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Vol. 96, No. 146 16 Pages ©1996 Collegian Inc.
Candidates announced in USG elections
By JULIE M. RANDALL
Collegian Staff Writer
Five tickets declared their intent to run I
for Undergraduate Student Government
president and vice president in the 1996 I
USG elections yesterday, the first official |
day of campaigning for the March 27 elec
tions. L
Yesterday was the registration deadline
for candidates who wanted to have their ipate in an information session with elec
names on the ballot on election day. Candi- tions commissioners. The commissioners
dates had to submit an application and a explained campaign guidelines, emphasiz
letter of intent along with signed petitions ing that candidates and anyone working on
to the USG Election Commission by 7 p.m. their campaign will be held to the USG
Candidates were also required to partic- Elections Code.
Athletes create
own minority
Editor’s note: The following is the
seventh segment of a weekly,
semester-long series focusing on
diversity issues in the University
community. The stories this week
are about athletes.
By ERIN WRIGHT
Collegian Sports Writer
At Penn State, the word "ath
lete” has a connotation much
different from that of a nor
mal student. They are seen, they
are heard, they are known. Joe Col
lege Student is a typical student
Wally Richardson is something
more.
And some people aren’t happy
Particularly, the minority com
munity is divided as far as the
minority athletes are concerned.
They have the task of trying to fit
into two different worlds being
athletes, which puts them in a dif
ferent orbit, and being minorities,
which puts them in a completely
different solar system.
Many believe that the black and
Hispanic athletes willingly sepa
rate themselves from their “own
kind.” Opinions range from anger
at these players to awe.
Stereotypes have been passed
down word-to-mouth since the
beginnings of college athletic pro
grams. The question is how they
have been passed, why ; t is such a
source of dissension and, most
importantly, where is the validity?
Is there a difference between
being a white athlete as opposed to
a black one? Do white athletes try
to mix in with the campus commu
nity while minority athletes sepa
rate themselves?
Time Won't Give Me
Time.
To maintain an athletic scholar
ship, an athlete must carry a
course load of at least 15 credits
while training and/or playing year-
Ridge calls
By JIM KINNEY
Collegian Staff Writer
Pennsylvania motorists will be
paying more at the pump if Gov.
Tom Ridge has his way. In a speech
before state legislators yesterday,
the governor called for a 6 V 2 cent
per-gallon raise in the state gaso
line tax.
Tim Reeves, the governor’s
spokesman, said the tax that would
raise $358 million is earmarked
specifically for repairs on Pennsyl
vania’s 4,000 miles of state-main
tained roads.
The Who's symbolic musical 'Tommy' rocks, rolls into Eisenhower
By MARIE PATRICOLA
Collegian Arts Writer
Most people expect to find religious sym
bols in churches and temples, but such icons
can permeate other aspects of culture
including Broadway.
; The Who’s Tommy is being performed at 8
p.m. today and tomorrow at Eisenhower
Auditorium and revolves around the story of
the
daily
p- While most letters of intent expressed
' * f the candidates desire to improve the way
\ ' I USG runs internally, candidates said they
ip ; i : will be focusing on other issues that con-
ELECTIONS '96 j
| . . for the offices of IST, president and vice
J i V president.
Jack Dunn (junior-economics) and David
Beemer (junior-international relations)
said improving communication between
USG and students is one of their main con
cerns. Dunn said this objective could be
attained if USG was accessible through the
World Wide Web.
It seems a lot of people feel they don't
round and squeezing in time for
studying and relaxing. By the time
all this has passed, 24 hours has
come and gone.
Nittany Lion outside linebacker
Aaron Collins has a full course
load, a grueling practice schedule,
a girlfriend and membership in the
United Soul Ensemble and Athletes
in Action. By the time his day is
done, he barely has time to sleep.
“I hear about parties and I try to
go to some, but it’s unreal to expect
me to be able to do a lot of things. I
may not go to 100 percent (of the
activities). I don’t know how it
would be if they possible for me to
do so.
“There isn’t a lot of time. It’s
hard to catch me a lot of times, the
only people who know my schedule
are my girlfriend and a couple of
my friends. I don’t think (people)
understand how pressed for time
athletes are.”
Minority athletes in particular
are under the gun for the fact that
in the minority community,
warmth and geniality is appreciat
ed. As one student points out, it is
an unspoken rule that minorities
give each other a greeting, even
don’t know one another. If the
minority athletes don’t follow this
“rule,” then they're being arrogant.
Please see Page 4.
for gasoline tax hike to pay for road repairs
“It is the closest thing this state
has to a user fee,” he said.
Reeves said damages caused by
flooding contributed to the gover
nor’s decision, but that is not the
only reason.
“The blizzard and the flood is
what brought this thing to a head,”
he said. “At the same time, the gov
ernor is taking a look at long-term
problems."
Kevin Abbey, executive director
of the state Senate Transportation
Committee a committee chaired
by state Sen. J. Doyle Corman, R-
Centre said the commonwealth’s
a deaf, dumb and blind child who becomes a cured of his disabilities. Jim Stotts, a a calculated choice to give Tommy a great
pinball prodigy in a religious moment of teacher from Galveston, Texas, and long- contrast with sighted, hearing folks thus
epiphany. time fan of The Who, said Tommy’s story making his gift more miraculous.”
Tommy, most noted for its story of reli
gion and humanity’s savior, attempts to tie
in religion with rock n’ roll, demonstrating
the potential stardom of a pop icon along
with the fall from fame.
