Washed Up Use of new laundry card facilities causes students confusion Page 6, News Vol. 98, No. 37 22 Pages ©1997 Collegian Inc. Hearing set for By JASON FAGONE Collegian Staff Writer Convicted sex offender Miroslaw Piktas must stand trial for refusing to comply with Megan’s Law, a judge ruled yesterday. Piktas, a Polish immigrant who speaks broken English, will be held in Centre County Prison until his pre-trial hearing Nov. 18, District Justice Daniel Hoffman said. Pik tas faces up to seven years in prison, Centre County District Experts at martini By KEIRSTEN E. GROBEN Collegian Staff Writer Martini experts, or just fussy martini drinkers? Any way you label them, four judges had the painstakingly difficult task last night of declaring the best martini concoction. Amid thick cigar smoke and the smell of fried, southern hors d’oeu vres, the smooth sounds of big band and swing played and the judges contemplated, calculated . . . and sipped. “You’d think they were Price Waterhouse or something,” said Amy Seaton, a sales representative for Margolis/Southern Wine & Spir its of Pennsylvania, likening the judges to the accounting firm that tallies the ballots and keeps the results secret for events such as the Academy Awards and other award ceremonies. Finally a winner is chosen, and Bill McCane, of Port Matilda, now will have his peach, kiwi and melon “Melonoma” martini on the menu at Tony’s Big Easy, McAllister Alley. The opportunity to have one’s own martini on an esteemed list with such mixtures as the “8.T.0. Chocolate Martini” and the “Lounge Lizard” made the first annual Mondo Martini Competition a pretty big drink. About thirty patrons and con- Crucial kick foiled Pitt, Editor's Note: This is the third of a four part series recalling the greatest Penn State-Pittsburgh games. This story ranks No. 2 in The Daily Collegian's top-four Pittsburgh-Penn State clashes of all-time. By JORDAN HYMAN Collegian Sports Writer When Pittsburgh Panther place touchdown to cut Penn State’s lead kicker Nick Bolkovac lined up to to 21-20. Bolkovac had been suc boot his third extra point attempt cessful on 13 straight extra-point of the day on a muddy Forbes Field attempts that season, and his coun on Dec. 2, 1950, there was a lot rid- terpart Penn State place kicker Lady Ruggers Attorney Ray Gricar said, for vio lating the section of the Pennsylva nia Judicial Code which states that certain offenders must register for 10 years after serving a sentence, which is a third-degree felony. The defendant, whose 10-year sentence for involuntary deviant sexual intercourse was completed Aug. 29, is required by law to regis ter his current address with the state, said James Evans, a records specialist at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview. Evans and sip night away competition "I hate martinis. I just made this one up on the spot... I think it's going to be terrible." Graham DeJong contestant and creator of the “Rusty Martini” noisseurs of the gin and vermouth mixture were on hand to lend their support and taste the competition. With all of the tasting going on, the crowd was subdued and relaxed. “The people here are not into getting drunk,” Seaton said. “Generally the trend with this kind of thing is drinking less, but drink ing better.” Tony’s Big Easy owner, Anthony Sapia, said he agrees that in marti ni drinking, less is more. “It’s not the quantity, it’s the quality,” he said. Sapia added that just one or two martinis together with good food and conversation is the perfect, relaxed atmosphere to enjoy the famed cocktail. Graham DeJong said he would rather be a part of the sophisticat ed atmosphere of the contest than actually sip the drinks. Despite the fact that he entered his own “Rusty Martini,” into the contest, he does Dally Collegian's Pittsburgh 20 VpJPenn State 21 ing on his capable right toe. The Panthers had just scored a Thursday, Sept. 4,1997 alleged another Rockview records special ist, Gregory Rowles, said Piktas refused to sign the Megan’s Law paperwork on multiple occasions and initially refused to submit a state-required DNA sample. “He said he didn’t want to do the DNA sample and didn’t want any thing to do with Megan’s Law,” said Rowles, who testified that he talked to Piktas Aug. 13. Rowles said he explained to Pik tas the consequences of his disobe dience. n’t even really like the cocktail. “I hate martinis,” he said. “I just made this one up on the spot ... I think it’s going to be terrible.” His concoction, complete with Worcester sauce and celery gar nish, could “sway a vodka drinker over to gin,” said judge Frank But taro Jr. Whether gin or vodka is pre ferred, competition judge Bill Pen cak, professor of American Histo ry, said the best martini has just the right amount of both and is smooth. “A martini shouldn’t be too overwhelming,” he said. Wes Glebe, a first-time martini drinker who admits to being less knowledgeable than Pencak in the art of martini-sipping, also served as a judge for the contest. He said that although he is not as “martini-educated” as some of the other