Fever Road Again ni«r,hv MtJjWiAiUiii tin a f Die State College Spikes prepare for a six-game The Daily Cone Ten students contracted swine flu University officials: three more potential cases of the HINI virus await results By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | kncso63@psu.edu Penn State released a statement Monday announcing there have been 10 total students with confirmed cases of swine flu and three potential cases are pending test results. University officials said three cases from last week that were awaiting test results have now been confirmed as swine flu, bringing the total to seven off-campus and three on-campus cases. Two of the three remaining pending cases involve off-campus students, according to the state ment. All of the students have recovered LB’s trouble thing of past By Wayne Staats COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | wmssol2@psu.edu Any doubt about Navorro Bowman's status for the season opener has been erased by the line backer himself. “Yeah, I'm good," Bowman simply said Friday during the seventh annu al Lift for Life competition at Holuba Hall. The junior who had his proba tion extended one year in April after court officials said the linebacker admitted to smoking marijuana twice during his prior probation doesn't foresee any lingering problems. Bowman also summed up the judge's statement to him as "stay out of trou ble." Bowman's teammates echoed each other with the sentiment that the off-field issues are in the past. Fellow linebacker Sean Lee said he didn't believe Bowman needed to change anything and that the prob- Nathan A. Smith/Collegian Penn State linebapker Navorro Bowman exercises Friday during Lift for Life. Alum uses eßay as career finder By Chris Bickel COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | cdbso67@psu.edu Today’s tight job market has left a recent Penn State graduate with a finance degree facing some new options including a role in a porno graphic video. John Pereca, who graduated in the spring, said he is having trouble find ing a job. After trying traditional job Web sites like Monster.com and Craigslist.com and not achieving desired results, on a whim, he put himself up for auction on eßay a week before his May graduation. “It was really spur of the moment,” Pereca said. “I don’t even know why I did it.” Pereca said there were 15 people watching the auction, and he received job offers, too. He received a job offer from a Penn State alumnus or are recovering as expected, accord ing to the statement. Monday’s announcement was Penn State's first statement released regarding the on-campus confirmed case of swine flu, the HINI virus. “We thought it probably wouldn’t hurt to have additional information out there about it,” said Penn State Spokesman Geoff Rushton. However, University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) President Gavin Keirans said he wish es the university would have released a statement when the first on-campus reports were confirmed. “In the future, they need to be in a fnuch more active dialogue with the lems came at the same time as tough personal situations in the past year and a half. Those events included the recent deaths of his father and high school coach. “He’s a great kid. He’s a hardwork ing guy,” Lee said. “He’s always push ing us. He understands what his pri orities are now, and I think he’s going to be ready to go in the fall.” Bowman sees himself and Lee as two of the best linebackers in the country. But he also stretched his confidence to include the entire defense, which he thinks will be a tough one to line up against. As for how the last few months have been, Bowman said they haven’t been tough. Instead, it’s about mak ing the right decisions and maturing. “It’s about growing up and realiz ing what’s right and what’s wrong See TROUBLE, Page 2. For more coverage on the football team SPORTS, Page 8. in Atlanta; a job in Ocean City, Md., as a photographer for tourists; and even a role in an adult film. Pereca said he denied the jobs for various realms, telling those offering the adult film role that it was “flatter ing” but he had to respectfully decline He said he received “amaz ing feedback” from other users, but most were not bidding. One user bid 99 cents, and it was the only bid p-.--. when eßay took rereca down his auction for a “violation of the terms,” but not before others had noticed it. Jack Rayman, director of career See EBAY, Page 2. student body about what is going on." Keirans (senior-business manage ment) said. "It would have probably been in everyone's best interest to have released a statement from the beginning.” Dr. Margaret Spear, the director of University Health Services (I!HS>, said Penn State health officials have frequent dialogue with residence life officials regarding the virus. Some students with flu-like symp toms were asked to put on white masks as a precaution for not spread ing the disease, said Spear, who is also the chairwoman of the Infectious Hazards Planning Group. Students living on-campus with the Bike path could cut parking By Peter Panepinto COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER | pppsol7@psu.edu posed path. committee would like to remove the State College Borough Council “We’re in the early stages and we parking spots and replace them with members yet again discussed the have to look at accidental data and bicycle lanes. Allen Street Bike Route from parking usage,” Hirsch said. “We don’t Council member Theresa Lafer Foster Street through Allen Street want to remove parking that is really said she thinks the new bike path is a ending at the YMCA near Whitehall important.’’ good idea, but she wants to hear from Road which could eliminate park- Hirsch said the transportation com- people living on each street along the ing spots and nine parking meters. mittee is going to wait until the fall proposed path that currently use the Sate College Borough when the town is more populated to parking spots. Transportation Committee Chairman gather information about the use of “I see many more people on bikes Rick Hirsch said he wants to add parking spaces and road population, than I used to,” Lafer said. “But I don’t striped bike lanes along the roads, Hirsch said if the parking isn’t used, See BIKE PATH. Page 2. Courtesy of The Melodic Plague Local Indie-rock band The Melodic Plague will open tonight at The Brewery as part of this week’s Cherry Darling show. JKL. Published independently by students at Penn State www.psucollegian.com illness were asked to “self-isolate” themselves and were either asked to leave campus to recover or were quar antined to single-occupancy living spaces, such as rooms in East View Terrace. Spear said. 'ln a community this large, there’s a lot of misinformation and a lot of rumors." Spear said. “We’re doing what we can to get the information out." However, Spear did admit “there’s a disconnect" between students and health officials, who have attempted to raise awareness in the residence halls about the virus. Keirans said UPUA could play a role See SWINE FLU. Page 2. without removing essential parking spots used by residents along the pro Tuesday. Julv 14. 2009 Cases by region Worldwide: 94,512 (World Health Organization, July 6) United States: 37,246 (Center for Disease Control, July 10) Pennsylvania: 1,837 (PA Department of Health, July 13) Centre County: 25 (PA Department of Health, July 13) Penn State University Park: 10 (Penn State, July 13) and the residents along the proposed bike path are comfortable, then the Indie-folk, metal mix at Brewery By Catherine Powers FOR THE COLLEGIAN Folky indie-rock and punchy metal will share the same space at this week’s Cherry Darling show. Local indie-rock band The Melodic Plague is scheduled to open July 14 for State College regular Phobos Anomaly. See MIX. Page 2. ifyou&o Mat: Phobos Anomaly with The . Melodic Plague - WlttfcTijes<% July 14 WhMpcJhe Brewery, 233 E. Bearer must be i, Tf "pU,
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