Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 YUMMY: Hal Hallock, who plays the Big Bad Wolfe in the play "Twisted Fairy Tales" at Lemont's Granary, chews on Grandma's hand. There are other Halloween-related events going on in the State College area this weekend. See LOCAL, Page 4. SEA postpones USG recall By Bridget Smith COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I bksl63@psu.edu Three weeks after beginning a recall ,of the Undergraduate Student Govern ment (USG), the group orchestrating 'the effort has decided to indefinitely postpone it. The Student Empowerment Alliance (SEA) made the recall announcement on Oct. 1, citing dissatisfaction with USG President lan Rosen- berger, Vice President Tak keem Morgan and the USG Senate. Now, the group says it has seen "significant progress" in USG in recent weeks, and while SEA members say they have col- ing the year lected the 1,000 signatures needed "There's really no way to move will not submit the referendum to toward having a more democratic sena- Rosenberger or the USG Supreme torial appointment process. You either Court. have one or you don't, and we just don't Owner brings By Adam Fabian COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER 'arkinad@psu.edu The patches of blue poking through the mostly gray midday sky are barely visible to Greg Gabbard as he sits at his desk eating a salad. The brisk wind of the cool October afternoon sneaks through the open door of his office, blowing in the leaves fallen from the College Avenue trees. Gabbard sits at his seat where all that is visible to him is a glimpse of the sky and the feet of passers-by silent ly eating his lunch, listening to one of his thousands of records, and barely notices any of this. Instead, he occasionally looks up and names one of his 10 favorite records of the moment. "There are too many," he says, frus trated by the task, before getting up and looking through an enormous pile of compact disks sitting on next to him. "Death Cab for Cutie, have you heard them?" he says, with a level of excite ment. Gabbard's nearly 39 years worth of records and the fact he owns an independent record store complicate the decision. A short, friendly, unassuming 49- year-old, Gabbard is the owner of City Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave., a small record store located below Metro in downtown State College. The store, which used to be one of seven compet ing for sales in the area, is now one of only two. "Everyone thought it was the busi ness to be in," he said. But things have changed. Sales are Inside THE DAI nui r 30 Town Sen. Brian Battaglia, a mem ber of the SEA, attributed some of USG's recent productivity to the recall effort. "It pushed people into action, and really, that was the ultimate goal to get USG working, whether through a recall or by somehow getting the current people to start. It didn't matter who the people State College unique beat Greg Gabbard owns City Lights Records, a 20-year-old downtown music store. down. Record companies are strug gling. Vibes Music has closed. Mike's Music on College Avenue, which replaced it, has closed, too. City Lights has not. "Mike's realized one-third of not very much money is not very much money," Gabbard says cautiously. The record industry is changing, and Gabbard knows it. Now he's trying to find a way to keep his dream alive. CONTACT THE NEWS DIVISION CONTACT THE BUSINESS DIVISION ON THE WEB 865-1828 865-2531 www.coHeglan.psu.edu Blue Band pumps up crowds Day encourages stress relief At each football game, the Penn State If you forget the last time you sat Although most on-campus jobs are Arts 6 Blue Band has the important mission of down to eat a full meal or you're frustrat- filled at the beginning of the semester, a A r t s In R a m .. .16 rousing fans to support the team as the ed . with your hectic schedule, today's mid-semester turnover is leaving posi- Blies 2 group provides the appropriate sound- Take Back Your Time Day may provide a tions open for those students on the „. r 3 track for the game. The band goes chance for you to take a breather. The hunt. The trend, when students quit " through extensive planning to prepare day was designated to alert the public of their jobs or cut back their hours, may eiassifleds 13 for each halftime game day perform- the stressful effects of working too be due to a pileup of coursework or Comics 15 ance. I ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Page 6. much. I LOCAL, Page 4. stress from midterms. I LOCAL, Page 5. Crossword 15 were, it just mattered that USG started working for the students," he said. Among its list of com plaints was the group's dis satisfaction with the Senate's policy of appointing, rather than letting students elect, senators to fill vacancies dur- Published Independently by students at Penn State right now," said South Halls Sen. Andy Banducci, a member of the SEA. The SEA also said it was concerned about Morgan's Sept. 24 court appear ance on bicycle theft charges. SEA member Jason Covener, a for mer senator whose own legal problems led to his resignation from USG in 1998, said the charges were a personal mat ter. However, he also said he thinks Mor gan needs to think about the effect any legal proceedings might have on his job as vice president. "I would question whether one could function in that capacity with charges pending. He has to decide whether it's having an effect on his job and make the appropriate decision," he said. While some grievances have been resolved, Banducci said there are a few the group is not satisfied with. 'All the RJSG projects] about student See USG, Page 2. 'Round Town Despite the decline in business, Gab bard is still relaxed. "He's like the most laid-back person in the world," said Ken Kubala, the store's manager. "It's both good and bad." City Lights is like a scene from a movie, yet it's uniquely State College. Warm with the sound of music, conver sation and posters of albums past, it reminds customers of a hipster, big city record store in a small, central Penn sylvania town. Flyers for upcoming events line the door, posters for local bands line the walls behind the shelves that hold their CDs. T-shirts made by a local artist hang on a door hinge. Yet, Gavin Rossdale and his band Bush have visited the store. Alt-country star Ryan Adams has also visited three times twice with his band Whiskey town and once on his own before play ing a gig at Zeno's. Yo La Tengo has swung by twice, once finding a record in State College they said was impossi ble to locate in New York City record stores. LL Cool J came in about 10 years ago, and so did all of the bands on the recent Drive-Thru Invasion 7bur. "This is it," Gabbard says. "Under ground. A place where you can get not just the hits." Customers seem to recognize this, as most comment on the store's aura while making a purchase. "It's like the only good record store in See GABBARD, Page 2. Johnson out Paterno apologizes to fans By Steve Swart COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER i shsl4B@psu.edu On his weekly radio show last night, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno apologized for remarks he made at his weekly press conference Tuesday and said that Ibny Johnson would not play against lowa tomorrow. Paterno started his Thursday night radio show, the Nittany Lion Hotline Show on WMAJ-AM (1450), with an apology for comments he made con cerning the severity of Johnson's drunken driving charges. He said the senior wideout would be suspended for the Nittany Lions' game against lowa tomorrow and, while he didn't specifi cally set out Johnson's punishment, Paterno said the consequences would be "very severe." "I want to make it very clear that those actions were wrong," Paterno said. "Having said that, I probably made a mistake in addressing the inci dent in the way I did." He also said Johnson has been prac ticing with the scout team instead of the varsity team this week in an effort by Paterno to send a message to his players. Paterno said last night he told the team Monday of his decision to suspend Johnson for this week's game. Q , ; I s ssi • •I • s Jig I-II • in- ••g. is • Lions seek conference ■ Quarterback Zack Mills might return to the field during tomorrow's game. By Rob Riva COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I rerlsB@psu.edu Of the all the things that have hap pened this season, it's a dubious achievement has never happened before. Penn State has never gone 0-4 in the Big Ten in its 11-year tenure in the con ference. Faced with the daunting task of heading to lowa City Penn State (2-5, 0-3) is set to face No. 16 lowa (5-2, 1-2) in the midst of a three-game Big Ten losing streak tomorrow at noon on ABC. The Hawkeyes are the fourth consecutive ranked team the Lions have matched up against in just as many contests. That's not the only thing looming as Penn State heads into the weekend. The Lions are coming off a bye-week with seemly more questions than answers, the biggest of which is how quarterback Zack Mills' possible return to action will affect the chem istry of an offense that has yet to come full circle, despite already passing the halfway mark of the season. Early this week Penn State football More on•campus jobs open Vol. 104 No. 67 "Being a friend of the family, I proba bly rationalized a little bit about Tony's actions, but not in the sense that I felt that he was not guilty of what he did," Paterno said. "I made that decision on Monday that he would not play. The press tried to pressure me to say some things. I've tried to be evasive with the press as best I can when I think it's in the best interest of the player." At his weekly Tuesday press confer ence, Paterno initially said Johnson faced a possible suspension after being charged with driving under the influ ence and several other traffic offenses. The charges stem from an incident on Friday morning in which Johnson was allegedly weaving on the road and was then pulled over by a police officer. A blood test performed at Centre Com munity Hospital showed Johnson's blood alcohol concentration to be 0.136 percent, above the state's legal limit of 0.08 percent. "Obviously, it will all get blown out of proportion because he is a football player, but he didn't do anything to any body," Paterno said Tuesday. "I am probably going to have to suspend him from a game or so just because I have to send a message to the squad that it is inappropriate to be out in the middle of the week having a couple of drinks." 171 IF coach Joe Paterno was not sure who the starter at quarterback would be against the Hawkeyes, but did name Michael Robinson as the starting play caller in his weekly radio show, the Nit tany Lion Hotline broadcast on WMAJ AM (1450) last night However, Paterno said Mills, who is officially listed as "possible" for tomor row's game, is ready to play. "I think I should be pain -free, but I can't speak on if I get hit," Mills said. "Maybe that will cause some pain, but I'll play through that. I have done everything on my knee so far except take a hit" In Mills' absence, Robinson threw for 477 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions as a starter. Despite his limited playing time this season, Robinson's statistics are superior to Mills', who has thrown for only one touchdown. More importantly, Robin son appeared to be the catalyst for a struggling Penn State offense in his time under center "Like I said, I'm more concerned with winning," Robinson said. "We haven't been winning here lately. If Zack is the best guy for the job, then I'm OK with that. As long as we win, I'm happy" The possibility that Paterno could use a quarterback rotation against the See FOOTBAU, Page 2. 02003 Collegian Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Horoscope 13 Local 4-5 National • 7 Ophdons 8-9 Scoreboard 11 Sports 10-14 Weather 2
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