Friday, January 30, 2009
Chicken wings may be flying the coop
By Elista Burneisen
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esbso9l (a psu.edu
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., a Texas
poultry fame which supplies a
quarter of the chicken wings
eaten each year, has filed bank
ruptcy. With such a large amount
of the chicken wing supply inac
cessible, the availability of the
food is questionable for upcom
ing Super Bowl Sunday. during
which five percent of all chicken
wings are consumed each year.
Due to chicken wings suffer
ing such a severe shortage, the
price of the snack has almost
(loubled, causing some business
es in Buffalo, New York to call
for a boycott on the entrée.
A number of the students who
spoke to The Behiend Becton
were unhappy with the prospect
of less chicken wings, especially
for the Super Bowl. Colleen
McKown, a junior communica
tions major, was surprised that
this event could even happen.
"Can't you just breed more
chickens?" she remarked.
When asked about how other
people would respond, sopho
more accounting major Andie
Beveridge pointed out that "since
there are a lot of people going
out for wing nights and stuff,
people will probably be upset."
McKown added, "as long as they
have them for the Super Bowl, I
can't foresee people getting
mad.-
Jake Pusateri, a sophomore
majoring in economics and win
ner of the Ist annual chicken
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FRIDAY,
JANUARY 30
Steelers Tailgate Lunch
in Logan House
at 12:00 p.m.
THON - Penny Wars
in Reed
at 11:00 a.m.
Josh Sneed, Comedian
in Bruno's
at 9:00 p.m
LEB Weekly Movie -
Zack and Miri Make a
Porno
in Reed 117
at 10:00 p.m
wing eating contest at West Side
Grill in Kane, Pa., feels that "due
to the economical crisis we are
currently experiencing, this is a
completely normal thing to hap
pen. Because of this, I am going
to have to cut back on my con
sumption of chicken wings until
the demand decrease causes the
supply to shift backwards and
bring the market for chicken
wings back to equilibrium and to
a price that is reasonable, and
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A shortage of Oieken wings may make the food unavailable on
Super Bowl Slimily.
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 31
Forest Landowners
Conference
in Reed
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
LEB Weekly Movie -
Zack and Miri Make a
Porno
in Reed 117
at 10:00 p.m.
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 1
Student Aerobics
in Junker Center
at 8:30 p.m.
CAMPUS NEWS
then we can go back to the way
things used to be. -
Despite the concerns of many
that chicken wings will be in
short supply for the Super Bowl,
the National Chicken Council
says there should be plenty to go
around on Super Bowl Sunday.
Local establishments Buffalo
Wild Wings and Jimmy Z's Time
Out Tavern are reportedly unaf
fected by the shortage.
World and National News In Bri
Wife slain for setting
facebook status
to single
ENGLAND - A mother of
two was stabbed to death
by her husband after setting
her relationship status as
single on the popular social
networking website
Facebook.
Wayne Forrester, 34, has
pleaded guilty to the slav
ing and is facing life in
prison. He told authorities
he suspected his wife of
having an affair and was
heartbroken by the change
in her status on the site.
Source: The Sun
Swiss police use
Google Earth to spy on
marijuana field
SWITZERLAND -
Authorities in Switzerland
claim they used popular
satellite imaging software
Google Earth to spot a large
marijuana field.
The find was part of a
larger bust which ended in
the seizure of 1.2 tons of
UPCOMING EVENTS
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 2
Chess Tournament
in Junker Center
at 8:30 p.m.
Student Aerobics American Chemical
in Junker Center Society Meeting/Dinner
in Logan House
at 8:30 p.m.
at 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 3
Student Aerobics
in Junker Center
at 5:00 p.m.
Survey asks students' opinio
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input and create something really
great for our school.-
Student opinions vary On how
the money should he spent.
Many believe it should be put
towards updating the Reed Union
building, while others think that
something should be done about
the Junker Center.
"The gym now is just too
small, - says Kori Federici, a
freshman majoring in marketing.
"There should he a second one -
one for the spoils reruns and one
for everyone else who goes on a
regular basis. There are times
where the entire track team will
just come in and take every car
diovascular machine up. -
Another commonly stated
problem on campus is the lack of
a local convenience store. Some
students feel that it would be nice
to have such a facility within
walking distance.
