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Editorial
So long to a friend...
In today's fast paced, career changing society, it's hard to imagine
working at the same place for more than five years. 50... twenty
three years is truly remarkable. Last night a retirement party was
held for Connie Sigrist, secretary to the director of Student
Activities. Connie has been employed at Bchrend for the past
twenty-three years.
It was 1969 when Connie started her career at Bchrend in the
Division of Undergraduate Studies under Ernie Fryer. She's moved
all over this campus and worked under many different people.
Some of the words used by co-workers to describe Connie
include: a friend, knowledgeable, helpful, an excellent navigator and
a great listener.
Marge Wizikowski, accounting clerk and RUB desk manager,
recalled some of the good times they have shared in their ten year
relationship.
"I remember when it was Fred’s (Anzivino) birthday and Connie
and I decided to take him to lunch. Well, she started to take Troup
road on our way to the Waterfall Restaurant, but finally opted to
take Walbridge road instead. Just about that time, a train began to
slowly roll down the tracks... Connie pulled around the gates
because the train was so far away and was going so slow. Once she
was on the other side of the tracks, a state trooper pulled her over
and kept us all there for half an hour, ruining our lunch date. From
then on we always jokingly asked her if she wanted to drive!"
David Shields, assistant Dean of Student Activities, credits his
office's success to Connie and her determination. "We couldn't have
done anything without her help...she has been instrumental in
everything from the set-up of the office to the personal support of
the people."
Perhaps the funniest story told about Connie would have to be
the one pertaining to her green thumb. According to WPSE station
manager Fred Anzivino, Connie had the "grossest" coffee cup in
the office...and in this cup grew "fuzzy" organisms. So at the end
of the day Connie would pour the remainder of the concoction into
the two office plants. For some reason, those plants had "the
shiniest, greenest" leaves on campus!
David Shields summed it up for all of us when he said, "Penn
State Behrend is a better place because of the things she did here..."
Good-bye Connie. Thanks for your service. You’ll be missed by
many.
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Some advice for
advisors
1 am currently a 7th semester
accounting major at Behrend ex
pecting to graduate in the fall
1993. I am writing this letter
because I am tired of getting
jerked around by the advising per
sonnel here at Behrend.
1 am sure that many students
here at Behrend have experienced,
like I have, making an appoint
ment with an advisor who may
not even know your name.
Then, going to talk with that
person with many thought out
questions and having the advisor
shrug his/her shoulders and say -
"I don’t know;" "I think so," or
the popular "Go talk t 0..."
First, do some of the advisors
even care about the students?
Second, when I first decided to at
tend Behrend instead of
University Park, I thought the
college would help me out when
I needed it, due to the small col
lege environment. I've been
proven wrong this semester!
I have been planning to spend
my ninth, and last, semester at
U.P. to take courses that are not
offered here and to experience a
large college environment. 1
never dreamed that it was going
to be a next to impossible pro
cess. 1 was told by # faculty that
this is due to the differences in
the accounting major between
Behrend and U.P. Yes, you read
right; the accounting major here
at Behrend and U.P. But, I will
only need two additional courses
(basically, any 300/400 level
business course) toward my ma
jor to graduate. It doesn't even
seem like a big deal to me.
I have talked to about five staff
personnel, including Robert
Schcnker, who is the head of the
college registrar on campus.
After Mr. Schcnker cancelled my
first appointment, without notifi
cation, we finally met up.
Instead of sitting in his office to
discuss my questions, we stood
in the middle of the busy regis
trar's office. We didn't go to his
office because he said there were
too many papers cluttering his
desk. So, in the middle of the
registrar, I told him my situa
tion. He told me, basically, it
would be a miracle to transfer to
U.P. for my last semester be
cause I would have a zero status
there since I have to graduate
from Bchrend. I was then told,
which I remember distinctively,
that "I would be totally on my
own trying to get classes at U.P.
with no help from Bchrend." Is
this what - we the students - are
paying for??
I'm to the point of making an
appointment with Dean Lilley,
but I'm afraid that he will be as
much help as Mr. Schcnker. I'm
extremely disgusted with the
Penn State system, a feeling that
has been building up within me
for the last four years.
David W. Morrison
7th semester accounting
Phonebooks
riddled with
errors
Now, we finally got our
student phone directories in only
nine short weeks into the
semester. So, I looked in the
phone directory to look up a
friend's number, and what do I
see, but his phone number from
last year. I don't know about
how you would feel, but I was
pretty upset. Student
Government Association not
only gives us these phone
directories nine weeks into the
semester, but they don’t even
bother to research the students'
new telephone numbers, or if
they moved off campus. I mean
come on, what have you people
been doing for half the semester?
Then I get to my name and see
that I don't even have a phone
number listed and that the two
guys in the next room have what
is supposed to be my number.
My roommate and I arc stuck
phone numberless (excuse the
English here). This also hap
pened last year, but I really didn't
make a big deal about it then be
cause we handled it. Although
now, the two guys in the next
room are graduating and this is
sort of a hassle because I could
get calls that have nothing to do
with me and it's my phone num
ber under their names.
To end this article, I would
just like to say that if you arc
going to put out a student phone
directory nine weeks into the
semester at least research the stu
dents' housing situation so we
can have a directory worth look
ing at for the year.
Greg Kristen
7th semester communication
EmergyCare
responds
Recently your paper published
an article about EmergyCare
Thursday, November 12, 1992
Emergency Medical Services and
its coverage at Behrend Campus.
I would like an opportunity to
clarify any misunderstanding that
remains.
EmergyCare Paramedic Service
is available at Millcrcek, East
and South East Erie County and
comes automatically with the lo
cal volunteer fire department. At
Behrend we have the same coop
erative relationship with
Brookside fire department. If
someone at Behrend has a
medical emergency, he or she
will call Brookside for EMT and
ambulance service. The same
call also summons our paramedic
who will arrive in a non
transporting medical unit. If the
ambulance. Under these condi
tions EmergyCare will bill your
insurance. Because Brookside
also will bill for the ambulance
service, your insurance will
receive two bills for the same
emergency call.
Some insurance plans will not
pay for two bills for the same
emergency medical call. Some
will not pay the entire bill. A
membership with EmergyCare
means that should your insurance
deny our bill (generally the bill
that includes the ambulance is
the one that is paid), or only
pays part, you will not have to
pay the unpaid portion. Non
members pay any outstanding
balance.
A paramedic bill could exceed
$469. In 1991 EmergyCare re
sponded to 737 emergency calls
to individuals between 18 to 22
years of age.
Any student at Bchrend who
would like to join EmergyCare
may still do so. Although our
membership drive ended on
October 9, we will extend that
opportunity until Friday,
December 4, at the special
student rate of $20.00.
Membership applications arc
available in the Health Center. If
you have any questions regarding
our service, our billing, or other
membership benefits, please
don’t hesitate to call Anne Carter
or me at 870-1010.
Sabina Freeman,
Membership Coordinator
EmergyCare
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