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Vol. 98, No. 30 12 Pages ©1997 Collegian Inc
Classic
By JASON FAGONE
Collegian Staff Writer
Squealing rubber was in style
Saturday night as hundreds of clas
sic vehicles circled the town in the
12th annual Last Cruise.
"Every year for Last Cruise, we
sort of turn the clock back and play
'sos and '6os music, because that's
the time when cruising was popu
lar," said Rob Schmidt, general
manager of WRSC-AM (1390) and
WBLF-AM (970).
Schmidt's radio stations orga
nized the event, along with WQWK
FM (97.1) and WIKN-FM (107.9).
"Of course, I'm too young to
know that," Schmidt joked. "Or
that's what I'm told," he said.
People of all ages lined College
and Beaver avenues for two hours
while vintage 'sos hot rods, '7os
Harrah to challenge hospital with antitrust complaint
By CARRIE DELEON
Collegian Staff Writer
Eric Harrah filed an antitrust pare this price to over $lOOO, which
complaint against Centre Commu- it costs at the hospital. They have a
nity Hospital Friday for denying pretty profitable business."
his yet-to-be opened medical prac- The hospital has a pattern of
tice a state-required transfer antitrust violations, Harrah said,
agreement
Harrah, director of administra
tion for State College Medical Ser
vices, filed the complaint with the
U.S. Department of Justice
because, he said, the hospital wants
to avoid competition and mon
Students risk fines to skate on campus
Editor's note: This is the first in a two
part series about skateboarding and
in-line skating in the area.
By MICHELLE CONRAD
Collegian Staff Writer
For more than 100 years, Old
Main has been a welcoming sign
to alumni and a gathering site of
University students and faculty.
But recently it has also become
one of the central meeting places
for skaters in State College, which
some see as a threat to pedestri-
Groups of students from the
State College Area High School
and the University have traveled
throughout campus and the State
College Borough this summer
enjoying one of their favorite
activities: in-line skating.
Almost every day batches of in
line skaters gather at Old Main to
enjoy an afternoon of skating with
friends illegally that is.
Groups of skateboarders also
meet all over campus and down
town State College.
"I see a lot of skateboarders
downtown and at Old Main doing
tricks," Rachelle King (freshman
division of undergraduate studies)
said.
Any form of coasting devices,
cars cruise into town
"I love the classics myself. They're more adorable
than newer cars and nicer looking."
muscle cars, 'Bos motorcycles and
'9os sports cars strolled through
The cruise was sponsored by
Mellon Bank and benefited the
Centre County Youth Service
Bureau
"I love the classics myself," said
Michelle Mahon (senior-wildlife
and fisheries science). "They're
more adorable than newer cars and
nicer looking," she said.
Mahon said she learned to appre
ciate classic cars because her
opolize abortions in the area.
"We'll be doing abortions for
around $300," Harrah said. "Com-
because it has turned down two
previous transfer agreements both
from medical practices that would
perform abortions.
"The hospital has a pattern of
squashing competition," he said.
"They must be stopped."
including roller skates, in-line
skates and skateboards, are pro
hibited on roadways and offend
ers will be subject to fines in vio
lation of the Pennsylvania Vehicle
Code, according to University pol
icy.
In addition, no person should
coast or ride skateboards, in-line
skates or roller skates on any
parking lot, bicycle route or with
in any building on campus,
according to the policy.
No acrobatics or jumping are
permitted.
In-line skaters, however, may
ride or coast on sidewalks provid
ed they yield to pedestrians, said
Tom Harmon, University Police
Services director.
While no specific records are
kept, there has been damage done
to Old Main, said Lloyd Rhoades,
manager of central services at the
Office of the Physical Plant.
There has been excessive wear
and tear to the property, including
scuff marks and other things, he
said.
Harmon said metal skateboards
cause more damage to the ledges,
steps and railings than plastic in
line skates.
However, the skaters can also
cause problems on roadways.
"The biggest issue is safety for
Michelle Mahon
(senior-wildlife and fisheries science)
uncles were muscle-car enthusi
asts.
"They last better than new cars,"
she said. "They're a lot stronger
because they're made of metal.
You just have to put some money
into them and they'll last forever,"
she said.
Last Cruise itself has shown
some staying power. The event
started in 1986, when the State Col
lege Borough Council passed a "no
cruising" ordinance, making it ille
gal for any vehicle to cruise, or
"The hospital has a pattern of squashing
competition. They must be stopped."
director of administration, State College Medical Services
According to The Associated
Press, Robert L. Martin, the hospi
tal's attorney, said the complaint
will not affect the hospital. Har
rah's accusations were presumptu
ous, he said.
everyone involved," Rhoades said.
Harmon agreed the safety of
the skaters and pedestrians is the
most important, issue.
