K~9 * v.-v ■ wilight' film cheesy, jf * "t . yids audience captive r I "DAMAGED ONE OF THE HUB'S PILLARS" LAST DECEMBER... M Wtalf "DESTROYED DOOR TO ALUMNI HALL" A fan crowd surfs during last year’s Girl Talk show in the HUB-Robeson Center. Rowdy fans caused property damage to Alumni Hall Groups look to avoid Girl Talk repeat Redifer seeks new compost methods By Alaina Gallagher FOR THE COLLEGIAN While Redifer Commons will retain its endangered composting system for the time being, it's looking for new alternatives to encourage students to make the most of what it offers. Eco-Action members have been regularly visiting Redifer on Wednesday evenings during din ner to educate students on how to correctly compost their dispos able items. “What we’re finding on Comedy tour to go on without headliner By Chid! Ugwu FOR THE COLLEGIAN The next stop on College and Students Organizing the Humor’s “College Humor Live’’ Multiple Arts (SOMA). Th( will br Wednesday evenings when Eco- Action is here is that our collec tions are wonderful," Director of Residential Dining Lisa Wandel said. However, collections of com postable items do not compare during the rest of the week. There are two main problems with the current composting sys tem: The compostable containers are very expensive, she said, and collection falters outside of Wednesday evenings. Eco-Action is enhancing the See REDIFER. Page 2. tour will be none other than State Robeson Cultural Center's College Humor’s target audience. College, thanks to the collabora- Heritage Hall. The show was originally sched tive efforts of FUII Ammo Improv “This brings a different kind of uled to feature “Daily Show” cor- Members of Eco-Action explain the benefits of Penn State’s compost ing program to students in Redifer Commons. comedy to Penn State,” said Dan respondent Wyatt Cenac as head- Miller (junior-economics and liner, but Cenac later had to can accounting), president of Flail cel because of a scheduling con- Ammo Improv. "There’s much flict. Palmer (senior-manage more audience involvement than ment) said, the other comedy shows we’ve The show will feature perform had here.” ances by two comedy duos. Jeff SOMA public relations chair- Rubin, Class of 2004, and Streeter man Mike Palmer said he is confi- Seidell, the front page editor of dent that students here will love College Humor’s Web site, will the show after all, they are See COMEDY, Page 2. 80S STANDING Bowl brings school spirit The Penn State fanbase and alumni hope to improve the Nittany Lions’ bowl chances. By Jourdan Cole COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER A Fiesta Bowl spokesman said Thursday that fan support is just one of the factors helping his organization choose between the eight or nine teams gunning for a bowl slot but at least in that arena, Penn State has already proven itself. “They’ve supported their team every time we’ve had them here,” said Tony Alba, director of media operations for the Fiesta Bowl. “With an alumni base throughout the country, we know they will travel here in droves.” But fan support alone won’t be enough to propel Penn State into the Tempe, Ariz. bowl, he said. “It really just shows a great show of passion for universities and college football,” Alba said. “In terms of impacting the deci sion ... it really won’t impact the decision.” See BOWL, Page 2. RIOT CHARGES Man enters plea deal A PSU student who participated in last year’s riot said he’s sorry for his actions last October. By Kevin Clrilli COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State student Luke Hagen can finally move on from Oct. 25,2008 More than one year after thou- sands of stu- dents i downtown lowing the Penn football team’s away vic tory against Hagen Ohio State, Hagen (senior-mechanical engi neering) entered into a plea deal with the county. Hagen, 21, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, criminal mis chief, minors law violation and failure to disperse in exchange for having his two felony riot charges dropped, Hagen’s attor ney Ronald McGlaughlin said. What Hagen called “one of the biggest nights for Penn State” quickly turned into one of the biggest regrets of his life, he said. Hagen vividly recalled the 15 minutes when he joined thou sands of other students who flooded the Beaver Canyon inter section. See RIOT, Page 2.
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