FRIDAY Oct. 20, 2000 Vol. 101 No. 64 28 pages Spanier offers racism reward, draws criticism By Daryl Lang COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Before an audience of 50, Penn State Pres- They were especially upset that Spanier did ident Graham Spanier announced yesterday n't attend a Penn State Black Caucus press that he will start a fund to reward people who conference Wednesday. report acts of hate at the university "We were able to rally hundreds of people Spanier said the fund was a small step, but in the HUB in a very public venue," Steven one that would send a message that "we take Mark (senior-marketing) told Spanier. "It's seriously all attempts to compromise the not going to make a difference if you're in safety and security of our university and this back corner." community." Spanier told the students he had agreed to Outside the auditorium, several students speak at the press conference if it was weren't convinced. planned with his input on scheduling. He said A fierce exchange in a Hosler Building the Black Caucus selected a time for the hallway became the latest episode in a rocky event that conflicted with his schedule. semester for human relations at Penn State. Spanier also said the university has Inside Lot 80 reconstruction Students who have left their cars in Parking Lot 80 for a few weeks might find tickets on their cars this week The lot on the corner of Park Avenue and Bigler Road was rearranged during fall break and now has 193 fewer spaces for student cars. I LOCAL & STATE, Page 5 Spanier speaks out Penn State President Graham Spanier denounces the racist letter several mem bers of the university community received recently and expresses his wish for Penn State to be a place of true respect and tol erance. I OPINIONS, Page 9 Third suspect arrested A third Penn State student was arrest ed Wednesday Ireormeetton with a Sept. 29 rock-throwing incident outside Shulze Hall. David Mellet, 18, was charged with one count each of criminal trespass, disor derly conduct and reckless endanger ment. I LOCAL & STATE, Page 2 Getting back on track The Penn State women's volleyball team attempts to improve its play as it matches up with Ohio State tonight. Russ Rose has been disappointed with his team's play. The Lions will try to get some momentum going. I SPORTS, Page 12 Subway Series not a bad thing With 27 championships between the New York Yankees and New York Mets, the Big Apple is the mecca of October baseball. Both teams are big spenders, but the end result should be an entertain ing World Series. I SPORTS, Page 12 Groundbreaking begins Red and yellow trees and a bright autumn sun provided the backdrop yes terday afternoon during the groundbreak ing ceremony for the Centre Community Skate Park I LOCAL, Page 4 Forum addresses sweatshops Voices were raised last night in a pas sionate discussion about sweatshop labor and Penn State's involvement and ethical responsibility in the global issue. The uni versity may decide which organization to affiliate themselves with in the next few weeks. I LOCAL, Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Miaow 2 Local 2,4,5 Calendar 3 National 6 OPIMIng 9 10 kdowadmud 10 PlgsldaPnwiew 11 Sports 12 Scoreboard 15 Horoscope 16 Classifieds 16,17 11/I.lstrop 22,23 Comics 25 Crossword 27 CONTACT US Newsroom: 865-1828 Ads/Business: 865-2531 ON THE WEB www.collegian.psu.edu TH J ii . , ii As a small crowd formed, students yelled at Spanier for not responding strongly enough to the racist mail sent last week omecoming events complete weeken Delta Sigma Phi brothers work on their Survivor-based homecoming float. Their work areas is enclosed under a large tarp to protect the float from the elements. CATA detours By Kathy Hsieh COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER As the homecoming festivities continue tonight with the homecoming parade, mem bers of the community are pulling together to assure a good time. Centre Area Transit Authority has planned an organized detour route for buses running during the parade to decrease the amount of delays for passengers. The Town Loop, Cam pus Loop and Link will all be converted to an expanded Town Loop route starting around 4:30 p.m., said Eric Bernier, CATA service director. