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COLLEGIAN 100 YEARS
April 1887-April 1987
NFL grabs record 13 Nittany
By MARK BRENNAN
Collegian Sports Writer
Watching the National Football
League draft yesterday from a Penn
State perpective was kind of like
watching a mediocre boxing match.
There were ups and downs, flurries
of intense excitement, and moments
when there was no action at all.
In all, by press time last night, a
record 13 Lions were taken by the
pro teams. Most of them sounded
like pugilists who had just gone the
distance in winning a 12-round split
decision very excited, but very
tired.
“It’s been pretty tough, but its
been worth it,” said All-American
linebacker Shane Conlan, who got
knocked out of the draft early.
“I’m pretty happy now that it’s
over,” said fullback Tim Manoa,
who led a Penn State flurry at the
end of round three.
“It’s great, I’m just walking
around kissing everybody and hug
ging everybody, and I thanked ev
erybody who I owed it to.” said
offensive tackle Chris Conlin, who
was part of a mid-round comeback.
Paving the way in the first round
were Conlan, who was chosen eighth
by the Buffalo Bills, and tailback
D. J. Dozier, who was picked 14th by
Minnesota Vikings. It marked the
first time since 1983 that two Penn
State players have been picked in
the opening round (Curt Warner by
the Seattle Seahawks arid Todd
Blackledge by the Kansas City
Chiefs).
Other players who were drafted in
descending order included: Manoa
to Cleveland in round 3; fullback
Late shift
Off-hour jobs help
make ends meet
By LAUREN YOUNG
Collegian Staff Writer
When the moon rises over Happy
Valley, the day is just beginning for
nocturnal University students. They
may party, watch Late Night with
David Letterman, do laundry or write
last-minute papers. But for many,
nighttime is the time to earn a living.
Most students who work after hours
do so for a common reason money.
Most students said they work to pay
for tuition, room and board or both.
“Nobody works here unless they
need money,” said Matt Gatesman
(senior-health education), who works
at the Penn State Sub Shop, 225
E. Beaver Ave.
Michele Savoca (junior-broadcast
journalism), who also works at the
sub shop, said paying for tuition has
made her more appreciative of her
education.
“The first semester of college I
didn’t work and it was like nothing
I blew through,” Savoca said. “But
when you know you have to pay for
(school), then you’re going to push so
you can get through on time.”
Because financial aid does not al
ways cover expenses, Scott Bartlett,
of Subway Sandwiches and Salads
Shops, 300 S. Pugh St., also works to
pay his tuition.
“The first few years you can al
ways get loans, but you can only
borrow so much money,” said Bart
lett (senior-aerospace engineering).
Late night employees lead double
lives student by day, employee by
night. Students are also forced to
adjust their schedules in order to
work the night shift.
Rob Hillard, a shift manager at
Subway, has reduced his course load
because he works 20 to 25 hours per
week.
“I have a pretty light schedule.
(Working late) hurts my school work,
but what I have learned to do is
discpline my time,” said Hillard (se
nior-international business).
“When I’m out of here I just can’t
take nights off,” he added. “I have to
go home to (study), which I don’t
always do because wh6n you get off a
night of work it’s not always easy to
study.”
correction
Monday's Collegian incorrectly identified Kent Jute as
president of the Association of Residence Hall Stu
dents. He is the former president.
the
daily
D.J. Dozier is asked questions by reporters during a press conference held at the Sports Information Office after
being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. He was picked 14th in the Ist round.
Steve Smith to the Los Angeles ,in round 6; offensive guard Dan
Raiders in round 3; linebacker Don Morgan to Denver in round 8; line-
Graham to Tampa Bay in round 4; backer Bob Ontko (1985 team) to
punter John Bruno to St. Louis in Indianapolis in round 9; flanker Sid
round 5; offensive tackle Chris Con- Lewis to New York Jets in round 10;
lin to Miami in round 5; defensive tight end Brian Siverling to Detroit
tackle Tim Johnson to Pittsburgh in Lions in round 11.
round 6; Bob White to San Fransisco
Tom Ninand of State College, a cook at Ye Olde College Diner, completes an
order at 11:30 p.m Monday.
