—The Daily Collegian Friday, Dec. 10,1993 State College planning centennial bash in '95 By PAUL RESCH Cottegian Staff Writer The kickoff of State College’s Addison said he hopes the University 108th birthday party is almost two years will use the renovated parklet to begin away, but the State College Centennial its 1995 Homecoming Parade. Addison Commission is already busy setting the said he believes the University’s incor stage for the year-long celebration. poration at the beginning of the centen- The celebration will start in Septem- nial year is important, her 1995 mid continue until the grand “Right away we’re involving the Uni finale on Aug. 29, 1996 the borough’s versity and the students,” he said. 100th birthday. The celebration will include events The commission wasappointed by the sponsored by various community orga- State College Borough Council in 1990 to nizations. Parades, musical scores and a plan for the upcoming events. Mayor community picnic are some events under Arnold Addison, the commission chair- consideration. Commission members are man, other members are pre- asking that all events during the cele paring numerous activities for the bration incorporate the centennial in planned gala. someway. “We expect to involve the programs “Things that are to be going cm any and talents of individuals and groups way are to have a centennial theme,” within the community itself,” Addison said commission member Anita Genger. said- Genger, president of the Holmes-Fos- In addition to throwing a party, the ter Neighborhood Association, is work commission has plans to leave behind ing with other neighborhood associations commemorating the centen- to organize the community picnic. Gen niaL _ ger said the centennial will be an Plans for the construction of a wooden opportune time to bring residents stage, similar to a deck, in Central together. Parklet on Fraser Street are already The committee has yet to decide on underway. The stage could be used for plans for the final week of the cele the borough’s 1995 Festival of Cultures bration. Addison said some suggestions • the celebration’s proposed kickoff site are a ball or musical presentation. and the Central Pennsylvania Festival Addison estimated the cost of the of the Arts, “This is where I plan to begin the $lOB,OOO. Donations and fund raisers centennial year in September 1995,” such as selling things bearing the cen- Addison said. tennial logo will pay for the events Tis The Season For Book Buyback Fa la la (a la la la (a (a Sell your books out get mm cash back Fa la (a ta (a (a (a (a la The Big Blue Cml has more for you Fa la la la la la la la la la Perm State Gifts of (Mute and Blue! Fata la la la tala la If you're selling your books back when Santa ho ho ho's we'll double your money! Sell your books at SBS and get a coupon for Hi Way Pizza (Buy 1 slice, get 1 free!) The only store with express book buy back for two books or less! A plaza constructed in the parklet will feature either a statue or fountain con* nected in some way to the centennial. centennial at between $50,000 and s going on this weekend? 'llegian Weekend Section! Student groups strive to avoid overlapping duties ARHS, By COREY GESFORD Collegian Staff Writer Three student government organiza tions want to pool their efforts to provide a better service for getting student con cerns addressed. On Wednesday, representatives from the Undergraduate Student Government, the Association of Residence Hall Stu dents and the Organization for Town Independent Students gathered for the first of a series of meetings to discuss how they can address student concerns without duplicating their efforts. The organizations realized during the semester that many of their projects overlapped, said USG Senate President Mike King. “We learned we had more things in common than we didn’t have,” King said. Parking, health services and funding for higher education are examples of projects shared by the groups, he said. Because most leaders from the three organizations have similar opinions about what a student government should be, this problem needs to be addressed, said USG President Chris Saunders. “We all agree that student government can be greatly improved,” Saunders said. The organizations will meet at the beginning of Spring Semester to discuss how to establish joint committees and work together on projects, Saunders said. Has More For YOU! USG meet to streamline joint goals OTIS, J. an Angel this Holiday Season, jrfy Take Something Sweet Home for the Holidays! A Ginserbread House or Cookie Basket from The Bakery 132 W. College Ave. 238-8055 10% Discount with this ad and Student I.D. on Gingerbread Houses and Cookie Baskets Only. ml* m* ml# m* M-* "Not being able to be unified has let the administration take advantage of us." With so many organizations working on the same projects, the administration can pit student organizations against each other, Saunders said, adding that the administration has no central contact point. “ESAC’s (Executive Student Action Council) a contact point sometimes. Sometimes it’s the ESAC chair, or myself, or the student trustee,” Saunders said. ARHS President Scott Payne echoed Saunders’ sentiments and said when stu dent groups are not unified, they can get caught in bureaucratic loopholes. There is also a tendency for students not to be taken seriously, he added. “Not being able to be unified has let the administration take advantage of us,” Payne said. But USG Academic Assembly President Erich May said collaboration efforts will work only if they eliminate USG Senate apathy. “Senate appeals to students who are attracted to governing and ruling, rather than serving,” May said. I Bottomless Fries! Bottomless Soda! 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OTIS, ARHS and USG’s collaboration is not the first step in a major student gov ernment restructuring plan, King said. Last spring, several student leaders proposed restructuring student govern ment and forming a student association. The association would have eliminated USG and placed ARHS and OTIS in a house of delegates. Scott Payne ARHS president
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