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Expected amount of state appropriations
T ui t ion may increase Penn State will receive this year
$344 million
Graham Spanier said at the Board If the 2.9 percent figure is cha-
Amount tuition is expected to increase
of Trustees meeting held Friday. sen, tuition will be about $14,835
He predicted the university will for in-state students and about for the 2010-2011 school year
receive about $334 million for the $26,700 for out-of-state students. If
.9-4 T. percent ,r)
2009-2010 year from both the state the 4.9 percent figure is chosen,
and federal stimulus money. State tuition will be about $15,125 for in -
appropriations cover about eight state students and $27,220 for out- Amount students will pay for
percent of the university's total of-state students. However, the
operating funds. actual figure could fall somewhere 2010 season football tickets
Students can expect to see a 2.9 "We are hopeful that the gover- in between.
to 4.9 percent increase in their nor will provide leadership for a Penn State's overall budget is
tuition tor the 2910-2011 school timely budget this year" Spanier slated to increase about 3.9
year. Penn State President said. See TRUSTEES. Page 2
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By Colleen Boyle
Rascal Flatts rock
`unstoppable' act
13y Lindsay Cryer
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As an cimaged crowd listened.
Rascal Halts hand members took
the tinit , to cnnvc their own admi
ration of the mils Friday night.
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g00d... !,or._l Le\bx. Rascal
Flans . lead 'You can
always tincl two-tisted. beer-drink
ing rednecks anywhere: .
Despite diverse crowd at
the country band's -Unstoppable
tour stop in the Bryce Jordan
Center. there was one specific
group 117:o. the attention of
the haul ineln!)er,:z.
"Nli'll iii\va:.s finding some fine
women in mini-skirts prancing
around. - said bassist, keyboardist
and vocalist. Jay I) "Marcus as he
imitated s,artily-clad female fans.
After ruing up on a hydraulic
stage. the hanci began the show
singing "Sam:ner Nights. - a song
from its latest album
"Unstoppable The hand made its
Keith Murray, lead guitarist and vocalist for We Are Scientists, per
forms ,n HUB Alumni Hall on Friday. The event was hosted by SOMA.
PSU players shine
in East-West game
By Wayne Staats
iIoLLE";:2,r STAFF- WRITER
Andrew Quarless had a
message for quarterback Mike
"Coming out of the huddle, the
play was kind of called for me,"
Quarless said. two in the final drive to fin-
I looked at Kafka. Just throw ish with 20 yards and the touch
down in the postseason college
football game that has been
played since 1925.
After the game,
Northwestenis Kafka told ESPN
that Quarless was a playmaker
See GAME, Page 2.
Read blog posts from the
field conditions at the
game to the players visit
tp, '',,' ing a hospital:
BIT', psucollegian.com
way to every corner of their lav
ishly lit stage. which had a runway
that reached to the back of the
BJC floor.
"I hadn't heard them before,
and to hear his voice was amaz
ing," Devon Gordon (freshman
advertising and fine arts) said.
"With how the stage was set up
and how close they got to fans, it
was an experience I won't forget."
The band gave a show of what
they called "nevvbies, oldies and
goodies," with songs such as
"Prayin' for Daylight," "Take Me
There" and "Backwards" a
song featured in "The Hannah
Montana Movie."
Before playing their song "My
Wish:' the band members took the
time to explain their work with the
See UNSTOPPABLE. Page 2.
To view a photo gallery of
ACRascal Flatts appearance
at the BJC on Friday:
psucollegian.com
it up, and I'll make a play.' "
Kafka did, and so did the tight
end, as Quarless' catch with six
seconds left gave the East squad
a 13-10 victory against the West in
the East-West Shrine Game in
Orlando, Fla.
Quarless made three catches
iristine Reckner/Collegian
Lead guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts performs to a full
house during the band's "Unstoppable" tour at the Bryce Jordan Center.
