I 'THURSDAY, Dec. 6, 2001 The extended outlook Tomonow night Partly cloudy and cool. Low 36. Saturday: More clouds than sunshine with a sprinkle or flurry; chilly, Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 44, low 32. Monday: Plenty of sunshine and not as cool. High 48, low 34 ALMANAC Today Normal high 40 deg Record high 70 deg. in 1998 Normal low 25 deg. Record low -1 deg. in 1901 No Mute Summary (Data valid through 8 am yesterday) Dec. precipitation 0.62 inches Normal Dec. precip 2.67 inches Dec. temp. departure ....+ 14.24 deg. San Data Sunset today .. . Sunrise tomorrow PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Burnett says 'I do' for the third time LOS ANGELES (AP) Carol Bur nett is spending time these days with new husband Brian Miller. Burnett, 68, married Miller last month during a ush-hush ceremo ny. The couple • ppeared together 4 : t week at the Kennedy Center onors in Washing n, D.C. Burnett `publicist Deborah Kelman said Tues y that the wed ,: date and ; were being kept private It's the third marriage for Burnett, has three daughters with ex-hus- Joe Hamilton, including actress Hamilton. lays with the Hollywood Bowl Orches , • and the Pantages Theatre Orches- • Burnett scored a ratings hit with her ' Nov. 26 CBS-TV special "The Carol ''. 13urnett Show: Show Stoppers." It '''';" drew almost 30 million viewers. The retrospective featured vintage i Wakes as well as newly taped remi , *- i by Burnett, Harvey Korman, . 1 1 Conway and Vicki Lawrence. The original comedy-variety series on CBS from 1967 to 1978. tan • tlllary Swank reflects rocky start in L.A. ". NEW YORK (AP) Hilary Swank ' fr . says she's come a long way since she NEWS IN BRIEF Blood drive to honor traffic accident victim The State College chapter of the • erican Red Cross will sponsor a ood drive today in memory of Penn -*State student Shellie Smarowsky, who ro;:was killed in a traffic accident on Mon day, according to a press release from K,..the organization. • The drive will take place from 10 ' a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wesley Student Center, 256 E. College Ave. :7.: All donors will be given a T-shirt and will be able to sign a T-shirt and cards to be presented to Smarowsky's family _Showcase to display ipsu students' ideas Engineering students will have a dance to show off their solutions to teal-world engineering problems from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow during the Learn ing Factory Project Showcase at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The program, sponsored each semester, provides students in electri cal, industrial and mechanical engi neering the opportunity to explain proj ects they completed for classes. Seniors involved had the opportunity to develop solutions to problems posed 12 companies who came to campus ' earlier this semester looking for new ideas to engineering problems. The 31 senior capstone design projects focus on solutions to these problems, some of which included creating an automat -ed wheelchair computer for disabled -people, designing a demonstration facility for helicopter flight simulator and designing a demonstration grain bin simulator. Some freshmen will also be present ing projects. Students in the first-year ,;._design and graphics course ED&G 100 tintroduction to Engineering Design) ,4Vere given the problem of designing ;,....accEss for disabled people at Hazleton PARK FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 2001 weather Happy Valley has been experiencing lately will come to an end as a cold front ta today. This front will touch off a couple of showers and usher in much colder air for the tperatures will finally return to near-normal levels by Saturday. few showers; till remaining 1104.411 • rather mild 1 High 58 BIG TEN FORECAST ADDITIONAL WEATHER University Illinois Michigan Michigan St Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Purdue 4:44 pm .7:23 am Wisconsin Burnett Campus; finalists for each section of this course will present their solutions at the showcase. "The goal is to give students a chance to show off their work for the semester," said John Lamancusa, pro fessor of mechanical engineering and director of the Learning Factory. traffic for construction PENNDOT issued a traffic alert today for the Route 26/1-99 construc tion project in Centre County. The Route 322 westbound off-ramp to Inno vation Park and Penn State University will be closed from 7 a.