MONDAY
Sept. 31, 2000
Vol. 101 No. 37 26 pages
Tuition to
increase
next year
Penn State is seeking
$361 million in state
money for 2001-2002.
By Daryl Lang
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State is asking for $361 million in
state money for its overall budget next
year.
That's $29 million more than Pennsylva
nia gave the university this year, an
increase of about 9 percent.
Tuition will go up again under the pro
posal, this time by about 4.75 percent. Fac
ulty salaries will increase by 3.5 percent
The Penn State Board of Trustees
approved the 2001-2002 budget request at
a meeting Friday. The budget won't be
finalized until next summer.
Penn State President Graham Spanier
broke the increase down into parts in
explaining his request for more state
funding.
Spanier wants the base appropriation,
money from the state that helps pay for
the general operation of the university, to
increase by 4.25 percent.
Spanier is asking for $l6 million in state
money to fund specific projects on top of
that.
That $l6 million request includes $lO
million for the Penn State's College of
Medicine, $4 million for the School of
Information Sciences and Technology and
$2 million for helping Penn State comply
with environmental regulations.
Penn State also asks, the state for help
every year to pay for buildings and equip
ment in addition to its appropriation
request.
The university waits the state to con
tribute $lOO million to this fund, called the
for 2001-2002
The university will ask for a total of $461
million. Penn State's capital budget
request varies each year, but the appro
priation request always increases.
Penn State sends its appropriation
request to the state government each fall.
Gov. Tom Ridge will announce his pro
posal for the state budget in February,
See BUDGET, Page 11.
Inside
Couple dedicates meeting place
Joe and Sue Paterno dedicated a wing
of the library named in their honor Friday.
The pair first met in the library when Joe
Paterno was urging his athletes to study.
The Paterno wing was a three year, $34.4
million endeavor. I LOCAL & STATE, Page 2
Banner year in the making
The Penn State women's volleyball
team hung last year's championship ban
ner and added two wins toward another
one. I SPORTS, Page 14
Bootlegging
Face to Face, along with Alkaline Trio,
Saves the Day and A New Found Glory
will appear at Crowbar, 420 E. College
Ave., tonight. The bands are traveling as
part of the Vagrant Across America tour,
sponsored by Napster. All the artists
encourage bootlegging as a way to distrib
ute their music through the online com
munity. I ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Page 6
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Penn State safety James Boyd is lifted into the air by defensive tackle Anthony Adams
after his touchdown during the Louisiana Tech game Saturday.
Lions take out early frustrations
on Bulldogs,
An inauspicious start transformed
into a possible season turnaround
for the Penn State football team Satur
day.
After an early Louisiana Tech touch
down, the Nittany Lions recovered and
defeated Louisiana Tech 67-7 at Beaver
Stadium after an early 7-0 deficit
"I really didn't feel worried," coach
Joe Paterno said. "We gave them the
easy touchdown. I felt good about what
we had planned to do going into this
football game, especially our defensive
scheme."
But the offense was just as potent.
Penn State quarterback Rashard Casey
tied former Lion Tony Sacca for most
touchdown passes in a game with five.
Tailback Eric McCoo scored three
touchdowns and placekicker Ryan Pri-
Indiana University releases Knight as basketball coach
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INDIANAPOLIS "Hey, what's up,
Knight?" started it all. A grabbed arm and
lecture did the rest.
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The end for Bob Knight came down to a
chance encounter with a freshman who
greeted him in a way the Indiana coach
deemed far too casual and disrespectful.
Yesterday, the school decided Knight's
reaction to that greeting would be the final
part of a "pattern of unacceptable behavior"
and fired him. The decision ended his three
tumultuous decades at a school where he
was one of basketball's best coaches but also
one of its most volatile.
Bulldozed
By Gwen Miller
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
By Amy Axel
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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crushing them 67-7
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manti had field goals from 34 and 36
yards, respectively.
On the third play of the game, Casey
fumbled while scrambling. The ball was
recovered by defensive tackle Clint
Ellsworth, which set up a Sean Can
gelosi touchdown reception from quar
terback Brian Stallworth.
It would be the Bulldogs' last trip to
the end zone. But the score was enough
to recall memories of Penn State's first
See LIONS, Page 11.
■ After a shaky start, quarterback Casey had a
record-tying day. 1 LIONS WRAPUP, Page 13
University president
Myles Brand, who
announced the firing at a
news conference, called
Knight "defiant and hos
tile" and said the coach
had shown a "continued
unwillingness" to work
within guidelines of the
athletic department.
Knight also violated the
school's "zero-tolerance"
conduct policy by grabbing 19-year-old Kent
Harvey by the arm last week to lecture him
about manners.
