Lyrical Languages • Actor Kal Penn will Penn State wrestlers react to Sunderland’s IIA bilingual poet will share his work at, tßSignation SPORTS ’ Pa9eB ' I P( The DAI L Y www.psucollegian.com L Published independently by studei 3iv ' jpr' i g'J - w,f 1 |V j Ryan Ulsh/Collegian A student rides his bike on Pollock Road Tuesday afternoon in the snow. Students were shocked to wake up to snow flurries as they went to class. Temperatures will remain chilly throughout the region with highs in the mid-40s and flurries possible today, according to weather.com. Weather By Katie Sullivan and Chris Bickel COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | kmss424@psu edu Three days ago, students wan dered campus in flip-flops and shorts, donning their sunglasses and soaking in the sun but the warm weather was short-lived. Monday and Tuesday’s snow flur ries and whipping winds brought stu dents back to the reality of spring in State College. "It's a big tease,” said Erin Harp (senior-marketing). "One day you're laying out on the HUB lawn, and the next day you're freezing.” The constant change in conditions Portland film debuts in Philly By Andrew J. Cassavell COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | ajcs23B@psu.edu Two years after Rene Portland resigned as the Penn State women's basketball coach, a film documenting the controversy premiered at the Philadelphia Film Festival Saturday. The film, titled Training Rules, chronicles the 2005 dismissal of Jen Harris from the Lady Lions and the controversy that resulted. It also used testimonies from other athletes who claimed Portland had discriminated against them. The documentary will show at Penn State April 16 as part of the One in Ten Film Festival. Dinosaurs roar at Lulu’s By Andrew Steadman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | aasso66@psu.edu Dinosaur Jr., reunited after years of band infighting, has lost none of its fire. The band, a pioneer of '9os alterna tive rock and key influence for bands such as Nirvana, tore into its old and new material alike on Tuesday night at Lulu's Nightspot, 129 1/2 S. Pugh St. Opening bands Awesome Color and Illinois played about 45-minute sets before Dinosaur Jr. took the stage. Dinosaur Jr.’s stop in State College was part of a tour that finds the band playing a number of college towns. “We grew up in college towns, so we know what it’s like,” bassist Lou Barlow said. “We love college towns!” That was the extent of the night’s banter. The members of the band appeared completely focused on the music, barely glancing up to look at the crowd. Guitarist J Mascis and Barlow stood with their faces obscured by their hair, with Barlow ViiS-it’Kijr* Today: iff Tonight: /< Tomorrow: VTtaUicC High 47 Low 32 rt High 54 4 f V * n X ■£ v- yy- springs unseasonable is causing Harp to feel under the weather. "When the temperature changes even 7 few days, I usually get sick.” Harp said. “I kind of just wish State College had more consistency with its weather." AccuWeather meteorologist Shawn Smith said the back and forth may be slowing down, although the area is in for at least a few more days of cool weather. Smith said this month's 30-degree temperatures are slightly below nor mal for this time of year all because of a cold front blowing down from central Canada. "The winds from the storm are Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker co-produced the film, which used the tagline on its Web site that Portland’s three rules were: "No drinking, no drugs, no lesbians.” Mosbacher is the founder and pres ident of “Woman Vision,” an organiza tion that creates films about social injustice among women, and Yacker has been the cinematographer for multiple Academy Award-winning documentaries. "I was working on a generic film about LGBT issues and this case came up,” Mosbacher said. “I had heard about Coach Portland’s what I thought were homophobic tactics ear lier in the ’9os. When Jen Harris often turning his back to the audience entirely and facing his amp. Dinosaur Jr. is known for its vol ume, and the band delivered. Though the band has only three members, the sheer force of the music shook the venue. Mascis stood ensconced in three full amplifier stacks, feedback humming from the speakers between songs, while drum mer Murph pounded away with fero cious intensity. Chris Archibald, lead singer for opening band Illinois, commented on Dinosaur Jr.’s massive amount of equipment, which was already onstage during the openers’ sets. He pointed to the tiny Peavey amplifier he had borrowed for the show, which was dwarfed by Mascis’s amps. Though the