Questionss Your thoughts sr remain The Penn State community speaks out of soup aid I f Joe Paterno gives updates k r in the wake of Joe Dado's death I downtown on injured linebackers , OPINION, Page 6. Happy V. SPORTS, Page 8. c;) , LOCAL, The Dail psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State Fiji suspended pending inquiry IFC discourages parties for two weeks By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF VvRITEP As police investigate whether fraternity members provided drugs or alcohol to Penn State freshman Joseph Dado, the Interfraternity Council has sus pended the fraternity where he was last seen before being found dead on campus Monday The Interfraternity Council (IFC) held a private executive board meeting in the HUB- Robeson Center on Tuesday night -r llrrer Co Friends of the late Joseph Dado mourn him Tuesday night on Pollock Road. This candlelight vigil happened a day after Dado's body was found in an exterior stairwell between the Hosler and Steidle Buildings on Monday night. Official: By Lexi Belculfine COLLEGIAN STAFF 'ARITEP Penn State officials opted not to send PSUTXT messages Sunday or Monday to alert the community that Joseph Dado was missing, though 50,436 people have subscribed to University Park's text mes sage alert system, PSUTXT administra tor Annemarie Mountz said. "We made the decision that it did not serve a good purpose that late in the situ ation,- Mountz said, adding that many students already knew about his disap pearance from fliers and through Facebook. Penn State's Office of Public Information was informed of Dado's dis appearance early Monday morning. Mountz said, adding that "everyone Iciew about it" by Monday afternoon when the helicopter and FBI were called in. Mountz said PSUTXTs are used to break news, while the Penn State Live newswire is used as a follow-up for such events Penn State released a newswire report Monday afternoon, informing students about the situation. "On the newswire. we let people low what is happening in this case, that the search was under way. It wasn't an Students call for no-party Thursday event description. "Since we can't all reach out to the Dado family the idea of no parties Thursday has been proposed. In response to Joseph Dado's death Take a night off in honnor (sic) of a fellow this past weekend. some students are Penn Stater calling for students to abstain from drink- Penn State spokeswoman Annemarie By Caitlin Sellers COLLEGIAN STAFF '.‘,RITER ing Thursday. Mountz said Tuesday the proposal is an An account called Penn State Spirit example of students responding to a trag created a Facebook event titled "No is and unsettling event. Parties October Ist" —to which more - People have different ways of than 2,300 students had already been responding and reacting to tragedies." invited as of press time and more than she said. "This is one group's way of 900 had listed themselves as "attending. - acknowledging a death." "Penn State is a family and even if you She said the university hopes the absti never knew Joe the entire Penn State nence of drinking extends beyond family has lost a member, - reads the Thursday in response to Dado's death. In addition to suspending Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity, the IFC also issued a request for all member fraternities to refrain from having social functions until Oct. 2, IFC President Luke Pierce (senior-economics) said. Fiji will be suspended until the conclusion of the police investiga tion. Pierce said. Under the terms of the suspension, the fraternity cannot vote or participate in coun cil business and is barred from holding social functions. Too late to PSUTXT An officer runs with a search-and-rescue dog from Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house 319 N. Burrowes Road. toward West Halls on Monday afternoon. announcement of the fact that he was through text messaging. he said the IFC missing. - Alountz said. supports the decision. The newswire for University Park has "The IFC trusts the judgment of the 34.807 student subscribers at all of the university on the way they choose to coin- Commonwealth Campuses. she said. municate with and notify the student Though Interfratemity Council (IFC ) body. If that was their deliberate decision. President Luke Pierce said he feels the we support it. Pierce said. most efficient way to reach students is See PSUTXT. Page 2. Fiji members can still continue to participate in the recruitment process and extend bids to poten tial new members, he said. Fiji fraternity officials had no comment Tuesday night. Dado who Pierce said was registered for fraternity recruit ment was last seen leaving Fiji. 319 N. Burrowes Road, at about 3 a.m. Sunday. Maintenance workers found him dead in an exterior stairwell near the Steidle Building at about See FIJI. Page 2. - The university does lots of different things to try to educate students on the dangers of binge drinking and underage drinking," she said. "That would be :365 days of the year that we hope students not engage in underage drinking and other risky behaviors." Erin Barnes (junior-biology) said the most frightening aspect of Dado's death is that so many students have found themselves in similar situations before. She added she is glad students are honoring Dado but is unsure that abstain ing from drinking Oct 1 will make enough of an impact. Collegian file photo Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity was suspended by the IFC on Tuesday. See STUDENTS. Page 2 Student's death was accidental By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The day after the body of a missing Penn State student was found, authorities continue to uncov er details surrounding Joseph Dado's death, which a coroner ruled accidental Tuesday afternoon. Dado, 18, died of head trauma after he fell off a wall near an exterior stairwell of the Steidle Building, Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers said. Now, toxicology test results expected in the coming weeks will determine whether Dado had Dado drugs or alcohol in his system. Dado was last seen by Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity members at about 3 a.m. Sunday, leav ing the 319 N. Burrowes Road house for his East Halls dorm. Penn State Police said. At about 6 p.m. Monday, Penn State mainte nance workers found the freshman's body at the bottom of the stairwell, about 75 yards away from the fraternity, Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers said. Powers said all evidence indicates that Dado was alone, including a witness who saw the freshman walking by himself in the area. Police have been looking for footprints in the area, she said. An 8-foot brick retaining wall connects the front of the Steidle and Hosler Buildings on Pollock Road. In a parking lot behind the buildings, a mid dle section with a mechanical room connects the two buildings. A gray wooden fence near the mechanical room encloses a grassy rectangular area between the mechanical room and the Steidle Building. A mechanical room door is located at the bottom of four concrete steps in the rectangular area. Police believe Dado fell about 15 feet from the top of the retaining wall to the concrete steps below Penn State Police were assisted Monday by the FBI. Pennsylvania State Police and the State College Police Department. The FBI had "very limited involvement" in the search and is no longer working on the investiga tion, FBI Special Agent J.J. Klaver said. He said the FBI was notified as a "heads up" in case the search extended beyond Pennsylvania borders. A state police helicopter flew over west campus at the request of Penn State Police, Powers said. The State College Police Department provided - staffing at all levels," including detectives and commanders who assisted Penn State officers, said State College Police Department Capt. Dana Leonard. meee , Fel'etter/Co'legan The body of Joseph Dado was found in this stairwell by maintenance workers Monday evening. See DEATH, Page 2
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