Bigl3? RCA-SO-101M a . - It's a `Sei m „,-.-- . -_-- - - -_, 001w/omen's volleyball team , Cage 9to hold an advanced screenin: VENUES egins conference play and the 'hunt a , :” of 'Paranormal Activity' Ten I SPORVg, Page .1 ' : . li A&E, Page 7. , 41,11 4 " Elias tine *I a , ' "I' , 41 it '' ' liiTi. c - ofie The g pail ian „,,, ur) T k lox " * psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State Alcohol banned from Fiji By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Fiji International Headquarters has banned alcohol from Penn State's chapter as the investigation continues into Penn State freshman Joe Dado's death. Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) frater nity's moratorium will be in effect "at least until the conclusion of the current investigation," Fiji International Executive Director Bill Martin said. Police are investigating whether fraternity members pro vided Dado, 18, with alcohol before he was found dead Monday night about 75 yards away from the 319 N. Burrowes Road house. Fraternity members last saw Dado leave the Fiji fraternity house at about 3 a.m. Sunday before maintenance workers found his body at the bottom of an exterior stairwell near the Steidle Building. IFC says socials should be dry By Caitlin Sellers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Interfraternity Council's request for fraternities to refrain from holding social events with alcohol for two weeks in honor of Joseph "Joe" Dado's death comes at a crucial time in the recruit ment process. The IFC is currently entering its last leg of formal recruitment. Fraternities will extend bids to reg istered students on Sept. 28, and students are required to accept or reject the invitations by Oct. 1. The formal recruitment period usually consists of dry events on weekdays and unofficial social events on weekends. which stu dents registered for recruitment may attend. Fraternities have not been asked to halt their dry recruit ment events. IFC President Luke Pierce said the request to not host social events until the end of recruit ment should not affect the official recruitment events they're always dry, he said. Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) will still be able to host dry recruitment events during its suspension, he said. Some greek leaders said they agreed with Pierce that abstain ing from social events will not affect recruitment. "Due to the new formal recruit ment system. the parties are just an added bonus," Phi Kappa Psi President Matthew Monkhouse said. "More students have been coming out for dry events." But some fraternity members foresee more of an impact. - I think that it inevitably is going to have an effect," said Tom Grey, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. "It's a lot different than sorority recruitment it's a lot less formal. A lot of people don't start going out for it until it's almost over" Grey (senior-media law and pol icy and media studies) said he thinks the students who are seri ous about recruitment will not be deterred. - A lot of people who come out during rush we don't really know how serious they are." he said. "But I think a lot of the events this week will be people who have already made them selves familiar with the house.- Courtney Jones, member and former president of Acacia, held similar views. "Yeah, I think it will affect recruitment," he said. "But I think it's definitely necessary out of respect for Joe Dado's family" To e-mail reporter: casssos@psu.edu "We are confident that the chap ter will continue to cooperate with the authorities that are investigat ing this tragic event," Martin said. Early Tuesday morning, a Fiji executive member arrived at the house to remove all alcohol, Martin said. Penn State Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Roy Baker met directly with the repre sentative, who is staying in the Fiji house, Martin said. Fiji President Soham Pandit did not return calls for comment by press time Wednesday. The Penn State Interfraternity Council (IFC) Executive Board met during a private meeting Tuesday night and decided to sus pend Fiji until the conclusion of the investigation. Under the terms of the suspension, Fiji cannot vote in council meetings and is barred from holding social functions. IFC President Luke Pierce said he is "pleased with the level of See FIJI. Page 2. Clairton and Pittsburgh police officers on bicycles patrol near Point State Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening. Pittsburgh area city offi cials have brought in additional police forces to prepare for the G-20 Summit, which begins today. Many assemble By Katie Sullivan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER PITTSBURGH Whether they're going to protest, to advise or just to observe, people from the Penn State and State College community are flocking to Pittsburgh for the G-20 Summit today and Friday. The Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors has met since 1999. giving industrialized nations a chance to gather and discuss issues surrounding the global economy. PSU sees hundreds of flu cases Flu by the numbers By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER As the peak season for the HINI pandemic approaches, University Health Services has confirmed well over 400 cases