October 9, 2006
Penn State beats Northwestern 33-7
PSLyp ports
Glance
By MARUJA ROSARIO
Editor in Chief
MXR3OO@PSU.EDU
Sometimes, to be a Penn State fan,
it means going through some difficult
times. I am not referring to when
the team isn’t doing so hot or when
Morelli throws more interceptions
than touchdowns. I speak of a
different kind of time.
Allow me to elaborate. Two
Saturdays ago, when PSU faced
Northwestern, I had the esteemed
privilege of going to the game with
a few friends (Matthew Sarver,
Khoa Le, Diane Kenney, and Craig
Dewalt). From the onset, we could
tell it was going to be rough goings.
For one, there were five people
crammed into a tiny red Jetta. We
started out a bit later than hoped and
lost some time taking the scenic route
to 322.
There was much debate over where
we were stopping for breakfast
(Michelintown? Millersburg?
Mifflintown?), and when we finally
got there, the breakfast buffet was
expensive enough yet low quality
enough to make you weep.
Leaving the buffet, we then hit
the infamous Penn State football
traffic, and combined with the
ongoing construction of the
Narrows, it made for a slow ride.
So we sang out the windows to our
other vehicle companion, spoke
for horses (“Look at all those cars.
Must be a football game today.”),
and just had a merry time. We paid
the outrageous price for parking and
now things get interesting.
Who knew that downtown was a
20-minute or so walk from Beaver
Stadium? Who possibly thought we
could tailgate without a grill, or at
least some chips? Who knew that
Penn State fans are so loyal to the
Lions that they will yell at a girl
wearing the red Greek letters for Chi
Gamma lota (XGI) because someone
has convinced them they say Ohio
State in Greek?
We then went into Beaver Stadium
to watch the game. And we were left
wondering a few more questions.
Such as, couldn’t Melinda (Student
Activities) have tried to get the seats
just 10 rows higher so that we could
sit along the very top of the stadium?
Why did it have to rain today?
We watched Craig and Khoa
play with the flag instead of hold it
proudly, because they were too busy
taking photos of the student section
with their cellphones. We watched
Penn State pommel Northwestern and
then it was time to go home.
We got separated leaving the
gate. Diane and I went left; the rest
of the crew went right. We finally
got a phone call telling us to head
downtown (again!) to the bookstore
and food. So we walked downtown.
We found our crew. They didn’t buy
anything at the bookstore. We didn’t
even eat there. In essence, we walked
down there for absolutely nothing,
and then we had to walk back.
Everyone is now tired and cranky.
We walked towards a field where
we thought we parked our car.
We walked around the field. We
realized we were lost. After a narrow
escape from walking the path from
Deliverance , it occurs to Khoa and
I that we have just spent a half hour
looking for our car on the wrong
side of the stadium. So, we trek back
towards Beaver Stadium and stop to
take our picture with the JoePa statue,
since as Craig said, “I walked 45
minutes just to do this.”
We are now on the right side of
the stadium and after a near miss of
heading in the wrong direction again,
we finally found the Jetta. And we
pile in. And we’re happy. And then
we sit in traffic for an hour and some
change, only to slowly creep by the
Harley Davidson store that says State
College. So we rock a few tunes, row
the boat, send random text messages
to people, and bond.
Then we realize that, for all the
hardship we endured, we wouldn’t
trade the experience for anything.
It can be tough being a Penn State
fan, but it will always be worth it.
THE CAPITAL TIMES
Penalties, sloppy mistakes, and strong defense make this score a hard fought victory
By MATTHEW SARVER
Sports Reporter
MDSSOII@PSU.EDU
A packed Beaver Stadium of
108, 837 witnessed the oldest and
youngest coaches in Division I-A
football, with Joe Patemo’s Penn
State Nittany Lions defeating Pat
Fitzgerald’s Northwestern Wildcats
33-7 on the Sept. 30 game. The
score would make you believe the
entire game was dominated by Penn
State however that was not the case.
i Stupid mistakes, penalties, and some
bad luck kept this game close for at
least the first part of the game.
On Penn State’s opening play
quarterback, Anthony Morelli,
hooked up with wide-out Deon
Butler, who went out to have a
record setting day, for a 40 yard
completion. Three plays later Morelli
| and Butler connected again for a 17
yard completion taking Penn State
down to the Northwestern 9 yard
j line. Unfortunately, on the next play
! Tony Hunt fumbled and the ball was
1 recovered by Northwestern.
The next Penn State possession
ended a little better than the first one.
After several runs by running back
Tony Hunt; and wide receivers A.J.
Wallace and Derek Williams, Penn
State found themselves once again
knocking on the door. However, a
false start penalty, followed by an
incomplete pass on third down, made
the Lions settle for a field goal.
Even though the Penn State offense
came out flying in the first couple of
| series, the Penn State defense was
smothering Northwestern’s offense
for the majority of the first half.
