Sports | Arts I Weather Vol. 98, No. 25 12 Pages ©1997 Collegian Inc. Manhunt ends, questions begin Authorities identify body of Cunanan By JOHN PACENTI Associated Press Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Andrew Cunanan called someone he knew in a des perate effort to obtain a false passport and failing that, he stuck a .40-caliber handgun in his mouth and pulled the trig ger, the FBI said yesterday. The suspected serial killer claimed his last victim himself late Wednesday, in the upstairs master bedroom of a house boat in which he was holed up, 2 x h miles from the spot where fashion designer Gianni Versace was gunned down. Nine days after Versace’s murder, after one of the most intense manhunts in the nation’s history, authorities had Cunanan’s body. What they lacked was answers. Why, in the course of three months, did Cunanan kill five men? Why did he kill these five men? How did Cunanan elude one of the FBl’s most ferocious dragnets? And why did so clever a man stay close to Miami Beach after Versace’s murder? When the end finally came, Cunanan did- n’t explain. “There was no suicide note and no corre spondence to reflect why he committed the crimes,” Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Barreto said. It is clear that he wanted to escape. William Esposito, deputy director of the FBI, said at a Washington news conference State funding comes up short for University By JODI HANAUER Collegian Staff Writer University students and Penn sylvania residents said they are surprised to find out how little money the University gets from the state legislature, compared to other public universities within the state. Pennsylvania residents support increased funding of public higher education with state dollars, according to a recent survey taken by the Center for Survey Research at Penn State Capital College. In Pennsylvania, 74 percent of adults said they believe the state’s funding distribution for higher education is unsatisfactory because the state favors funding for private colleges over public ones, according to the survey. Pennsylvania ranks 47th in the nation in terms of the support it gives for public higher education, while it ranks second in the nation in the support of private colleges with its tax dollars. Among other public state-funded universities in Pennsylvania, the University ranks last in the amount of money the The Hollywood Knockouts Female Boxing Revue was the featured event at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., on Wednesday night. The event upset some professors and women’s groups. Police load the body of suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan into a van outside the houseboat in Miami Beach, Fla. where the that a nervous and agitated Cunanan was in touch with “an associate” within 48 hours of the Versace slaying. They dis cussed who on the East Coast might have passports. “He was trying to reach out to these individuals for the purpose of obtaining false identification, especially ... a pass- state spends on each student. “We have two sources of income appropriation given by the state and tuition and fees that are charged,” said Bill Mahon, director of public information for the Uni versity. “And when we get less money by the state, our students see the end result of it by being charged more tuition.” The University is not up to par financially with other similar uni versities, he said. “Our University is much larger, yet worse funded than most of the other Big 10 schools,” Mahon said. State residents said they think the University makes an important contribution to the economy of the state, according to the survey. Other surveys indicate many stu dents do not realize how little money the University is given by the state compared to other univer sitie, said Betty Moore, senior research analyst at the University. In a survey taken in October 1996 through the Office of Student Affairs Research and Assessment, students show a general lack of knowledge about the state’s sup port of public higher education. port, so that he could flee the country,” Esposito said. Cunanan, a 27-year-old described by his own mother as a gay gigolo, was the FBl’s most-wanted fugitive, the prime suspect in the slaying of Versace and four other men in Minnesota, Illinois and New Jersey. He managed to elude capture even though his Survey results How STpJrtant is it to you that you yourseft, or someone in your household or family has access to an affordable college education? Very important 86% Somewhat Important 6% ' Not very important 3% Not at ad important 3% Don't know/Not sura 3% Using a scale from one-to-five, where *s* means very impc and ”1" means not at all important, please rats Penn State's economic contribution to the state. 1 Not at all important 5 Very Important Don't know Source: Center tor Survey Research The data of this survey suggests the importance of having highly educated citizens, she said. “It is so short-sighted of the state of Pennsylvania to limit support to its students, because these stu dents are the keys to the future.” Moore said. “I think the state should be given more money for higher education because the graduates of this Uni versity put so much back into the state as a whole,” said Jaime Desmond, Undergraduate Student Government president. “Penn State is the state school of Pennsylvania 'Knockout Revue' pleases audience but upsets others By KRISTIN WALPOLE Collegian Staff Writer The live entertainment Wednes day night at Crowbar did not take place on stage, but in a boxing ring set up on the dance floor. To the delight of the men and a few women in the crowd, two scantily clad women later entered that ring to fight and some pro fessors and women’s groups are upset by the management’s judg ment. Crowbar’s usual entertainment, a live band, was replaced by the Hol lywood Knockouts Female Revue, an event that included strippers, lap dances and women’s boxing. “I have never seen anything like this before,” said Thomas Myles, a Philadelphia resident, who attend- Friday, July 25,1997 body was discovered yesterday. Cunanan is suspected in the murder of Gianni Versace and four other