2 I Friday, Sept. 21,2007 NEWS IN BRIEF Players’ pretrial conference postponed The pretrial conference for Penn State football players Anthony Scirrotto and Chris Baker was postponed yesterday. Scirrotto and Baker are facing charges from an altercation police said they were involved in last spring in a downtown apart ment. However, Ron McGlaughlin, Scirrotto’s attorney, said the pre trial conference has been moved to Nov. 20. The continuance was issued to allow more time to prepare, McGlaughlin said, adding that the district attorney’s office is preparing for two murder tri als beginning next week. Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said last week it’s a possibility that more charges could be pressed against Scirrotto. However, nothing has been finalized, as Madeira has said it is something he is “looking into.” Scirrotto, a starting safety, had originally freed seven charges, five of which were dropped in August. He still faces charges of criminal trespass and harassment. Baker, a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle, faces charges of criminal trespass, harassment, simple assault, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Man challenges robbery chaiges A Bellefonte man charged in connection with a string of rob beries this summer challenged several of the commonwealth’s accusations on Tuesday. Police arrested George S. Patton, 32, and his sister, Caroll Pat ton, 36, in early August, charging the pair with a slew of robbery and criminal conspiracy charges. G. Patton’s appointed attorney, public defender Deborah Lux, argued in a writ of habeas corpus that because his sister admitted in testimony that she had no knowledge of the robberies, charges of criminal conspiracy against her client are unfounded and should be dropped. Lux also challenged the commonwealth’s claim that Patton robbed Laubscher’s Grocery in Howard borough, one of his nine robbery charges. A witness, who was in the store’s parking lot at the time, testi fied that a masked man entered the store, but realized no cleric was on duty and quickly left without taking property, according to court documents. Lux is asking for dismissal of 17 of Patton’s criminal charges. His pretrial conference is scheduled for Nov. 20. CAMPUS NOTES Alex Corichi of Universidad Nacional Autonoma Morelia in Mexico and Penn State will speak at 11 a.m. today in 320 Whit more Laboratory. The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos will host the seminar, “ ‘Big Bounce’ in Loop Quantum Cosmolo gy; Past and Future.” Texas A&M University’s Albert Mulenga will speak on “Tick- Feeding Lesion Formation” at 11:10 a.m. today in 107 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building. Gary Felton, of the Department of Entomology, will host the event The Intercollege Graduate Program in Physiology will host a seminar at 11:15 a.m. today in 127 Noll Laboratory. Penn State’s Mark Kaufman will speak. The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences will host a seminar on “National Action Program to Combat Desertification in Lebanon” at 12:20 p.m. today in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building. Talal Darwish of the National Council for Sci entific Research in Lebanon and Penn State will speak Thomas Mallouk of the Department of Chemistry will host a seminar today at 2:30 p.m. in 102 Chemistry Building. University of Minnesota’s R. Lee Penn will speak The Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library will host a seminar today. Two videos, “Music of the Primes Math’s Great est Riddle, Math’s Greatest Minds, Part 3: From Turing to Tomor row” and “Black Holes, Pulsars, and Other Odd Bodies” will be shown at 3:35 p.m. in 211 Davey Laboratory. Correction A photo’s 5 Collegian incorrectly stated the Dalton Hance’s title. He is a study coordinator for the Restricted EnvfoonmentalStir mil Thera py process. The Daily Colie Collegian Inc. James Building, 123 S. 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High 84 LIONS ROAR INTO BIG BLUE For those of you traveling to the game, here’s your Ann Arbor forecast: Kick Off: 76F Sunny and a bit breezy. Half Time: 77F Brilliant sunshine with a slight breeze. Post Game: 75F Sunny and pleasant. ADDITIONAL WEATHER Visit the Campus Weather Service at: http://cws.imtpsu.edu Comments? Email cullsl@psu.edu Forecasters: Richard Lam, Andy Lesage, Nikki Kinney, lan Frost, Seth Kutikoff, Jon Vogel Victim From Page l “He’s not a piece of evidence,” Madeira said. “He’s a human being.” Amendola said he wants to create a situation where Stidd can hear the trial proceedings, but not be seen, adding that he will file motions necessary to make sure that Torsell’s trial is not taint ed by emotioa Connie Stidd, Aaron’s mother, also confirmed she heard yesterday that the defense was looking to keep her son out of the courtroom. She said Aaron would be present at the trial. “I can’t imagine a victim can be barred from trial,” she said. Amendola said the judge would decide Game From Page 1. consecutive defeats a last-second loss in 2005, the only sorrow the Lions felt that year. That game, especially the series of fourth-quarter events that culminated with a Michigan touchdown as time expired, is seared in the memories of current players who participated. “I was on kickoff coverage on special teams,” linebacker Sean Lee said. “I’m thinking about [Steve] Breaston, when he ran back that kick [to set up Michi gan’s final drive]. “I remember beating my guy and see ing the wedge and seeing a hole in the wedge. But instead I went to try to blast a guy. And he ran right through that hole. I’m thinking, ‘what if I made that tackle?’ Tm sure that’s in a lot of guys’ Michigan From Page 1. on this weekend’s game between the Wolverines and Penn State, said Nate Sandals, a senior sports editor of The Michigan Daily, Michigan’s student newspaper. If the Wolverines come out and play well, excitement will quickly elevate, Sandals said. And if they don’t, he added, it wouldn’t be a shock. But the cloud of cynicism hovering over Ann Arbor will stay at least one more week. “If you start a season 0-2 at Michigan, there’s Armageddon, practically,” San dals said. “[With] Penn State being unde feated, it’s hard for anybody on campus to have a good feel for what Michigan’s Marriages From Page 1. unconstitutional. Alabama was the last state to remove its miscegenation laws in 2000, and today any interracial couple is entitled to marriage. Sam Richards, sociology professor and Race Relation’s Project co-director, said society will see more interracial partnerships in the future as cultural barriers continue to break down. Since 1980, the number of interracial marriages has risen from 651,000 to 1,464,000 in 2000, according to the Cen sus Bureau. “Histoiy is unfolded in such a way that Sleep From Page 1. called the baseline, the subjects got 10 hours of sleep two nights in a row. The second part of the study consisted of the subjects going to bed at 4 am. and wak ing up at 8 am. for five days in a row. Heart rates were monitored through out the stuffy and then compared to see if there had been any changes from the baseline heart rates. Banks said they did, in fact, see changes an increased heart rate and a decrease in heart rate variability. “This basically gives you an idea of the stress on the heart,” Banks said “A nor- ALMANAC Normal high Record high 89° in 1931 Normal low Record low 32° in 1956 Monthly Climate Summary (Data valid through 8 am yesterday) September precipitation. Normal September precip 3.52" September temp, departure +0.76° Sun Data Sunset today ... Sunrise tomorrow Previous Day Summary Wednesday High: 74 Low: 48 Temp, departure: -0.22° Rain or Liquid Equivalent: 0.00" a fair way for Stidd to appear at the trial, “if there is one at all.” “We’re working on ways that he can be there,” he said, but would not elaborate on potential plans. Amendola called this a “novel case” and could not recall a similar situation. Torsell was driving south on South Atherton Street at the Beaver Avenue crosswalk, when police said he struck Stidd and Richard Smith, 21, of Con shohocken, according to court docu ments. Both Stidd and Smith were taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center, where Smith was pronounced dead. Police said Torsell had a blood-alcohol content of .242. Stidd was taken to Biyn Mawr Reha bilitation Hospital after surviving poten tially life-threatening surgery at minds.... What ifs. There’s a lot of what ifc.” Perhaps, the biggest “what if” is how the mindset entering this game may have been different if Penn State man aged to win once against Michigan in the past decade. All this week the players have said they’re trying to put the losing streak in perspective. The only losses they wit nessed have been the past two, including last year’s 17-10 defeat at Beaver Stadi um. “We can only control this year,” Butler said. And this year, the Lions’ goals are lofty and dear: to win every game, which means beating Michigan, too. But that simple thinking has been complicated by hearing about a per ceived weaker Michigan team than nor mal. The Wolverines (1-2) famously began gonna put on the field.” As of Thursday afternoon, Sandals said the campus and adjacent town of Ann Arbor were still calm. Many stu dents there don’t have Friday classes, however, so he expected the population to be revved up by today. “Overnight, it’s gonna change com pletely,” Sandals said Steve and Barry’s, a Michigan apparel store located on State Street in Ann Arbor, is expecting 5,000 customers to flow through its doors by the end of the weekend. Michigan T-shirts have been “selling like mad” this week, said Alaina Zombeck, a store employee. Zombeck has seen some Michigan students sporting “Ohio State sucks” T shirts but has seen few anti-Penn State slogans. culture influences other cultures, [which] breaks down their norm and makes marriages more possible outside of race,” Richards said Adriene Legath (senior-public rela tions) said she is white and is currently in a relationship with a black man. She said she is glad to be in an interracial relationship. “Being with someone of a different race opened up