We Are
entertains audience
As the words slipped out of
Keith Murray's lips, the theme of
Friday night's We Are Scientists
concert was solidified it was
designed for fun.
"Music?" Murray, the guitarist
and vocalist of We Are Scientists,
said to the crowd in HUB-Alumni
Hall. "Your priorities are f—ed!"
Throughout the show, the band
encouraged members of the audi
ence to throw money with phone
Kelsey Moms/Collegjan Penn State students in the School
Volunteers from the School of of Hospitality Management volun-
Hospitality Management serve teered their time to share their
up Creamerymilkshakes at kitchen skills with 16 sixth grade
Cooking with Kids. Cooking with students who love cooking.
Kids teaches kids kitchen skills. In its third year, the program's
By Nick Weingartner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Perfect 10
Gymnast Brandi Personett notched
a perfect score on the vault in this
weekend's competition
SPORTS, Page 8
BY THE NUMBERS
$203
Scientists
numbers and locations of parties
written on it. Murray and bassist
Chris Cain said the bigger the bill,
the bigger the chance the party
would come to the cash-thrower.
In the end, the jury was out on
what was the highest amount of
money received.
See SCIENTISTS. Page 2
- a To view an audio
-4 7 :77) slideshow of the We Are
AlktiN Scientists event:
psucolleglan.com
Kids, students share
kitchen at Café Laura
By Jessica Wabara
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The sound of children laughing
and pots and pans clamoring
mixed with the heavenly smell of
food in Café Laura on Friday.
The Cooking with Kids club,
sponsored by Sodexo, a food and
facilities management service, held
its first event of the year in the
Mateer Building's cafe. Twenty-five
psucollegian.com
Conklin
to hold
forum
Conklin wants to hear
opinions on a Pa. con
stitutional convention.
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Following the one of the
longest budget holdouts in
Pennsylvania
history, local
leaders will
speak about the
need for a
statewide consti
tutional conven
tion at a public
forum today.
Rep. Scott
Conklin, D.. Conklin
Centre, is host-
ing the forum to hear ideas
across the political spectrum on
the merits of such a move.
Conklin's Chief of Staff Tor
Michaels said.
"We need to look at ways to
downsize government and make
it better reflect realities of 21st
century, - he said.
To be held at 10 a.m. at the
State College Municipal
Building, 234 S. Allen Street, the
forum will feature a "stellar
panel" of six politicians and lead
ers of political organizations,
Michaels said.
State College Mayor Elizabeth
Goreham and Centre County
Commissioners Chairman Jon
Eich will be members of the
panel focusing on local and coun
tywide initiatives they'd like to
see passed.
Eich said there have been four
constitutional conventions in
Pennsylvania, the last in 1968. A
convention would propose and
execute reforms the state
Congress is unwilling to accept.
His primary concern with the
current constitution is with the
redistricting that occurs every 10
years after each census is taken.
Legislators make up the bulk of
the committee that determines
redistricting changes, making it
a very partisan process, he said.
Politicians often put a majority
of their party in one district,
which eliminates competition in
an election, he said.
"[This issue] drives the rest,"
Eich said. "Everything else
becomes possible when you
have more competitive elec
tions."
Goreham will speak about the
need for tax reform, highlighting
See FORUM, Page 2.
If you go
What Rep. Scott Conklin's
public forum on the need for
a constitutional convention
When: 10 a.m. today
Where: State College
Municipal Building, 234 S.
Allen St.
Doti&ls: Free and open to the
public
theme is Around the World a
tour of five regions' cuisine:
America, the Caribbean Islands,
Italy, Latin America and Asia.
Kicking off Friday's cooking
seminar, the sixth graders shared
an appetizer of hush puppies and
milkshakes. Wearing chef hats
and white aprons, the middle
school students were given a tour
of the kitchen and taught how to
use knives and the dishwasher.
Bellefonte Area Middle School
sixth grader Taylor Mauk said he
was especially excited about mak
ing and eating macaroni and
cheese.
See KITCHEN, Page 2