"Not only will they damage
property, they are risks to them
selves," Harmon said.
A senior majoring in computer
engineering and frequent skater
who said he wished to remain
anonymous said his friends also
skate through West and Pollock
halls and other random places on
campus in addition to the down
town State College area.
When questioned why the group
of skaters choose Old Main to
skate, a 14-year-old freshman at
State College Area High School
said the ledges and curbs are just
the right height and the stairs are
good for jumping.
"It is a good place to get
warmed up," he said.
Another 14-year-old high school
freshman added, "It just happens
to be the one place that is central
to everybody."
However, some skaters said
they cannot enjoy themselves
because they fear being caught
and facing fines.
Fines can range anywhere from
$l5 to $75 depending on what
the officer decides to give the vio
lator, said Officer John Torres
Monday, Aug. 4, 1997
pass the same spot three times in a
short period of time.
Employees from WRSC-AM
organized a "Last Cruise" through
town the night before the ordi
nance went into effect, Schmidt
said.
"Next thing you know, hundreds
of cars joined in," he said. "It was
kind of a spontaneous event."
This year, although several hun
dred vehicles participated in the
cruise, 99 vehicles registered for
the classic car show held earlier in
the day.
Robert DeArmitt of Port Matilda
won the Best of Show award not
to mention stares and whistles
from passersby for his souped
up, lime-green 1970 Dodge Charg
er.
"When I was younger, I used to
Please see CRUISE, Page 2.
The hospital performs about five
or six abortions a year, Martin
said, therefore it is not likely it
would be concerned with competi
tion.
However, Harrah said he with a local hospital
of University Police Services.
One freshman in-line skater,
who attends State College Area
High School, said if he gets caught
and is given a fine, his parents
will not only force him to pay it,
but the same dollar amount to
them.
"My parents will make me pay
the fine if I am caught, too,"
another freshman said.
Even though there is always the
possibility they will be caught,
many keep on skating.
"We get warned and yelled at
every day," the freshman in-line
skater said.
But they come back day after
day, "because there is no other
way to skate around here."
Other University students don't
share the same affection for in
line skating as the skaters them
selves.
"I feel like I am going to get run
over," King said, referring to
skaters who ride on pedestrian
walkways.
Another University student said
the skaters have nowhere else to
go and do not pose a serious risk
to pedestrians.
"It's not like they are causing
trouble," said Lisa Mollura (fresh
man-international business and
marketing).
Eric Harrah
A classic car passes by spectators along College Avenue. The car was
one of many classic cars and trucks featured in Saturday's Last Cruise.
Jazz festival cools
off sultry
By CHOTSANI WILLIAMS
Collegian Arts Writer
The swift and cool August breeze
took attention away from the warm
sun as the stage was set. The crowd
of about 200 people sat on bright
blankets or on the warm grass of
the HUB lawn.
The University Concert Commit
tee, Penn State Jazz Club, Associa
tion of Residence Hall Students
and the student activity fee spon
sored the Blue Note Penn State
Blues & Jazz Festival yesterday.
UCC and the Jazz Club have been
planning the festival for about a
month and were fully prepared for
the turnout, said Andrew DeCan
dis, former secretary of the jazz
club and event organizer. The list
of performers included 3E,
Funkenstein, Queen Bee & the
believes the hospital performs
more abortions per year than it
admits to.
Centre Community Hospital
denied State College Medical Ser
vices the written transfer agree
ment last week because the clinic
does not meet all of the hospital's
requirements listed in its newly
formed policy, Martin said last
week.
All medical clinics that perform and in-patient care to all persons
abortions are required by the state presenting themselves at the hospi
to have a legal transfer agreement tal, including without any hesita-
Philip Dicke (sophomore-computer science) performs a rail-slide
Dicke risked being issued a fine July 25 in front of Old Main.
Published independently by students at Penn State
weekend
Blue Hornet Band and Diva
"I've spoken to friends and
they're definitely coming to see
Diva," said Sua Prueksaritanond
(junior-premedicine), president of
the Jazz Club. "They're looking for
something new because they're an
all-female band. They're one of our
highlights."
As other students tossed a foot
ball back and forth, the concert
began with the sound of a sharp
electric guitar. The announcer wel
comed the crowd and thanked them
for waiting as the show was run
ning late due to mechanical diffi
culties.
"Love Struck Baby" performed
by 3E, got the crowd going with
heads bobbing and children danc
ing. "Color Me Blue" was its next
selection, a song that expressed
Please see JAZZ, Page 2.
Although the clinic did not
receive the agreement, Harrah
said in reality he does have the
transfer agreement because the
hospital cannot refuse medical
treatment to anyone.
A written letter denying the
agreement from the hospital stat
ed: "There should be no question
that the hospital will provide nec
essary and appropriate emergency
Please see ANTITRUST, Page 2