band released an album, Beyond, following its reunion in 2005, shouted song requests from the crowd focused mostly on older material. Each song featured at least one extended guitar solo, including a rendition of “Pick Me Up” that lasted more than 10 minutes. i i 1^ coming from the northwest toward our area.” Smith said. But not everyone seems to be bothered by the cold weather. Alan Sam, an arborist for State College, said the cold weather isn’t really hurting any of the plants it’s actually helping them. “This kind of weather ... it's com ing at the right time where it slows the plants down a little and prevents them from budding too soon," Sam said. As long as the cold doesn't hang around for too long, Sam said plants around town should be fine. It would take a prolonged freeze to damage the hearty vegetation, he said, and decided to take on Penn State and such an iconic coach, it wasn't just about the case at PSU, but it was about similar cases all over the coun try.” Harris, who with the National Center for Lesbian Rights sued Portland, Athletic Director Tim Curley and the university under alle gations of discrimination, was not allowed to be interviewed for the film because of the settlement that result ed. Kris Petersen, sports information director for the Lady Lions, did not return multiple calls for comment. Mosbacher said Harris and several See PORTLAND. Page 2. Lillawalla Acosta/Collegian J Mascis, of Dinosaur Jr., a college rock band, plays at Lulu’s Nightspot Tuesday night. Extended forecast | WEATHER, Page 2. Briefs Courtesy of Campus Weather Service Local cws.met.psu.edu Sports the weather hasn’t interrupted any planting either. “We don’t really start planting until the beginning of May.” he said. "That’s when we really worry about having frost.” Smith said temperatures should be up in the 50s by Friday or Saturday when a warm front from California should blow in. Some students are holding out for the warm and pulling out all the stops to help make it happen. Sporting a pair of flip-flops, Amanda Salazar (junior-economics) said, "If I’m wearing sandals, I’m hoping they will bring the warm weather.” Training Rules will play at Penn State on April 16. The documentary is about the controversy surrounding former women's basketball coach Rene Portland. snow GSA re-elects leader with record turnout By Neha Prakash COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER nqpsol9@psu.edu For a second term, Alfonso Mendoza will serve as the Graduate Student Association's (GSA) president, winning in the highest voter turnout ever for the organization. Mendoza (graduate-materi als science and engineering) ran unopposed and won with 233 votes. “I’m definitely excited to be president again,” Mendoza said. “This past year we had a strong executive board but the learning curve was kind of steep ... moving forward there wifi be some consistency.” Mendoza, who before being president served as a GSA dele gate since 2006, said he has many goals for the 2009-10 aca- 2 Comics 11 ffiEWSt 865-1828 www.psucoHegiaii.com .3 Crossword 11 BUSINESS- 865-2531 ©2OOB collegian inc. .8 Horoscope 7 Foster 'age 5 icsduv. April S. 2004 mts at Perm State Keirans fosters amnesty By Kevin Cirilli COILEGiAN STAFF WRITER j kncso63@psu.edu If approved, a student leader's pro posed good Samaritan policy could help students who may be forced to choose between their intoxicated friends' safety and a Judicial Affairs . record. Gavin Keirans, I University Park j Undergraduate j Association (UPUAi | president, said he j plans to meet with bor j ough officials and 1 Penn State adminis trators next week. In Kgjrans the meeting, he'll dis cuss the proposed policy, which he said would ideally implement on- and off-cam pus medical amnesty for both intoxicated See AMNESTY. Pope 2. Number of Charges Last year, Judicial Affairs processed fewer violations than the year before | Alcohol Charges i | Drug Charges i i 382 I i 254 , ,ra 12L ■ ■ 1121 j kmd ■■ ■>oos 06 2006-0 2003-04 2004 03 _ Source: Student Affairs demic year. The bulk of the efforts for GSA last year include ed receiving funding for the organiza tion, Men doza said, adding next year will be focused on developing programs and “mean ingful serv ices to im pact grad students in a positive way.” Mendoza Mendoza's efforts for next year will include creating a more comprehensive orienta tion program for incoming graduate students, inclusive with workshops on how to be a better teaching assistant and how to choose an adviser, he See ELECTIONS. Page 2. Peter Kwak/Collegian
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