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vol. 110 No. 66 Tuesday, Dec. 1. te ats eft came**
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new 2009 30
IFC t socia • 1 0 1.
The policy will change Interfraternity Council, IFC in the greek community: large
President Luke Pierce said events, uninvited guests and IFC social function policy for spring 2010
requirements for social Monday night. excessive drinking. Changes are coming to the Interfraternity Council's socials and parties.
events at fraternities. Under the new The IFC President's Council
0 During "regular weeks," social 0 Private security companies will
policy IFC hopes which includes the presidents of
functions can only be registered for provide bouncers to monitor
to reduce the the IFC's 49 member fraternities Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. parties.
By Lexi Belculfine emphasis on alto- approved the policy Nov. 10.
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER hol in the greek , "I don't think any single event 0 During the weeks of Homecoming, ® All alcohol will be served from
community and 1 triggered this response in any Greek Sing and Greek Week, social one location in the fraternity
No more Wednesday social encourage chap- way functions will not be permitted
" Pierce said. - It has been a house, eliminating the "away bar"
Mondays. In addition to weekend concept.
functions. No more away bars. ters to focus on busy semester, though. -
events events can be held from
Photo ID required for entry And risk management, Under the new policy 10 p.rr;.Tuesday to 2 a.m.Wednesday 0 Photo identification will be
professional bouncers at the door. Pierce (senior- Pierce Wednesday social functions will be and 10 p.m. Wednesday to 2 a.m required at the door to verify
Beginning next semester, a economics) said eliminated during "regular Thursday during those weeks names on guest lists.
"pretty groundbreaking" social weeks.- Source IFC President Luke Pierce
policy will be implemented by the
Climate
theory
e-mails
missing
By Laura Nichols
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
While some scientists involved
in the international scandal now
known as "Climategate - have
admitted some
raw data sup
porting
" I MINT
the man- ,
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made global
warming theory
is now missing, _or
the Penn State 'd
professor em
broiled
in the
controversy said Mann
the data in ques
tion has nothing to do with any of
his work.
But when reached Monday,
Penn State meteorology profes
sor Michael Mann was able to
offer some explanation as to why
the data is now unavailable.
The controversy over hun
dreds of illegally obtained
e-mails leaked from a server at
the University of East Anglia has
created an uproar in the scientif
ic community
The director of the British uni
versity's climate change
research center contacted his
colleagues with the request they
delete certain exchanges
regarding data on global warm
ing which skeptics have said
indicate the scientists either
manipulated or fabricated the
data.
Mann said Sunday he did not
follow through with the requests
and believes there were no sci
entists who did comply
Some of the scientists involved
have since admitted they deleted
e-mails concerning the data
also confirming this week that
some of the data they were refer
ring to is now missing.
See CLIMATE. Page 2.
Students
take part
in process
By Allison Jackovitz
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Students and administrators
met Monday to discuss upgrading
the West Campus Steam Plant, a
meeting both sides said was posi
tive and resulted in the decision to
include student representatives
in the planning process.
RJ Van Auken, a student leader
from Penn State Beyond Coal
(PSBC) a campus group
encouraging the move away from
coal as a fuel source said get
ting students involved in the
research process was one of his
biggest priorities for the meeting.
- That's something that they
agreed to include and something
we're really excited about," Van
The changes are rooted in a
desire to solve three major issues
Andrew Dunheirer r , [l.F,
LMFAO rapper Redfoo sings to an enthusiastic crowd at the Cell Block, 420 E. College Ave., on Monday
night. The band sang its popular songs "Shots," "Yes," and "I'm in Miami B* * * *," to a packed venue. Four
artists performed prior to the group. To read about the concert visit psucollegian.com.
Students hold signs across the street from Penn State's coal burning
plant during a past Penn State Beyond Coal rally.
Auken (junior-political science Van Auken said Penn State
and philosophy) said. - I think a President Graham Spanier and
handful of students should be the administration were very
involved directly in various alter- receptive to the student's con
natives, feasibility. reliability, eco- cerns.
nomics, etc. It should be a very "We're really trying to find a
transparent process there are solution as opposed to forcing
a lot of different parties that have something on the administra
an interest, so it's important that tion," he said.
all voices are heard." See PROCESS. Page 2.
See IFC, Page 2
Students contribute
to Dado scholarship
Selling wristbands to help
make money for the Joey Dado
Memorial Scholarship Fund. both
Mike Cook and Jonathan Hue
said Dado probably wouldn't have
admitted to liking the idea.
"He would have said that he
hated it, but he would have actu
ally liked it." Cook (freshman
bioloui said. - He was that kind of
kid."
Cook. Hue (freshman-chem
istry) and several of Dado's other
friends sold blue-and-white wrist
bands that read "In Loving
Memory... Joey Dado - in the
HUB-Robeson Center on
Monday to raise money for a
scholarship in his honor. The
scholarship will benefit one male
and one female soccer player
each year from Dado's alma
mater. Greater Latrobe Senior
By Lindsay Cryer
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITEP
Billy Wellock/Collegian
Hearing
set for
alcohol
charges
By Kevin Cirilli
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State student Jack
Townsend told his attorney
Sunday students have yet to get
the message.
The preliminary hearing for
Townsend. 21, is scheduled for
Wednesday. Townsend a close
friend of late Penn State student
Joe Dado and the last person to
see him alive is charged with
furnishing alcohol to the fresh
man before Dado's Sept. 20
death, Townsend's attorney
Andrew Shubin said.
"He's amazed that a lot of
other Penn State students have
not learned from his experi
ence," Shubin said. "He's still
seen excessive alcohol use."
Dado had a .169 percent blood
alcohol content (BAC) before he
fell into an exterior stairwell
near the Steidle Building,
according to court documents.
The freshman was last seen
leaving Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji)
fraternity, 319 N. Burrowes
Road, of which Townsend is a
member. Before going to Fiji,
Dado and his friends visited
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity,
according to court documents.
Both fraternities also face fur
nishing charges and continued
their hearings until next week
because of scheduling conflicts,
according to court documents.
The Interfraternity Council
suspended both fraternities
pending the conclusion of the
legal matters. Neither fraternity
has been suspended by its
national organization, although
Fiji International Headquarters
See HEARING. Page 2.
High School in Latrobe, Pa.
Dado died Sept. 20 after leaving
a party at Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji)
fraternity 319 N. Burrowes Road.
His body was found the next day
in an exterior stairwell between
the Steidle and Hosler buildings.
The volunteers began the day
with about 700 wristbands, what
remained of a 1,000-wristband
order after a sale at Dado's high
school. The $3 wristbands were
arranged in a pyramid on the
table, and posters advertising the
sale were set up to attract poten
tial buyers. Most students „didn't
require much persuasion, volun
teers said.
In these situations, we feel so
helpless," Stephanie Alechman
(junior-journalism) said. "This is
a good way to help out. It makes
you feel good."
Alechman purchased one of
about 200 wristbands sold during
See DADO, Page 2.