THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Film majors upset with relocation By Nicholas Norcla COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | ndnlo9@psu.edu A small subculture of Penn State has been whisked off campus, though most students outside of the film and video mqjor probably haven’t even noticed the change. Starting this semester, several sta ples of the film and video program have been moved from the basement in Carnegie Building to Penn State Inno vation Park a 15-minute ride from campus by car or bus. The move is a significant development for film/video students who had grown accustomed to Carnegie. The facilities moved include the audio and visual equipment room, the Final Cut Pro editing facility and COMM 242 (Basic Video/Filmmaldng) classes. Andrew Tedeschi (sophomore-film and video) takes the bus to his COMM 242 class, but said he sometimes has to commute out to Innovation Park more than just two times a week for class. “You have to go [to the equipment room] in person to make a reservation,” Tedeschi said. “They don’t allow call-ins ... I missed the bus twice already and had to take a cab home because other wise I would have had to wait an hour and a half for the next bus.” Pat Parsons, associate dean for undergraduate education for the Col lege of Communications, said the need for the move arose out of enrollment pressures. “At the bottom of this is a massive growth in the College of Communica- CAST AUDITIONS forNittany Valley Symphony's production of Leonard Bernstein's musical On The Town Wednesday, March 23, 7-9 pm St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (comer of Fraser and W. Foster) Saturday, March 26, 3-spm Fairmount School Auditorium (corner of Fraser and W. Nittany) Prepare a song for the audition. 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All Sales Are Final. ! | Terms: Cash, Check, Visa, Master Card Jim Chamberin PA # AU-003486-L ZSI Asset Recovery For Hospitals, Educational facilities & mvw.keystoneauctioneers.com Computer Companies “Between class, we would all hang out in the hallway and it was just like high school because you knew everybody.” tions in the past 10 years,” Parsons said. “Thanks to funding, we’ve added faculty, so we need additional space.” To create that space, Carnegie’s basement will be renovated this sum mer and will include 10 faculty offices, two conference labs, two computer labs, and a room with editing software avail able to upperclassmen. Many students, like Kara Place (sen ior-film and video) feel that something has been lost that the renovation will not address. Carnegie basement used to be abuzz with activity and conversation on week days, she explained, inspiring her to dub the atmosphere “Carnegie High.” “Between class, we would all hang out in the hallway, and it was just like high school because you knew every body,” she said. “We weren’t always friends outside the classroom, but it was just good to see them everyday and talk to them. It made Penn State seem smaller.” Brian Morrison (senior-film and video) said he feels an educational loss has accompanied the cultural one. Kara Place senior - film and video Collegian News Division - Business Division - Systems Division - General Services Division LOCAL Prince Frederick Spells/Collegian Tom Pellegrini (sophomore-film and video) rides the P bus to Innovation Park for COMM 242 (Basic Video/Filmmaking) class. “I got to know seniors, juniors, as a Donnie Rhoades, who ran the but he said he feels the distance to sophomore,” said Morrison, who used to Carnegie equipment room and contin- Innovation Park is a “small issue corn work in the Carnegie equipment room, ues to rim it from its new location at pared to other things [students] think “There was a lot of idea-sharing that Innovation Park, said he feels the tran- about.” went on. I learned to avoid certain [film making] mistakes from those conversa tions.” Most of the Penn State instructors wishing to take out equipment. “Now who teach film and video courses at students have to plan out more when Innovation Park spoke approvingly of they’re going to shoot ... people don’t the new facilities, citing the more spa- want to go [to Innovation Park] any cious equipment storage lab, the bigger more than they have to.” and more convenient editing facility, and Parsons said he’s uncertain whether other benefits. the move will affect future enrollment, for the Board of Directors The 12-member Board of Directors of Collegian Inc. is seeking one Penn State undergraduate student and one Penn State faculty member to serve for a two-year term on the Board. Newspaper experience is not required. The following are not eligible for these seats: Graduate students, Collegian staff members, Collegian alumni (for five years after leaving staff). 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The dual mission of Collegian Inc. is to provide a quality college newspaper for Penn State and a rewarding educational experience for its student staff members. Interested people are invited to submit a letter of application and a resume to: Mr. Gerry Lynn Hamilton Collegian Inc., James Building 123 S. Burrowes St. University Park, Pa. 16801-3882 Letters should include your: 1. Reasons for seeking a directorship 2. Local address, telephone number and e-mail address. 3. Permanent home address and telephone number. 4. For students, major and expected graduation date. sition has been mostly a smooth one. “Carnegie used to be a zoo,” Rhoades said, referring to long lines for people invites applications Collegian Inc. The deadline for letters of application is 4 p.m. Thursday, March 31. A limited number of applicants will be interviewed by a committee of the Board. The Board of Directors includes four a Penn State students, two Penn State faculty members and three directors-at-large. The editor in chief and the business manager, who are students, also serve on the Board. The general manager, who is employed by the corporation, is a non-voting member. Current Board members are: • Donald Cistaro (president and at large director), manager of electronic publishing, Supelco Inc. • Gene Foreman (vice president and faculty director), Foster professor of communications, College of Communications, Penn State; former managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer. • John Curley (treasurer and at-large director), professor and distinguished professional-in-residence, College of Communications; former chairman, president and CEO of the Gannett Co.; first editor of USA Today. • Gerry Lynn Hamilton (secretary), general manager; former city editor of The Daily Collegian, 1968-69. • Wayne Hilinski (faculty director), senior lecturer, College of Communications, Penn State; former business manager of The Daily Collegian, 1960-61. • Leslie Rudderow (student director), majoring in finance and international business, economics minor, Penn State. • Devendra Tolani of Ajmer, India (graduate student director) doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, Penn State. • Gary Gray (at-large director), visiting professor of finances, College of Business, Penn State. • Katherine C. Hazelrigg (student director) majoring in English, Penn State (seated March 15, 2005, current term ends 2007) • Kathryn R. Diamond (student director) majoring in Joumalism/English, Penn State (seated March 15, 2005, current term ends 2007) • James S. Young, editor in chief. • Julie Columbus, business manager. MONDAY, March 21, 2005 I 5 Place said her younger sister will be enrolling as a film and video major at University Park next year. “At first I was really excited, because she was going to be in film, which is a small major, where she’ll get to know everyone. ... I used to stop by Carnegie even when I didn’t have a class just to say hi to everyone,” Place recalled fond ly. “But now, it just isn’t the same.”
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