I MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2009 UPUA reviews future agenda By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Student leaders hope their Sunday afternoon -gameplan meeting will lend a variety of University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) initiatives some increased momentum. UPUA President Gavin Keirans said he's hoping to turn a lot of the semester's conversa tions into action. UPUA needs to go "full steam ahead" with many of its proposed initiatives, Keirans said. During Sunday's "agenda-set ting step," Keirans (senior-busi ness management) said he dis cussed having each committee create a 90-day plan to establish a timeline for both fall semester plans and those that will stretch into the spring. If the assembly approves the 90-day plan, it would require each committee in UPUA to submit a week-by-week outline of what they will be doing for the next three months. The individual plans would be followed up by a progress report, Keirans said, where committees would report whether each of their goals were accomplished and why. Keirans said the plans would be made available to the student body, published through UPUA's Web site. While there has been a lot of conversation about major initia tives, Keirans said, he believes there are some sections of UPUA that need to establish concrete goals and this system of benchmarks in a more public forum could help that happen. UPUA Governmental Affairs Committee Chairwoman Colleen Smith said she found Sunday's Representing the Irish Landscape: Literature and Visual Arts Tuesday, November 10. 2009. 6:00 p.m. 220 Thomas Building I=ll •• • Stay up to date on deadlines ' twit& and promotions! r www.twitter.com/mycollegianad "We've had some pretty good accomplishments, but we could be doing a lot more." Colleen Smith UPUA Government Affairs Committee Chairwoman meeting helpful. Colleen Smith (sophomore-biology) said she was glad to have the input of the entire assembly, giving each member the opportunity to voice his or her opinion on what should happen with each initiative. - We've had some pretty good accomplishments, but we could be doing a lot more," Colleen Smith said. "We have the talent and the capabilities." Medical amnesty is one of the major initiatives discussed Sunday that Keirans said he hopes to see come to fruition by next semester. He called it a com mon-sense safety measure he wants to move along as soon as possible. UPUA Director of University Relations Chris Smith said he has recently been in meetings with officials from the State College Borough and the univer sity to have a medical amnesty policy implemented. In all the talks that have taken place, Chris Smith (senior-politi cal science) said he did not antic ipate any roadblocks that would stop the proposed policy from being put in place. "I'm excited to try and get things moving before next semester,"Chris Smith said. To e-mail reporter: Icnsol9@psu.edu Ireland - :ma of i . hc College of Agricultural Sciences, Collage of Art, and Architecture, the College of Health and Human Development, the College of the Liberal Arts, rh, Smeal College of 13uNinc,,, ecd University Office of Global Programs Mash Bash participants compete to see which group can eat Thanksglvmg st , de fos.'o :n the quickest time Greeks stuff faces for charity By Somer Wiggins COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Students stuffed themselves with mashed potatoes and other Thanksgiving-themed foods Sunday night at the third annual Mash Bash. Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and Chi Omega sorority held the food contest to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Live Strong. Teams of four stood around tables inside the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house and split a con tainer of mashed potatoes and stuffing, a cup of cranberry sauce and a cup of gravy. Fraternity and sorority members made the food. Competitors were told to flip the container over when they had finished all of its contents and raise their hands in the air and then they counted down to the start. PENNS FA.I F The competition itself lasted less than 15 minutes. Teams shoveled the food into their mouths with their hands. disregarding the provided forks and spoons. Some teams strate gized by having one team mem ber eat the cranberry sauce ‘vhile the other three worked on the container of mashed potatoes and stuffing, pouring the gra\ y on top. "It's one of those things you don't want to watch but you can't look away," Hallie Krauser (soph omore-marketing) said. while watching the team nearest her devour its container of food. The winning team was com prised of John Fitzpatrick (sopho more-mechanical engineering). Greg Fernandez (sophomore journalism), Alex Byrne (fresh man-division of undergraduate studies) and Brett Smith (sopho more-finance), who won gift cer tificates to D.P Dough Cartridge 10% OFF your entire purchase when World paying with LionCash+ wwweartridgeworlihiSatorn Fetterolf's $2.00 OFF a haircut when paying with Barber Shop LionCash+ (regular price $16.00) Le Bistro Deli Buy any 14" chee-'-steak, get second 14" cheesesteak $3.00 when paying and Pizzeria with LionCash+ McLanahan's 8" Meatball Sub for $1.99 when paying with LionCash+ Agostinelli Deli www.pennstateroom.com Visit www.idcard.psu.edu to learn more. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Ch is DonathoiCollegian teath ate all of their food in about three minutes, guessed Haley Korner. the philanthropy chair of Chi Omega sorority That was the fastest I've ever seen." Korner (sophomore-nurs- iny; said This year, Mash Bash had more competitors than it had seen in past years Pat Ryan, ph ila : t hropy chair for Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, attributed the success of the event to the food. - Everyone loves Thanksgiving food. - Ryan (senior-history) said. Aubrey Barrett, president of Chi Omega sorority said she was pleaect with the event and the turnout. lionctully this raised enough moliey to make a wish come Barrett (junior-public rela- tit)ll`;' t•Zi!CI sswso7o@psu.edu i(l*
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