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Editorial
Interest in budget process a
good sign for Behrend
There is no doubt that today's economy is a shaky one.
The university is no more immune to the 'recession virus'
than the federal government. However, the loss of
Behrend's award winning Speaker Series has hit home.
Not only did the series serve the community, it also gave
students insight into the lives and accomplishments of
people who have made some type of mark in the world. I
was Behrend's claim to fame. Now it's little more than a
memory. However, the experience with the Speaker Series
has taught us all a very valuable lesson. We need to
participate as much as we can in the budget process on
campus. On Friday afternoon, around two hundred
students showed up in the Wintergreen Cafe to meet with
the University Future Committee. This was a record turn
out for this type of meeting. Not only did it prove to the
two representatives from University Park that the students
at Behrend care about what happens to the programs on
this campus, it also put an end to some of the rumors
which have been floating around concerning the future of
certain programs. Each department within Behrend is
expected to turn in a 'scenario plan' for a permanent 10%
reduction in their budget. So, though nothing has been
done yet, the possibility for cuts in next year’s budget does
exist. The university wouldn't go to the trouble of
constructing 'scenario plans' for no reason. As students,
we need to keep a close eye on what programs are
incorporated into this contingency plan. Not only do we
have to watch what goes on at this campus, we need to
monitor our state representatives. Pennsylvania is still
ranked 47th out of the 50 states in state funding per person
for higher education. With less than two months left before
election day, now it the time to find out how candidates
stand on education and show them that at Behrend we care
what happens to our programs.
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Take out the cat litter, feed the dog,
interrogate and microcook...
As I sat down to mull over how I was
going to introduce myself to you... I thought
about how nice it would be to omit all of my
bad points. So I won't go into my "fly-by
night" organizational skills and we'll just skip
the details of my "creative" hand writing.
Instead I'll concentrate on my assets. I can
screw up a computer so that not even the
experts can fix it. I also manage to forget the
things I don't want to do leaving me to do the
things I do want to do. For fun I interrogate
tele-marketers (They hang up on me.) My
hobbies include microwave cooking, and
marathon vacuuming. You could classify me as
a moderate (I have a cat and a dog). Though I
spent four years in the Marines, I still walk on
my toes occasionally. My five-year old
daughter has a better sense of direction than I.
So don't ask me how to get down-town. You
might end up in Cleveland. My husband
doesn't iron so you'll have to excuse my
wrinkles. You've heard from me... let's hear
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Thursday, September 17, 1992
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semester
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She's a wife, mom,
television reporter,
Editor of The
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