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. today and is expected to end around 8:30 p.m. when the buses will go back to the regular route. The Loop will run from Beaver Avenue to University Drive like it usually does and then go to Park Avenue and Curtin Road instead of Curtin Road and Burrowes Road. Since all Loop buses will be going the same route, students should be able to catch a bus more easily. "In theory, there will be more frequency on the new expanded town Loop," Bernier said. However, students might have to face delays as traffic will be stopped periodically on Park Avenue where the floats form out of Mitchell Fields. Also, unforeseen delays may occur depending on the traffic on the street due to people and cars coming into town and leaving town, Bernier said. Ethnic convenience store closes, forced out by large chains For sixty years Kaye's Korner American and Asian Groceries has supplied the down town State College community with every thing from the morning paper to orange juice to a variety of American and Asian cooking goods. American and Asian Groceries, one of the last true small-town convenience stores, will close its doors by the end of this month and join many of its kind who have been edged out of the market by chains such as Uni-Mart and 7-Eleven. The town will lose more than a few canned goods and dairy products when American and Asian Groceries goes out of business. The store's manager, Binh Nguyen, widely lalown to many students and community members as Mr. Binh, will also be absent now from the lively downtown commercial scene. PUBLISHED INDEP By Hayden Kwast FOR THE COLLEGIAN released several public responses to the racist mail. During the hallway confrontation, Spanier appeared calm, even as an irate student made a comment about his religion. "Maybe if it was Jewish students who had received the letter, you'd do something," she said. That comment ended the exchange with Spanier, who nodded and walked away. The student, visibly shaken, walked to another part of the hallway and lowered her voice to talk with Terrell Jones, the Vice Provost for Educational Equity. Spanier's speech yesterday was not the first time he has denounced hate on campus. See SPANIER, Page 7. its buses Dave Slaugenhoup/Collegjan Scot Spelyng (senior-mineral economics), left, and Sean Kozielec (senior-architectural engineering) construct their Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Theta Kappa Pi sorority float Students who normally catch the bus at stops on Shortlidge Road, College Avenue or Burmwes Road need to go to Schlow Memor ial Library to get their bus. For any other bus, passengers need to go to the stop on Curtin Road near the University Creamery. With all these changes, people tend to get perplexed when trying to ride the bus. See CATA, Page 7. Binh has been the store manager for twen ty-three years and can remember when there were only two convenience stores in town. "During the first few years I worked here we would sell 150 to 180 New York Times each Sunday. Now there are two Uni-Marts on each street and I can't hold out financially. Plus, I am being squeezed out by my land lord," Nguyen said. Nguyen grew up in Vietnam. Fbr 27 years he worked for the Vietnamese Fbreign Ser vice and worked closely with the United States government during the Vietnam War. When Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to the Communists in 1975, Nguyen moved permanently to the United States where he looked for a job as a professor at Pennsylvania State University. Nguyen stumbled across a local conven ience store that was for sale while unable to See KAITS, Page 7. ENN STATE Upcoming events addressing issues of diversity A 'Diversity & Leade lli): Walking Each Other Home 7to 10 p.m. Mon., Oct. 23 - and TurA., Oct. 24. in Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeikin Center. A workshop is sponsored by Me AT&T Center for Service Leadership. **Conflict Resolution" 7 p.m., Thins., Oct. 26, Auditorium, State College Area High School North Buildhig. Local panelists will meet as part of the "Not Hate, Not Here" series of dialogues. S FORM on racism 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 26, Pollock. Rec Room. The Penn State Black Caucus is sponsoring a discussion of racism at Penn State. • "Living Between Danger and Love: Violence in Same Sex Relationships* 7 to 9 p.m., Mon., Oct. 30, 129A&8 HUB-Robeson Center A panel presentation will feature representatives from community and campus groups. • *Violence Against the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities* Tues., Oct. 31, location to be announced. Lions hope to qualify, beat Illinois at home The objective is clear The Penn State football team has five games remaining and must win all five con tests to qualify for the