2 I TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 2010 Officials: No IFC social policy violations Officials saw no major violations during the Interfraternity Council's first weekend implementing the new social policy, according to an IFC press release. The policy, established last semester, bans socials on Wednesdays, requires monitors to inspect every fraternity every night of the week and requires bouncers to be stationed at entrances and exits of fraternity houses on party nights. The IFC anticipates "growing pains" as the policy contin ues to be institutionalized, but is optimistic it will result in a safer environment on the whole, according to the press release. Spanier to discuss choral music on show Penn State President Graham Spanier will discuss the evo lution of choral music on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM at 8 p.m. on Jan. 19. Penn State Laureate Tony Leach, associate professor of music and music education and founder of Penn State choir Essence of Joy, and Gilbert Lewis Bailey II (senior-musical theatre), a member of Essence of Joy, will join Spanier for the program. The live discussion is part of a monthly WPSU series titled "To The Best Of My Knowledge." Viewers and listeners can call in during the program to ask questions and offer com ments. Theft: A $1,500 HP laptop was reported stolen at about 4 p.m. Sunday from a party at 500 W. Beaver Ave., the State College Police Department said. ■ David Sloan of Penn State will speak about "Slow Roll Inflation in Loop Quantum Gravity," at 10 a.m. in 320 Whitmore Laboratory. The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos is sponsoring the event. ■ Eric Sirota of the Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering Company will speak at 10 a.m. in 301 Steidle Building. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is spon soring the event. ■ Ae Ja Yee of Penn State will speak about "MacMahon's Partition Analysis: Part One - The Lecture Hall Partition Theorem," at 11:15 a.m. in 106 McAllister Building. The Department of Mathematics is sponsoring the event. ■James Whisstock, of Monash University (Australia), will speak about "Structural and Functional Studies on Perforin-Like Proteins." The event will be at 11:15 a.m. in 101 Althouse Laboratory. 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Speech From Page 1. to his Web site, he founded the National Black Justice Coalition and served as the board president. In addition, Boykin has written three books that have each been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and is currently working on his fourth. Henry said she thinks the com mittee made a good choice for the replacement speaker. Art From Page 1 The evening reflected the overall commemoration's theme: "Dream the Change, Lead the Change, Be the Change." Video footage of King's 1965 speech at Rec Hall played through out the night. as attendees were reminded to remember the past and celebrate the future of the black community. The event began by honoring var ious community members, schools and students who worked to improve the community. Anthony Leach, director of singing group Essence of Joy, was the recipient of the prestigious Humanitarian Award for his "out standing service to the African Haitians From Page 1 "It was important for us to show SHRA is attempting to spell out tions for the earthquake victims that, one, we care about this issue "Hands 4 Haiti" with the paper every day this week from 10 a.m. to 2 and, two, to give students an oppor- hands. p.m. at tables in the HUB-Robeson tunity to do something 'at home,' "We're going to leave them up as a Center. Student leaders decided to Gaffney said. "The HUB isn't far symbol of people's efforts to help," pull together by uniting at one table from here, but students don't always SHRA President Mike Stefanick in the HUB to make their efforts for stop there. There's always a lot of (junior-computer engineering) said. Haiti stronger, said Judy Albin, traffic through here." SHRA paired up with the Centre assistant director of Residence Life. Members of SHRA cut out paper Communities Chapter of the hands from various colors of con- American Red Cross to gather the To e-mail reporter: Pul2s@psu.edu Musicians From Page 1 behind you if you have a contract," Lee said. AFM member Dave Mudgett questioned why more musicians are not involved in the union. This led to a discussion of how to better attract members, and also how to entice audiences to seek out live music. It didn't take long for AFM mem bers to agree on what brings audi ences mostly students into these venues: alcohol. "Penn State students define what Loop From Page 1. routes, the bus service now runs until 4:30 a.m. Members of UPUA rode along during the extended hours to monitor usage and to advo cate the initiative. "This first weekend supplied a lot of information," said UPUA President Gavin Keirans, who rode the White Loop on its first night. Throughout the evening, Keirans posted updates on his Twitter about his experience. Ambassadors did their best to make the ride enjoyable for the stu dents and themselves. Chatting with passengers and the bus driver and taking photographs to document the weekend, they also kept an eye on the number of people using the Assembly co-sponsor Joan Voss called the law "a moral and corn monsense approach - to debilitating illnesses. She said marijuana has been shown to alleviate pain and suffering when other drugs can't. Other states that have already removed criminal penalties for med ical marijuana are: Alaska. California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island. Vermont and Washington. The bill is one of 55 Corzine signed while working privately in Newark on Monday. Gov.