men. Low priority Don't know/not sure 2% 2% 3% 18% 28% 40% and it should receive a higher amount of money than it receives now.” Since the University is a research institution, Eaton Morri son said the state might think the University doesn’t need more money. “The state might not give us as much money because we are a big research school and they might assume they can give us less money since research brings in a lot of money to the University,” said Morrison (junior-electrical engineering). "Alcohol is the fuel for our sports spectacular." ed the revue. “I’m up here for a conference and decided to come expecting to have a good time,” he said. The entertainment, which start ed about an hour late, began,with an emcee who encouraged the crowd to start a wave while chug ging whatever alcohol they were drinking. picture was plastered on television, news papers, the Internet and wanted posters. After the Versace slaying, Cunanan abandoned a stolen pickup truck belonging to the New Jersey victim in a parking garage and vanished. But he didn’t go far. “He was out of places to run,” said Doyle Please see CUNANAN, Page 2. Collegian Graphic/Kara Heermans Hollywood Knockouts Female Revue emcee Please see BOXING, Page 2. Published independently by students at Penn State Longer commencement requested by petition Local business owners are upset with the two day graduation weekend because visitors are rushed and can’t enjoy their stay in State College. By MARK PARFITT Collegian Staff Writer Downtown State College Partner ship Inc. has created a petition ask ing the University to switch back to a three-day commencement schedule, after many businesses experienced problems serving graduation customers in only two days in May. The University eliminated com mencement ceremonies on Sun days in May, creating congestion and confusion among students and their families, as well as area busi nesses, said Charlene Friedman, president of the partnership. Many area businesses said they could not serve students and their families as well as they should, she added. The petition, which will be sent to University President Graham Spanier and the President’s Coun cil, is a follow-up to a letter Fried man wrote to Spanier about the concerns the business community have over the new schedule. “The business community sees the commencement as a celebra tion,” Friedman said. “They just couldn’t accommodate the cus tomers the way that they should,” she said. Graduation is one of the few times alumni come back to Happy Valley, Friedman said. It is also the time in which stu dents turn into alumni, and have their final impression of the town as a University student, she added. “I certainly hope that Penn State has as much interest as we do in having a long relationship with stu dents,” she said. Bill Mahon, director of public information for the University, said area businesses normally are consulted before a change, such as the commencement date, is made. However, he said in this case the students and their graduation was Legacy of questions left behind By AMANDA COVARRUBIAS Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO In the three months since he left his hometown of San Diego, Andrew Cunanan left a trail of bodies across the nation, but little trace of him self. No one may ever know what made him tick. By all accounts, he was a brilliant, complex man driven by envy, greed and a deep desire for notoriety. If attention was what he was looking for, he got what he wanted. But his moment in the spotlight ended Wednesday when he killed himself on a houseboat in Miami Beach, 2>h miles from the spot where he allegedly shot his fifth victim, fashion designer Gianni Versace. “I feel sorry for the person holed up in a houseboat knowing he killed five people and holding the gun of the first person he killed a person he considered to be his best friend,” said Daniel O’Toole, an acquaintance who last saw Cunanan in April in San Francisco. “It must have been a difficult final hour for him. I don’t know why this had to hap pen. It’s a total tragedy.” His time as a fugitive was foreshadowed by elaborately fabricated tales he told to friends from San Diego to San Francisco: Please see PROFILE, Page 2. the University’s first priority. “Our priority is to serve students and parents. That’s who we need to respond to,” he said. “The idea of collapsing it into two days was to try to make it more convenient for students and parents,” he said. However, Friedman said some downtown businesses said the two days created more of an inconve nience for those in town for com mencement. Families felt rushed for time between ceremonies, dinner reser vations and other events, she said. The hotel and restaurant indus try was especially affected by the change, Friedman added. Hal McCullough, owner of Cafe 210 West, 210 W. College Ave., said many of his customers could not enjoy themselves during the gradu ation weekend. “The two-day schedule seemed to cut things a little bit short,” he said. “People seemed to be more pushed,” he said. McCullough said in previous years, students would come to his restaurant still dressed in their gowns, ready to celebrate. This year he said he only saw a couple students in their commence ment attire. Many customers had gone to their hotels and changed clothes before they ate and were not in the celebration mood, he said. “They just wanted to eat dinner. People were in a rush and just wanted to get out of town,” he said. “I am definitely all in favor of going to the original schedule,” McCullough said. Timothy Beale, bar manager of Chili’s Bar and Grill, 137 S. Allen St., said his restaurant was very busy, but did not encounter many problems. Beale said Chili’s is within walk ing distance from the University, which allowed customers extra time because they were not tied up in traffic. Beale would like to see the Uni versity go back to a three-day schedule because it would mean a third day of increased business, he said. “If we had a choice we would rather spread it out over three days, for the simple fact that’s just an extra day of selling,” he said.
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