Led by linebackers Paul Posluszny
and Sean Lee, the Nittany Lions
Capital Union Building
By MEGAN RESSER
Sports Reporter
MKRIS7@PSU.EDU
Those of you who are new to this
campus, and perhaps even some ofyou
who have been here for awhile, may
not know that in the Capital Union
Building (CUB) there are a wealth
of activities available for FREE to
all Penn State Harrisburg students,
faculty, and staff. All students need
to do is show the desk attendant their
Photos by VICOTRIA HENNIOAN/Copitol Times
The swimming pool in the Capitoal Union Building is free for all students and
faculty to use. Members of the local community can also use the pool for
purchasing a pass at the CUB desk.
PSU ID card, and they will be granted
access to everything the CUB has to
offer. You can also sign out various
equipment pieces, such as racquets,
balls, table tennis paddles, and
goggles, from the desk attendant.
Upon entering the first floor of
the CUB, you will find the recently
renovated Physical Fitness Room
on your left. This room houses
two elliptical cross trainers, three
treadmills, Stairmasters, Schwinn
Air Dyne bikes, an ultimate crunch
machine, a curl machine, a Concept
II rower, a Lifestride treadmill, a
Lifecycle upright bicycle, and a
Nordic Track ski machine. Available
for your use in the lobby of the CUB
are table tennis and foosball tables.
The main gymnasium is also located
on the first floor, and activities
available in the gym include
basketball, badminton,andvolleyball.
Kinesiology classes and athletic
shut down the Wildcats on their first
four possessions in the game. Not
until midway through the second
quarter did Northwestern’s offense
finally breakdown the Nittany
Lions defense.
Two more Kevin Kelly field
goals gave the Nittany Lions a 9-
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Penn State 14. Four plays
later the Wildcats Tyrell Sutton
punched it in from 1 yard out
on fourth and goal. This would
be the last time the Northwestern
offense saw the end zone and inside
the Penn State 20 yard line.
With 2:30 left in the second quarter,
the Penn State offense finally
teams have the gym set aside for their
usage at certain times, so be sure to
check the monthly schedules which
are posted online and on the main
doors to the gym so that you know
when the gym is open and available.
Some of you may not know that the
CUB houses a state-of-the-art, six
lane swimming pool. This pool is a
separate entity and is not managed
by PSH but it is available to use for
free to all PSH students, faculty, and
staff. Information about Open Lap
Swim Times can be found on the
Aquatic Center website for which a
link can be found at http://www.hbg.
psu.edu/studaf/athletics/atmain.htm.
Any questions about the pool should
be directed to the new Aquatic
Coordinator, Mary Lou Watkins
at 717-948-6740 or muwl3(d)psu.
cdu or the Aquatic Staff Assistant,
Deborah Klugh at 717-948-6740 or
dlk33(rr psu.edu. It is important to
check the calendars before you plan
to swim because the pool is used
lor lessons, practices, and physical
therapy for members of the outside
community. Access to the pool can
be gained by going into the main
gymnasium, through the double
doors immediately to your right, and
down to the end of the hallway. Also
accessible from this hallway are the
men’s and women’s locker rooms.
If you go through the main lobby
and down the hallway towards the
collected more than three points. The
combination of Morelli and Butler
hooked up again for 49 yards taking
Penn State down to the Northwestern
13. After several running attempts,
running back Tony Hunt punched it
in to the end zone with 29 seconds
left in the first half giving Penn
Linebacker Paul Posluszny keeps his eye
on the ball.
Following the punt Penn State drove
into Northwestern territory after big
receptions by wide outs Deon Butler
and Derek Williams only to fall short
of the end zone again. For the fourth
houses more than gym classes
right side of the building you will
find alternate access to the men’s
and women’s locker rooms. You
will also find one squash court and
three racquetball courts. Equipment
for all four courts can be signed out
at the front desk. Something most
people probably do not know is that
the fourth racquetball court can be
equipped for Wallyball. “What is
Wallyball?” you may ask. Wallyball
is volleyball played on a smaller
court, with the walls and ceiling being
in-bounds. Rules and equipment
for Wallyball can be accessed
from the front desk attendant.
The second floor of the CUB, which
can be accessed by one of several
stairways throughout the building,
houses a multi-purpose room and
the main weight room. The multi
purpose room, with its small matted
area and mirrors, provides space for
activities such as aerobics, yoga,
pilates, and karate. Also available in
this room are a speed bag, a heavy
bag, and the popular game Dance
Dance Revolution. As of press time,
the electrical connections for Dance
Dance Revolution were about to be
cleaned so that the game
will perform at its optimum
capacity. The main weight
room houses Olympic free
weights, variable dumbbells,
a squat rack, incline benches,
a preacher curl bench, a
power ram sled, a universal
gym, a multi-adjustable
jungle, a lat pulldown/
low row machine, a leg
extension/leg curl machine,
assorted benches, and various
other pieces of equipment.
