MONDAY
Dec. 3, 2001
Vol. 102 No. 92 24 pages
Arafat orders arrests
Bombings against
Israelis killed 25 people
and wounded 200.
By Karin Laub
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
JERUSALEM A series of week
end suicide bombings against Israel
killed 25 people and wounded nearly
200, p ' Passer Arafat to order
dozens of I . c militants arrested
and to promise harsh action. But Israel
was deeply skeptical, with hard-liners
calling for the removal of the Palestin
ian leader.
Season finale
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Penn State coach Joe Patemo talks with his defense during the second quarter in a 20-14 loss to Virginia.
Hopes for a bowl game lost in Virginia
By Brian McDonald
dOLI_EGIAN STAFF WRITER I bmml7o@psu.edu
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. All
signs pointed towards it. A trip to a
late December bowl game seemed
inevitable for Penn State.
After winning five of their last six
contests, the majority of which came
m dramatic fashion, the Nittany
Lions arrived in the middle of the
scenic Virginia mountains for what
was supposed to be the final step
ping stone to the postseason.
And when the Lions loaded up for
their pregame bus ride from their
hotel to Charlottesville's Scott Stadi
um, the 72 degree, sunny weather
had to give them a feeling that the
Powers that be were sending them a
message that access to their covet
ed destination was going to be
granted.
But alas, these Lions used up the
last of their nine lives as Virginia (5-
7) exacted a supreme second half
Inside
Afghans face drawn-out talks
U.N.-led talks on Afghanistan's
future took an important step forward
yesterday with four Afghan factions
poring over a U.N. draft detailing
terms for the northern alliance to
transfer power in the capital, Kabul.
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Page 6
Public opinion factor in war
Public opinion might play an impor
tant role in the United States' mission
to eradicate terrorism, several Penn
State professors say. "Public opinion
has a strong influence on executive
actions and is always a factor in the
time of war," Robert LaPorte, profes
sor of political science, said. I OPERA
TION ENDURING FREEDOM, Page 8
Lesson to be learned in loss
Despite their careers ending earlier
than expected, the 18 seniors on the
Penn. State football team remain opti
mistic for the future. They hope this
year will be the start of something spe
cial. I SPORTS, Page 13
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
cut short his U.S. trip to rush home
after meeting with President Bush,
who denounced the bombings as "hor
rific acts of murder."
Bush and other world leaders
pressed Arafat to crack down on mili
tants. The Palestinian leader "must do
everything in his power to find those
who murdered innocent Israelis and
bring them to justice," Bush said
• Images of bodies lying on sidewalks
and blood-smeared survivors crying
out in agony filled TV screens, and
Israelis had a growing sense that 14
months of Israeli-Palestinian fighting
had reached a crossroads.
"It must be understood that ie are at
a turning point," said Cabinet Minister
defensive effort to knock the Lions
(5-6) off the postseason express, 20-
14.
"Virginia played a great football
game," Paterno said. "They played
hard and they hustled and they
knew what they were doing and held
on to the
football
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appear
that way in the first half as the Lions
jumped out to the early lead when
tailback Eric McCoo scampered
around the right side of the Penn
State offensive line for a three-yard
score to make it 7-0 midway through
the first quarter.
The Cavaliers got on the board
the next series with a field goal but
the Lions notched their second
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Matan Vilnai. He did not say how Israel
would retaliate but warned the Pales
tinian Authority was "endangering its
existence" by not cracking down on mil
itants.
The carnage began in Jerusalem just
before midnight Saturday, when two
suicide bombers set off their nail-filled
bombs on Ben Yehuda street, an area of
cafes and bars packed with young
Israelis. Ten people, mostly teens, were
killed, and 150 were wounded.
At noon yesterday, a third Palestinian
blew himself up in a bus in the northern
port city of Haifa.
■ President Bush condemns the attacks
I INTERNATIONAL, Page 11
touchdown when fullback Kick
Blosser hauled in a four-yard toss
from Zack Mills to make it 14-3 at
the halfway point of the second
quarter.
Virginia would go on to tack on a
field goal before the break to cut the
deficit to eight, but it was apparent
the Lions were in control of the
game even though both teams' half
time numbers were fairly similar.
But the funny thing about game
control is that it can change hands
on just one play.
The Lions found that out the hard
way.
After stopping the Cavaliers on
their opening drive in the second
half, the Lions marched deep into
Virginia territory and appeared
headed for the knockout blow before
See HOPES, Page 11.
■ Super freshman Zack Mills finally
appears human. I SPORTS, Page 13
Degrees required for lounging at Hintz
By Jeremy R. Cooke
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I jcooke@pmedu
As final exams approach this semes
ter, many students are scrounging up
slices of extra time and corners of quiet
space to study around campus. But
employees overseeing at least one cozy
spot won't be welcoming too many rov
ing students with open arms. That is,
unless they have a Penn State degree.