-elect Chris Christie will be sworn in today. Earlier, Corzine signed a measure ending state control of the City of Camden after eight years. The state has been overseeing financial affairs of the impoverished city since pumping tens of millions of dollars into a bailout in 2002. The law returns control of the city's day-to-day operations to the newly elected mayor, former state Sen. Dana Redd. The state will retain some over sight. Corzine said Camden city govern ment has regained the public's trust and is again able to deliver essential municipal services. The legislation abolished the chief operating officer position. Corzine also signed legislation requiring restaurant chains to list calorie counts of selections sold on "He's a political analyst and talks about different things on race and social justice. He does many things similar to Soledad O'Brien he just isn't as big of a name as she is," she said. "We are very confident that he will be a great speaker" Organizers said they do not feel the replacement will decrease attendance. "I don't think it would affect the out," said Brian Mateo, adviser for the MLK commemoration commit tee. "He isn't as much of a high-pro file speaker, but it's ultimately American community at Penn State. He created Essence of Joy specif ically for this same banquet in 1992 and now has three separate choirs for Penn State students and commu nity members. Leach said the award and the night itself were very meaningful to him. "I'm a product of that era," Leach said. "It's wonderful to connect with my heritage through the music. I'm living the dream that people died for 40 years ago." Staying true to his character a self-described "people person" Leach was sitting backstage, talking with his choir when his name was called for his award, which he said was unexpected. don't do it for attention," Leach said about his work "I do it struction paper for the project. Each donations. The money will then be donor wrote his or her name on a sent through the Red Cross to Haiti. hand and then taped it to the win- Other various student organiza dows inside Redifer Commons. tions will also be collecting dona- the music scene is, to a greater or lesser degree. We need to pay atten tion to that," AFM member Stacy Glen said. The group hopes to work toward bringing students into venues for the performances, rather than for the alcohol. Lee said the bars need to utilize more acts to liven up what can become a cookie-cutter music scene. "It's always the same band," Lee said. "You can't talk, and every one's getting drunk anyways." Since not every venue is looking for the same genre of music, the union has also created committees for specific musical needs one for extended hours. Students on the bus enjoyed the company of the ambas sadors as well, occasionally staying on longer than their intended stop to just enjoy the ride. "I thought it was funny that peo ple got on the bus and stayed on and rode with us," UPUA Student Life and Diversity Chairman Christian Ragland said. UPUA Vice President Hillary Gupta (senior-marketing) said stu dents did "the usual chanting and singing" to spice up the bus ride. keirans (senior-business man agement) said he was taking notes to monitor not only the number of students on the bus, but their behav ior, too. He said official numbers will be available later in the week, but remarked that the first weekend's turnout was very strong. He cited THE DAILY COLLEGIAN their menus, increasing transit funding for senior citizens and the disabled, requiring the public reporting of infection rates at surgi cal centers, and extending until March 16 the date his successor must deliver his 2011 budget address. A package of bills providing edu cational, addiction and jobs training services to inmates before they leave prison was signed despite Christie's to any new laws requiring additional spending. New Jersey faces a budget deficit of at least $8 billion for the fiscal year that begins in July. The bills Corzine signed Monday run the gamut of concerns, from requiring continuing education for licensed professional engineers to denying abusive spouses the right to determine how their partner's remains are disposed of. The law mandating calorie counts affects restaurant chains with more than 20 locations nationally, and, according to the governor, is an essential ingredient for people seek ing healthier lifestyles. "One of the best ways to improve our health and well being is to deal directly with obesity and proper eating," Corzine said in a statement. "This legislation is a clear step in that direction, as it will allow New Jerseyans to know the calorie con tent of the food they are eating at these establishments," he said. about the speech and its message." Mateo, a graduate assistant with the Office of Student Activities, said O'Brien should be commended for her work in Haiti. Audience members who may be upset by her absence should remember why she isn't present, he said. *As humanitarians, we need to understand that things like this hap pen and it's out of our control," he said. To e-mail reporter: ImlsolB@psu.edu to engage with my students." After a prayer and dinner, various performances depicted each of the three parts of the theme. Dancers from State College Area School District and Penn State used music, dance and storytelling to narrate the events from slavery to modern day race issues. Terri Parker, a director of financial services at Penn State, sang a rendition of "Precious Lord." At the end of the evening, Essence of Joy had the entire room on its feet as people clapped and danced with the singers. Jamie Campbell, president of the Fbrum on Black Affairs, closed the ceremony by asking everyone to "not make Monday a day off, but to make it a day on." To e-mail reporter: ImlsolB@psu.edu orchestra performances and anoth er for those who play in bars. The group also hopes to work with Penn State marketing students to get word out about performances and about the union's meetings. Lee said he hopes the decisions made Saturday will help the union to reach its goal of creating a better music scene for State College one that doesn't rely on drink specials. "I'd rather have them get a buzz from music than from alcohol," Lee said. "They'll feel better in the morning." To e-mail reporter: Ibcl46@psu.edu UPUAs extensive promotion of the extended hours as a major factor in getting people on the bus. "I think a lot of it had to do with the letters I put in the mailboxes," Keirans said. "We were just trying to get word out." Despite the crowds of students, Keirans said there were no inci dents over the weekend and opera tions ran smoothly. He will be meeting with members of the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) on a regular basis to monitor their thoughts on the extension. Ragland (junior-political science) said he hopes the extension leads to similar policies in the future. "I really want this to just snowball into more safety initiatives," he said. To e-mail reporter: pemso6B@psu.edu
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