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Volume XLI
Feb. 28, 11193 No. 18
White Out kills 33 students Wednesday
by Dankik M. Murphy
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"it was a bad reminder," said
if on Perry, a second semester
ivil engineering major, "The
him-Out makes you realize
ow stupid drinking and driving
Every seventeen minutes,
someone is killed in an alcohol
, lated automobile accident. To
mbolize this and generate a
swarm= of drunk driving
atalities. resident assistants,
XVlCite, fin4ituer* and Danette
r° coljtmedon with the
Life Staff coordinated
circuit's
...first:Witio t Out on
ednesday, Fahruair24l. To
esel
rtt the victims of drunk
driving accidents, members ef
Alpha Sigma. Alpha, Kappa Delta
ho, and the Behrend Service
Group had their faces whited-out
very seventeen minutes on
binesdttY.
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Flood warning
by Gary Johnson
News Editor
Who said the suites were a
better choice than the residence
halls? At least the dorms don't
leak.
Beginning with a dribble back
in December 1992, the suites
resumed their annual leaking with
the thawing of the snow.
"I'm very upset about
this. I didn't pay
tuition to have my
room flooded."
--Foluso Oguntoyinbo
Second semester
science major
e contractor who built the
suites thought that the problem
was corrected after last year," said
James Bowen, Director of
Housing and Food Services. "
"Last year, the flooding wasn't
as bad. With the flooding this
year, we have responded by
giving the residents an option to
go to vacancies in the
driving," said Glee Jesteadt, a
sixth semester communication
major "It's okay to have a good
time...lust be safe about it and
take care of your friends."
Most students felt the White-
Out had a positive effect on
attitudes towards drinking and
driving. "It has a big impact on
you," said Tom Pheasant, a.
fourth semester electrical
engineering major.
"Its effective if people can see
it and be 'made aware of it," said
Susan Lynch, a sixth semester
psychology major.
Sojne students felt that the
White-Out did not reach aWrite
enough audience. ”Persomdly, I
don't think some people knew
why it was going on," said
Shawn Gallagher, an eighth
semester communication major.
To improve next year's White-
Out, which will be held daring
National Collegiate Alcohol
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apartments. I don't know if there
will be any monetary
compensation."
The students' reactions weren't
quite as calm.'
"I'm very upset about this. I
didn't pay tuition to have my
room flooded. What really
bothers me is that they knew
about this before and didn't fix it.
They shouldn't have put us in
this room. I think they are really
ignorant," said Foluso
Oguntoyinbo, a second semester
science major.
According to Bowen, the
contractor said that the flooding
is probably due to ice buildup on
the entrance roofs, causing a dam
that makes the water back up and
leak into the structure.
Fourth semester psychology
major Kristi Rhodes said, "I have
no room to store anything. We
need boots to turn on the heater
in our room. It smells musty
and it's just really irritating. I'm
not looking forward to moving in
with three strangers in the
apartments, and my roommate
and I can't even be together."
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Ethnic education
Diversity series teaches students about other cultures
by Rob Motion
Collegian Se
Behread's Diversity Series of
events has been going on since
August, and has almost come to
a close. The program is
designed to expose the students
of Be!wend and the community
tke heriutge and *nu of
&Milt* which they mairpeot be
part of oduawise.
February has been dedicated to
Black History, although the
events of the Diversity/Series
hegra Aura
Shields said, 'ITU cuts of the
Lusgraceaere M *oh m& music,
these*. poetty, and performances
af.mbfr commies and cultures to
Batollnaatite•Xemtutay.."
David Shields sate* "the
of
students just passing through
the Reed building will get a
taste of what is being offered.
Events have been moved from
lecture halls into the
Wintergreen Cafe so more than
just those who plan to go will
be exposed.
Shields stated that most of the
larger events draw around one to
two-hundred people, but more
mule= could benefit from the
Diversity Series.
There are only three events
remaining on the year. An
open-forum lecture series called
"Racism in Society" will be
held tat March 17th.
'the goals of the
program are to
introduce music,
theatre, poetry, and
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The (mum is set up in a talk
show format, where there is one
medi2tor and microphones
enabling the audience to get
involved in the discussion.
Scheduled for April 2nd is
Friday Fiesta. As the name
suggests, it is focusing on
Hispanic cultures. The Fiesta is
sponsored by the Organization
of Latin-American Students.
One of the features of the event
will be a dance instruction
segment. The dancers will teach
students difTerent dances and
their significance.
Finally, on Wednesday, April
7th, will be the Cultural Fiesta,
held in the Reed Lobby from
I lam to spm. This event will
feature the music, food, and
clothing from thirty cultures all
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