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Dec. 17. While closed, crews will erect steel girders on the I -99 bridges over the ramp. The closing will affect Route 322 westbound traffic headed to Innovation Park, the Penn State campus, Centre Community Hospital, University Park Airport, the Bryce Jordan Center and the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Westbound traffic will be detoured using Route 322 to the Toftrees exit, south on Waddle Road to Route 322 eastbound, to the Route 322 eastbound off-ramp to Innovation Park and the university For more information visit www.pen ndol2.com. POLICE LOG ■ Criminal Mischief: A Penn State staff member reported Tuesday that a rest room in Engineering Unit B was dam aged, Penn State Police Services said. The estimated damage is $l,OOO, police said. ■ Theft An individual reported that 150 CDs were taken Tuesday from her unlocked vehicle on the 800 block of Southgate Drive, the State College Police Department said The estimated value of the CDs is $l,BOO, police said. Tonight Sprinkles early; otherwise, mostly cloudy Low 40 Today's Weather Hi/Lo Conditions 49/30 Sunny 53/34 Mostly Sunny 48/29 Sunny 51/36 Mostly Sunny 47/33 Mostly Sunny 39/21 Mostly Cloudy 47/31 Mostly Sunny 59/36 Driale 51/34 Mostly Sunny 42/26 Sunny and her mother lived out of their car when they first arrived in Los Angeles so she could pursue acting. "If you don't know any different, it's not like you are expecting to be in a suite at the Four Seasons," Swank, 27, told reporters recently. "It didn't seem strange. We didn't live in the car for a long time. We had $75 to our name. And that's the money we used to eat. And sometimes we'd use our Mobil (gas) card and eat at a mini mart" Swank, who won a best-actress Oscar for 1999's "Boys Don't Cry," insists on having her animals with her when she's on location. Steenburgen: Don't forget movie message TORONTO (AP) Mary Steenbur gen says people need to be reminded of the message of her new movie, "Life as a House." Steenburgen says the message is to appreciate the simple little things in life, and not take things for granted. "I suppose there are people that live every single day of their life cherishing it as though it's going to be their last but for a lot of us, real life comes in and you forget," she told APTN. "Life as a House" stars Kevin Kline as a dying architect who works to repair his relationship with his estranged family while building the house of his dreams. Steenburgen plays Kline's next-door neighbor, a woman who seduces her daughter's boyfriend. PENNDOT shuts down Visit the Campus Weather Service at: http://cws.metpsu.edu Comments concerning the content of this page can be e-mailed to: cws@cws.metpsu.edu Forecasters: Megan Woodhead, Danielle Shepard, Eric Wolvovsky, Mark Zelinka, and John Mathues Swank LOCAL Tomorrow A mix of clouds and sunshine; cooler High 48 High 42, low 32 PLAYING THE CARDS: Marianne Wags (senior-public relations) shows a flash card to Carrie Sell (senior-journalism) on the lawn in front of Old Main. The students were preparing for an upcoming exam. CATA rates to increase soon The current $1 fare will be upped to $1.25 starting next semester. By Elly Spinweber and Roger Mahon COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS I exs26B@psu.edu Beginning next semester, students riding the Centre Area Transportation Authority's Centre Line will need an extra quarter to make it to destinations outside of the downtown area. On Monday afternoon, CATA's board of directors voted to increase its base bus fare from $1 to $1.25, starting in August 2002. The decision was made after the company's budget came out of balance last year, said Hugh Mose, CATA gener al manager. While the cost of providing trans portation in and around State College continues to rise annually, most federal, state and local funding for CATA stays C-Net to move, charge PSU for services By Abigail Silber FOR THE COLLEGIAN Penn State, a charter member of C- Net, said it will no longer foot the com pany's rent bill after it moves from a campus building to a municipal location early next year. C-Net operates the local governmeht and education television channel and frequently runs Penn State program ming. In return, Penn State provides C-Net with office space to subsidize the money it would be expected to pay for programming. C-Net decided to move from its offices in the James Building to a larger space in the State College Borough Municipal Building. Since it would no longer use Penn State accommoda tions, C-Net asked Penn State to pay for the programming. "The cost for membership is deter mined by the percentage of use in the previous five yeaTs against other mem bers," said James Rossi, executive director of C-Net. Penn State's usage percentage would require the universi ty to pay $27,000. " Penn State has no problems with C- Net, however, we decided that we are not interested in paying for the services .!:',:,,.:..:: .. ;;1:::::.0 . Z:7•0:;21g:5.11i4 . ,. , i1fi.!Et , P' : '. -.. ...:.. - .:',' , ' l; ! : li.i.i o r 1i.::,::::::.;. , ',:i . ,;.;t4:•: . :.:.:..;',11)1ii1.'