postseason and pro pel coach Joe Paterno to the all-time major college victory leader. "I've got a lot of respect for him," said Illi nois coach Ron Turner, who will coach his team in a 12:10 p.m. battle against Penn State tomorrow in Beaver Stadium . "He's one of, if not the greatest, coaches of all time. He's a class guy on the field and off it as well. That's the ultimate right there." Penn State (2-5, 1-2 Big Ten) comes into this homecoming competition against the Fighting Illini (4-2, 1-2) after a bye week depleted by injuries against a team that was supposed to compete for the Big Ten cham pionship. "Illinois is a little better defensively than you would think," Paterno said. "Obviously, offensively they are outstanding. They have everybody back from last year. They run really well. They do a lot of the things that have given us trouble as far as the matchup." Penn State, still vying to find a solidified offensive line unit after Jordan Caruso injured his knee, has not started the same blocking constituents for quarterback Rashard Casey two weeks in a row. Gus Felder will start in Caruso's place and Eric Rickenbach will handle the center duties after Matt Schmitt strained his hip. John McGregor/Collegian There's more. Defensive backs Bhawoh Jue (concussion), Bruce Branch (knee) and Deryck Toles (shoulder) have not been lim ited in practice with their respective Fall Festival fund-raiser brings season downtown Bales of hay, pumpkins, gourds and hun dreds of gallons of apple cider will adorn the sidewalk outside Old State Clothing Co. around the clock during this weekend's homecoming festivities. The Landscape Architecture Student Society, a student-run, student-based socie ty began their annual Fall Festival of selling pumpkins, gourds, and hot and cold apple cider yesterday at 1 p.m. and will run 24 hours a day, until 6 p.m. on Sunday. Along with the sale of cider and gourds, there is a raffle for the "Great Pumpkin." In the past, the weight of the raffled pumpkin has been more than 50 pounds. John McGregor/Collegian Kaye's Komer owner Binh Nguyen and his wife Oanh Tran keep their spirits high during the final days of their store's existence. LEG 1 By Chris Antonacci COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER By Lynne Funk FOR THE COLLEGIAN WEATHER Page 2 TODAY: Sunny 30 cents off campus 02000 Collegian Inc Game information ■I Penn State la. Illinois JOIN= 12:10 p m., ter Whom Beam Starling) On lift ESPN2 On mar. Perin State Sports Network I On the ftb: Look fora full recap of tomorrows game a half-itour after com pletion at www.collegian.ps. u.edu. injuries. Fbrthermore, safety James Boyd's status could be in question following his arrest Wednesday for outstanding fines. That could mean Bryant Johnson, prone to dropping passes, will play on both sides of the ball. But Illinois offense is healthy with Kurt IGttner at the helm. The junior quar terback has completed 97 passes in 164 attempts for 1,109 yards and 12 touchdowns. And Illinois features a dynamic duo at the running back spot with Rocky Harvey (74 rushes for 441 yards and Antoineo Harris (100 attempts for 430 yards). It is a tall order for the Lions defense, which has been struggling following the departure of nine starters from last season's team and is fired up to shut down the prolific offense. "We're looking at it now as a five-game season," Penn State defensive end Justin Kurpeikis said. "The way it happens in the Big Ten, if we win the next five, anything is possible. I'm absolutely sick of losing, and it makes everything twice as difficult. The confidence we'd have, coming off an off week to win would do nothing but help." ■ For more information about tomorrow's Penn State-Illi nois football game, see LIONS PREVIEW, Page 11 The festival is the society's primary fund raiser, and it benefits their annual depart mental banquet, activities, seminars and trips to conferences. Fall Fest is important for the organization's vitality and serves to raise awareness of the major and their stu dent society "Even though it just supports the LASS, almost everyone in the major likes to partic ipate," said Erika Schneider (senior-land scape architecture), treasurer of LASS. The festival gives the landscape architec ture students a chance to get out of the stu dio and mingle with a diverse audience of students, alumni and community members. Students sign up to volunteer to work the stand day and night. Three people run the See FESTIVAL, Page 7.
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