The addition of eight
brand-new tennis courts,
which were just finished
at the beginning of this
semester, has added another
exciting feature to the PSH
campus. All PSH students,
faculty, staff, and members
of the outside community
are permitted to use the
courts as long as proper footwear and
equipment are used. If you don’t have
equipment, racquets and balls can be
signed out from the front desk in the
CUB lobby. Four of the courts have
lights which will be turned on for
time in the game sophomore kicker
Kevin Kelly was called upon to put
three more points on scoreboard for
the Nittany Lions.
Halfway through the 3 rd quarter
Northwestern’s red shirt freshman
Andrew Brewer, making his first
start in place of injured starter Mike
Tony Hunt makes another leap into
the endzone.
Kafka, was sacked at his own 10
by Jay Alford. A penalty pushed
Northwestern back another 5 yards
before Maurice Evans and Sean
Lee sacked Brewer at the 1. This
led to Tony Hunt’s second rushing
touchdown and gave Penn State a
commanding 26-7 lead.
The very next play for Northwestern
ended up being the back-breaker
for the Wildcats. Penn State’s Sean
Lee made an incredible side-line
interception to give the Nittany
Lions great field position once again.
And like they had done all game the
Nittany Lion’s offense marched right
some period of time every night. As
of press time, the exact times which
the courts will be lighted had not yet
been determined. Readers should
be aware, however, that the PSH
intercollegiate tennis team will be
using the courts at certain times for
practices and matches, so access may
be denied or somewhat limited during
these times until their season is over.
Various intramural sports are also
organized and facilitated by the
CUB staff. Fall intramurals include:
co-ed softball, flag football, co-ed
volleyball, and co-ed table tennis.
Spring intramurals will include:
co-ed five-on-five basketball,
racquetball, co-ed one-pitch softball,
badminton, horseshoes, and Ultimate
Frisbee. The entry deadlines and
times for the captain’s meeting can
be found online by following the
link to Intramurals at http://www.
hbg.psu.edu/studaf/athletics/atmain.
htm. Questions about intramurals
can be directed to Intramural Sports/
Fitness/Recreation Coordinator, Julie
Stoehr by calling her at 948-6267,
by e-mailing her at jrslol7@psu.
edu, or by visiting her in her office
The Capital Union Building, seen from the main entrance. The Cub houses many differ
ent pieces of equipment for student use and has a wide variety of services availabe for
everyone to use.
in the CUB, room 121. Questions
about intercollegiate athletics can be
directed to Athletic Director, Rahsaan
Carlton by calling him at 948-6744,
by e-mailing him at rlc 122@psu.edu,
or by visiting him in his office in the
down the field and on a first and goal
Tony Hunt pounded his way through
defenders into the end zone for his
third score of the contest. Hunt
finished the game with 28 carries
for 137 yards giving him his third
straight one-hundred yard game.
The fourth quarter did not feature
any scoring however it was when
Deon Butler made his record setting
reception. With 6:45 seconds left
backup quarterback Daryll Clark
completed a 7 yard completion
to Butler giving the wide out 11
receptions for an astonishing total of
217 yards on the day. After he made
the reception the entire stadium
stood and gave the sophomore stud
a standing ovation. He beat former
Penn State star O.J. McDuffie’s
single game receiving yards record
of 212, which was set against Boston
College in 1992.
Penn States victory leaves them 3-2
overall and currently 1-1 in Big Ten
play. Penn States next opponent is
Minnesota who is coming off a close
lose to Michigan 28-14. Penn State’s
defense has been smothering offense
in the past three games and it has to
continue heading to a very hungry
Minnesota team. Penn States offense
once again got off to a high start but
came crashing down when it came
to putting the ball into the end zone.
Anthony Morelli is looking better and
better as he progresses but he needs
to look for some shorter routes and
not throw the deep ball every play.
I look for this game to be a lot close
then we all will hope for. However I
feel Penn State will pull out the win
and come home with heads held high
looking to take on #6 Michigan in an
Stadium Wide White Out.
CUB, room 115. If you don’t know
where these office rooms are, they
can be found by entering the lobby of
the CUB, going past the front desk,
and down the long hallway which is
on your left. The Intramural Sports/
Fitness/Recreation offices are first
on your left and the Intercollegiate
Athletics office is located at the
very end of the hallway on your left.
This link, http://www.hbg.psu.
edu/studaf/athletics/atmain.htm,
will take you to the main Recreation
and Athletics site, and from there
you will be able to find all of the
information detailed in this article,
as well as additional information
such as operating hours and contact
information for additional facility
staff. The Recreation and Athletics
site can also be accessed by going
to www.hbg.psu.edu and clicking
on the Student Services link.
While all of these great fitness and
recreation activities are available
to you for FREE, you should take
the opportunity to explore them
and take advantage of them. If
you are looking for a certain type
of equipment or activity which
you can’t seem to find currently
at the CUB, Intramural Sports/
Fitness/Recreation Coordinator,
Julie Stoehr will be happy to hear
your suggestions for additions
and further improvements.