2 I FRIDAY, March 18, 2005
NEWS IN BRIEF
Man arrested after assault last night
A Bellefonte man was arrested last night following an assault at
about 8:30 p.m. yesterday on the 100 block of West College Avenue,
State College Police said.
Michael Gingrich, 25, of Bellefonte was arrested following an
assault in which he allegedly punched an unidentified male until
he fell to the ground and kicked him in the head, State College
Police Sgt. Keith Robb said.
The victim suffered a head laceration and was transported to
Mount Nittany Medical Center for treatment, Robb said. The
severity of the injury was not immediately known, Robb said, and
police did not identify the victim.
Robb said Gingrich would be arraigned before District Justice
Daniel Hoffman later that night. Gingrich will be chatged with
aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment, Robb said.
The incident appeared to be alcohol related, Robb said.
Missing local woman contacts family
The investigation into the disappearance of a local woman has
been concluded after the woman contacted her family over the
phone, Ferguson Township Police Chief Diane Conrad said.
Bernadette Melville, 36 had been missing since March 9 and
was reported missing by her family on Saturday. She was
removed from the missing persons list yesterday after leaving
messages with family in the last few days, Conrad said.
Melville has not returned to the area, but police do not consid
er her missing or endangered, Conrad said.
Police did not give anymore details about why Melville disap
peared.
LUNCH
Findlay, McElwain, Pollock and Wamock: chicken vegetable soup,
broccoli and cheddar soup, quarter-pound hamburger, quarter
pound cheeseburger, Bocaßurgerim, fish sandwich, macaroni and
cheese, stewed tomatoes, spinach and artichoke with arugula wrap,
curly fries, French-cut green beans.
Simmons: white chicken chili, cream of tomato soup, pizza, chicken
tender wrap, grilled cheese sandwich, grilled tomato and cheese
sandwich, fish sandwich, turkey joe, southwestern pasta, french
fries, baby carrots with dill.
Redifer: cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, fried chicken, roast beef and
cheddar wrap, whipped potatoes, Kyoto blend, coleslaw.
Waring beef noodle soup, cream of broccoli and cheddar soup, fish
sandwich, chicken and broccoli, spinach lasagna, BLT pizza, orzo
with eggplant and zucchini, mixed vegetables.
DINNER
Findlay, McElwain, Pollock and Warnock: chicken vegetable soup,
broccoli and cheddar soup, popcorn shrimp, chicken enchilada, veg
etable lo mein, french fries, red beans and rice, peas and carrots,
nacho bar.
Simmons: white chicken chili, cream of tomato soup, pizza, samstix,
beef gordita, gordita bread, chicken taco salad, shrimp parmesan,
vegetable egg roll, create your own pizza pie, rice, steak fries, broc
coli, sweet corn cake.
Redifer: closed.
Waring: beef noodle soup, cream of broccoli and cheddar soup,
Italian wedge, crabcakes, wild rice, burrito bar, pasta bar, meat
galore pizza, seitan with vegetables, mozzarella sticks, Milano sauce,
broccoli with toasted almonds.
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will host
"Mechanisms that Underlie the Endoplasmic-Reticulum-Associated
Protein-Degradation Pathway" by Woong Kim at 9 a.m. in 101
Althouse Lab.
The Department of Entomology will host "Biological Control of
Invasive Plants and Insects" by Doug Landis of Michigan State
University at 11:15 a.m. in 118 ASI Building.
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences will host "Genetics and
Biosynthesis of Antifungal Compounds in Sorghum" by Surinder
Chopra at 12:20 p.m. in 101 ASI Building.
NOTES
The Muslim Student Association will host a prayer session at 12:30
p.m. at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.
Eastern Catholic Student Ministry Organization will hold a
Byzantine Catholic Liturgy at 7 p.m. Sunday in 122 Pasquerilla
Spiritual Center.
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Weather
AT A GLANCE FORECAST
Today: Mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly
cloudy by sunset. High 44.
Tonight: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 30.
Tomorrow: Increasing clouds with a chance of
rain showers toward evening. High 40.
Tomorrow night: Light rain mixing with wet snow
at times. Low 34.
Sunday: Chance of rain or snow showers, other
wise mostly cloudy. High 40.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 31.
Monday: Partly sunny and seasonable. High 45
LIFE IN DEATH VALLEY
In an area where life is rarely found, an unusual
floral arrangement is blanketing the desert floor.
Recent storm systems brought a half foot of rain to
Death Valley, Ca., the hottest and driest locale in
the United States The heavy rain triggered the
sprouting of wildflowers in the desert sand, an
event that last occurred half a century ago. The
resilient seeds can stay dormant for decades
before blooming after a prolonged period of heavy
rain. The flowers should remain until July.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER
Visit the Campus Weather Service at:
http://cws.metpsu.edu
Comments? E-mail mxg9lo@psu.edu
Forecasters: Matthew Porcelli, Greg Seroka,
Jonathan Walters.
Irish
From Page 1
Brad Moehler (senior-media
studies) was also one of the first
customers to brave the cold tem
peratures and darkness.
"I was too excited to sleep,"
Moehler said. "I only got like two
hours of sleep."
Moehler said he wanted to
come early because the first cus
tomers received special VIP
passes, allowing them to come in
and out of the bar throughout
the day.
Geary Kochersperger (nonde
gree) said he arrived at the
Phyrst at 5:30 a.m. Kochersperg
er and his friend Tom Patton
(senior-aerospace engineering)
decided to celebrate by wearing
kilts.
"We got them in Scotland,"
Patton said, "but Irish people
wear kilts, too."
Patton said he was mainly
Scottish but that didn't deter him
from celebrating St. Patrick's
Day.
