2 I Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 Man sentenced after drug ring charges Accused of participating in a multi-state drug ring, Kalen Shaffer, 28, entered a guilty plea Monday and was sentenced to 90 days to 12 months in prison, followed by 12 months pro bation. Shaffer, of 601 Dutch Hollow Road, Jersey Shore, Pa., plead ed guilty to possession with intent to deliver heroin, delivery of heroin, criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communica tion facility, Director of the Centre County Probation Department Thomas Young said. Two additional misdemeanor possession of heroine charges were added to court documents yesterday, Young said. Shaffer was one of the three individuals arrested in 2008 in connection with ‘‘Operation Flat Tire,” when authorities bust ed a drug trafficking ring police said dispersed cocaine and heroin in bulk quantities in Centre, Clinton and Lincoln coun ties, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Police seek two who assaulted students Penn State Police are looking for two individuals they said assaulted two students in the parking lot outside of Geary Hall between 11:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. on Friday. Two male students were punched and hit by two unknown men. police said. The first individual is believed to be a white male, approximately 6’ 1” with a thin build and short blond hair. police said. The second person is believed to be a white male, approxi mately 5' 8" with a thin build and short dark hair, police said. Both men were last seen wearing jeans and a dark hoodie, police said. “Dining with the Kappas” to benefit Haiti Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is doing their part to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti by participating in a nationwide fundraising day. "Dining with the Kappas” will be held at Rotelli Restaurant, 250 E. Calder Way, between 7 and 9 tonight. A percentage of the restaurant's profits will be donated to Haiti relief efforts. The program is part of the iKare initiative started by under graduate chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi across the nation. Students going to Rotelli must tell the staff they are there for the event so their meal can be counted into the total dona tion. They are also encouraged to bring food, clothes, first aid and other items that can be donated. Contact Austin Miller at acmslol@psu.edu with questions. ■ There will be a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. in Waring Commons. ■ Christa Kelleher, of Penn State, will speak about "Characterization of Stream Temperatures Across Pennsylvania” at 11:15 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The Earth System Science Center is sponsoring the event. ■ "The Hurricane of "38” (video) will be played at 12:15 p.m. in 105 Deike Building. The Department of Earth Mineral Sciences is sponsoring the event. ■ Yuri Burago. of the Steklov Mathematical Institute, in Russia, will speak about “An Introduction to Convex Geometry and Mixed Volumes: Part Two," at 2:15 p.m. in 114 McAllister Building. The Department of Mathematics is sponsoring the event. ■ Jordan Lerach, of Penn State, will speak about ‘The Use of Acoustic Differentiation as a Means of Separation for Biological Samples," at 2:30 p.m. in 102 Chemistry Building. Nick Winograd, of the Department of Chemistry, is sponsoring the event. ■ Jennifer Siegal-Gaskins, of the Ohio State University, will speak about “Using Anisotropies to Identify Dark Matter and Astrophysical Gamma-Ray Sources with Fermi" at 2:30 p.m. in 339 Davey Lab. Correction An article “Bechdel to speak as part of graphic novel series" on page 7 of Tuesday’s Daily Collegian incorrectly quoted Eileen Akin. 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The trio comprised of French natives and brothers Renaud Capugon on violin and Gautier Capugon on cello, as well as pianist Nicholas Angelich performed classical chamber music Tuesday night, sponsored by the Center for Performing Arts (CPA). “They were very emotional when they played and they really connect ed with their music,” communica tions arts and sciences lecturer Ellen Taricani said. “I also noticed they were really in sync with each other,” she said. The three musicians did not speak or make any noise other than their music they signaled the start of the next song solely through eye contact and body language. Between each portion of a piece, the men stopped all movement and noise, completely silencing the audi torium before beginning the next portion. There was no applause until the end of each of the three pieces. The trio’s first song was Franz Joseph Haydn’s Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:2S. It began with slow, calm portions before becoming faster and more upbeat. Next, it played Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E FBI looking into Pa. student beating PITTSBURGH The FBI is looking into whether Pittsburgh police officers violated the civil rights of an 18-year-old violist who accused them of brutally beating him as he walked to his grandmoth er’s house after dark. The FBI launched an initial probe even though it has not yet received a letter from Jordan Miles' attorney formally requesting a criminal investigation into the Jan. 12 con frontation, spokesman Jeff Killeen said Tuesday. Jordan Miles alleges three under- Pageant From Page 1 (freshman-health and human devel opment) fist pumped for the audi ence. Cross country runner Cody Edling delighted the crowd by flying his indoor kite over its heads. Gymnast Noam Shaham serenad ed students with a heartfelt rendi tion of Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time,” and they were more than happy to join in the chorus. But, the crowd pleasers were Kaiserian and Dorr. Dorr won over the audience with her piano and vocals, playing Damien Rice's “Nine Crimes.” Meanwhile, Kaiserian called upon a skill he learned as a senior in high school, he said, daz- psucoUegian.com ■Rossilynne Skerv .Andrew McGi'l Matt Brown •Mandy Hofmockel Alex Weisler Caitlin Sellers Erin Rowley .Elizabeth Murphy .Lexi Belculfine •Heather Schmelzlen .Kevin Cirilii .Katherine Dvorak Adam Clark Dave Miniaci .Dan Rorabaugh Matt Fortuna .Matt Conte, Nate Mink Phenola Lawrence Abby Drey Michael Felletter .Holly Colbo LOC A L By Robin Tilley COIIK.IAN SIAM WNIIiR By Ramit Plushnick-Masti ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Obama From Page 1 greatest challenges since FDR, and I believe that many of his steps, especially concerning the economy, have been very positive,” Dove said. College Democrats are looking forward to continuing to support and inform students on Obama’s policies, Dove said. Last year, mem bers stood outside the HUB- Robeson Center passing out fliers to students, informing them of the specifics of Obama’s health care bill. This year, they might canvas again for education reform, which he said could be the next big thing Obama will focus on. While Democrats were making a push for Obama’s policies, Andrew Natalo (senior-management), for mer president of Penn State Students for John McCain, said regrouping was the key issue for Republicans following the GOP’s election loss. “We needed to regroup, and now we really feel like 2010 is going to be March From Page 1 finishing at the McAllister Building. Students held signs that read, “Fight homophobia, say no to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.” One Amnesty International mem ber carried a sign that said, “Is it illegal to love? Speak out against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill or it WILL!” “First of all, I’m really against the death penalty... so if you’re going to get the death penalty for something Amanda August/Collegian The Capugon-Angelich Trio answers questions before its Tuesday night performance in the Schwab Auditorium. The Trio, dressed in black suits with ties, performed three pieces for the audience. minor, Op. 67.. which ranged from dreary and slow to short, light plucks of the strings. Mainak Sengupta (graduate-engi neering mechanics) said he enjoyed the first piece the most, and the sec ond was “more of a dance." He said he came to the event because he knew of the Trio and plays an Indian instrument himself. After an intermission, the final piece was played Johannes Brahms' Trio No. 2 in C Major. Op. 87. None of the three pieces were monotonous; they all often switched from long strokes to short, and from quiet to loud. State College resident Sally Mahan said she thought each musi- cover officers beat him as he walked from his mother's home to his grandmother's nearby. Pictures taken by his mother show 7 his swollen face covered with red. raw bruises and his right eye swollen shut. A bald spot mars his head w'here he says his dreadlocks were torn out. The fact-finding mission is the first level of FBI investigations. Killeen said, and is designed te uncover evidence that civil rights have been violated. If so. the bureau could launch a full-fledged investiga tion. Miles' mother, Terez Miles, has said she believes the three white zling the crowds with a glow stick twirling techno dance in the dark. "It's called string raving. One of my teammates suggested 1 do it for my talent one day as a joke, but it was actually a good idea." Kaiserian said. SAAB Fltndraising Chair Leah Rosenfeld was responsible for put ting the pageant together. "It was crazy and hectic back stage, but overall. I think it was a success," Rosenfeld (senior-media studies) said. Most of the athletes came up with their talents on their own. she said. Competitors were nominated by their