of an influenza like illness since the beginning of the fall semester. Dr. Margaret Spear director of University Health Services (UHS), said that because of the volume of students seeking medical atten tion --- more than 60 a week Health Services is no longer conducting the two tests necessary to determine if a student has the actual HINI virus, also known as swine flu. Students are instead diagnosed with an "influenza-like illness" if they present flu-like symptoms. Symptoms include a fever over 100 degrees, body aches, coughing and trouble swallowing. University spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said the number of cases confirmed includes only the students who have sought • . • • • -1 "'""".1;'"' . - • 7-.4,71711 Student's family thanks community By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Joseph Dado's family thanked those who helped search for the Penn State freshman and announced mem- , orial services scheduled for i Friday and Saturday in his ' \ hometown of Latrobe. . - "We cannot begin to express the gratitude we Dado feel towards everyone in the Penn State com munity who assisted in the search Rep. Scott Conklin. D-Centre, is in the Steel City to serve as the facilitator of a roundtable discus sion for the G-20's Workforce Development Global Alliance. Conklin was invited to speak at the summit because of his record with workforce development in Centre County, Conklin spokesman Tor Michaels said. "He was Centre County com missioner for years, which has the lowest unemployment rate in the state," Michaels said. - He's been instrumental in making sure workforce development sur vives." medical attention, not all students with the virus. All students with confirmed cases have either recovered or are currently recovering without complications. Mountz said. "We're happy to report no one has required hospitalization." Spear said. She added that students with conditions like diabetes or asth ma should be more careful. as they may be less resistant to the virus. Numbers of infected students are expected to rise as the illness peaks in this region, although students who forgo medical atten tion make the exact total hard to pin down. An HINI vaccine is currently in the process of being approved by the Food and Drug Administration as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It should be released during October, Spear said, and UHS has applied to act as a distribu tion site for the vaccine once it becomes avail able. All students eligible for the vaccine will be notified. for Joe," the family's statement read. "He was such a kind and generous person and your effort was the best way to honor his memory" Dado, 18, was found dead at about 6 p.m. Monday in an exteri or stairwell near the Steidle Building after last being seen leav ing the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity 319 N. Burrowes Road, at about 3 a.m. Sunday, the Penn State Police Department said. Police, students and family searched the campus for Dado before a university worker found his body during a maintenance call. After the death was formally See FAMILY, Page 2. in city for G-20 Michaels said the discussion gave Conklin the opportunity to share his ideas and records with leaders from around the world. He said Conklin also wants to make sure Centre County and all of Pennsylvania stayed competi tive in the global economy. He believes very strongly that we need to create a climate here in Pennsylvania to find good pay ing jobs so that Penn State stu dents can find employment when they conclude their college career," Michaels said. But not everyone in Pittsburgh is on the guest list. Joshua Lenes. See FLU, Page 2 Timeline Sunday: After visiting Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and his sister's apartment, Joseph Dado and friends arrive at Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity. At about 2:20 a.m., Dado's friends leave for East Halls. Dado is last seen leaving Fiji for East Halls at about 3 a.m. Monday: Police, family and friends search for Dado. Dado's body is found at 6 p.m. by maintenance workers at the bottom of an exterior stairwell between Hosler and Steidle buildings. Tuesday: Coro ler rules death accidental, due to head trau ma. Fiji International places alcohol moratorium on Penn State chapter. IFC suspends Fiji and requests all member fraternities refrain from social events for the next two weeks Wednesday: Dado family announces plans for funeral service, issues statement thanking Penn State commu nity for its support. Class of 2009, and a group of three Penn State students traveled to Pittsburgh today to protest the summit. "The meeting between world leaders and bank owners borders on absurd," he said. "Our goal is to end systematic global dispari ty" The light shined on Pittsburgh during the G-20 Summit allows for many groups to get their voic es heard. The Alliance for Climate Protection held a rally in support of green jobs in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, ending See G-20. Page 2. More than 400 students on and off campus have been diagnosed with a flu students self-isolating 'students in cohort housing 80:students at home Health Services Source: Univers Brittany Pavelko/Collegian
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