The 59-year-old Hall of Fame coach,
famous for his red Hoosiers sweater and
PENN STATE
PSU planning
State College
Penn State plans to make University Park
a satellite campus for its College of Medi
cine and build a federally-funded cancer
research center in State College, Penn
State President Graham Spanier said Fri
day.
The change will greatly expand the uni
versity's partnership with Centre Commu
nity Hospital and get local doctors involved
in the medical program here, Spanier said.
Spanier made the announcement as part
of his annual State of the University
Address Friday
"Our College of Medicine, in partnership
with other Penn State colleges participating
in the Life Sciences Consortium, is pre
pared to participate fully in the life sciences
revolution, and we must create a proper
foundation of support for this enterprise,"
Spanier said.
The expansion will mean new opportuni
ties for students at University Park, includ
ing advanced medical degrees.
Spanier also said Penn State will add a
third medical helicopter to its Life Lion
fleet. This helicopter will soon begin serving
Centre Community Hospital from the Uni
versity Park Airport. Information provided
by the university Friday afternoon only
included general information on the med-
Sarah Bilotti (senior-special education), Matt McLaughlin (senior-history), Samantha Chirillo
(senior-microbiology), Alyssa Pinsker (senior-philosophy) and Eric Rossi (senior-physics) display
a banner outside Eisenhower Auditorium during the State of the University Address Friday. -
Students protest
Spanier's annual
Unhappy with the university's Office of
Judicial Affairs, nine students silently
demonstrated their concerns Friday at the
beginning of Penn State President Graham
Spanier's State of the University Address at
Eisenhower Auditorium.
"We're protesting the judicial affairs
process which disregards the constitutional
rights of individuals," said Samantha Chiril
lo (senior-microbiology).
Nine students stood as Spanier was intro
duced.
Eight had white T-shirts with "guilty"
printed on the back. The ninth student,
Chirillo, donned a football helmet and a
shirt that said "innocent."
"The message of it is only (Penn State
quarterback) Rashard Casey has received
blue language as he bellowed at players and
referees from the sideline, was already in
trouble for a history of outbursts at Indiana,
where he won three national championships.
Knight was warned in May about his
behavior after an investigation into accusa
tions he choked one of his players during
practice in 1997, an act caught on videotape.
But his conduct became even worse,
Brand said In the 17 weeks since the school
put him on notice, Knight bad-mouthed the
administration and alumni, threw a tirade at
a female athletic department official in his
office and refused to show up at a handful of
important IU functions, the school president
said.
Knight
"He did not fulfill the promises he gave
cancer
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ical school expansion, omitting information
such as how many new jobs it might bring
or much it will cost.
But earlier Friday, Penn State announced
that its annual request for state funding
specifically asks for $lO million to help the
medical school. The Penn State College of
Medicine is now based at the Milton S. Her
shey Medical Center in Hershey.
Answering questions after his speech,
Spanier said the change won't require any
faculty to move from Hershey to University
Park
The university hopes to establish a new
cancer research center here funded by the
National Cancer Institute, Spanier also said.
It could take a while. The process
requires applying for funding from the fed
eral government, Spanier said.
"That's not imminent, but we hope it's not
too far off," he said.
■ USG voices concern with President Spanier's tuition
increase announcement. I LOCAL, Page 11
during
speech
fair treatment," said Eric Rossi (senior
physics).
Judicial Affairs has not taken action
against Casey in connection with an alleged
assault of an off-duty police officer in May in
Hoboken, N.J. Students arrested during the
July 10 riot and the protests during the
August National Governor's Association
convention are not being treated fairly by
Judicial Affairs, the demonstrators said.
University officials attribute the differ
ence in treatment of Casey and the other
students to a difference in cooperation with
police.
"In the athlete's case, the university has
not been sent a complaint by either the
alleged victim or the investigating authori
ties," said Bill Asbury, vice president of stu
dent affairs, in a prepared statement.
Spanier knew about the demonstrators
See PROTEST, Page 11.
me," Brand said, adding that Knight had the
option of resigning but refused.
The firing brought a wave of protests on
the Indiana campus in Bloomington as police
in riot gear stood watch.
Thousands marched on Brand's home
with some of them yelling, "Hey, hey, ho, ho.
Myles Brand has got to go." "Burn in hell,
Brand," said a banner hanging from a bal
cony, and one protester ignited an effigy of
Harvey.
Brand, however, stressed that Knight's
run-in with Harvey on Thursday was not the
sole reason for the coach's dismissal.
■ For a staff member's opinion on the firing of Bobby
Knight, see column. SPORTS, Page 14