Not-so-'Lovely' JoePaca -low --.:, .. 4 _ - Jumbled film gets it wrong. ARTS IN REVIEW, Page 12. ~, Allikmalliiiii.a. I C - The Dail anpsucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State Vol. 110 No. 83 Friday. lan. 22. 2010 40 fronts off spAramaiit Paterno could testify Former football player still fighting 2007 case By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State football coach Joe opportunities for the "star run- Oct. 15, 2007 when a woman Paterno and two former football ring back." reported to authorities that he had players may be called to testify in Individuals named in a recently sexually assaulted her at his on a federal lawsuit filed by former discussed joint case management campus residence, according to Penn State running back Austin document are believed to have court documents. Scott, who says his 2007 arrest information that is important to The same day Scott's accuser cost him both his spot on the team the case especially someone went to the police, the player was and a career in the NFL. like Paterno, Karoly said. dismissed from the football team Scott's attorney John Karoly "Joe Paterno is more than a after team officials said he broke wrote in a suit filed in October that local figure he's a national an unspecified rule. In 2007, he a dropped rape case not only icon," Karoly said. "To put it sim- See SCOTT, Page 2. Case still in review By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Three weeks into her new position as Centre County District Attorney. Stacy Parks Miller has yet to make a decision on a misde meanor ease ! she called a "waste of resources" dur- ing her cam paign in October. Parks Miller Fe!letter submitted a let- ter on Tuesday to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania stating that she does not intend to file a reply brief in the case against Daily Collegian photographer Michael Felletter. This letter was filed as a response to Felletter's attorney Andrew Shubin con testing the appeal of the case filed by the district attorney. But that doesn't mean the case is over, he said. Felletter (senior-visual jour nalism) was charged with five counts of misdemeanor failure to disperse and one count of mis demeanor disorderly conduct after photographing a riot that took place after Penn State's football victory over Ohio State on Oct. 25, 2008. The case was dropped in January 2009 but was re-filed last March, when one count of failure to disperse was bound over for trial. Centre County Judge David E. Grine dismissed the case in July 2009 because of unclear evidence, and it remains in the appeal stage. Parks Miller said the Centre County District Attorney's Office did not feel the need to reply to Shubin's brief, a decision Shubin said wasn't unusual. Regardless of the status of the case, he will continue to fight for his client, he said. "I would imagine that she wants to review it independent ly" he said. To e-mail reporter: Icnsol9@psu.edu UPUA's Wallace leaves, but Talooza' will stay By Lindsay Cryer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Music festival Wallypalooza will Leanna Usnik and other student return this year even though its government members, who say namesake former UPUA they'll continue the festival not Programming Chairman Mike only named for Wallace (senior- Wallace stepped down from his economics) but formerly organ position Wednesday night. ized by him. Those who enjoyed Asher That said, whether or not the Roth's performance last May have name "Wallypalooza" will remain nothing to worry about, student is still undetermined, Keirans leaders say. The planning of (senior-business management) Wallypalooza is still a priority with said. University Park Undergraduate - wrongfully prosecuted" his client ply. his testimony will be paid but halted any potential NFL attention to." career and other professional Scott was charged with rape on UGHS TO LAST 1 14144trk. :cr... 6. 'a -1 ..,..,. ~,,. Abby Drey/Collegian Victoria Smith, 7, wears her fuzzy pink boa as she plays with her father, Matt Smith, in their home in State College. Victoria was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006 and become the THON child for ATLAS. Family thankful for THON :• . . This is the first in a five-part series spotlighting the people and places that make THON what it is. By Jourdan Cole COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Seven-year-old Victoria Smith loves the sound of laughter her own and others. To keep everyone around her laughing, Victoria likes to fake sneeze. She can fake cough, too. "When you laugh, it eggs her on even more," her mother said Association President Gavin Keirans, new UPUA Programming Chairwoman See WALLACE, Page 2 Wednesday night. "She has a great sense of humor." She also loves fart noises and playing with her whoopee cush ion. "She's very ladylike —that's something to be proud of as her father," said Matt Smith, joking. With long blonde hair and a toothy smile, she doesn't look like Singer/rapper Asher Roth performs at last year's Wallypalooza. UPUA will continue the festival this year despite namesake Mike Wallace's stepping down from his position as UPUA Programming Chairman. Samantha M. Shal/Collegian Austin Scott walks to the Courthouse Annex in Bellefonte with his attorney. Scott said his 2007 arrest cost him his NFL career. 1 1 111110 , To see more photos of Victoria and the Smith family in their home: psucolleglan.com some of the other Four Diamonds Flmd children. A month before the Interfraternity/Panhellenic Council Dance Marathon, the Smith's are living proof that "Love Belongs Here." The State College family is finally returning to their normal lives almost two years after Victoria's final See THON, Page 2. Greeks review rush policy By Sarah Peters COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER lbday marks the end of the Lnterfraternity Council's (IFC) first week of alcohol-free recruit ment, but greek officials said it's too soon to tell if it has affected recruitment numbers. Only one fra ternity has been punished for a minor violation, IFC President Max Wendkos said. Security offi cials intercepted the issue before it could actually occur, which only included one fraterni ty member, Wendkos said. Chapters that violate the poli cy face a $l,OOO fine and lose a week of social events a pun ishment that was enforced upon the fraternity in violation, Wendkos (senior-marketing and psychology) said. The IFC is working diligently, with the help of a third-party security company, to ensure the rules are being enforced, he said. "We have been monitoring our policy as closely as we possibly can," he said. "IFC executives have been checking on houses nonstop, and we've developed a training program for the securi ty company so they know exactly what to look for." This "values-based recruit ment" was implemented at the beginning of the semester for risk management purposes, Wendkos said. But the policy can also have other benefits, he said. "Fraternities will get to know the recruits on a more personal level than they had in the past, and we'll get a better feel for the personalities of the guys that they're inviting to join the broth erhood," Wendkos said. One fraternity, Delta Upsilon, has a dry rush every year because of its international affiliation, said Brenden Finn, the fraternity's rush chair man. "It's actually been good for us," Finn (sophomore-elemen tary education) said. "It kind of levels the playing field." But fraternity members said they have mixed views on whether it's a good idea. Gio DiSalvatore (freshman mechanical engineering) rushed in the fall 2009 and said he thinks an alcohol-free version won't be as much fun. "People join fraternities for the networking," he said. "Now that everything is dry, you can't really see the fraternity's true colors." To e-mail reporter: svpso7l@psu.edu
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers