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    2 I THURSDAY, March 17, 2005
NEWS IN BRIEF
Student killed in Pittsburgh shooting
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PITTSBURGH (AP) A ninth-grade student was killed and
'two other students were injured in a shooting near a high school
, yesterday afternoon, police said.
The shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. near Carrick
High School, said Pete Camarda, a spokesman for the district.
None of the students in the school was injured, but school offi
cials declared a lockdown for about an hour as anxious parents
gathered outside for information about their children.
• The three victims, all students at the school, were in a sport
utility vehicle outside of the school when another car drove by
and there was a confrontation, Pittsburgh police Lt. Kevin Kraus
_ said. Someone in the car that drove up took out an assault rifle
, and fired multiple shots into the car, he said.
The 16-year-old driver was killed instantly, Kraus said.
. One of the two injured students ran into the school after the
shooting. A 17-year-old who was shot was in critical condition at
a hospital, Kraus said. The other student, also hospitalized, was
injured by flying glass, police said.
POLICE LOG
■ Theft Itvo bicycles, models Trek and Del Sol, were stolen
.from the bike rack near Graduate Circle building 13 between
noon March 7 and 11 a.m. Monday, Penn State University Police
said. The total value of the bicycles is $1,400.
'ON THE MENU
LUNCH
Findlay, McElwain, Pollock and Warnock: chili con came, golden
lentil soup, turkey BLT wrap, tuna noodle casserole, falafel, steak
fries, mixed vegetables.
Simmons: New England clam chowder, winter harvest soup, pizza,
six foot Italian hoagie, Sante Fe wrap, grilled turkey Rachael sand
wich, spinach lasagna, lattice fries, peas and squash, potato chips.
Rodifor: Philly cheesesteak, hot dogs, Mexican lasagna, french fries,
broccoli and cauliflower.
Waring: turkey noodle soup, cream of potato soup, barbecue chick
en sandwich, bread, fruit and cheese bar, pasta Florentine, sausage,
pepper and onion pizza, spinach strudel, cut green beans.
DINNER
Findlay, McElwain, Pollock and Wamock: chili con came, golden
lentil soup, chicken tenders, grilled chicken breast, sausage and
.pepper rustica, ginger-glazed portabella, au gratin potatoes,
',spinach, corn.
~":;Slmmons: New England clam chowder, winter harvest soup, pima,
f:samstix, grilled chicken sandwich, Mexican grilled chicken, Monterey
~Bay fish, cheese ravioli, milano sauce, rice, scalloped potatoes,
:.green beans and corn with onions.
Atedffer chicken parmesan, Milano sauce, spaghetti, meatloaf, gar
-"*.den stir fry, sticky rice, whipped potatoes, peas.
Vatting turkey noodle soup, cream of potato soup, beef tips with
:mushrooms, egg noodles, Cajun fish, General Tso's chicken, pasta
with roasted vegetables, mushroom pizza, pierogi primavera, corn,
'ltalian vegetables.
'OTES
..The Penn State Cricket Club will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in
51 Willard Building.
Penn State Chess Team will play chess at. 7' p.m. in 16
,fAgricultural Sciences and Industries Building.
',tie Antioch Campus Church will hold a worship service and fellow
at 8 p.m. at 256 E. Beaver Ave.
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Weather CWS UNIVERSITY PARK FORECAST FOR THURSDAY MARCH 17 2005
AT A GLANCE FORECAST
Today Tonight Tomorrow
High 42
Low 25
CWS FORECAST
Today: Mostly sunny. High 42
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 25
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 44
Tomorrow Night: Increasing clouds. Low 27
Saturday: Partly cloudy skies with possible flur
ries. High 45
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow/rain showers. Low 33
Sunday: Morning flurries, skies clearing by after
noon. High 51
SEARCHING FOR THE POT OF GOLD?
On this day of leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and
lucky charms, one legend claims that a pot of gold
exists at the end of the rainbow. Although no one
has ever found this treasure, no one has actually
reached the end of the rainbow either. That's
because a rainbow is actually composed of billions
of reflections of the sun off of raindrops. Just like
the reflection in a mirror changes when you move,
so will a rainbow, such that it will always appear
the same distance away.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER
Visit the Campus Weather Service at
http://cws.metpsu.edu
Comments? e-mail mxg9lo@psu.edu
Forecasters: Kelly Clark, Joe Munchak, Jessica Brennan,
Stephen Kulp, and Alaina Luzik
Police
From Page 1
Highlands and Holmes/Foster
neighborhoods.