"It's any good excuse to wear
a kilt," Patton said.
Kochersperger said that
although he wasn't Irish, he still
wanted to participate in the mer
riment.
"That's the beauty of being an
American, you can be whatever
nationality you need," he said.
"Tbday I'm Irish."
Missi Lau (senior-public rela
tions) said she had beelwaiting
since 6:30 a.m.
"There's nothing like [an
Irish] Car Bomb for breakfast,"
she said.
Lau said she was busy last
year and did not go out to cele
brate for the holiday. She added
that she is not Irish, but she
started to celebrate once she got
to college.
Wendy Flynn (senior-advertis
ing) said her family always cele-
Eastview
From Page 1.
students another option to live
on campus, in a single room,"
Harpster said.
Ryan Kupstas (senior-adver
tising) said that if he did not live
in Eastview, he would probably
live in an apartment near cam
pus.
"The apartments on Beaver
Avenue and College Avenue are
relatively close to campus, but I
like living in Eastview because I
can still take part in campus
activities," Kupstas said.
Laurie Smith Northamer,
property manager for Falk
Realty, said while it is difficult
for her business to compete
with university housing, she
does not feel she will have to cut
rental prices.
"We will probably have to
spend more money on market
ing to students, but I don't think
we will be lowering prices," she
said.
Harpster added that while
Eastview Terrace increases the
number of single rooms avail
able on campus, the university
is getting rid of some single
rooms in other residence halls
to keep the total number of on
campus residents balanced.
LOCAL
Students form a line outside the Phyrst dressed in their St. Patrick's Day finest early yesterday morning
brated its Irish background, but
this is the first year she is legally
allowed to drink
"Everybody would be toasting, green kegs in here," Onofrey
and there lam with my grape said. "This is the place to be if
juice," she said. "I think it's great you're Irish."
that I can go out and celebrate Gary McGough (senior-labor
my heritage." industrial relations) said he and
Ryan Onofrey (senior-econom- his friend decided to stay up all
ics), who arrived at the Phyrst at night.
A student runs by Eastview Terrace yesterday afternoon
John Hanna, property man
ager for Continental Real
Estate Management, does not
see Eastview Terrace having
any effect on downtown hous
ing.
"Our units farther away from
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ALMANAC 1.r:.-10NAL CrrY FORECASTS
Today
Allentown: 48/29 PS
Normal high 46' Atlantic City: 51/30 PS LEGEND:
Record high 72° in 1989 Baltimore: 55/34 PS SU (Sunny)
Normal low 27° Bradford:3B/24 SN SH
Record low 0' in 1993
Buffalo:36/25 CL MS (Mostly Sunny)
Monthly climate summary
Cleveland:44/33 CL PS (Partly Sunny)
(Data valid through 7 a m yesterday)
March precipitation 0.86"
Erie 40/28 PS MC (Mostly Cloudy)
Normal March precip 3.37" Harrisburg: 48/30 PS
Johnstown 44/34 PS CL (Cloudy)
March temp. departure -6.40° Morgantown,W Va. 54/34 PS RN (Rain)
Sun data New York City: 48/31 PS SN (Snow)
Sunset today 6:20 p .m. Philadelphia: 52/32 SU
Sunrise tomorrow 6 16 a.m. Pittsburgh: 49/31 PS TS (Thunderstorms)
Previous day summary Scranton: 41/26 PS MX (Mix)
Wednesday Washington, D.C.: 56/33 PS
SH (Showers)
High: 40 Low: 24 Temp. departure: -4.23° Williamsport: 41/26 PS
Rain or Liquid Equivalent: None
REGIONAL fiIF;F:L ;
After having pleasant weather for the festivities on St. Patrick's Day, an
approaching storm system will bring an abrupt end to our comfortable condi
tions. Expect some peeks of sunshine for today along with seasonable temper
atures. Unfortunately, clouds will be on the increase for tomorrow as spotty rain
showers approach from the west. Cold air aloft will allow some wet snow to mix
in with the rain showers, but no accumulation is expected: As the low moves
off the coast, precipitation will slacken off for Sunday, and seasonable condi
tions will return to the commonwealth by the beginning of next week.
6:45 a.m., said he is 25 percent
Irish.
'lt's green eggs at home and
campus have been affected by
competition from Eastview, but
our downtown units are still
attractive to students," he said.
"In the long term, there will be
no effect on the downtown mar
ket"
Megan Fingleton/Collegian
7;f COLLEGIAN
"It's one day a year. Why not?"
McGough said. "Last year I went
to Café 210 [West] but this year,
this is the place to be."
Patton said he planned on
coming back next year to par
take in the festivities. "We need
to get here earlier so we can get
here first," he said. "That's our
goal."
Gas
From Page 1
"Every little penny hurts in
this day and age," he said. "Stu
dents are now more apt to take
the bus."
Prices at Graham's Exxon
have increased by 25 cents
from last spring but are expect
ed to level off at $2.25 or $2.50 a
gallon in the middle of the sum
mer, Johnsonbaugh said.
James Curtis, supervisor of
Penn's Mobil, 705 S. Atherton
St., said his prices have also
increased by 12 cents since last
year. He added that his busi
ness has not been negatively
affected by the price increase
but he hopes prices will
decrease in the next few
months.
Cogan said crude oil has
risen to $54.90 per barrel from
last year's $36.53 per barrel. As
a result, gas now costs about
$2.05 per gallon, 33.2 cents
higher than one year ago.
Leonard said that although
high gas prices are a burden,
there are several ways that
drivers can save money includ
ing carpooling, using mass
transportation, riding a bike
and maintaining adequate tire
pressure.
Id/Collegian