However, Hillard said, working you don’t have to get up early in the
late is not a big problem, because he morning. I hate mornings,” Holz
scheduled late classes in anticipation warth said.
of working the night shift. Drunks and shoplifters are often a
' While most students work to pay for problem for late night employees,
tuition or living expenses, Jim Holz- said Brian Kelly, assistant manager
warth (junior-molecular and cell bi- at Uni-Mart, 401 S. Pugh Street,
ology) has other reasons. Uni-mart trains its employees to
“I like money,” Holzwarth said. deal with drunks, Kelly said.
Holzwarth, an employee at Campus
Casino, 320 E. College Ave., works
from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m and said he
enjoys his work hours.
“I’m a night person, so I think one
plus to working late at night is that
Collegian
Several Lions
“They (ask) you right out, ‘Are you
going to mind being harassed by
drunks, becaus,e it’s going to hap
pen,’ ” he said.
Various employees cited women as
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weather
This afternoon partly cloudy breezy and cool with a
chance of a few rain showers, high 60. Tonight,
becomming mostly clear, low 43. Thursday partly
cloudy but with a brisk wind. High 58 Ross Dickman
who were not
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Collegian Photo / Stacey Mink
drafted, including John Shaffer,
Mike Russo, Keith Radecic, Massi
mo Mance, Duffy Cobbs, Ray Isom,
Eric Hamilton and David Clark,
could opt to take the free agent route
to the NFL.
Here is a round by round account
of where the Lions were drafted:
Contras kill an American
By ELOY O. AGUILAR
Associated Press Writer
MANAGUA, Nicaragua An American volunteer
working as a mechanical engineer in a small village in
northern Nicaragua was shot and killed by Nicaraguan
rebels yesterday morning, the Nicaraguan govern
ment announced.
It was the first reported death of an American
working for the Sandinista government in the war
between the leftist government and U.S.-backed rebels
known as Contras.
The government said the dead American was Benja
min Ernest Linder, 27, of Portland, Ore., the son of
David and Elizabeth Linder.
A government spokesman said Linder was killed by
a group of six Contras who walked into his office at 8
a.m. in the village of La Camaleona where he was
Hash anyone?
World's oddest race hits area
By PHIL GALEWITZ
Collegian Staff Writer
Fifteen men and two women
started out early Monday evening
on a five-mile run but never
mind the finish, this’ group had
trouble just finding the right trail.
Through the steep mountainous
trails of Boalsburg, over fast-mov
ing creeks and through the sur
rounding countryside, a group of
University, faculty and students
and townspeople became a part of
history by racing in the founding
•run of the Nittany Valley Hash
House.
Winning was not important to
the runners, because finishing the
rugged course became almost a
matter of survival.
Hash, a sport that has spanned
the globe from Los Angeles to
Australia for half a century, has
now officially entered Happy Val
ley. Although hash groups exist in
Philadephia, Pittsburgh and Al
lentown, the Nittany Valley Hash
Harriers are the first group in
central Pennsylvania.
A hash trail, like the one in
Boalsburg, is typically four to five
miles long, goes cross country and
is marked by patches of flour and
chalk. One runner lays out the
path including a flour check
marks, which means the trail is
unmarked for about 100 yards and
participants must search for the
trail.
The serious runners then fan out
to search for the trail, often only to
find a trail ending in an F, mean
ing a false trail. The faster run
ners often have to retrace their
steps, only to find that the slower
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Roundl: The Bills had hinted that
they were interested in Conlan, the
6-foot-2, 227-pound linebacker from
nearby Frewsburg, N.Y., but the
team traded away its No. 3 selection
for Houston’s eighth pick and De
toit’s second-round pick. Buffalo’s
gamble paid off and Conlan was still
available when .pick No. 8 rolled
around so they took him. Conlan
said in a telephone conference call
from his home that he was very
excited about playing in Buffalo,
which is about 70 miles north of
Frewsburg.
