• Saving mozw illi Saving the Skipper Days of Our College Lives Navy Seals kill three pirates and rescue Despite a • MN is premiering a reality show about the lives U.S. captain I INTERNATIONAL, Page 4. the women's of college students I LOCAL, Page 4. to No. 1 Nor THE DAILY Colle Marriage cases offer new hope Members of the Penn St:ite t t iti Community rcact \Ann (,\ recent legislation By Jacquie Ty'"Ka COLLEGIANSTAFF TL As a member of the I,GHT \le\ Yates has seen discrimination 101 ti,o bui after some controversial „, a d,, earlier this month. he has new taiih 'that he wii! ‹ec it end. On April :3. the lowa Supreme (.'oti!l ly ruled the states constitution ples' right to maffy, rojeetiw,4 a I:1 hat restricted marriage to a uriinn t 1; and woman. A few days later. the Vermont ure Hii.al ized same-sex marriage's wit h voti - ` lr f ''?' to override the governor's veto. That same day. the Washington. T) decided to recognize any such niarriai?..e, formed outside the District "it gave hope to a lot of people... .-ald \;is president of Penn State Speak Out. an Irs'oian, gay, bisexual. transgender community ;:ufl :);11( ,, (I,GBT,V advocacy group. Yates sees all three moves as vic! , ; ll , - paid he ‘vasn't as surprised about i;;( Vermont and D.C. Those areas generally are more p lowa was the real shocker he a middle :\JH—i (sophomore-elementary ediicai , in lowa has a reputation of beim:, ini)r "If lowa could do it. then what s if ! can't do it too?" These steps for the state's k.,tW I 0:1 - nwoity come at a time when Pennsylvania icLisl:u,rs are working on House Bill 300. which would ril-ikf it ille gal for employers and others to diserilr on a person's sexual orientation or 2 e ode r and expression. "It is certainly a step towards equality. - Sean Meioy, president of Penn State College I . temocrats. said. "I think the potential we get that before Pennsylvania legalizes marriage is great-' Penn State's LGBT organizations art ecstatic' about the out-of-state and in state developments "It is incredible, - said Claire Gono. assistant director of Penn State's LGHTA Student Re<mlirce Center. "It really makes people feel hopeful that more states will start to recognize same-sex c..uplek• and give LGBT people more equal rights in comparison to heterosexuals. - Gonyo added. Gonyo agrees with Melon: saving, ::o0 is the main focus right now in Pcnnsykania It's a big move for the state. and it ha' a pretty good chance of passing. Golly° said. Any progress is great in the fight for oyual rights. Yates said -- but not everyone a supporter. `Band geeks' given center stage in film Cole Cullen talks about the process of producing and editing the film Making the Blue Band Friday. ‘Nt . ather7 High o n w i g 3 h 6 t : c wi~i ~l'l<_,'~: f MARRIAGE. 2 If you go Today: Day of Service, Greek Sweep Downtown Wednesday: Greek Pageant Paul Robeson Cultural Center's Heritage Hall 7 p.m. to 9p.m Friday: Chariot Races Fairmount Avenue 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m Sunday: AIDS Walk State College Central Parkiet registration begins at noon, event begins at 1 p.m. Divya Sinha (senior-pre-medicine), right, gives Ravi Heerwani (senior-supply chain and information systern , -;' 1 ;1 , 1 I r tr,'111:11 of color during [In!! Indian festival By Ricky Morales , LLFGIAN STAFF WRITER rams4oo(a)psu edu Smearing each other's faces and limbs in splashes of green, yellow, blue and red powder, about 60 people gathered on the HUB lawn Friday to celebrate Holi, a traditional Hindu holiday. Despite the rainy weather, By Beth Kaiserman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER bak2sl@psu.edu While the football team provides most of the action m Beaver Stadium, the Blue Band is the sound and spirit of the game an essence Cole Cullen and Jeff Hughes tried to capture with their documentary Making the Blue Band. Cullen spoke to a small audience in the Penn State All-Sports Museum's Clemens Family Theater Friday afternoon about Making the Blue Band, which he co-produced and directed. The filmmakers recently won the Bronze Telly Award for out standing video editing in the film. The award 12,000 entries per year are received for the award honors local and regional productions that aren't on broadcast network stations, according to its Web site. The film will play on repeat all day for free in the theater throughout April, said Aimee Brown, the muse um's programming and education coordinator. See FILM. Page 2 Tomorrow: cl a m Extended forecast I WEATHER, Page 2. Briefs High 51 Courtesy of Campus Weather Service -OnteritS: Local cws.met.psu.edu Sports Published independently by rtudents at Penn Stat, Week unites greeks Penn State's four ilyeek councils will participate in a number of events to celebrate their community. healthy competition. main This week, members of the service and programming even? Penn State greek community will meant to bring all four be living the theme "No matter councils together and promoic the letters, we're all greek togeth- unity, said Kimberly \ . g 1.4;:;.s m pe ci 1 4 , • I 1 . 441 ' 1 . ••••-• • • 4441., _, ,~. attendees chased and splashed one another with squirt guns and buckets of water. Dancing to music and eating food throughout the festival, participants re-creat ed the Holi tradition with enthusi asm. The Indian Graduate Student Association (IGSA) and the Hindu Students Council spon sored the event. Venkatesh Moktali, president Alumni have been eating at Corner Room, 100 W. College Ave.. since it was a relatively new facility Eatery still a cornerstone Editor's note: This is the final installment in a three-part series detailing prominent downtown businesses. The Corner Room's motto, "Meet Me at the Corner," has been known among Penn State www.psucollegian.com By Caitlin Burnham COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER cnibs3os@'psu.edu By Zack Feldman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER zefsoos@psu.edu er" in celebration of Greek \V, 2009. Greek Week is a week "full oi ~~~-. ~ . ~-,-,; colors campus Holi photo gallery psucollegian.com of IGSA, celebrated the holiday in India when he was younger. Ile said the event allows Indian st dents who were born in America to experience the festival ., z dynamics. students for more than 70 years and one of the secrets of its longevity is keeping things sim ple and unchanged, managers say. The Corner Room, 100 W College Ave., has been at its pres ent location since 1926. Though 2 Comics 3 Crossword ! vet. IPB www.psucollegian.coml3 '- ' 8 Horoscope . . .11 qt/CfME:; 865-2531 c , 2008 Collegian Inc of Enough '-0 lead early in the game, lacrosse team loses , rthwestern I SPORTS, Page 8. I I(mcizt\ :April 13, .2011' ( ;reek Week overall chairwomal , The 'in greek councils are th nr erfraternity I nuneil (IFC , loiticollural Greek Council National Pan-Hellenic C.ortnci nor Ihe Panhellenic Council. - Its a week to celebrate beint week. as well as meeting mop oi , ople of the :;reek comnnmity. \ahre , secondary ecluiT lion) s:ar.l. ..The purpose is to let I eople know the excitement. the of Ito i\Tnktali (graduate and g(nornies) lti_s also hoped to give other per!e a sense of the culture, he _l(lcling, the event has many • myillOif riots... Fl‘is iti j‘kt a fraction of what Npc FESTIVAL. Page 2. the venue is known across gen erations of Penn State alumni. the property has changed hands only three times. It started out as Jack's Roadhouse, - State College Mayor Bill Welch said. 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