teammates. Dorr talked about her favorite part of the competition, the opening dance with all the contestants. a big year for us," Natalo said. "I can’t stress enough how much we re looking forward to it." Natalo said meeting one-on-one with students was a way members of Penn State College Republicans set out to recruit. "You can hand out fliers all you want, that’s great, but having a dis cussion with someone and actually discussing the issues is worth more in my opinion than fliers,” he said. Natalo said Obama has learned an important lesson after being in office for a year: the difference between being practical and being ideal. During the campaign. Obama made promises, he said and Natalo thinks he’s now realizing he can’t come through on all of them. College Republicans President David Frantz (senior-political sci ence) said he would give Obama a “solid C he had a tough hand to deal with.” One of the things he found sur prising about Obama s first year was the 10 percent unemployment rate. “I am dissatisfied with the admin- as little as being gay —that's crazy to me,” Joanna Reissman (sopho more-elementary education) said. “Love is a human right. People should be able to choose who they love and who they want to be with." Reid (junior-biobehavioral health) said if the bill is passed, it could have negative effects for many people. “I feel that by makmgJiomosexu ality or promoting homosexuality or knowing about homosexuality a crime, it’s just going to turn into a witch hunt,” Reid said. “I feel this is a step backward, not just The Daily Collegian Extended forecast campusweatfters6rvfce.com Courtesy of Campus Weather Service cian played out of his element. '. "I was blown away by the cello playing like a violin, the violin play ing like a middle-range instrument and the piano playing like a drum punctuating the music,” Mahan said. "It was startling, and also very effective." The Capugon-Angelich Trio's cur rent tour is only its third in the United States. CPA Director George Trudeau said prior to the perform ance and yesterday's show was its debut at Penn State. Each musician has won a Victoires de la Musique, the French equivalent to a Grammy Award, according to a CPA press release. To e-mail reporter: rmtso4B@psu.edu officers targeted her son because he was a young black man walking in a "rough” neighborhood at night. The confrontation occurred around 11 p.m. Chuck Hanlon, vice president of the city police union, said officers Michael Saldutte, David Sisak and Richard Ewing followed their training and the law. "A lot of credit has been given to Mr. Miles because he's an honor stu dent ... and that everybody in the media, the public and the politicians should just disregard the accounts of what the three officers wrote in their report." Hanlon said. "Learning the dance was really fun. Everybody had a great time with it." she said. "We were all out of our element, except for maybe the cheerleaders." Both Dorr and Kaiserian said they were surprised by their wins. "It was pretty nerve wracking. My hands were sweaty, I was stressed out, but I’m pretty excited it turned out the way it did,” Kaiserian said. The second runners up for the title were freshman field hockey player Laura Kassab and Edling (senior-horticulture), while the first runners up were freshman volley ball player Kristin Carpenter and Shaham. To e-mail reporter: kmws34o@psu.edu istration in that regard. I didn't agree with the stimulus bill when it was passed, didn't support it. I honestly don't think it helped,” Frantz said. However, Dove said the stimulus bill was the right choice. "The economic stimulus plan will in time be shown to be the one thing that kept our economy from going off the deep end into a very bad recession or depression,” Dove said. “I think that many of the objections to the plan, especially from Republicans, have stemmed from the overall cost of the program, which is huge. But to do nothing at this time is and would have been catastrophic." Pipe said patience is a key thing in the current times. "He has all these issues in front of him and right now there’s that pres sure to do good. Now that he has passed his first year, I think you’re going to see more directness from him.” To e-mail reporter: evrso2B@psu.edu for Uganda, but for everyone.” Passers-by acknowledged the march with glances and by taking flyers the marchers handed out. Pre written letters opposing the bill will be available for students to sign on the ground floor of the HUB from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday. The letters will then be mailed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, club co-coordinator Sarah Kiessling (junior-public relations and international studies) said. To e-mail reporter: cmbs3os@psu.edu
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