, is designed toga
let students select their lunches
quickly without ordering. Long
range plans may see the
remodeling of the southside
dining area, complete with
booths.
A Coffee Club is now being
offered to students where one can -
buy a thermal mug with coffee
for only $3.00 and purchase
refills for just thirty cents. After
21 refills this item will have paid
itself off.
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