Boggling your Mind
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Fourth Annual
Blood Drive
The Collegian
It's time, once again, for
Behrend's organizations to
compete in the annual fall
blood drive.
The blood drive will be held
on October 21 and 22 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Wintergreen Cafe, Reed
Building.
"Behrend campus has been a
major donor drive for the
Community Blood Bank for
several years running," said Lori
Royer, public relations assistant
at the Community Blood Bank
of Erie County.
The drive is conducted by the
Community Blood Bank of Eire
County and is co-sponsored by
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Royer said, "In the past few
years, Behrend has received the
collegiate award for most pints
donated, competing with three
area colleges (Villa, Gannon,
and Edinboro)."
"Behrend has participated in
the drive since 1988," said Lisa
Graff, Erie Community Blood
Bank Donor Group Coordinator.
Graff said, "Craig Buck, Tau
Kappa Epsilon secretary,
mentioned to me that they
(TKE's) are aiming for 140
pints this drive. Last spring's
total for Behrend was 112
(pints)." The Erie
community as a whole donates
between 16 to 17 thousand pints
annually.
The TKE's have been two
time winners in the campus
wide student organizations
competition for most pints
donated in their name. Delta
Phi Epsilon sorority upset the
TKE's winning streak last year
and captured the honor of most
pints donated.
Last fall, to encourage
donations, Behrend staff member
Bob Sauers, challenged to run a
mile for each pint donated.
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. Rough Waters on the
Ocean Blue...page 11
Alcohol Awareness Week
Scott Kea
The Collegian
National Collegiate Alcohol
Awareness Week will be held
from October 19-23.
The Penn State-Behrend
Health Advisory Board and
Health and Wellness Services
have planned a variety of
campus activities in celebration
of the event.
B.A.T.M.A.N. (Breaking
Abuse Through More
Awareness Now) is the theme
for this year's Alcohol
Awareness Week.
This is the fifth consecutive
year that Behrend has
participated in the national
celebration of Alcohol
Awareness Week.
Administration hopes that the
issues of substance abuse and its
consequences will be raised
through student involvement
and discussion.
Programs are planned all week
to heighten the college
community's awareness
regarding substance abuse.
To kick off the celebration a
carnival is planned in the Reed
Starts Monday
Building on Monday from 10
a.m. to 3,prm.
"Events such as
the blood drive
are designed to be
a celebration of
serving the
community..."
--Cathy Eck, senior
research technician
Highlights of the program
include a live performance by
Angelo Sanchez and the
Mexicali Strings Tuesday
afternoon.
Dobbins Hall will be the site
of Happy Hour and Hors
d'Oeuvres Wednesday evening
from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
The high point of the week
will be the fourth Annual Penn
State-Behrend Clubs and
Organization Blood Drive
Competition.
The Challenge
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The blood drive will be held
Wednesday and Thursday from
10 a.m - 4 p.m. in the Reed
Building Wintergreen Cafe.
"Events such as the blood
drive are designed to be a
celebration of serving the
community and of positive
alternatives to alcohol and other
drugs," said Cathy Eck, senior
research technician for the
Health and Wellness Center.
The week's activities will be
wrapped up Friday afternoon
(12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.) with
the participation of Behrend
faculty and staff in a
breathalyzer test
Jonathon Hall, Gerald Spates
and Bonnie Fagen will
participate in self-inebriation
while John Harrington, police
and safety officer, will
administer a breathalyzer test.
Eck commented that events
such as the the breathalyzer
demonstration will help students
have a realistic view of how
substance abuse or overuse can
affect their campus.