The Who released their epic rock-opera in
1969 telling the story of a man miraculously
I Minority athletes deal with RjH| I '
issues such as relationships 18. Tomorrow, not quite as
3nd housing bright, but still dry, high 46.
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Collegian '
Didja do the didgeridoo?
Kirk Weaver, 23, of State College plays the didgeridoo while walking through the Henderson parking
lot this afternoon. The didgeridoo is an ancient aboriginal instrument.
road system was in poor shape
before the flood but now desperate
ly needs the infusion of tax dollars.
“The bad situation got worse
after the blizzard and floods," he
said. “It’s a situation that we need
to repair bridges before they fail
and maintain the roads before they
get worse.”
Democrats charge that Republi
cans are using the flood damages
as a way to make the tax increase
palatable.
State Rep. Ruth Rudy, D-Centre,
said the flooding is a ruse.
“They are using the flooding as a
can be paralleled to influential religious
leaders such as Christ.
“My take on Tommy is that it has at best
oblique parallels to Christ’s life and experi
ences,” Stotts said. "Tommy gains an uncan
ny ability to play pinball while still deaf,
dumb and blind. Some people say that it was
Tuesday, March 12,1996
way to get this thing passed, but
the money will not go to that,” she
Republicans campaign on a plat
form of lower taxes but have
recently been raising taxes on the
goods people buy, she said.
"This is the way they raise
taxes." she said. “It’s a built-in tax
with everything you buy.”
Rudy said there was $2.2 billion
in construction projects planned
before the flooding, but now the
Ridge administration wants to use
the new tax income on those pro
jects.
Josh Pechter announces
intent to run for USG
president
have access to student government,”
Beemer said. “We want to bring that to
them."
Dunn, who is not currently involved with
USG, said his experience in his high school
government will be helpful He added that
their platform will focus on activity fee
“The money must have been
there when they slated it, so where
is it?" she said.
Abbey said those projects were
delayed because there was no
money. The Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Transportation could start
those projects if the tax hike is
enacted, he said.
"It was never money that exist
ed," he said. “It was attached to
several projects in a draft,
statewide plan that PennDOT sug
gested be delayed, canceled or
postponed."
Stotts also said Pete Tovvnshend, guitarist
and principle songwriter for The Who, was
brought up under the Church of England and
was influenced in the 1960 s by Indian spiri
tualist Meher Baba.
Michael Selk, a high school English
Please see TOMMY, Page 9.
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Collegian Photo/Natalie DiPietro
Please see TAX, Page 9.
implementation and improving computer
labs as well.
Sharon Entenberg (junior-public rela
tions) and Ed Kilpela (senior-chemical
engineering and philosophy) said the
issues their platform addresses are linked
by a common theme.
“The theme of the issues is to make stu
dents madder at the University,” Enten
berg said.
Some of the issues their platform focus
es on are keeping the HUB open to stu
dents 24 hours a day and improving advis
er-student relations.
Entenberg and Kilpela said results can
Please see USG, Page 9.
Youth
charged
in assault
Whether the boy will be
tried as an adult or
juvenile is still undecided.
By ANNE SAVANiCK
Collegian Staff Writer
The 17-year-old Altoona-area boy
charged with the attempted mur
der of Laura Schneider remains in
the Centre County Juvenile Deten
tion Center after a judge ruled that
the case has sufficient evidence to
continue legal proceedings.
Probable cause was established
on charges of criminal attempt
homicide, aggravated assault,
criminal conspiracy, burglary,
criminal trespass, theft, receiving
stolen property and simple assault,
Centre County Judge David E.
Grine said yesterday.
The teen is two months away
from his 18th birthday and is still
considered a juvenile. Unless a
continuance is granted, in 10 days
the teen will have either a delin
quency hearing or a certification
hearing to determine if he will be
tried as an adult, Grine said.
In juvenile court, a delinquency
hearing is the equivalent of a trial.
However, juvenile defendants can
not be found guilty or innocent, but
instead are found delinquent or not
delinquent, Grine said.
Schneider, 54, suffered severe
injuries to the face and head as a
result of the February attack in her
22 Nittany View Circle home.
Schneider was listed in satisfac
tory condition yesterday at
Geisinger Medical Center, said
Diane Mensch, a secretary in the
public affairs office.
Police believe the 17-year-old
used a hammer he brought with
him, Ferguson Township Police
Investigator David Mulfinger said.
The result of yesterday’s hearing
was not a surprise to Mulfinger.
“I don’t think there was any
question that there was probable
cause,” Mulfinger said.
In addition, police involved in the
case expect the teen to have a cer
tification hearing.
“If anyone deserves to be tried
as an adult, it’s this kid. He was
vicious, deliberately vicious,” said
Ferguson Township Police Chief
Edward Connor.
Another suspect in the case has
been identified, but an arrest has
not been made, Connor said.
“We have an awful lot of paper
work. We’re dotting all the i’s and
crossing all the t’s. We’re not going
to lose this one on a technicality,”
Connor said.
Although Mulfinger said police
believe the juvenile is the one who
entered the home and assaulted
Laura Schneider, he was not the
only person involved.
In addition to the two known sus
pects, there might have been oth
ers in the car, Connor said, but said
he would not comment any further.
They planned to rob a house in
this area and they picked the
Schneider house at random, a news
release from the Ferguson Town
ship police said.
Police received a tip, Mulfinger
said. Items taken from the home
were found in the teen’s house on
Mill Run Road in Logan Township.