“I’m very excited and very hap
py,” Conlan said. “It’s close to
home and I am looking forward to
being a Buffalo Bill.”
Conlan, who leads the Lions in
tackles last year with 79, including
63 solos, said the Bills are planning
to use him as an outside linbacker.
“I know I’ll play outside lineback
er right over the tight end,” Conlan
said. “I don’t care right now, I just
want to get in there and do my
best.”
It was rumored that the Steelers
with the 10th pick overall, had an
eye on the 6-2,205-pound Dozier, but
when he was still around after the
13th pick, the Vikings traded up two
spots with the Dolphins and took the
second-leading rusher in Penn State
history. Dozier was as surprised as
anybody by the move, saying that
before the draft Minnesota didn’t
show any interest in him.
“They had shown none, zero, No
interest at all,” Dozier said. “I think
that is why we were all sort of
shocked. It was probably the qui
etest moment in the house all morn
ing.”
working on the construction of a small hydroelectric
plant. The village in Jinotega province is 85 miles
northeast of Managua.
In Washington, Sondra McCarty, a State Department
spokesman, said last night that she had no information
on the reports of Linder’s death. “We’re aware of the
press reports and we’re checking into them,” she said.
The report came as representatives of 88 countries
met in Managua in the 77th Conference of the Inter
parliamentary Union to discuss, among other things,
possible ways to end the Nicaraguan conflict between
the government and rebels groups.
The government official, who declined to be identi
fied as is the procedure here, said Linder had been
working as a volunteer in northern Nicaragua for the
past two years.
He had come to Nicaragua in 1985 to work for the
Nicaraguan Energy Institute.
runners have passed them. There
fore, the fast serious runners end
up running a fast eight miles,
while the slower folks have a lei
surely four-to-five-mile jog inter
rupted by walks and breaks.
Unlike other races, running
slower and trailing the pack often
results in finishing first.
Although the runners were
treated to a scenic view of the
State College area, they had to
keep their concentration on the
trail as it became lost in high
grasses and hidden paths.
“On, on,” was the yell when
runners found the path, and
“checking” would be yelled as the
group searched frantically to find
the new trail. The most depressing
sound of all would be “F.”
One of the runners carried a
bugle to signal to the group that
the correct trail had been found.
“It’s crazy, unlike any other run
I’ve ever done in my life,” said
Charles Popper, (senior-finance)
on his first hash run. After fin
ishing the course in a little more
than an hour, Popper said he
couldn’t wait to try hashing again.
The event originated in 1938 in
Malaysia, where a few exiled En
glishmen sitting in a grubby local
eatery were bored and began
searching for something to pass
the time.
One man came up with the idea
of going for a little run modeled
after the fox and the hare hunts, in
which one man would lay a
marked trail and the rest would
follow. In British fashion, after the
run the group relaxed at a Chinese
retaurant the Hash House to
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Lions
Dozier shares an apartment with
Manoa and Johnson.
Round 2: No action at all, no Lions
taken.
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coverage
Round 3: The third round also
started off slow, but with only five
picks left in the round, the action
began. On the 80th pick of the draft,
Cleveland picked Manoa, the bruis
ing player who had split time with
Smith at fullback through out'his
career at Penn State.
Fittingly, Smith (6-1, 232 pounds)
was picked next by the Raiders. The
pick came from Washington
through New England.
“I didn’t know he would go right
behind me,” Manoa said. “But I’m
pretty happy, I know the Raiders
needed a running back and they
traded up to get him.”
Round 4: The action at the end of
the third round carried on into the
fourth as Tampa Bay made Graham
the first pick of the round, and 85th
pick overall. Graham, the 6-2, 238-
pound pass rusher from Brentwood,
was taken only three picks after
Smith.
Round 5: After Graham went, the
fourth round died down. The lull
went on into the fifth round until
midway through, when things broke
lose.
To start with, on the 126th pick, St.
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Above are logos from various
Hash Houses across the world.
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