"The troopers .will be on the
streets downtown," he said.
"Our Source Investigation Pro
ject officers will be in the High
lands and Holmes neighbor
hoods."
Penn State University Police
Supervisor Dwight Smith said
they will have a full staff on duty
for the holiday.
'frial violated any motor vehicle weeks afterward, Marshall said. Police then went to Chen
codes," he said. Patton Township Detective charik's residence and took pic-
From Page 1. Marshall said Chencharik has Rich Saupp said police began tures of his truck. Photographs
admitted to being the driver of. looking at the surveillance of his blue pick-up truck were
Assistant District Attorney the vehicle that struck Sin, but videos from businesses along then released to the media.
Lance Marshall said Chencharik prosecutors lack details of the Atherton Street for possible `After the pictures were
was not charged with involun- incident because only two people leads when no new information released we started to get more
tary manslaughter because witnessed it. came forward. • information on the case," Saupp
there is no evidence that he was "One's dead, and the other's "We went to Sheetz, and it pro- said.
driving recklessly. the defendant," he said. duced a picture that looked simi- If convicted, Chencharik could
"There's no evidence that he A jury will be chosen in June lar to the vehicle we were look- spend up to seven years in
was drunk, speeding or that he and the trial will follow two to six ing for," he said. prison, Marshall said.
From Page 1
culty providing documentation
to receive a state ID.
"It's a really complicated
mess," Manansala said.
"'lb make a long story short, I
was supposed to get it taken
care of, and then 9/11 hap
pened," he added.
For a week before they begin
their studies at Penn State, most
international students are given
an orientation where such issues
are discussed.
Hannah Tan (sophomore-Eng
lish) is from Singapore, and went
through the program.
"Advisers told us that we
needed a passport to get in, and
that you have to be 21 to drink,
Candidates
From Page 1
Grady said the time and
place was a strategic move to
increase voter participation.
"We tried to plan them dur
ing busy hours to get more stu
dents interested," she said.
"We also planned two ["Meet
the Candidates" sessions] in
East Halls to involve the fresh
men."
Candidates had their own
strategies to get uninterested
students involved.
"You have to play to each
individual and take an interest
in their interests," said Joseph
Budd, running mate of USG
Presidential Candidate Robert
Dinkelspiel. "That is what
grabs their attention."
Survivor
From Page 1.
sneered in the background at
this five-person-strong alliance.
But in last night's episode,
this all changed. Bitter in a sec
ond-favorite-son kind of way and
emboldened by his recent
alliance-of-the-flesh with Jenn,
LOCAL
High 44
"Most of the activity is down
town, but I'm sure we'll deal with
our share of public intoxication,"
he said. "We'll be prepared to
assist the borough if necessary"
Smith said the holiday is simi
lar to a football weekend or the
Central Pennsylvania Festival of
the Arts in terms of celebration.
"St. Patrick's Day is perceived
by many as a day to go out and
overindulge [in alcohol]," he
said.
"It's always worrisome any
time there is an event that is
perceived as an alcohol-related
"It's pretty frustrating, especially since a lot
of times you'll be out with friends and you'll
try to get in somewhere, and you can't. But
[the bouncers] are just doing their job."
or sometimes you can get in if
you're 18, but you can't drink,"
Tan said. But after 20 years in the Unit
" They really reiterated the ed States, Manansala is an inter
need for a passport," he added. national student in name only.
Brian Estep, assistant manag- Manansala's thick Brooklyn
er of The Gingerbread Man, 130 accent is proof enough that he is
Hiester St., suggested that Man- well acclimated to America, but
ansala's problem was fairly without a valid passport, he's
unique. used to being turned away from
"Most international students the same bars other Brook
have a passport," Estep said. "If lynites have no trouble entering.
they don't have a passport, Manansala gave credit to the
Most of the candidates
shared the same opinion: The
main point of today's session
was to influence students to
vote in the election, regardless
of which candidates they
choose.
