WEDNESDAY
Oct. 9, 2002
Vol. 103 No. 60 16 pages
Two injured in separate accidents
A bicyclist and pedestrian were struck by vehicles in unrelated incidents on Atherton Street yesterday.
By Jamle Blttner
and Joe Carey
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS I jgcl34@psu.edu
A bicyclist and a pedestrian were
injured in separate accidents involving
motorists yesterday on Atherton Street.
The male bicyclist suffered severe
head and leg injuries, and the condition
of the female pedestrian is still unknown.
Witnesses at the scene described her
injuries as not appearing serious.
Penn State student George Trammel,
19, was transported to Centre Communi
ty Hospital, after a brown Ford Club
Hillel makes
`care' cards
for victims
of terrorism
By Rebecca Oberholtzer
and Jamie Bittner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS I rloll6 =psu-edu
Messages of peace were the inspi
ration for "Cards that ('are." an
event sponsored by the First Year
Students of Hillel (FYSHL
The cards were made last night in
the Clark Cultural Lounge in Findlay
Commons, and it gave students an
opportunity to reach out to children
of terrorist attack victims.
Some cards will be sent as far
away as Israel, where terror is an
ongoing problem. Others were
addressed to families in Maryland.
New York and other locations in the
United States.
"Cards that Care - was planned by
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish
Campus Life.
The group decided it was an
important service opportunity for
the student community.
"I just hope that maybe this is a
very small way to show that people
care about what's going on over
there [in Israeli. - said Matt
Konigsberg. Jewish Campus Service
Corps (JCSC) fellow.
Along with FYSH. JCS(' is a
branch organization involved in the
Group hopes coasters will curb binge drinking
By Nichole Dobo
and Caroline Gabsewics
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS nmil 13( Dsu
Kegs, cases of beer and coasters at
local bars now come with an added
bonus a message about responsible
drinking from the University Park ('am
pus Community Partnership.
The partnership received a $20.000
grant from the Distilled Spirits Council of
the United States Inc. The money was
used to pay for coasters, keg envelopes
and other educational tools to convey the
partnership's "party smart" message.
The coasters were also funded in part by
the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
In
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Group honors assault victims
The Center for Women Students and
the Office of Residence Life are spon
soring the Penn State Clothesline Pro
ject. The project honors those who
have died violently from attacks
because of their sexual orientation or
from battery, rape, sexual assault or
incest. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Page 8.
U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait
Two Kuwaiti gunmen in a pickup
truck attacked U.S. forces during a
war games exercise yesterday on an
island off the Kuwaiti coast in the Per
sian Gulf, killing one and wounding
another before they were shot to death
by U.S. troops. I INTERNATIONAL, Page 5 .
Women's soccer blanks Terps
The No. 12 Penn State women's soc
cer team played a strong defensive
game last night at Jeffrey Field as they
blanked Maryland, 1-0. Junior Joanna
Lohmann scored the Nittany Lions'
only goal in the 67th minute to extend
the team's home winning streak to 16
contests. SPORTS, Page 9 .
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Wagon minivan hit his bike on North
Atherton Street, police said. Trammel
was then life-flighted to Geisinger Med
ical Center.
As of last night, Trammel was still in
the operating room, a Geisinger spokes
woman said.
The bicyclist was struck at about 11
a.m. yesterday, and the accident is still
under investigation, State College Police
Department Cpl. Mark Argiro said. He
said charges might be filed if it is found
that either the motorist or cyclist com
mitted a violation.
Preliminary investigation revealed
Students make cards for terrorism victims in an event sponsored by the Hiliel and FYSH organizations
larger national Jewish
organization of Hillel.
While Konigsberg specifically
mentioned terror victims in Israel.
he also mentioned the need for sup
port in our own communities.
Empathy is very important ...
these are all connected they are
all terror: Konigsberg said.
Amy Denholtz ( sophomore-adver
. - We wanted to give the students some
thing that they could have around and
use that gives them our message," said
Linda LaSalle, partnership co-chair and
community health educator for Universi
ty Health Services.
The coasters and keg envelopes are
made of paper causing one student to
disagree with the entire campaign.
Killing trees what a waste of
money. - said Kate Moran (senior-psy
chologvi. "That will inspire me to drink
more purely out of spite."
More than 100,000 coasters will be dis
tributed to locals bars that are members
of the Tavern Association of State Col
lege.
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Trammel was entering North Atherton
Street from the bus station driveway
when he was struck by the van, police
said.
The bike was positioned in the left
turning lane of North Atherton Street
after the accident. The man's shoe was
found on the sidewalk.
The van was being driven by 21-year
old Cassandra Rhoads, of Howard.
Rhoads was driving southbound on
Atherton Street and had two passengers
in the van, none of whom were injured,
police said. Witnesses said the bike acci
dent appeared to be serious.
student
ty , J , :ii Hard-rockers Korn, Disturbed to stop at BJC liobduLS
tising), head of FYSH, explained one
purpose of FYSH is to get students
involved in Hillel and combine it with
the Jewish tradition of volunteering
and commitment to community.
