-|-| The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State Samantha M. Shal/Collegian Three Cirque du Soleil performers bounce on trampolines at the performance at the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday night. The show, Alegria, incorporated song, dance, acrobatics and clown skits. The troupe opened Wednesday night and will continue the show through Sunday at the BJC. r Li r r t is Show brings skillful acrobatics to BJC By Matthew D’lppolito COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Brett Harris wasn't going to attend Cirque du Soleil. but now he can thank his brother's fiancee eight performances at the Bryce for talking him into it. Jordan Center (BJC). “It’s actually a pretty cool ~I liked the chick that was up on show,” Harris, 25, of Tyrone, said, the tri-bars that was intense." Harris was one of hundreds of Harris said of synchronized tra audience members to attend the peze artist Stephanie Gasparoli. opening performance of Cirque 'That takes sfdll more skill du Soleil’s Alegria Wednesday than I'll ever imagine." night. The show was the first of Gasparoli's act was the first one Candidate, alum to speak at HUB By Evan Trowbridge COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Gubernatorial candidate and Penn State alumnus Dan Onorato has scheduled an appearance on campus next Wednesday, the second day of his official cam paign. Onorato. who is currently the Allegheny County executive, will speak to students and take their questions at 12:30 p.m. in room 129 A of the HUB-Robeson Center. After the formal session, which Students brave weather, camp out for downtown housing By Valerie Tkach FOR THE COLLEGIAN It looked like Paternoville out side GN Associates Realtors on Tuesday night, as students braved the 49-degree weather in hopes of getting the perfect downtown apartment. Several tents lined the sidewalk outside the 119 S. Burrowes St. realty office as early as mid-after noon Tuesday, the day before the office opened its doors for new rentals at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. GN manages The Graduate. 138 S. Atherton St.; Burrowes Corner. 119 S. Burrowes St.; Park Place. 224 S. Burrows St.; Eastside, 736 E. Foster Ave.; and The Lion. 245 S. Atherton St.. OTo see video footage psucollegian.com will last one hour. Onorato plans to spend time walking around the HUB and introducing himself to students. "He saw what we did on the Obama campaign." said Christian Zeme. administrative vice presi dent for the Penn State College Democrats. "We turned Centre County blue. He thought it would be a good stop on the way to Pittsburgh." Onorato. a Democrat, is a Penn State graduate who majored in See CANDIDATE. Page 2. "Some people have been com ing out since 2 [p.m.l." Nick Kauffman i sophomore-liberal arts- said. "I only got here at 5 !p.m.J, but there were already a few people in front of me." At 5:30 p.m.. eight tents were set up. By 8 a.m. Wednesday, the line was already wrapped around the building and nearing Beaver Avenue. Although many renters-to-be had tents to camp out in, others relied on more inventive methods. One group used chairs, trashbags, and some duct tape to make a makeshift tent. Brittany Grimm (junior-geo sciences) only had her Penn State See HOUSING. Page 2. To see a photo slideshow: psucollegian.com after a brief introduction. She has been performing acrobatics since she was 7 years old. Before every show, she takes an hour to stretch and prepare herself both physically and men tally, she said during rehearsal before the show. Many things race See CIRQUE. Page 2. Courtesy of alieghenycounty.us ’ Penn State alumnus Dan i Onorato is running for governor. ! He will visit campus for his cam- \ paign next Wedneday. Jimmy Dever/Coliegian Tents stand outside GN Associates Realty on Tuesday as students camp out to get first dibs on apartments for next year. Students began lining up the day before GN Associates began accepting applications. FLYING If you go What: Cirque du Soleil Alegria When: 3:30 p.m. today, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Bryce Jordan Center Details: Special price of $27 for students and families, other tick ets range from $4O to $95 for adults and $32 to $76 for kids UPUA approves medical amnesty The University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) passed its proposed Medical Amnesty Policy last night, giving the executive board the support to present it to the university on its behalf. The policy states that in the event of a medical emergency, a Penn State student who makes initial contact with police or med ical personnel to get help for either themselves or someone in By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER UHS awaits HINI shots PSU may not get doses of the shot or spray vaccines until January. By Emily Connor and Owen Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is still waiting with bated breath for doses of the HINI vaccine this fall. Although the nasal-spray Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) form of the vaccine became available Wednesday ahead of its anticipated mid- October arrival that doesn’t mean Penn State students will see any of the vaccine just yet. Mike Huff, Pennsylvania’s deputy health secretary, said the first batch will be targeted at 5- to 9-year-old children at the most at-risk areas of Pennsylvania, including the southeast, southwest and north central areas of the state. In this first round of vaccina tion, officials estimate 100,000 to 120,000 doses will be available to the Pennsylvania public. Following Huff s recommenda tion, those doses will primarily go to elementary schools and pediatricians who pre-regis tered in September to adminis ter the vaccine. In reality, much of what will or will not be available to Penn State depends on the Pennsylvania Department of Health. “We dont know yet whether we will be getting the nasal or injectable vaccine, so we are prepared to do both,” Margaret Spear, director of UHS, said. As more vaccines become available, Huff said colleges See HINI. Page 2. need because of intoxication, the student would not be cited or face legal repercussions. They would, however, have to , —. take a course educating them against the dan- * gers of substance | ts abuse. The charge is * now on Director of University Relations Chris Keirans (senior- political science) to set up See UPUA. Page 2.
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