All American - -~~ * Brad perform mK ~ d I Jimmy Wayne on Friday \t The Daily Collegian „.,„ Published independently by students at Penn State Ryan Ulsh/Collegian Police officials bring a stretcher out at the scene of Joseph Dado's death earlier this semester. He had a .169 percent BAC at the time of his death. Dado case moves along Police are nearing the end of the investigation, a month after Dado's death, officials said. By Kevin Cirilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Authorities say the investiga tion into the final moments lead ing up to the death of Penh State freshman Joseph Dado is coming to an end. one month after mainte nance workers recovered his body in a stair- well near the Steidle Building. While he expects developments soon, Penn State spokesman Geoff Rushton said charges will only be filed when police have all the evidence they need to complete their investigation. "This is a complex case of a student death, and investigators are being thorough in their work." Rushton said. "Police investigations don't have set deadlines, especially if there is more information that should be looked at to better put together the events and circumstances that, in this case, led up to Joe Dado's death." Dado had a .169 percent blood alcohol content (BAG) at the time of his death, according to toxicology test results released Oct. 9. Authorities are investigating whether any individuals fur nished alcohol to Dado. 18, on the evening of Sept. 20 or in the early hours of Sept. 21. just before he was last seen leaving the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fra ternity 319 N. Burrowes Road. Police are also investigating Alpha Tau Omega. 321 E. See DADO. Page 2. Flu germ roams HUB for prevention IV4 i - With thousands of students passing * through the HUB every day, germs are *l #/ bound to be in the air. But some students MUpfcm have been running into a certain lime ** (■ lAl"" f/.; il green bug a bit larger than expected five f JS feet tall. University Health Services (UHS) 4' 1 debuted a new flu germ mascot at the - . I Homecoming parade FYiday night, designed I to draw attention to flu prevention. Lauren Zaun (senior-nursing) was the person hid- Lauren Zaun (senior-nursing) ing under all that green, poses as the UHS Flu Bug. "We got a lot of positive feedback from Welch’s wife backs write-in Nadine Kofman said she endorses Jeff Kern, an independent candidate for State College mayor By Evan Trowbridge COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The wife of the late State College Mayor Bill Welch announced Wednesday she will endorse Jeff Kern, an independ- Members of the Cross Country Club Team, THON Special Events committee members, and other volunteers run around campus Wednesday afternoon to raise awareness for the upcoming THONSK. The race will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1, and anyone interested in participating in the race can sign up on the Web site at thon.org. Night out promotes safety on campus By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER A semester-long effort by student gov ernment and the borough to promote campus safety' will continue on the HUB- Robeson Center lawn tonight. The University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) will hold "Campus Night Out" from 5 to 9 p.m. on the HUB- Robeson Center lawn Student bands, spoken-word perform ances and local DJs will provide enter tainment while student groups and State College officials work to promote the mes sage of safety' on campus and throughout the entire Penn State community. Student Life and Diversity Chairman Christian Ragland said UPUA put the event together after September's sexual assault march generated "a lot of momen tum." Joseph Dado's death that same weekend was a wake-up call, he said. Many student organizations that rou- By Jessica Uzar FOR THE COLLEGIAN ent write-in candi date in the may oral elections. Nadine Kofman, the late mayor’s wife, said Kern is a qualified candi date with the good character essen tial to filling her husband’s shoes. "He is smart, sensible and Kern said he will not campaign witty,’’ Kofman said. "He could for the position but will accept it look down the road as Bill could, should he win. He added he has If you go What: “Campus Night Out” When: 5 to 9 tonight Where: HUB-Robeson Center lawn Details: Members of borough council, borough officials and UPUA members will be in attendance tinely promote campus safety will be in attendance at the event, including Men Against Violence Against Women and the Off-Campus Student Union, as well as other student groups and members of greek life. "We wanted to make sure everyone is involved from a student body perspec tive." Ragland said. “That way. we can be really effective in our message about campus safety." the parade." Zaun said. "Most people knew what the costume was supposed to be. It also made me feel kind of like a Disney character." The costume was an idea developed by a group of four nursing students interning for UHS Marketing Manager Beth Collitt. With a serious flu season expected in the coming months, the students want to make sure their peers have as much information as pos sible. “We wanted to find ways to let students know about the flu vaccine." Zaun said. “It s a creative way to inform students of where and when they can get the vaccine." Although all four interns have volunteered See GERM. Page 2. and down the road is very impor tant, because we are a growing place." Kern is a former borough council member and close friend of Welch. Before Welch's unex pected death due to complica tions from surgery in September, he and Kern would try to go to breakfast at the Corner Room at least once a week. See CAMPUS. Page 2. been receiving a lot of encourage ment from people in the commu nity who would like to see him as mayor. Some of the support is coming from residents' dissatisfaction with how mayoral candidates were selected by political parties after Welch’s unexpected death, he said. "I think they feel really frustrat ed because of the ways the candi dates were selected by the See WRITE-IN. Page 2. ■cagan Kanagy . jgu Zach Callis (junior-international politics) studies the aquatic life in the HUB aquarium for a Penn State oceanography class Wednesday afternoon. Aquarium low on funds By Lexi Belculfine COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Although the HUB aquarium is not in imminent danger, one volunteer organizer said Tuesday fund ing for the popular Penn State landmark is likely to run out in a few years and that could mean clos ing the aquarium. However, the Class of 2010 has been given the opportunity to fund the landmark through an endowment for its class gift. This is the first effort made to find a new source of funding for the aquar iums. said Jordan Ford, the senior class gift advis er and assistant director of the Office of Annual Giving. "This is not an ultimatum." he said. "But if it wins the class gift, we're off to a good start." A class gift from the Class of 1999, the aquarium ended up costing more to construct than See AQUARIUM. Page 2. ssk sl2ok Minimum annual costs to run the aquarium An estimate for how much the senior class gift could provide for the aquarium
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