Short and Sweet

Mike Sharkey,


First of all, I would like to acknowledge that there are many areas in which we as editors can improve. The mistakes have been glaring and shameful, and correction is necessary if the Behrend Beacon is going to be a high quality newspaper.
However, the method of your correction leaves much to be desired. If you are demanding professionalism and excellence from your staff, then you should treat your staff with equal professionalism, and in a way that inspires excellence. There are ways to convey frustration and disappointment beyond foul language, mockery, and sexist remarks; there is a difference between correction and degradation. Please consider this in the future.



Respectfully yours,

Rachel Reeves

What do you think?

I just got an e-mail as a follow-up for my RA interview. It asked three questions; what was your favorite part, what part made you the most uncomfortable, and what is one last thing you want to leave with us?

Here is my answer to the last question:

"The final thought I want to leave you with is this. Behrend was not my first choice- I will be moving on to University Park for my Junior year. But I have decided that even though this is not what I had planned, I want to really, truly live here while I am at Behrend. I want to feel at home, and make friends, and really get the best out of this experience. Most importantly, I know that the best way to commit to a place is to give something to it, and I think that I have so much to offer as an RA. I don't want these two years to be just a means to an end, and I don't want a job that is just for the paycheck. I want to truly live here, and I think becoming an RA is the best way for me to achieve that."

I hope it's good, because I've already sent it. I think it's good, but it still feels risky. What do you think?

Nathan!

You have to join Facebook, if only for the sake of joining this group:

"Finney you lost your heart, a heart named Mike Belmont"

Also the cowbell group, a Bills' group, and a group made for the "I have a big head, and little arms!" line.

Plus, it would be a sweet way for us to keep in touch.

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shopping list: brace yourself.

~all things needed for cookie pies

~pretzel fish

~pasta (penne, please)

~paper towels

~new starbucks to-go mug (i can pick that up myself)

~ mr clean magic erasers. more than one.

~ chocolate syrup

~ salt

~one of those dish-washing scrubby thingies

I'll bring back the lunch bag, complete with ice packs, and Nate's mix CD. And I'm makin pie!

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Ring Ring

I found my landline phone number, and yes, you can call from a long distance.

(814) 217-2843

I have also just subscribed to the NPR Wait, Wait podcast. How cool am I?

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Order of Business

1) Tragedy has struck and I cannot find my Starbuck's to-go mug. Please check to see if it is around the house or if I need to get a new one.

2) Old State Clothing Co: oldstate.com Tell me what you want and put the $ on my eLion card, then I can order everything and get 25% off.

3) Mom, I have your lunchbag and ice packs. As soon as I burn Nate's CD, I will mail both the CD and the lunchbag home.

4) HSBC? I still don't have my new username or password.