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Vol. 100, No. 72 26 Pages ©1999 Collegian Inc
Elizabeth Dole
Ends campaign for GOP
presidential nomination
Dole: No
funds for
campaign
By ALLISON KESSLER
Collegian Staff Writer
Talk surrounding campaign
finance money is heating up in the
wake of the Senate's block on a
"soft money" bill and presidential
hopeful Elizabeth Dole's drop from
the race due to a lack of campaign
funds.
Dole threw in the towel Wednes
day morning while the Senate
defeated campaign finance legisla
tion Tuesday. Both events raise
questions concerning the fairness
of campaign donations.
The defeated bill included a "soft
money" ban. Soft money is money
legally given to help a candidate or
party win an election. The money is
given through technicalities and is
not covered under campaign
finance laws, said Robert O'Con
nor, associate professor of political
science.
"Corporations can give a party or
a candidate money through loop
holes," O'Connor said. "Money can
be given to independent organiza
tions to run so-called education
advertisements."
These advertisements look like
regular political campaign adver
tisements to the average person,
O'Connor said.
"Hard money, - in contrast,
refers to contributions covered
under finance laws, he said.
Currently there is a 51,000 cam
paign contribution cap per person
per year, said Don Houser,
spokesman for state Sen. Jake Cor
man, R-Centre.
"Current laws are like a sieve. If
you want to give money because
you are a corporation, you can help
through 'soft money,' " O'Connor
said.
Some think various campaign
finance reforms threaten First
Amendment rights.
"I would not consider amending
the language of the First Amend
ment, but I disagree when a
Please see DOLE, Page 2.
Penn State linebacker Brandon Short dives in pursuit of Buckeyes
quarterback Steve Bellisari in the 23-10 victory against Ohio State
Saturday. The No. 2 Lions play No. 16 Purdue at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow on
ABC regional.
AP Photo
A staff meeting for Penn State Geisinger will convene this week to talk about changes to the health
care system. There are rumors of job downsizing as Geisinger becomes more economically efficient.
Geisinger considers
changes, downsizing
By REBECCA ZEIBER
Collegian Staff Writer
A group of physicians and
staff for Penn State Geisinger
Health System will meet by the
end of this week to decide which
changes should be made to the
health care system, said Kim
Ahoud, health system represen
tative.
Rumors of management
changes and job downsizing
within the system continue to
circulate amid talk of Penn State
Geisinger becoming more eco
nomically efficient.
Because financial efficiency is
a necessity for the industry,
Penn State GeAsinger is trying to
face the realities of limited funds
and make appropriate changes.
The team will look at all aspects
of finances from medical sup
plies to paper clips, Ahoud said.
"Leadership looked at the
trends and how those trends
could have a negative impact on
the system," Aboud said.
"It's not about someone lopping off 600 heads
it's not like that."
She said there are many fac
tors going into the changes the
health care system is undergo
ing. She explained the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 reduced
Medicare reimbursements to
health care systems. About $l5O
million in lost revenue has
affected the entire health care
industry and tightened budgets
across the country.
Aboud said the possibility of
downsizing about 500 to 600 jobs
within the system will he part of
the team's discussion. This num
ber is a more realistic estimate
than the rumored 1,300 down
sized
. jobs, she said.
Ted ,Junker, chair of the Board
of Trustees, said Penn State
(ieisinger would try to find
Undefeated PSU to face Purdue's Brees
By JOHN GIBLIN
Collegian Staff Writer
Seven games, seven victories.
The Nittanv Lions have faced
three Top 20 teams in then-No. 3
Arizona, then-No. S Miami and then-
No. 18 Ohio State. All came into the
game looking for a possible upset,
and all left licking their wounds.
But while the Lions will walk into
\Vest Lafayette, Ind., tomorrow
unscathed, their first true test
might come against No. 16 Purdue
(5-2, 2-2 Big Ten).
Both Big Ten heavyweights
come into the contest after mam
moth wins against conference
rivals. The Boilermakers demol
ished undefeated Michigan State
52-28, while Penn State topped Ohio
State 23-10 in a game that wasn't as
close as the score indicated.
Purdue quarterback Drew Brees
Friday, Oct. 22, 1999
chair, Penn State Board of Trustees
another position for employees if
their positions are cut.
"The system would do any
thing it can to help them out,"
Junker said. "It's not about some
one lopping off 600 heads it's
not like that."
Scott Miller, public relations
coordinator for Penn State
Geisinger, said the changes will
not affect patient care.
"Our focus is and always
has been on the quality of
care," Miller said. "The financial
things are the things we have to
do to ensure good quality care."
Aboud said she does not feel
the public will view the system's
changes as positive.
"I would hope that it is rather
Please see GEISINGER, Page 2.
put his Heisman Trophy campaign
back on track, throwing for 509
yards against the Spartans.
"They throw the ball well and
don't waste a lot of time on the line
of scrimmage," Penn State coach
Joe Paterno said. "They don't fool
around."
The Boilermakers lead the Big
Ten and are No. 8 in the nation in
total offense, averaging 464.6
yards per game. But Penn State
isn't far behind at No. 2 in the con
ference and No. 11 nationally, aver
aging 459.3 yards per contest. Penn
State, however, averages 6.5 yards
per play, nearly half a yard more
than Purdue.
