Fort Hood shooting Obscure gift A military doctor opened fire at the Devendra Banhart brings 0 011 U.S. Army base, leaving at least 12 dead twisted lyrics to album Start of an era Sanderson . -- NATION, Page 3. lea d s ARTS IN REVIEW, Page 16. first intrasquad match-up I SPORTS, Page 10. The Daily Collegian psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State Vol. 110 No. 54 Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 30 coots off campus Officials: Dado did not take drugs Court documents stating Dado took drugs before he died were misunder stood, officials said. By Kevin Cirilli and Peter Panepinto COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER University officials confirmed Thursday that Penn State fresh man Joseph Dado did not smoke marijuana or consume any other Miley parties in the BJC By Jim Warkulwiz COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Bryce Jordan Center may have seen the likes of Jay-Z and Britney Spears, but Miley Cyrus songs were on when the artist brought her own kind of party to State College on Thursday night. Although Cyrus burst through a block of ice to enter the stage, things heated up quickly when pyrotechnics began to shoot off and the performer was lit in red lights during the song "Breakout," which set the tempo for the rest of her set. Cyrus performed a number of her hits, including "Hoedown Throwdown," "G.N.O (Girl's Night Out)" and "Simple Song.- The set also included nods to other artists, including a rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, a dance-off to the tune of Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow," and a performance of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N' Roll." During the latter, Cyrus rode a motorcycle on wires into the air over the heads of screaming fans. Because of Cyrus' widespread appeal, fans ranging from grade school to college students attend ed the concert. Alli Stender (junior-communi cation science and disorders) said the maturity of Cyrus has her split See MILEY. Page 2. ITo see a photo gallery: psucollegian.com Weather closes Paternoville By Greg Cohen COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER As temperatures dipped below freezing, the last Paternoville weeklong campout came to sudden halt Thursday night. Campers were required to leave the Gate A campsite at 9 p.m. Thursday but are allowed to return at 9 a.m. today. Paternoville Coordination Committee (PCC) public rela tions representative Dan Saxton said he believed the university made the right call. "There were two big factors: temperatures and the wind," Saxton said. - We felt it was appropriate to do what we did last year for the Michigan State campout and send people Police hope for riot-free night By Peter Panepinto COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark said he was stepping off the football team's bus and heading "I got a couple calls that there for the Lasch Football Building was a riot, and you could just hear when he and some of his team- all types of noise coming from the mates started receiving phone downtown area, - Clark said. calls about chaos downtown. About 4,000 to 5,000 students And as he was entering the build- rushed Beaver Canyon on Oct. 25, ing, he heard the thunderous cele- 2008 after the Penn State football bration after the team's away win team defeated the Buckeyes 13-6. against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Students uprooted plants, pulled drugs in the hours leading up to his death. Court docu ments stated Dado, 18, smoked marijuana at Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity D a d o 319 N. Burrowes Road, before his death. However, Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers has maintained that toxi cology reports found no traces of Ryan Ulsh/Collegian Miley Cyrus performs at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday night. She entered the stage by bursting through the fake block of ice that appears behind her. home for the night. In the morning we'll resume as usual." Temperatures last night dropped down to 30 degrees with a wind chill factor in the mid twenties. It is university policy that Paternoville must shut down when tempera tures reach 32 degrees. Like Saxton, PCC vice president John Tecce wrote in an e-mail he thought the deci sion was made in the best interest of the stu- The athletic department definitely wants See PATERNOVILLE. Page 2. For more coverage of Paternoville events LOCAL, Page 5. CROWD CONTROL 4iit‘t To see a video of the riot psucollegi an.com marijuana or any other illegal substance in Dado's system. Penn State Police and the State College Police Department released a joint statement Thursday to clarify the discrepan cy between the toxicology report and court documents that cited interviews conducted during the investigation. Penn State spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said there was a misunderstanding in what the police report said. down streetlights and even took street signs to their apartments. Police officers were forced to spray the crowd of uncontrollable students with pepper spra, send ing them scattering down Beaver Avenue. State College Police Department Chief Tom King said there were 25 to 30 officers employed to control the crowd of thousands. Officers from Spring Township, Ferguson Township, Patton Township and Bellefonte See NIGHT. Page 8. "The toxicology report never had any drugs in it," Mountz said. "The truth is that he did not consume any marijuana." Dado's blood alcohol content at the time of his death was .169 percent, according to the toxicolo gy report. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity Fiji fraternity, Fiji member John Townsend and student Jennifer E. Clifford were all charged Oct. 29 with furnishing alcohol to Dado in the time leading up to his death, 02.4.... ~. --. 1 I _ Ii : ...., ,, i. , _ re:p 4. 4. .; lir/ v_. , 4 ; ...... ..., __., ir, ~...- ; s. , 47 eitillar; -.' I .. ,141 % v -- 41 '. - • :-Imr.,H, it Manssa Gutherz 'Collegian Amanda Ferguson uses her laptop Thursday at Paternoville. Cold weather shut down the Ohio State campout for the night. Collegian file photo Students pass a lamp post around during last year's Ohio State riot on Beaver Avenue. The Lions will take on the Buckeyes again Saturday. according to court documents Maintenance workers found Dado's body at the bottom of an exterior stairwell near the Steidle Building on Sept. 21. Police said Dado attended events at two fraternities: Alpha Tau Omega, 321 E. Fairmount Ave., and Fiji. Dado and three friends arrived at Alpha Tau Omega at about 12:10 a.m. wearing Interfraternity Council (IFC ) recruiting See OFFICIALS, Page 2. BEAVER STADIUM'S 300TH GAME Nathan A. Smith/Collegian Chris Fowler and Lee Corso talk before the 2007 Penn State-Ohio State game in Beaver Stadium. Lions face off against rivals By Nate Mink COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Another year means another high-stakes clash between Penn State and O.do State. BCS bowl hopes are likely on the line when the No. 11 Nittany Lions face No. 15 Ohio State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Despite the winner not having an inside track to the Rose Bowl, the game amounts to an elimina tion match for a big-money bowl. "It's a typical Penn State-Ohio State game," senior linebacker See RIVALS, Page 2. For more football coverage I SPORTS, Pages 9. 12. If you go What: Penn State vs. Ohio State When: 3:30 p.m. Where: Beaver Stadium
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