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Area adapts
onslaught
snowfall
Students, OPP and
PennDOT prepare for the
first major snowfall of the
year.
By ANNE SAVANICK
and THOMAS A. MURSE
Collegian Staff Writers
Chris Malone knows that he's not
in Oklahoma anymore.
The snowfall yesterday and the
forecast for last night have taken
Malone (graduate-English), a for
mer resident of the Sooner State,
by surprise.
While other State College resi
dents were stocking up on supplies,
Malone went about his daily busi
ness.
"What are they talking about?"
Malone said, referring to people
who were preparing for the winter
siege. "I don't think I've been tak
ing this seriously enough."
Although the snow continued to
fall yesterday, Bill Syrett, weather
station coordinator forihe Campus
Weather Service, said a little snow
is expected this morning, but it
should taper off later in the day.
"The best bet is six to 12 inches
on the ground in the morning,"
Syrett said.
The storm developed as a low
pressure system and began moving
north from the Virginia coastline
early yesterday. Strong easterly
winds carried moisture inland
across Pennsylvania.
The State College Police Depart
ment requested late last night that
citizens restrict their travel to
emergency situations. Heavy
snows are br'ught down numerous
trees in the borough, causing haz
ardous situations for pedestrians
and vehicles. Residents were
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Disney's The Four Diamonds premiers at Schwab, tells story behind 'Thon
By AMY GEYER
Collegian Staff Writer
Medieval royalty and trumpets greeted
students passing by the doors of Schwab
Auditorium last night.
The medieval entourage was there to
herald the premier of Disney's The Four
Diamonds. The movie introduced and
explained the story behind The Four Dia
monds Fund to prospective participants in
the 1996 Interfraternity Council/Panhel
lenic Council Dance Marathon.
The technique seemed to work. Debby
Waltemyer (junior-material science and
advised to stay indoors to avoid
being struck by falling trees.
The amount of snow may not
have prompted Malone into action,
but for other students the threat of
a major snowfall was enough.
Tammy Etris (senior-recreation
and park management) said she
bought a hat in preparation for the
storm and does not plan to go out
for the next few days unless it is
necessary.
Jason Binder (sophomore-biolo
gy) has also taken precautions.
In addition to buying new gloves,
Binder said he left work early yes
terday in anticipation of bad side
walk conditions.
On campus, the Office of Physi
cal Plant plans to have workers
clearing sidewalks starting at 5
a.m. today, said Larry Mayes, cus
todial supervisor for OPP.
He also said OPP would be work
ing on campus roads through the
night. Many custodians will be
working 12-hour shifts in an effort
to combat the storm.
The first storm of the season
caused some community colleges
and some of the Commonwealth
Campuses throughout the region to
cancel evening classes.
Also, heavy snow yesterday
knocked out power yesterday
afternoon along College Avenue
and Atherton Street. Residents
near the intersection were without
power for less than an hour, a
spokesperson for West Penn Power
said.
While the University does its
part to maintain safety, local gov
ernments have been working to
prevent the early taste of winter
from inhibiting residents' travel.
Area road crews planned to be
out in force throughout last night.
State College Borough plows,
Please see WEATHER, Page 18.
Court decision on WAMs affects local groups
By JIM KINNEY
and MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN
Collegian Staff Writers
The State College Little League
planned on using a $35,000 grant to
help defer the cost of building the
new Stonebridge Fields. But a deci
sion by the Commonwealth Court
Monday may mean the league will
have to foot the whole bill.
Tom McElhaney, president of the
;tate College Little League, said
hat although they may not get the
;rant, they still hope to have the
fields ready for opening day.
"We'll find a way, we always
lave," he said.
The appropriations that the Little
League will have to make up are
known as WAM grants walking
around money. These allocations
given to local governments and
non-profit organizations by individ
ual legislators were ruled unconsti
tutional by the court.
Common Cause/Pennsylvania, a
government watchdog organiza
tion, challenged the legality of the
grants earlier this fall. The group
engineering) was walking by and was
drawn into the show. She was very
impressed by what she saw.
"I think it was a really good motivation
for 'Thon. The movie was really touching,"
she said.
Marty Dell, Four Diamonds Advisory
Board chair, said that was the reaction the
fund was hoping for.
"It helps to inspire the students. It tells
the story behind the story that Chris
wrote," he said.
The dance marathon has been put on
every year since 1973 to benefit the fund
which raises money to help children with
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1995
A white layer of snow covers trees and lawns at
yesterday. Roadcrews from PennDOT and OPP will
said the grants were unconstitu
tional. Among its concerns, Com
mon Cause held that the grants
were unconstitutional because they
provided state funds to local gov
ernment and religious organiza
tions, along with concern about the
budget process.
The State College Little League
is not alone in trying to make up
for the loss funds.
The Penn Eagle Industrial Park
was already under construction
when it received a $lOO,OOO appro
priation from the state legislature.
And after the $2 million project
was approved, the project was
expanded.
Chuck Mong, Chamber of Busi
ness and Industry of Centre County
president, said the project was
already under construction when it
received a $lOO,OOO WAM.