USG Vice President Luke
Adams said getting students
interested in USG is difficult,
but very important.
"It is something for us to
work on an eternal strug
gle," he said.
Head Elections Commis
sioner Diana Maxham said the
first campaign event was a suc
cess.
"I was glad to see so many
people out there, and as the
season goes on, they will be
more outgoing and encourage
more students to vote," Max
ham said.
Gregg sneakily approached
black sheep Coby about forming
a counter-alliance to topple
unsuspecting lan and Tom.
After knocking off Willard, of
course.
"I'm in a good situation,"
Gregg confided conspiratorially
to Coby about his relationship to
lan and Tom. "I can gather
information for us."
Today
Normal high 46°
Record high 77° in 1927
Normal low 27°
Record low 4° in 1900
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 7 a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation 0 86"
Normal March precip 3 37"
March temp. departure -6.53°
Sun Data
Sunset today 6:19 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 6:18 a.m.
Previous Day Summary
Tuesday
High: 39 Low: 22 Temp. departure: -6.22°
Rain or Liquid Equivalent: 0.00"
REGIONAL FORECAST
The luck of the Irish will be with the residents of State College as beautiful con
ditions reign. Milder temperatures will prevail over the Commonwealth as high
pressure dominates over the region for St. Patrick's Day. Skies will remain
mostly clear until Saturday, when low pressure will bring a chance of snow or
rain showers late Saturday evening. By Sunday we will be encountering more
spring -like weather conditions with clearing skies and highs climbing into the
low fifties. Happy St. Patrick's Day and enjoy the weekend!
"St. Patrick's Day is perceived by many as a
day to go out and overindulge [in alcohol]."
Dwight Smith
Penn State University Police supervisor
type of event," Smith added.
Dave Wells, operations man
ager for Dante's Restaurants
Inc., a company that owns sever
al local restaurants and bars,
said students make up a large
part of the business on the holi
day.
"St. Patrick's Day is a day
they're not really international
students."
USG candidate Scott Sherbine converses with Jay Bundy (freshman
liberal arts) in Findlay Commons in East Hall.
Later, at the tribal council,
lan and Tom joked good-
naturedly about their father-son
bond and Probst cornered
Gregg on the issue of "trust."
But Gregg, a smooth criminal
responded evasively, no doubt
maintaining the confidence of
his would-be pals.
After axing Willard unani-
mously, Koror munched on beef
REGIONAL CITY FORECASTS
Allentown: 45/29 PS
Atlantic City: 45/30 PS
Baltimore: 49/37 PS
Bradford: 40/20 PS
Buffalo: 35/21 SN SH
Cleveland: 41/25 SN SH
Erie: 40/25 SN SH
Harrisburg: 45/29 PS
Johnstown: 40/29 PS
Morgantown,WV: 45/29 PS
New York City: 45/30 PS
Philadelphia: 49/31 PS
Pittsburgh: 45/29 PS
Scranton: 41/25 PS
Washington, D.C.:50/34 PS
Williamsport: 40/20 PS
Cesareo Manansala
senior journalism
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when people come out to cele
brate," he said.
Leonard said officers have a
busier day when St. Patrick's
Day falls toward the end of the
week
"When it falls on a Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday or Saturday, it
increases the workload," he said.
bouncers in State College for
being reasonable about their
treatment of students like him.
"They don't give you any bad
ass talk about it or anything,"
Manansala said.
"They just say, 'Sorry, we can't
accept this,' " he added.
There are exceptions to every
rule, and occasionally Man
ansala says he finds an under
standing bouncer who's willing
to bend the law a little bit.
But, more often than not,
Manansala doesn't get to enjoy
the main fringe benefit of being
21.
"It's pretty frustrating, espe
cially since a lot of times you'll
be out with friends and you'll try
to get in somewhere, and you
can't," he said. "But [the bounc
ers] are just doing their job."
stew and root beer and, with
Probst's permission, prevented
Ulong from voting out their
weakest link. lan may have
enjoyed a nice meal (or, in his
words, "a party in my mouth")
and skated through the first
tribal council, but it looks like
the counter-alliance of an island
lago may stand between him
and that million-dollar prize.