L\ Y LIONS L SE FIRST GAME OF 2010 SPORTS. > trees on campus | LOCAL, Page 4. n m Daily ! FLYM CoHegian^M Published independently by students at Penn State LGBT hopes to see repeal By Edgar Ramirez jIIEGIAN staff writer Penn State LGBTQA mem bers are praising President Barack Obama's renewed prom ise Wednesday night to repeal the military's "Don't Ask. Don't Tell" policy. During his State of the Union address. Obama said he would work with Congress "to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country” due to their sexual ori entation. "It’s significant that a presi dent would take a bold stance in the State of the Union." Rainbow Roundtable President Steve Lucas said. "From what I can remember, even President Clinton wasn't as outspoken in that kind of form." Lucas (senior-English) said Obama's stance on the issue says a lot about his character especially with the number of other problems* requiring his attention. "He's finding time to getting around to getting rid of such a discriminatory policy in his sec ond vear," Lucas said. Alex Yates (junior-secondary education) said he is looking for ward to seeing where the issue goes in 2010. Yates serves as the public relations chairman for the Delta Lamda Phi colony, the national fraternity for gay. bisexual, and progressive men. “I think it's awesome that he's challenging ! Congress! to do something about it." Yates said. "It shows that not only is Obama behind all Americans serving in the military, but he's behind all the troops despite orientation." The bill was passed by Congress in 1993 and signed into law bv Clinton. It currently bans any openly gay, lesbian or bisexual person from serving in the military’ See OBAMA. Page 2. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla.. Thursday. He plans to work with Congress to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don't Tell” act. Speech contest inspired by MLK By Chidi Ugwu COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Four students each spoke out for change in the speeches given Thursday night in room 100 of the Life Sciences Building. The students had each been asked to write a speech, and the one that best encapsulated the theme of the evening, “Dream the change, lead the change, be the change," would be declared win ner. Each speech, and the theme ■HP Los Campesinos! excel on new album ARTS iN REVIEW' Pa 9 e 12 THON 2010 Amanda August. C>?g ar Emily Cassidy (senior-English education) and David Haneman (junior-pyschology) wear signs that say “Help Kids with Cancer,” and ask passing cars to donate money to THON. Family welcomes penny, a flattened penny, a New Hampshire Transport coin, a McDonald’s Monopoly game piece and a torn dollar bill. Wading through these knick knacks are just a part of the job for the average Penn State THON canners. Money is the end goal, but love belongs in these trinkets, too. Hidden beneath the mound Claire Brobson, 9, of of coins, the recycled alu- Harrisburg, was diagnosed with minum cans held a few acute lymphoblastic leukemia' stray novelties a Canadian when she was 6 years old. The Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five-part series spotlighting the people and places that make THON what it is. By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Corroded pipes may pose By Brendan McNally COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER After local officials expressed concern over corroding storm water pipes under Atherton Street, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has allocated $400,000 to research whether a potential $l5 million project is necessary to replace the infrastructure. State College Director of Public Works Mark Whitfield said pipes under the road have become cor itself, was inspired by the life and Each speaker focused on differ teachings of Martin Luther King ent ills of society and proposed Jr. ways to eliminate them, and left Out of the four speeches given the audience with a sense of com throughout the night. Jasmine munity. Rushum’s (sophomore-broadcast "It was a nice, unifying event," journalism and sociology) speech Germel Ford (freshman-commu best articulated the evenings nications) said. "And it was nice to theme, which helped her win the see some diversity in the crowd, contest. Her message was one of Dr. King wanted change for every leading by example and embody- one." ing a change that others are The evening began with an encouraged to follow. emotional Power Point tribute to . x ..... .. ~ c „ "Within yourself—that’s where the late Dr. King, and showed his Jade Perry (senior-integrative arts) leads the United Soul Ensemble the real change starts," she said See SPEECH. Page 2. during Alpha Phi Alpha’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Contest. ‘BORING’ roded to the point that they may begin to slowly collapse under the weight of the road. PennDOT press officer Marla Fannin said PennDOT is working with local municipalities to identi fy what steps must be taken to fix the problem. She said cameras may be put into the pipes to better under stand what is causing the corro sion. "It will help us determine if there is a need for a highway proj ect. and, if there is, what kind of Some Penn State students are hoping to install swings on several earners To view pictures and hear about Atlas' canning trip flAaf with the Brobson family: i > psucollegian.com pennies, coins and McDonald s toy cast aside by Atlas THON became gifts to ciaire. For Atlas, she is the reason love belongs in Harrisburg's sub urb of Lower Paxton Township. Claire will receive her final See THON. Page 2. project it needs to be," Fannin said. Kent Baker, a College Township engineer, said the affected pipes run through State College, along with College, Ferguson, and Patton townships. Whitfield said local municipali ties own the pipes running under Atherton and are responsible for their maintenance under state law. "The problem is that the pipe is deteriorated for the entire length of Atherton Street," Whitfield Suit holds office liable Scott's attorney said the count) should have "reigned in" the former prosecutor By Laura Nichols COLILGIAN staff writer The attorney for one-time Penn State football player Austin Scott said a former prosecutor actively pursued rape charges in 1 an attempt to S solicit sexual j|L favors from ! | Scott's accuser. i In a document j filed Tuesday that expands on the lawsuit's Scott accusation s attorney John Karolv claims Centre County should have reigned in now-resigned prose cutor Lance .Marshall, who has been the subject of other sexual harassment claims. It details the actions of Marshall, who Karoly said was motivated to pursue the charges against Scott in order to "curry sexual favor" with Scott's accuser, but faced no repercus sions. Scott was charged with rape, sexual assault, indecent assault and simple assault in 2007 after a woman said he assaulted her in his on-campus apartment. All charges were eventually dropped after news surfaced that Scott's accuser had made similar claims about a man who was later acquitted. Scott later filed a lawsuit against Centre County, the uni versity and his accuser that said the wrongful persecution cost him his position on the football team and a career in the NFL. Karoly's filing came as a response to Centre County's request to be dropped from the suit a motion Karoly contest ed by saying the county violated Scott's constitutional rights in See SCOn. Page 2. hazard said. "It's a pretty big price tag to replace all that pipe." Fannin said that if the $400,000 study finds that the pipes need to be replaced or the road resur faced, it is likely the project will receive state and federal funding. However, it would need to com pete with others to win funding. Whitfield stressed there is little chance of an imminent collapse and that any collapse would prob ably occur over time. To e-mail reporter: bwmsl47@psu.edu
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