Mong said the project, just off
state Route 150 outside Bellefonte,
was approved as a line-item within
the budget bill. After the funding
was approved the project was
expanded.
"We were already under con-
cancer and their, families. It has grown to
be the nation's largest student philan
thropy.
The Four Diamonds Fund was founded
by the parents of Christopher Millard the
boy who wrote the story that the movie
was based on.
Millard, a 14-year-old who struggled
with cancer for three years wrote the
story "The Four Diamonds." It symbolized
his fight against cancer.
The event began with Allan Anderson,
chief operating officer of the University's
Hershey Medical Center, Deborah Saline,
head of public relations for the medical
the corner of
be working to
struction when we got the word we
were going to receive that grant. In
our case the work is already done,"
Mong said.
The infrastructure project "The job is done. We don't have
which built roads and laid water, anything we can pull back. There's
sewer and gas lines is different nothing we can cancel," he said.
University funding not touched by decision
By PAULA SHAKI
Collegian Staff Writer
Although the Commonwealth
Court ruled earlier this week to the Port Matilda Fire Company, "It is my understanding that
block the state from spending York County Youth Justice Facil- there was an appropriation of.
about $2O million for programs ity, Washington County Redevel- local organizations and entities
throughout the state, the Univer- opment Authority, United Way of that receive state funding that
sity's appropriation will not be Berks County and the Council will be blocked," said Richard
held. for State Governments when Boyajian, analyst on the Senate
it ruled the legislature violated
Nothing in the ruling will Appropriations Committee staff.
prose- p
affect state appropriation for the the state constitution with " It should not affect Penn State's
University, said Alan Janesch, a dices it used to enact the 1995-96 a pp ro p r i at i on i n any wa y. "
et.
spokesman for the University's state budg et . Tim Reeves, Gov. Tom Ridge's
Department of Public Informa- But the court did not block $36 press secretary, said the amount
tion. million in funding for the Penn- Please see PSU, Page 18.
South Pugh Street and Irving Avenue
keep the streets clear of the snow.
than other projects that will feel But, Mong said, the corporation
the effects of the court's decision will face $lO,OOO interest fees each
because it is finished, not pro- year for the loans it will have to
posed. take out in order to make up for the
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Sylvania Higher Education Assis-
Court blocked the state from tance Agency and spending for
spending about $2O million for other state-related commissions
individual programs such as in its decision.
center and Jason Cartwright, chairperson
of the 1996 Dance Marathon, introducing
themselves.
With a small introduction to the story
behind the movie, the three exclaimed,
"Lights, camera, action," and Chris Millard
and his story about Squire Millard and his
quest for the four diamonds that repre
sented his courage, wisdom, honesty and
strength began.
The movie blended scenes of Chris' fight
with childhood cancer and his short story
about Squire Millard.
In the beginning, after Chris' parents
had his stuffy nose checked, a doctor dis-
Published independently by students at Penn State
leglan Photo/Kristin Costello
covered he had a tumor in the muscle
behind his nose.
Throughout the movie, the audience saw
his treatments and how he dealt with them.
As the scenes were played, the striking
connection between the squire's fight for
his freedom from the evil sorceress Rapte
nahad and Chris' fight with cancer could
be seen.
Each time he had a recurrence, he
retreated into his story. The people in his
story were played by the people who also
played his family and friends.
Squire Millard had been trapped by
Please see 'THON, Page 18.
Regatta
plans
altered
By AMY BROSEY
and JAKE STUIVER
Collegian Staff Writers
The 22nd Annual Beta Sigma
Beta Sy Barash Regatta may not
exist in its conventional form in the
spring.
Mike Steinberg, Beta Sigma Beta
fraternity brotherhood adviser,
said yesterday the philanthropy's
agenda has been altered for the
coming year.
"For the 1996 regatta, there has
been a change of events, plans and
venue. The Sy Barash Regatta as a
philanthropy has not been can
celed," Steinberg said.
Stan Kanevsky, president of Beta
Sigma Beta fraternity, 255 E. Fair
mount Ave., said the regatta will be
placed on hiatus and a new philan
thropic program will take its place.
"The status is that it is officially
canceled for the year. There will
be a new philanthropy, just for this
year so far," Kanevsky said. "It
will be co-sponsored by another
sorority," he added.
Laura DeGange (senior-psychol
ogy) said she did not like the choice
of performers last year. Although
she has never attended the regatta,
she said she would go if she liked
the featured bands.
"The bands never excited me too
much, especially Eddie Money,"
she said.
Regatta co-chairman Ryan Fink
said the event will be replaced
indefinitely by a program working
with the Basketball Coaches
Alliance and Coaches Vs. Cancer.
The philanthropy, which includes
assistance from coaches Rene Port
land and Jerry Dunn, will be called
The Sy Barash Three Point Attack,
Fink said.
"We will not have a regatta this
year. That does not mean there
won't be a regatta forever. It was
not in the best interest of our house
or the American Cancer Society to
Please see REGATTA, Page 18.
lost state funding. Meanwhile, the
fallout will be felt by Centre Coun-
Please see WAMS, Page 18.