The Collegian : the weekly newspaper of Behrend College. (Erie, PA) 1989-1993, February 06, 1992, Image 2

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Behrend Briefs
SOC Meeting Tonight: The Student
Organization Council will meet in Reed 117 at
6:30 p.m. Each student organization must be
represented. t
Mechanical Engineering Seminar:
The ME Club is sponsoring "Engineering Job
Interviews," by Ken Fisher tonight at 5 p.m.
in the Reed Lecture Hall.
Tickets for the Snowball Dance:
Sales will be held outside of the Wintergreen
Cafe on Monday, Feb. 10 and Tuesday, Feb. 11
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Last Call for Submissions: The
deadline for the Spring issue of the Temp us
Literary Magazine is Friday, Feb. 7. All
materials should be dropped at Chris Dubbs’
office in the Carriage House West or in the
Tempos mailbox in the SGA suite.
Human Resources Seminar: Ernest
C. Bell, General Electric Transportation
Systems, is speaking orr Thursday, Feb. 13 in
Nick 008 at 7 p.m. The event is being
sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi. For more
information, call Heather Haugh at ext. 6950.
* *
Bible Study: Campus Ministry is
sponsoring a semester-long Bible study every
Thursday night from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the
Reed 117. All students are welcome.
Cap and Gown Rentals/Purchases:
Commencement for Spring 1992 graduates is
scheduled for Saturday; May ,16 at 12 nobn.
Cap and gown orders musLfeo deceived at the
Bookstore- by March 20. For riiore information
call ext. 6236.
CD-ROM Workshops Offered:
Workshops meet at the CD-ROM stations in the
Library. For schedule information call ext.
6426*
University Scholars Program: An
informational meeting for fresh men and
sophomores is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13 at
5:15 p.m. in Reed 116. For more information,
call Mari Trenkle at ext. 6160.
PSU Education Abroad Deadline:
Applications for spring 1993 semester will be
taken until March 1. For more information,
please contact Mari Trenkle, at ext. 6160.
Free Tutoring Available: All Behrend
students are welcome to utilize the Learning
Assistance Center's services. Student and
faculty tutors arc on duty daily offering help
with many subjects. For more information
call ext. 6014 or drop by the Center located in
the South Cottage,
Coramu Majors: Lambda Pi Eta
Communication Honor Society meets every
Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Reed 116. Anyone
interested in working with the society is
encouraged to attend.
All Commu 001 Students are reminded
that The Collegian's weekly meeting is held
on Thursday at 6:10 p.m in Turnbull 204.
Anyone interested in working for The
Collegian is encouraged to attend.
The Collegian
EECCC now handles evening
dispatching, duties for Behrend
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directly to EECCC.
"Only emergency and
important calls should be placed
on these two lines," said Silvis.
"Information inquiries should be
directed lo the operator line
(6000)."
The new services provided by
EECCC will answer both
emergency and police service
calls and has radio contact with
the police officer on patrol at all
limes alter normal office hours.
Dispatchers will answer
"Behrend Emergency" or "Behrend
Police." The caller then has
contact with a dispatcher who
Fuller steps down
President of SOC, SADD, TOTH resigns
Andrew Festa
The Collegian
The president of three
organizations on campus resigned
last week, claiming the demands
of school, work and personal
obligations forced him to re
evaluate his priorities.
Steve Fuller, a second
semester DUS major, was the
president of the Student
Organization Council (SOC),
Top Of The Hill (TOTH) and
Students against Driving Drunk
(SADD). Fuller turned in his
resignation last Thursday, citing
the growing-, demands of
academics, work and personal life
Police Re
Fire departments respond to acrid odor
A strong burning odor sent
firefighters to Room 126 of the
Otto Behrend Science building
around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Firefighters from Brookside Fire
Company, Belle Valley Fire
Results of SGA senator elections
Faculty Senate: Terri Evans (1992-93)
Commuter Senators:
Courtney Donclly
Jeremy Sulch
Mike Francisco
Freshman Senator: Tim Hicks
Resident Senator: Dan Krause
Appelate Board:
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There are only 15 spaces left for the Spring
Break Trip to Panama City, Florida.
$ 240 is due by Februaiy 21, 1992.
Any Questions just call S.G.A. at 6220 or
Eric Pine at 6553.
will relay information to the on
duty police officer or the
necessary fire or ambulance
department.
Under the previous system,
Alert Communications of Eric
answered both emergency (898-
6231) and informational (898-
6000) calls.
Alert Communications
would then review the incoming
calls and contact the officer on
patrol through radio
communication. All police
service calls (898-6101) were
forwarded to an answering
machine in the Police and Safety
office to be periodically checked.
as reasons for his resignation.
"It just became too much,”
said Fuller. "I've had to juggle
three part-time jobs, academics,
my personal life and children. I
was able to do it last semester,
but this semester my personal
life look precedence.”
Fuller said his decision was
in the best interest of SOC,
TOTH and SADD, adding he
would rather not hinder any of the
organizations with his other
demands.
"Time is an important
factor," he said. "Sometimes we
can make everything fit together,
and sometimes wec&n't.' My
decision ultimately rested on a
ort
Department and Kuhl Hose
Department, Lawrence Park Fire
Company responded to the alarm,
which was triggered by a faulty
ballast in the lighting system.
Second Alarm
Joe Mycka
John Mack
Terri Mack
Eric Pine
James Ruhlman
Break '92
Thursday, February 6, 1992
Silvis said this "resulted in an
extended pcricxl of response."
"This shoud be a fairly easy
transition," said Silvis. "So far
there have been no complications
or complaints since the new
system has been in effect."
All general information calls
(898-6000) will still be handled
by Alert Communications, but
they no longer have direct radio
contact with police officers.
EECCC is the emergency
dispatching center for Brooksidc
Fire Company, Wcslcyvillc and
Lawrence Park Police,
Weslcyville Hose Co., Bchrend
Police and Safety and North
East's police and fire departments.
major personal matter I’d rather
not divulge. I did what I could for
the clubs. Now it's lime for me
to step aside and let people take
over who can do even more.
However, anyone who steps into
any of these positions will be
hindered by a lack of
involvement."
Theresa Baumgartner will be
taking over the president's
position for TOTH, while Lori
Royer will move into the SOC
president's position.
Steve Fuller has served as
SOC president for one semester,
TOTH president for two
semesters and SADD president
for two semesters.
A false fire alarm, caused by
a malfunctioning alarm unit,
went off on the second floor of
Niagara Hall Monday. Police and
Safety officers checked for
smoke, then reset the system.
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