But while Purdue does most of
its damage via the air (342.7 pass
ing yards per game), its counter
part has relied on balance, averag
ing 235.1 yards passing and 224.1
yards on the ground.
Photo Illustration'J.M. Boyer
Ted Junker
Two wrestlers
charged with
rape, assault
By DARYL LANG
Collegian Staff Writer
Two Penn State students, both
members of the wrestling team,
were charged yesterday with sexu
ally assaulting an 18-year-old Penn
State student on Aug. 21.
The charges against Nathaniel
Parker, 19, and Jean M. Celestin,
20, follow an investigation by the
Stare College Police Department
that included recording a phone
call in which Parker implicated
himself and Celestin in the inci
dent, according to court docu
ments.
Parker and Celestin were
arraigned before District Justice
Carmine Prestia on charges of
rape, involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse, sexual assault and
indecent assault yesterday. Each
was released on 5.25,000 unsecured
bail, according to court documents.
Parker and Celestin have been
suspended indefinitely from the
team, according to a Penn State
Sports Information press release.
Parker referred calls yesterday
to his lawyer, Rob Bascom, who
declined to comment. Celestin,
Program
women statewide
An enrichment program
for women in the
Harrisburg area is giving
many the opportunity to
overcome personal crises
By JILL LEONARD
Collegian Staff Writer
Because of the efforts of one
Penn State professor, many under
privileged women in the Harris
burg area have had the opportunity
to increase their knowledge in the
areas of literature and creative
writing.
The Women's Enrichment Cen
ter, an affiliate program of the
School of Behavioral Science and
Education at Penn State Harris
burg, has helped with the education
of more than 600 women since its
founding, according to a Penn State
press release.
"The primary goal of the center
now is to provide women who have
experienced personal crises with a
different medium to develop self
expression as they solve real-life
problems, mainly by reading
authors of a similar race, class,
gender and experience," said Irene
Baird, adjunct assistant professor
at Penn State Harrisburg and
director of the center.
In addition to Brees, Purdue's
laundry list of receivers has helped
lead the way. Big Ten Offensive
Player of the Week Chris Daniels
set conference records for recep
tions (21) and receiving yards (301)
against the Spartans, and also
scored three touchdowns.
But Brees and company will face
Penn State's heralded defense, led
by defensive end Courtney Brown,
who had two sacks against Purdue
last season.
During their 3 1- 13 victory last
year, the Lions chased Brees all
game, intercepting him once and
sacking him six times for negative
-50 yards. So far this season, Penn
State has tallied 66 tackles for loss.
Brown has 15 for negative-81 yards
and a team-high 7.5 sacks.
Nine starters from that same
Penn State defense return for
tomorrow's game with their sights
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Parker's roommate, was not home
yesterday evening and his lawyer,
Anthony Deßoef, did not return
phone messages.
The victim reported the alleged
assault to police Oct. 13. She told
police Parker and at least one other
man sexually assaulted her at
Parker and Celestin's apartment,
according to documents.
The victim told police she was
intoxicated and unconscious
having consumed four or five
mixed drinks and two shots earlier
in the evening when the assault
began, according to documents.
The victim said she met Parker
the night of the assault at a down
town bar, according to court docu
ments. The victim left the bar and
later went to Parker's apartment.
The victim said she passed out
on a futon bed at the apartment and
awoke to find Parker and another
man assaulting her. She told police
she drifted in and out of conscious
ness during the assault, according
to documents.
With the victim's permission,
police recorded a phone conversa
tion between her and Parker, dur-
Please see WRESTLERS, Page 2.
educates
Following the reading assign
ments, participants use their voic
es creatively to tell their own sto
ries in a format of their choice,
Baird added.
One of the center's programs,
the Program for Female Offenders,
is offered to inmates and ex
offenders at the Dauphin County
Prison in Harrisburg.
The program, which consists of
four 10-week sessions, is offered as
part of a larger prison rehabilita
tion and transition program, Baird
said.
Valerie Simmons, chief execu
tive officer of the Program for
Female Offenders, said the pro
gram allows the women to better
themselves in many areas.
Simmons said writing skills, the
ability to express one's self, as well
as an opportunity to reflect on the
past are all byproducts of the pro
gram.
Even though the program might
conjure up negative past memo
ries, Simmons said the chance to
see the "proverbial light at the end
of the tunnel" is also gained.
"The program not only encour
ages women to get beyond the past,
but also to look forward to the
future," Simmons said.
The center is partially funded by
a grant from the Pennsylvania
Please see PROGRAM, Page 2.
set on Brees. But the Boilermak
ers' veteran offensive line is hop
ing it will benefit from last year's
experience and be able to protect
their franchise player.
Five Purdue offensive linemen,
who started in Happy Valley last
season, return center Jim
Niedrach, tackles Brandon Gorin
and Matt Light and guards Aaron
Starnes and Chukkv Okobi. Red
shirt freshman guard Gene
Mruczkowski is the lone newcomer
to crack the starting lineup.
Penn State comes into Ross-Ade
Stadium riding a nine-game win
ning streak dating back to last
year, the second-longest in Div. I-
A.
"At this point, I'm trying to do
whatever I can do to continue this
winning streak that we have
going," said Penn State wide
receiver Chafie Fields.