*:z.i214t . : - : ..titi!4!it: -, ,l,li'llA;•;!:.!l; , :.'i.,R4E!lt.!!]il#l! . 4:'.i'M ' ' ' '' 5 7 / 4 0 REGIONAL FORECAST MAP How to interpret this map: Shades of gray indicate the expected high temperatures for today. Today's fore casted high and tomorrow morning's low are also shown for selected cities. Legend: SU(Sunny), MS(Mostly Sunny), PS(Partly Sunny), MC(Mostly Cloudy), CY(Cloudy), RN(Rain), RS(Rain/Snow), SH(Showers), SN(Snow), SF(Snow Flurries), MX (Mix), TS(Thunderstorms), WY(Windy), E (Freezing Rain/Sleet). constant, and does not change, Mose said. Because CATA provided extra bus service last year, many drivers were paid overtime, Mose said. In addition, the cost of natural gas, which powers the CATA fleet, rose. To balance the budget, the company has reduced serv ice by five percent and will increase fares by 25 cents, he said. This change has upset some Penn State students. "Of course I'm not too happy about it," said Archell Dandy (freshman-iiivi sion of undergraduate studies). Leslie Gerfm (senior-human develop ment and family studies) agreed. "A dollar's already enough," she said. David Cooper (senior-architectural engineering) said the increase is a bur den on students who do not have other transportation. "I think that's cruel and unusual pun ishment for people without a car," Cooper said. Cooper also said he wouldn't mind the change if CATA increased its servic es. "It's justified if they increased the at this time," said Dan Sieminski, assis tant vice-president of finance and busi ness. Doug Anderson, dean of the College of Communications, said he under stands the importance of C-Net while simultaneously understanding Penn State's budget restrictions. "This is a difficult budgetary time," Anderson said. Penn State spokesman Bill Mahon said Penn State couldn't take on the financial burden, "particularly in light of the Commonwealth's recent freeze of $3.4 million in state appropriation for this year" In response to Penn State's decision, C-Net created non-member rates. "The non-member rate card will allow C-Net to continue our relation ship with various classes and organiza tions," Rossi said. "I think James' plan for non-member rates is a good solution," Anderson said. "This will allow each college to pay for only what they use." Anderson also said he is not con cerned about the effects of the changes on students. "We will provide students with the same options as before," he said. Although the non-member rates will enable the colleges to air their pro- Rochester' 58138 SH 50Binghamton s 55/39 SH Stratton _ssir ilElll - 41 " .4 -' 4 3 sti 591 ), • 46 ,... • . 70t. , e service of the Loop buses," he said. David Boylan (junior-computer sci ence) said the fair increase will be an inconvenience to students. "A $1.25 is kind of annoying because you always have to carry a quarter around with you," he said. About 50 percent of CATA's $6 million budget is provided by the university and realty companies that provide ten ants with free bus passes, semester passes and tokens, Mose said. The remainder of the funding is paid by taxpayers, he said. Mose said that while the base fare of the Centre Lines will increase, the board of directors has not yet deter mined how it will adjust the price of passes and tokens. The issue will be addressed at CATA's next board meeting in late Jan uary. Mose said students and State Col lege residents are encouraged to attend the meeting. What will remain the same on the Centre Line buses, howev er, is that neither the fare boxes nor the drivers will be able to provide riders with change. gramming on C-Net, some student-run clubs might not have the same opportu nities. Penn State News Magazine, a stu dent organization that produces shows aired on C-Net, faces that problem. "There is now a financial burden that falls upon the students," said Tiffany Parker, club president. "While we could petition UPAC (University Park Alloca tions Committee) for money that would take a lot of time, and in the meantime, we would lose viewers and opportuni ties for students to be involved in com petitions." Rossi said the largest consequence Penn State's decision will face is a tar nished image. "C -Net allows Penn State to share information with the Centre County community," he said. "Not participating in communication with the community may hurt Penn State's image." As for the effects Penn State's with drawal will have on C-Net, it is visible in the budget, Rossi said. "Without Penn State's membership, - the budget will be hit hard," Rossi said, adding that although C-Net will lose money from its reserve and capitals funds, it is adamant about keeping he operations budget the same. THE DAILY COLLEGI Wcw)
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