The seven-month-old Hintz Family
Alumni Center besides housing the
Penn State Alum Association offices
upstairs features Robb Hall, a high
ceilinged centerpiece lounge, and a
suite of three conference rooms with
adjoining interview nooks.
After association director Diane
Ryan and others discovered one too
many students sleeping on the ground
floor couches, they decided to start ask
ing non-alumni to find another place to
nap, study or gather.
"It was never designed as a study
area. It's not like the HUB," Ryan said
Robb Hall has been dubbed a "living
room for alumni" visiting their alma
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American bombs
pound Kandahar
By Kathy Gannon
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
KABUL, Afghanistan American
bombers pummeled Kandahar, the Tal
iban's last stronghold, to open the way
for tribal fighters preparing to storm
the nearby airport, as U.S. Marines
yesterday patrolled the surrounding
deserts.
Refugees who fled Kandahar for
neighboring Pakistan said attacks by
U.S. B-52 bombers and other war
planes were heavy and relentless.
Fighters from Pashtun tribes were
waiting out the heavy wave of bom
bardment before resuming an assault
on the airport.
Black leaders call for
Celestin to
By Cindy Koons
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I skoons@psu.edu
With two weeks left until Jean, M.
Celestin is scheduled to receive his
Penn State degree, black student lead
ers called on the university Friday not
to prevent the graduation of the former
wrestler convicted of sexual assault.
"It would be a terrible injustice to
keep a student who has diligently
worked toward a college degree from
graduating and receiving the fruits of
his labor," said Teaunte Wilson, vice
president of the Penn State chapter of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Celestin did not appear at Friday's
press conference in the Paul Robeson
Cultural Center. He wishes to remain
silent, student leaders said, as he is
currently appealing his conviction.
In a letter to the university last
week, national non-profit Security On
Campus, Inc., questioned Celestin's
graduation, after Judge Tom Kistler
sentenced him to six to 12 months in
county prison.
The judge's decision would allow
Celestin to finish his political science
degree in December before his impris
onment.
Celestin has not faced university
sanctions yet because the victim, who
has since withdrawn from Penn State,
requested that Penn State delay its
Office of Judicial Affairs process until
the court proceedings concluded.
Last week, after the victim contact
ed the university, Judicial Affairs
reopened its case against Celestin.
'We'll follow U.S. law and university
policy and move as swiftly as possible
RyAnne Petrof (sophomore-elementary education), on right, gets ready for final
exams. Alumni Association employees have been asking students to study elsewhere.
mater; according to a virtual tour on the HUB-Robeson Center, she said, and the
alumni association's Web site, but Ryan alumni center does not have as large a
said she doesn't think the room can maintenance staff, either.
handle a huge influx of students looking "It was never designed for students.
to make it a living room for themselves. And that's why it was furnished the way
As attractive as it is, the room's furni- it was," Ryan said.
tore isn't as durable as the kind of t Kate Dailey (senior-English and his
lounge chairs scattered around the See DEGREES, Page 11.
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"We're not in any rush," said
Mohammed Anwar, an ally of Gul
Agha, the former governor of Kanda
har whose fighters held positions on a
strategic road between_ the city and
Spinboldak, another Taliban outpost
targeted by airstrikes.
Anti-Taliban forces claimed U.S.
bombing raids had mistakenly
destroyed one of their headquarters in
Afghanistan's mountainous east early
yesterday, killing at least eight people.
There was no immediate comment
from U.S. officials.
■ U.S. Groups might be monitored.
I I PERATION ENDURING FREEDOM,
graduate
now that the waiting period that the
victim requested is over," said univer
sity spokesman Bill Mahon.
He said the university's decision
could be reached within the next two
weeks before the December gradua
tion ceremonies.
In October 1999, Celestin, 22, along
with former teammate Nathan Parker,
21, was charged with sexually assault
ing a female Penn State student. The
charges included rape, involuntary
deviate sexual intercourse and inde
cent assault.
Celestin was convicted in October of
sexual assault and cleared of all other
charges while Parker was cleared of all
of the charges brought against him.
At the sentencing, District Attorney
Ray Gricar criticized the judge's rul
ing. The sentencing guidelines for
Celestin's
,conyiction recommend a
three- to six-year detainment in state
prison.
Gricar said he filed a motion for
Kistler to modify Celestin's sentence in
accordance with these guidelines and
is waiting for the judge's response.
Kistler could not be reached for
comment yesterday.
On Friday, student leaders at Penn
State defended Kistler's sentence and
supported Celestin's graduation.
David Davis, speaking on behalf of
the Black Caucus, said "It is our posi
tion that Judge Kistler's sentencing
was fair based upon the incongruent
circumstances of the three-day long
trial."
The caucus hopes the university will
respect Kistler's decision to allow
Celestin to graduate, Davis said. He
See LEADERS, Page 11.