my mind culturally,” Legath said. “There are different dynamics that go on in a white family from a black family.” She said she has witnessed subtle racism, from a few questions to a few stares, but nothing that has made her want to confront anyone. She said the mal healthy young person would have a high heart rate variability where the heart can quickly respond to different stimuli When the heart rate variability is decreased the heart doesn’t respond as well to stimuli and this is an indicator of heart disease.” She said that generally means the heart has to work harder. She added, though, that this is a suggestion from preliminary data and that further research will be conducted But have no fear, college students. Not all hope is lost because of that 8 a.m. lec ture. Banks said there is something called “sleep recovery.” “You can use those weekends to get some recovery sleep,” she said. “It does The Daily Collegian CWS UNIVERSITY PARK FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 2007 FORECAST DISCUSSION After a frosty start to the week, we gradually warmed up during the last few days. The weather today will not change much from yesterday. High tempera- tures will soar into the mid-80s in the afternoon. As a strong area of high pres sure anchors over the common-wealth, warmer than average conditions and mostly sunny skies will dominate state College this weekend. The weather con ditions are optimal for outdoor activities, but be sure to protect yourself from sun burn. Though autumn officially starts on Sunday, the summer-like heat is fore casted to last into late next week. Geisinger Medical Center in Danville upon his release from the Mount Nittany Medical Center. In July, he was transferred to Health- South Rehabilitation Hospital in Altoona, where he receives physical, occupation al, speech, language, pathology, respira tory and psychology rehabilitation serv ices. Torsell, who was released on $75,000 bail, will be tried on Monday in front of a jury of four men and eight women. In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, Torsell is charged with aggravat ed assault while driving under the influ ence and driving under the influence. Centre County Assistant District Attorney Steve Sloane, who is prosecut ing the case, could not be reached for comment this season losing to Football Champi onship Subdivision Appalachian State and then Oregon at home. Then Michi gan beat Notre Dame 38-0 last Saturday without its starting quarterback Chad Henne, whose status is still uncertain after suffering a right leg injury two games ago. Still, on more than one occa sion this week the phrase “Michigan’s still Michigan” has been voiced, meaning the Lions believe the Wolverines are still dangerous. “Overall, the team is focused. We understand how big of a game this is for the season,” comerback Lydell Sargeant said. “We’re trying to prepare and get ready for a big-time football game.” All the while a hard-to-ignore losing streak looms. “We’ll see what happens,” quarterback Anthony Morelli said. “We’ll see if we can change the outcome of the past 11 years.” When the crowds do seep into the area surrounding Michigan Stadium, the university’s department of public safety said it will be ready. “I can’t imagine that it will be an empty place at all” said Diane Brown, a spokeswoman for Michigan’s campus police. She added that this weekend’s forecast for summer-like weather will be an extra incentive for spectators to attend the game. Michigan’s department of public safe ty will get help tomorrow from several other law enforcement agencies, includ ing Michigan state troopers. Eveiything will need to be coordinated Brown said from stadium security to traffic leav ing the game. Weekends like this one can be challenging, Brown said because the town is flooded with visitors. looks she receives vary depending on where she is. Communications lecturer Jo Dumas also agrees that acceptance depends on the social setting. She is primarily of Irish descent and has been married for 37 years to her husband, who is primarily of African- American heritage. Dumas said she felt more comfortable when she lived in New York City than when she lived in a European-populated area because there was a mixture of races. In a statement released on the anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia case on June 12, Loving said everyone should have the right to marry. seem to be, that certainty for your cogni tion and memory and reaction time, all those things can recover quite quickly, but you have to give yourself that good opportunity for sleep.” Some students, though, do try to get a good amount of sleep each night. Brendan Hunt (sophomore-biopsy chology) said he usually gets six hours of sleep a night, and it’s just a part of life that college students in today’s society get less sleep. Other students rety heavily on a solid eight hours of sleep. “I love sleeping and to function prop erty, I need eight hours,” Jackie Berkowitz (senior-communications, sci ences and disorders) said.
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