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Vol. 98, No. 32 40 Pages ©1997 Collegian Inc
Clinic slated
to open early
next month
State College Medical
Services, which will offer
abortions, received
approval from the state
department of health.
By JASON FAGONE
Collegian Staff Writer
A local medical facility that will
offer abortions has been busy mak
ing plans this week to open in early
September, said Eric Harrah,
director of administration for State
College Medical Services.
Harrah passed his Pennsylvania
State Department of Health inspec
tion and said he will probably open
the facility the week of Sept. 8. The
state waived the requirement that
Harrah obtain a written transfer
agreement from Centre Communi
ty Hospital.
"I have everything in this office
Fall Semester brings students, life back to University
Activities help newcomers' transition to University life
By VICTORIA FREILE
Collegian Staff Writer
The class of 2001 arrived at the
University last weekend, bearing
box fans, posters and other per
sonal items from high school.
Many of the 5,300 freshmen
arrived Aug. 23 for the start of
their college careers. Because of
the large number of new students,
the Office of Residence Life has
updated the orientation activities.
"It is a very busy and fun week
for the new students," said Ruben
Flores, the residence life coordi
nator for East Halls.
East Halls is offering activities
for new students such as an ice
cream social, movie night, a bas
ketball tournament and a Block
Party on Saturday, Flores said.
The Block Party, which will be
from 1 p.m. to midnight, will have
a resource fair with 32 campus
Spanier bunks with three freshmen to experience temporary housing
By STACEY CONFER
Collegian Staff Writer
The four arrived Saturday
morning.
Chris from Harrisburg, Ryan
from Great Falls, Va., Chris from
Ann Arbor, Mich. and Graham
from State College.
While Chris, Ryan and Chris
hoisted suitcases, trunks and
bikes to their temporary housing
a converted study lounge in
Stephens Hall Graham toted his
lone black duffel bag.
"I'm not tolerating
anything from this
town."
Eric Harrah
director of medical clinic
I need to open," Harrah said,
adding that he has made security
arrangements.
"We will have armed guards. We
will have extensive security. I'm
not tolerating anything from this
town," he said.
Harrah also recently accused the
Centre Region Crisis Pregnancy
Center of violating state and feder
al regulations.
The center, located at 114 S.
Fraser St., offers free pregnancy
tests and abortion counseling, said
Neil Carlson, president of the cen
ter's board of directors.
organizations from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., Flores said.
After their arrival last Satur
day, freshmen attended the first
Penn State Live, the orientation
dance party.
Although some students danced
and got involved with the activi
ties, others sat in the seats and
stood around The Bryce Jordan
Center.
"At the dance, no one knew any
one else except for their room
mates," Audra Smith (freshman
architectural engineering) said.
"People seemed really unsure of
themselves and just stood there."
However, Smith said she found
some of the orientation activities
very helpful.
"I am so glad that I went,"
Smith said. "But if I hadn't gone to
some of the activities, I don't
think I would've met anyone."
Before the Saturday dance, Uni
"I knew it would be a bit of a crunch. I wanted to
see what this would be like."
University President Graham Spanier
about his experiences In temporary housing
For his second-year stay in the
dorms, University President Gra
ham Spanier spent the weekend
living with three students
assigned to temporary housing.
Chris Steinmeier (freshman-
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997
Collegian File Photo
Eric Harrah
fights local resistance
However, Harrah questioned the
center's authority to perform these
services.
"They're not even licensed to
perform these laboratory proce
dures," said Harrah, who said the
medical center he directs will offer
on-site abortions. "I think it's dis
gusting and a harm to women's
health in this area."
Carlson denied any wrongdoing.
"We are not a lab," he said. "We
have never been a lab. We are a
counseling organization and a ser
vice organization."
The center's pregnancy tests,
which are slightly more sensitive
and accurate than commercial
tests, are self-administered by
clients, Carlson said.
"It's just the same as any woman
Please see CLINIC, Page 2.
versity President Graham Spanier
kicked off the orientation activi
ties with the formal convocation.
"This is a time for orientation,
preparation for academic studies
and the time for fun," Spanier
said. "You are all part of the Penn
State family."
Spanier also expressed his con
cern for the students' survival
skills.
"Everyone here is a potentially
outstanding student," Spanier told
the students in a Penn State Live
speech. "Don't let yourself fall
behind."
Spanier outlined a list of advice
for the new students. The list, he
said, says to plan ahead, work
hard, get involved, be a good citi
zen and get to know one faculty
member well this year, he said.
But academics weren't the only
thing on students' minds.
Please see ACTIVITIES, Page 2.
prelaw), Ryan Roberts (freshman
business) and Chris Short (fresh
man-music) shared their room
with Spanier from Saturday morn
ing until Sunday night.
Then, Spanier repacked his
University bans halogen lamps,
citing concerns for student safety
By LAUREN DUPONT
Collegian Staff Writer
The University is pulling the
plug on halogen lamps in the dorms
this semester.
Some students moving into the
dorms last weekend were sur
prised to learn of a new University
policy prohibiting the use of
Torchiere-style halogen lamps in
all University facilities.
The policy was created because
the Consumer Product Safety Com
mission identified the lamps as fire
hazards because of the high tem-
Associated Press, SI dub
PSU football team No. 1
By JORDAN HYMAN
Collegian Sports Writer
The Associated Press hasn't been
kind to Penn State in the Joe Pater
no era.
Take for example the 1968 and
1969 seasons, when the Nittany
Lions finished 11-0 each season,
only to finish second in the poll.
Or the 1973 season, when Reis
man trophy winner John Cappellet
ti led the Nittany Lions to a 12-0
mark, but only a fifth-place finish
in the AP poll. Who can forget the
1994 campaign? A 12-0 finish, win
ning the Rose Bowl, and five All-
Americans heading the squad, but
only a No. 2 ranking in the AP poll.
But on the eve of the 1997 sea
son, the AP blessed Paterno and his
squad with the No. 1 label. And
Paterno refuses to hide from the
limelight.
"I don't think you want to shy
away from the fact that somebody
considers you good enough to be
No. 1. If they can't handle the pres
sure, it doesn't make any differ
ence," Paterno said at football
Media Day. "We're good enough or
we're not good enough we'll find
out."
Freshmen are welcomed to the University at a pep rally in Rec Hall Monday night. The rally was one of
the activities planned to bring the Class of 2001 together to meet new people and adjust to University life.
duffel bag and moved out
"I knew it would be a bit of a
crunch," Spanier said, of tempo
rary housing, as he reclined in his
wooden desk chair Sunday morn
ing. "I wanted to see what this
would be like."
Last year, 700 students were
assigned to temporary housing at
the beginning of Fall Semester,
Spanier said. This year, that num
ber has grown to almost 850.
Although Spanier said the Uni
versity does not plan to build
more undergraduate housing, it is
perature of the halogen bulb
A Torchiere-style lamp is a floor
standing lamp that shines light
upward from a quartz-halogen bulb
located in a cup-like fixture. The
bulb can get so hot that any com
bustible materials located near the
lamp can easily catch fire, accord
ing to the University.
"We do not permit the floor
standing lamps in the residence
halls," said Sandy Harpster, assis
tant director for housing. "The
desk lamps, for the time being, are
allowed. We are asking students to
be very careful."
The Nittany Lions get their first
chance to display their skills on
Sept. 6 at home against Pittsburgh.
But the No. 1 hype that started
weeks ago will continue to bubble
as the season opener approaches.
"It puts us in a position where all
we have to do is win. We don't have
to worry about any variables," said
linebacker Brandon Short. "If you
are the No. 1 team and you win, you
should be the national champion. It
just puts us in a position to do what
we've dreamed about doing, what
we've been working for all year."
Senior linebacker Jim Nelson,
like many of his teammates, is try
ing to downplay the significance.
"Nobody's really talked about it
too much," Nelson said. "Every
body knows about it, but I think it's
just gonna serve as a motivational
factor for us. And what's more
important for us is that we're there
at the end of the year."
On paper, it's obvious what
attracted AP voters. Penn State
returns 42 lettermen, including 13
seniors. Seven defensive starters
return including senior linebackers
Aaron Collins and Jim Nelson.
Also, six starters return on offense.
Junior tailback Curtis Enis has
Student overflow
increases
Spanier for the weekend, howev
considering a graduate student er, said that they initially were
housing project that will lessen uneasy about their temporary
pressure on existing housing. housing assignments.
Some graduate students are liv- "I wasn't happy at all," Roberts
ing in undergraduate housing, said, shaking his head as he set-
Spanier said. This semester's tied into his chair and folded his
housing situation, while.an incon- arms
venience to some, did not disturb
She added that dorms have
offered to store the lamps for the
students until they are moved off
campus.
Harpster said she was not aware
of any incidents of fires caused by
the lamps at the University. She
said the policy was enforced
because of recent publicity of the
lamps and concerned parents.
Chris Bell (junior-art) said he did
not know of the policy until he saw
a sign on a door when he moved
into his dorm last weekend. He said
he had his halogen lamp last year,
Please see LAMPS, Page 2.
Published independently by students at Penn State
been tabbed a preseason Heisman
trophy candidate, and senior split
end Joe Jurevicius graces the lat
est issue of Sports Illustrated.
"We're ready," starting quarter
back Mike McQueary said. "It's a
responsibility and a lot of eyes on
you and it's gonna gear teams up
that much more for you. But that's
something that comes with the ter
ritory.
"People say that we're No. 1,
then so be it. We'll do our best to
stay there and win every game we
can."
If Penn State were to finish
undefeated, that would not spell a
guaranteed No. 1 ranking come
January. History should serve as a
lesson to the Lions not to remain
too comfortable atop the college
football empire.
"I think there are a lot of good
football teams and you know, who
do you pick?" asked Paterno. "I
don't put a lot of stock in it. I really
don't. And I'm trying not to be
blasé about the fact that we've got
a bunch of kids who have got the
chance to be No. 1. I don't want to
take that away from their excite
ment."
most undergraduates, he said.
When students assigned to tem
porary housing arrive and see the
size of the rooms and the furnish
ings, most are pleased.
The students who roomed with
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Halogen lamps are banned in
University dorms.
Please see SPANIER, Page 2