2 The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Oct. 28,1998 This week's unseasonably warm temperatures will continue through today as southwest winds pump mild air into the region. Clouds will increase throughout the day due to the approach of a weak cold front, with scattered showers developing in the afternoon. Skies will clear and tempera tures will become more seasonable as high pressure builds in from the west. Today Mostly cloudy with widely scattered showers. High 66 The Extended Outlook Thursday Night: Mainly clear with a few passing clouds. Low 40. Friday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine but a little cooler. High 57, Low 40. Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant. High 57, Low 38. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a few peeks of sunshine. High 55, Low 36. Almanac Normal high Record high Normal low. Record low. Monthly Climate Summary (Data valid through 8 a.m. Oct. 27) Oct. precipitation 2.62 inches Normal Oct. precip 2.90 inches Oct. temp, departure ....+0.9 deg Sun Dat? 58 degrees 79,1984 36 degrees lB, 1936 Sunset today Sunrise tomorrow 5:13 P.M. 6:36 AM Break Continued from Page 1 a Monday of fall break in addition to no classes on Labor Day hurts students academically. To address this issue, the Senate passed a proposal to make the Wednesday after fall break become a Monday class schedule in order to make up for the lost day on Labor Day. Shelton Alexander, chair of the Senate Committee on University Planning, said the quality of the education is not in the minutes taught. Even with fall break, Penn State will continue to be a universi ty with a large number of minutes taught, he said. Along with a fall break, the Fac ulty Senate voted on additional cal endar changes for next year. The Senate passed a proposal to change the start of Thanksgiving break from noon to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. The Fall Semester also will start on a Tuesday, instead of a Wednes day. The extra day is intended to make up for one of the days lost to the fall break. Tonight * f ★ Big Ten Universities Today’s Weather Hi Lo Conditions University 70 53 Cloudy 71 53 Showers Indiana. 68 52 Partly Cloudy Michigan 66 40 Partly Cloudy Michigan St ... 63 40 Partly Cloudy Minnesota 63 48 Partly Cloudy Northwestern.. 67 46 Partly Cloudy Ohio State 69 46 Showers Purdue 69 51 Cloudy 65 44 Partly Cloudy Wisconsin. Dawson Continued from Page 1. sexual acts performed during the day were nonconsensual. "I had the opportunity to use the gun myself. ... I could have left at any point during the day but I was n’t going to leave until I could have taken the gun with me,” she said. “There were so many things in that police transcript that didn’t hap pen.” The victim said she wanted to calm down Dawson during the inci dent, partly because his blood alco hol content was .276 percent at the time of his arrest. “I know when he’s been drinking I have to get him calm and then it takes about five minutes for him to pass out,” she said. "I know how he gets when I try to fight or I try to squirm.” But the victim denied Dawson hurt her before the November inci dent and the only time he ever hurt her was that day when he slapped her five to seven times on the face. Gricar countered her testimony by saying the victim had previous ly said Dawson threatened to kill Isolated showers early, then gradual clearing. Low 44 Pa. Cities Forecast Allentown Altoona... Bradford.. Erie Harrisburg... Johnstown.. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh ... Scranton Williamsport. Thursday ;tly sunny and >reezy. igh 60 Today Hi/Lo 65/47 MC 59/36 MS 67/45 MC 60/40 MS 62/40 MC 56/37 MS 67/44 MC 60/44 PS 69/48 MC 61/38 MS 67/45 MC 58/42 MS 70/50 MC 63/41 MS 70/45 SH 62/45 MS 65/44 MC 55/34 MS 67/43 MC 58/35 MS Tomorrow Hi/Lo her and sodomized her by force. During his cross examination, he also read the victim’s written state ment in which she alleged she was held against her will, raped and had a gun held to her head. “You wrote this out in your own hand and swore it to a judge in this courthouse?” Gricar said. “You lied under oath?" The victim said her family pres sured her to retell the same story she told police the night she was held hostage. She also testified she filed for divorce in May but withdrew the motion at the end of the summer. The victim followed a similar action after the hostage crisis when she filed a motion for tempo rary protection from abuse, then later requested the court dismiss her petition. During his closing statement yesterday, Gricar replayed the 911 tape of the woman screajning, cry ing and pleading for police help. But Devecka emphasized in his closing arguments the victim had remained in the house of her own How to interpret this map: Shades ot gray indicate the expected high temperatures for today Today s forecasted high and tomorrow morning's low are also shown for selected cities. Legend: SU(Sunny), PSfPartly Sunny), MCfMostiy Cloudy), CY(Cloudy), HZ(Hazy), RN (Rain) SH(Showers), SN (Snow), SF (Snow Flurries), l(lce), TS (Thunderstorms). free will for fear Dawson would kill himself. Some evidence did not accurate ly reflect what was happening in the house, Devecka said. A few telephone calls were not recorded and the only observation of the vic tim during the situation was of her eating cereal at the table and drinking coffee while reading a magazine, Devecka said. “Most importantly, they saw Shane Dawson kiss her,” he added. However, the victim may have been trying to calm Dawson by act ing normal and relaxed, Gricar said. “That’s just a clever strategy that anyone might use under those circumstances,” he said. Because Dawson came to the vic tim’s parents’ house with a loaded handgun, he obviously had a crimi nal intent, Gricar said. “What kind of a man goes.over to a woman’s house the nigfTt after their engagement ends with a loaded gun?” Gricar said. “She was completely at the mercy of Shane Dawson and that constitutes kid Williamsport 67/43 MC State College * 66/44 MC Harrisburg 69/48 MC • .Washington* >73/55 PCTi napping. ... There’s nothing between her and eternity besides an angry drunken index finger that’s more than an attempt.” Gricar pointed to fear and possi ble financial gain on the victim’s part as the reason for her reversal of testimony. Gricar stressed any inconsistencies in the victim’s statements can be used as evidence to prove the commonwealth’s pros ecution. “In her mind, maybe she can rationalize this,” he added. In addition to the rape and kid napping charges, Dawson also was convicted of burglary, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, sex ual assault, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, crimi nal mischief, driving under the influence and criminal trespass. Dawson was acquitted on the charge of aggravated assault. Gricar said five of Dawson’s con victions carry a minimum sentence of five years each. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 23. Albany* 63/41 MC Binghamton 60/43 SH Fall Foliage Past Peak Associate Forecasters: Terri Kinney Jeremy Ross The Undergraduate Student Gov ernment Senate is making strides to fill vacancies among its ranks. The senate appointed two new senators to the body. The vacancies were filled due the resignations of former senators Adam Black and Joseph Antolick. Nicole Karl (senior-international politics) and Christian Jones (junior-political science) both were appointed as town senators by a caucus of their peers. Karl and Jones both said they wanted to become more involved in campus activities and felt the sen-, ate would provide that. "I didn’t just watch I wanted play a role,” Jones said. : Last week in another appoint ment by the senate, Michelle Mull was selected for the Centre Halls senate position. USG is currently looking to fill an East Halls senate position left, vacant by former East Halls Sena tor Karen Skomorucha due to dis qualification. —by Tim Swift and Tracy Wilson
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