"When people are in need of know
ing other people care, this is one of
the things that shows them other
people are out there thinking about
them," Denholtz said.
The keg envelopes will be distnbu,
to anyone under the age of 25 who pi
chases a keg or a large amount of br
from local distributors. Tips for condu(
ing a "trouble-free" party are include
in the envelope.
This program evolved after several
conversations on how to get the part
nership's message across to students
who may engage in high-risk drink
ing, LaSalle said.
The campaign uses a "social non
model," that assumes students overeL
mate the amount their peers drink all
hol. The keg envelopes and coasters
help "create a health-promoting noni.
See DRINKING. Page 2
State College resident gains joy from volunteering
Editor's Note: This is part of a con
tinuing series profiling Penn State
and State College community
members.
By Nichole Dobo
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I nmdl3o@psu.edu
To say that Sue Smith is involved in
the State College community would be
an understatement.
Fundraiser, chairwoman on numer
ous committees, and volunteer to
countless organizations, Smith is con
sidered a pillar in the volunteer com
munity by many.
The mother of two grown children,
Smith said she helped to instill the com
munity service values into her daugh
ter, Penny, and her son, Dan.
remember when they helped me
with a craft recycling center," Smith
said. "We recycled toilet paper tubes
and other items for organizations like
Girl Scout troops to use in craft proj
ects."
Now that her children have grown,
"The way the bike looked, it looked
pretty mangled," said Jamie Clark,
(sophomore-mechanical engineering)
who saw the bicyclist. Clark said the
man was still moving after the accident
occurred.
The State College police arrived at the
scene and were assisted by Penn State
Police Services, the State College Public
Works Department and Alpha Commu
nity Ambulance Service, Argiro said.
Portions of South Atherton Street
were temporarily closed due to the bike
accident.
FYSH obtained the supplies used
to make the cards.
Konigsberg said the event was not
limited to members of the Jewish
community.
Other students were encouraged
to send cards as well.
Students can drop off cards until
tomorrow at the Hillel office, 212
Eisenhower Chapel.
Smith baby-sits her neighbor's two
young children. She takes them along
to projects that she is working on, like
bell ringing at the Interfaith Mission.
The mission is a collection of 37
church or-
ganizations
that help
people in
need of fi
nancial as-
sistance.
Smith
noted that
most of the
housing in State College is intended for
students. and many times realtors
charge a certain amount of rent per
person. This amount is exponentially
more than a single family working for
minimum wage can afford, she said.
- People think that this (State Col
lege] is such a well-to-do area," Smith
said. "But the fact is that there are
many people in this area who work
service-related jobs and cannot afford
to live here. Housing prices are outra
geous."
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TODAY: Partly cloudy
USG fills
vacant
position
The Senate appointed
a parliamentarian for
the rest of the year.
By Randy Winder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I wrwl29@psu.edu
The parliamentarian's seat at
Undergraduate Student Government
(USG) Senate meetings was filled
last night.
Stephen Damadeo was appointed
temporary parliamentarian for the
remainder of the fall semester by
Senate President Bridget Van Osten
and was unanimously approved by
Senate.
A parliamentarian advises the
members of Senate on parliamen
tary procedure both during and out
side of meetings. The position has
been empty during Senate meetings
this semester because the originally
appointed parliamentarian, Matt
Midles, was unable to attend meet
ings.
"We just wanted to handle the situ
ation as soon as possible." Van Osten
said.
There was no debate or voicing of
concerns surrounding the appoint
ment, except from Jim Flook, Senate
staff coordinator.
During the open student forum
portion of the meeting, Flook read a
speech criticizing the manner in
which Van Osten chose the sit-in par
liamentarian.
Along with Midles, Flook submit
ted an application to be parliamen
tarian last year to Van Osten, who
was overseeing the application
process. When Midles could not
attend meetings this semester due to
a class conflict, Flook told Van Osten
he was willing to step in and fill the
position.
Van Osten said earlier this semes
ter only one person had applied to fill
in for Midles during Senate meet
ings, but would not name the individ
ual. The unnamed person had a pos
sible conflict of interest, Van Osten
said.
Since Flook was the only person
See USG, Page 2.
A Lemont resent for 34 years, she
has been involved in the Penn State
community and surrounding areas for
decades
"I just really enjoy doing this," Smith
said. "It' s very rewarding. I had breast
cancer in 'B4, and it makes you look at
what's really important in life."
Now, in addition to numerous other
projects. Smith also councils other
women who have been diagnosed with
breast cancer. Community physicians
often refer women who have been diag
nosed to her if they need to talk, she
said.
think that it helps sometimes to
talk to someone who has been there
before," Smith said. "And I think that it
helps me just as much sometimes to
talk about it with them."
Smith believes that being involved in
the community is a way for her to give
back to it. Organization, attention to
detail and multi-tasking are all very
important qualities for someone who
chooses to be a full-time volunteer, she
said.
See SPOTLIGHT. Page 2