Jtkl Penn State M THON ty', Student group Men’s hoops situgglin&to A /ITI prepare forj»nd ; t discuses, plans find success \ I LOCAL Pap|. i'A-' LOCAL, Page 4. / \\ The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State STRUT YOUR STUFF Felix Aronovich (freshman-division of undergraduate), a gynmnast, sings Britney Spears during the Mr. and Miss Student-Athlete pageant on Tuesdaftright in HUB-Heritage Hall. Pageant showcases By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Freestyle swimmer Mike Kaiserian and track and field sprinter Fawn Dorr were deemed the winners of the 3rd annual Mr. and Miss Student-Athlete pageant Tuesday night at Paul Robeson Cultural Center’s Heritage Hall. It was an evening filled with fun facts and interesting talents by student-ath letes, as well as clever commentary from emcees EJ. Maierhofer (senior-public relations) and Alek Middleton (senior integrative arts). The event was held by the Student-Athlete Advisory Board Nation reflects on Obama’s year By Edgar Ramirez . . 17 months, said it is too early to grade his COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER If YOU WatCll pro^P? S - . f - ... f . f ~ nnp vpar * “I think it is silly that after one year As President Barack Obama prepares What: State of the Union address let alone people grading him for his 100 for tonight’s State of the Union address, when* 9o m da y s , some ar ® declaring him dead, students are reflecting on his progress ' ' rR „ pny NRr rNRr PiP e sa J d ; “f eop *f nee ? to ,^ eahze entering his second year in office. Where. ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNBC, have a lot of problems to address and Michael Pipe, Class of 2009, compared CNN those problems were not gomg to be Obama’s first year to the freshman year solved in his first year, of college Dustin Dove (senior-secondary educa te all know what happens freshman “Then your sophomore, junior and tion), vice president of Penn State y ear the excitement of being in col- senior year comes up, and you buckle College Democrats, said he is “tairly lege and going to class and having all down and begin to make progress, pleased ’ with the work Obama has done, this freedom can get to your head,” Pipe That’s how it is with Obama.’ “ [Obama] has faced some of the said Pipe, who campaigned with Obama for ' See OBAMA. Page 2. Obama’s year in review Here is a look at some of the significant events of Barack Obama’s first year in office. Source: Col Students march in opposition to bill By Caii'io Burnham COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER About 15 Penn State students chanted, “Shame on Uganda, love is a human right,” as they marched across campus Tuesday afternoon in response to a recent ly proposed Ugandan anti-homo sexuality bill “If we relinquish the rights of one people, we relinquish the rights of all,” Amnesty International member Jacdane Reid said. “It doesn’t just affect gay people, it affects everyone.” (SAAB), and proceeds benefited the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Athletes competed in categories rang ing from talents to formal and athletic wear. A popular "Would You Rather..." question and answer session was also part of the competition. The athletes were judged by prominent Penn State students, including University Park Undergraduate Association President Gavin Keirans (senior-business manage ment), THON Overall Chairwoman Caitlin Zankowski (senior-industrial engineering), and 2009 Homecoming King Greg Tallman (senior-finance). Obama signs ti e stimulus bill into law Feb. 17, 2009 The Penn State chapter of Amnesty International organized the “The March for Human Rights: Say “No” to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.” According to the bill, which has not been passed and is currently awaiting parliamentary debate, “the offence of homosexuality” could result in lifetime imprison ment. Committing “aggravated homo sexuality” could be punishable by death. A person convicted of an “attempt to commit homosexuali ty,” “aiding and abating homosex- Baby One More Time" for his talent athletes Throughout the evening, SAAB sold raffle tickets and t-shirts to benefit THON. The raffle prizes included: a Nike football bag and a voucher for one free Dominp's pizza every week, for an entire semester. In the talent portion of the competi tion. soccer plaver John Gallagher ' See PAGEANT. Page 2. Obama -.vins the Nobel Peace Prize I Oct. 9. 2009 OFor video footage of Penn State students marching across campus: psucollegian.com uality,” “conspiracy to engage in homosexuality” or “promotion of homosexuality” could face seven years in prison. The participants started at the Allen Street Gate and wound throughout campus, passihg the , .. , . . Pattee and Paterno Libraries and Students from Penn State Amnesty Internationa marched across the HUB-Robeson Center and campus on Tuesday in protest of an anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda. See MARCH, Page 2. The group started at the Allen Street gates and wound around campus. Early breaks maybe banned Ashley Rickarc By Vers Greene COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Faculty and student leaders sparred at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday over a resolu tion condemning professors who dismiss classes before break periods begin. College of Liberal Arts Senator Dennis Gouran initially pitched the motion to the Senate as a means to officially voice its disapproval of the practice. "It is unprofessional behavior on the faculty's behalf to cancel classes because they are simply giving themselves and students an early start home," said Gouran. a communication arts and sciences professor. The policy was passed by a majority of the Senate on Tuesday It will now be moved to Penn State President Graham Spanier for approval, at which point it would become official policy. Associate professor of philosophy Leonard Berkowitz said voting in favor of the motion would put on record that the Senate feels it is a bad thing to cancel classes without a profession al reason. But Sam Loewner. chairman of the Student Senator s Caucus, said the motion will be dam aging in the larger scheme of things. "Students of Penn State, through their elected representatives, oppose this piece of legislation," Loewner (senior-political science) said, after the meeting. "We're pretty surprised that faculty is OK with basically allowing an outside influence to enter the classroom and control their ability to make class schedules." Loewner. also University Park Undergraduate Association academic affairs chairman, said he doesn't want faculty members to second-guess themselves. -We re not advocating for canceling classes." he said. "We re for the spirit of classes because we re paving for it. but this is not the place of the Senate to interfere with an individual to run his or her own class." This past Thanksgiving break brought the issue to light, though the university has no evi dence of professors canceling classes, he said. "They're going to show it to the president, but I doubt'that they're going to do any policing,'' he said. "There’s going to be concern with who's really making the rules right now. Faculty 7 Senate cr professors." Student Commonwealth Chairman of the Student Senator's Caucus Peter Khoury said he had no problem with the policy on principle but did not feel the resolution was compiled fully and needed to be researched further. Following the early dismissal resolution, the senate discussed faculty 7 workload and advanc ing transparent workload policies by the end of the 2009-10 academic year. Concluding the meeting. Office of Physical Plant Associate Vice President H. Ford Stryker presented the Senate with a slideshow showing the status of university 7 construction projects. To e-mail reporter: vhgsoo3@psu.edu From the meeting According to the Senate Council’s Resolution of Early Dismissals of Classes, the Faculty Senate “stands in strong opposition” of pro- fessors canceling classes prior to holiday and semester breaks for the purpose of accommo dating early departures from campus. The res olution starts that such conduct is “profesion ally inappropriate" and “demoralizing to other members of the teaching staff.”
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