judges, his career in the arts lends itself to the judging. “I’m an artist and a connoisseur of aesthet ic elements," he said. “There are elemental similarities in both." Enjoying these aesthetic ele ments in an atmosphere calmer than bars frequented by students was a priority for Wendy Toms (senior-marketing). “I’d much rather come here and have good drinks than cheap beer,” she said while sipping her very first martini. “It’ll work,” she said, gesturing to the clear cocktail. “Maybe I’ll have a cigar later.” led to Lion win in '5O Vince O’Bara had already drilled home three extra points that day. Oh yeah, and the weather wasn’t so hot, either. The game was being played at Forbes Field instead of Pitt Stadi um because a huge snowstorm had left a foot of snow heaped on the usual Panther home field. The game originally had been sched uled for Nov. 25, but the snow storm forced the contest back a week. The decision to play in Forbes Field was made because the field needed to be cleared anyway Megan's Law violator “He said he didn’t care, whatever happened would happen,” Rowles said. On Aug. 14, Piktas agreed to give DNA but still refused to sign the Megan’s Law form, Rowles said. Evans said he also approached Piktas on two separate occasions regarding the Megan’s Law requirements. Both times Piktas spurned the paperwork, and at no time did he ask for an interpreter, Evans said. In a news interview, Piktas chal- Bill McCane of Port Matilda pours his martini, the Melonoma. McCane’s concoction won the First Annual Big Easy Mondo Martini competition last night at Tony's Big Easy, McAllister Alley. for a Pittsburgh Steelers game the next day. All that plus a game-day rain storm which turned the field into a slushy, muddy swamp, led reporters to later label the battle the “Mud Bowl.” Bolkovac, however, seemed unfazed as he knocked home what appeared to be the tying kick. But there was a problem. Well, 12 prob lems to be exact. Pittsburgh was flagged for hav ing 12 men on the field, and Bolko- Please see KICK, Page 2. lenged Evans’ and Rowles’ testimo ny. “I asked these guys for a Polish- English interpreter,” Piktas said. “They said no and walked away.” According to a state police spokesman, Pitkas, who also goes by the alias Miroslaw Pikolo, arrived in the country as a tourist in December 1981. He moved to Chicago and found work as an unskilled laborer. On Nov. 20, 1985, he was convicted in Cook County, 111., for aggravated Bosstones to scale Tussey Mountain By DAVID SCHONFELD Collegian Arts Writer Fresh from headlining this sum mer's Warped Tour and perform ing some dates on the perennial HORDE. festival, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones will be bringing a little fiesta of their own to Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre in Octo ber. Rolling into town Oct. 15, the Bosstones will headline a day of ska that includes Bim Skala Bim, The Amazing Royal Crowns and Dropkick Murphy’s. The festivities Collegian Photo/llan Sherman Members of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones groove before a sold out crowd at Crowbar last year. Published independently by students at Penn State battery. Piktas moved to Philadel phia and was arrested Aug. 29, 1987 for indecent assault and involuntary deviate sexual inter course. Police reports state that Piktas assaulted a 39-year-old woman after meeting her in a bar. Piktas is not a U S. citizen, and has a detainer with Immigration and Naturalization Services. After all state and local charges against him are resolved, Piktas will face Please see HEARING, Page 2. will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the event go on sale at 9 a.m. Satur day at Mike’s Movies and Music, 210 E. Calder Way, Vibes Music, 226 E. College Ave., Arboria Records, 119 E. Beaver, and the Tussey Mountain Box Office. Tick ets are $17.50. This is the second time the Bos stones will be performing here in the last year and a half. The band performed a sold-out show at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., Feb ruary 1996. “We’re real happy to have them here,” said Dave Fahrenbach, gen eral manager of Tussey Mountain Ski Area. “We’ve been working on having them here all summer.” The band is riding on the suc cess of its fifth album, Let’s Face It and the current radio hit, “The Impression That I Get.” The high profile of the new album gives the Bosstones an appeal to students. “It’s a fun concert,” said Kevin Riley (freshman-architectural engineering). “They play the kind of music that is fun to party to.” The music of the Bosstones is a mix of Boston hardcore and ska. The band, first widely noticed after the release of the hit, “Some day I Suppose,” in 1992, went on to perform the song in Clueless, increasing its popularity. “They sell a lot of CDs,” said Dan Mueller, employee of Blue Train Compact Disc, 418 E. College Ave. “I’ve seen them twice and I’m sure it’ll sell out. I heard rumors they were coming but I wasn’t sure who was going to get them.” Collegian Photo/Shawn Knapp
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