Megan Argeny, a freshman
majoring in communications.
feels this way.
"It would he nice to have
almost a mini-Target right on the
corner. - Argeny says. "That way
if I need something late at night
I can go there. Plus that would
create more opportunities for
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marijuana, 16 arrests and
the confiscation of 900,000
Swiss francs ($780,000).
Source: Breitbart
Obama denied request
to suspend
Guantanamo Bay
detainee trial
CUBA - A military judge
rejected President Barack
Obama's request to suspend
the trial of Abd al-Rahim al-
Nashiri.
Nashiri is a Saudi Arabian
citizen who is charged with
the Oct 2000 on U.S.S. Cole.
One of the Obama admin
istration's first acts was to
suspend over 20 trials of
Guantanamo detainees in
addition to closing the
prison facility.
Most of the requests were
quickly approved, but Judge
James Pohl was "unper
suaded" by the administra
tion's request to suspend
Nahiri's case.
Source: BB C News
Blue and White Society
Luncheon
in Reed 114
at 12:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4
Student Aerobics
in Junker Center
at 6:00 p.m.
jobs for stutimts as \‘. ell
With all these COncems Irani
the sttakmts. what are some pos
sible solutions and possihihties
tOr this money to go to?
"I'd like to see the money go
to‘ird making the campus more
student friendly." Brown says.
"Niagara Hall has a game room
in the basement. and that is
something that even
_, hall should
have. Reed should he built up
more with more activities for
students since it is the Union
Building. Overall. the campus
should just he more student
friendly."
Many questions On the ,tirN e\
looked tOr interest in renovations
to Reed and Junket . . When asked
why other buildings such a, OBS
and Nick ‘k ere not Mentioned.
Kenneth said it was because of
the restriction, of the fee.
"The tee cannot go to academ
ic basics. - Kennedy said.
Classrooms and labs are used lilt
such purposes and therefore
excluded.
There is One possible e \cep
t ion. though.
- We could renovate [Reed]
117. - Kennedy says. Kennedy .
mentioned that they could reno
vate the room even though class
es are taught there, because other
Marcus Yeagley at mjysol2@psu.edu
CIA Station Chief
faces rape charges
ALGERIA - Two Algerian
women have accused the
country's CIA station chief
of rape
Court documents identity
the man as Andrew Warren,
41, who has been stationed
in the country since 2007.
Both of the women claim
Warren assaulted them in
his home, and were
drugged at parties he threw
According to court docu
ments, investigators found
drugs associated with rape
in Andrew's home.
Source: BBC News
CIA warns Liberia of a
second wave of crop
destroying armyworms
Liberia - The Liberian gov
ernment has declared a state
of emergency and is appeal
ing for inernational assis
tence in dealing with the
armv‘vorms
The damage caused by
the army arms is estimated
to exceed 51,000,000. Over
Career Development
Spring 2009 Seminar
in Reed Conference 3
at 4:00 p.m
LEB Weekly Movie -
Role Models
in Reed 117
at 9:00 p.m.
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 5
Student Aerobics
in Junker Center
at 5:00 p.m.
Career Development
Spring 2009 Seminar
in Reed Conference 3
at 4:00 p.m
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Sour(e: BBC News
House passes
$819,000,000,000
stimulus package
WASHING - lON - A parka
which pas , ,eLl in the flow,
of Representative!, on
Wednesday is aimed at
improving the faltering
American economov. 1 he
plan redeved /ero < otes
from members of the GOP.
Only 12 Democrats sup
ported the 244-188 r ote,
which President Obama
hopes will create jobs for
Americans, and give aid
those who may have lost
theirs during the recession
The Senate has been
‘vorking on their own vet
sion of the package, \\ hid
they claim will he deliver(
to President Obama some
time in February.
Sou rce: CNN
Behrend Reads
in Smith Chapel
at 6:00 p.m.
Black History Mo
Performance - Asso
Black Collegian
in Bruno's
at 7:00 p.m
LEB Weekly Movi
Role Models
in Reed 117
at 9:00 p.m.