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Students tweet at Ellen
Students ask Ellen to feature THON on show
By Sarah Peters
COLLEGIAN STAFF tIFsITH,
While a number of celebrities
have been tweeting about THON
lately many THON supporters
have been tweeting at one celebri
ty in particular -- Ellen
DeGeneres
Students. alumni and volun
teers have been tweeting to
DeGeneres. giving her reasons
why the Interfraternity
Council- Panhellenic Dance
Cnr , D , radia Colleg,an
Members of the David Sanborn Quartet rock out to the song "Brother Ray" on Tuesday night in the State Theatre. The band excited the crowd
with jazzy piano, saxophone and drum solos. The audience even broke into applause mid-song when the David Sanborn Quartet used its
improvisation skills to entertain the crowd. To read more about the concert LOCAL, Page 3
Howley pledged to donate a dollar for every new
follower on the @abolishcancer Twitter page Friday.
IFC, PHC
to match
Howley's
donation
By Sarah Peters
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) and
Panhellenic Council (PHC ) voted Tuesday night to
match Pat Howley's $1,734 pledge to THON one
dollar for every new follower of the
(a abolishcancer account on
Friday, according to a press
release from the councils
Talks of matching the pledge
emerged when IFC President
Max Wendkos reached out to
Howley (junior-hotel, restaurant,
and institution management) on
Saturday after receiving an invita
tion to Howley's Facebook group
"Thanks Twitter ..now I owe THON $1,700
HELP - Wendkos (senior-marketing and psychol
ogy) initially offered to help Howley raise his origi
nal pledge, but coming up with the money no
longer worried Howley after the initial outpouring
of support from family and friends, the Penn State
community, and people across the country, Howley
said.
Marathon should be on her day
time talk show. "The Ellen
DeGeneres Show - . often send
ing her links to THON promotion
al photos and videos.
State Print. Media Relations
Captain Han Ma (senior-public
relations) said DeGeneres has
been promoting her search for
someone new to follow on Twitter
and asked for pitches. THON is
expanding promotion on the state
and national level and being on
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Steph Witt' Codeglar
Wendkos
See HOWLEY, Page 2.
could provide large-scale publicity
he said.
"Being a national philanthropy
we wanted to promote our cause
through a national medium, and
The Ellen Show generates tons of
viewership. - Ma said.
THON Overall Public Relations
Chairwoman Elyse Adams said
any publicity from "The Ellen
DeGeneres Show - would benefit
THON.
If Ellen would put on a T-shirt
See ELLEN. Page 2.
SPA to host celebrity
Ben Stein as speaker
Stein will he the first guest
speaker in the Distinguished
Speaker Series this semester
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF RTE
Whether taking attendance for Ferris
&teller. giving his money away on a game
show or stating his opinion on evolution
and economics, Ben Stein r _
has had his fair share of
jobs.
Famously known for
his monotonous voice.
Stein has been an actor,
lawyer, professor, political
commentator, speech
writer for two presidents.
an Emmy-award-winning Stein
game show host, novelist
and screenwriter to name a few.
"I'm so excited to see Ben Stein
Ticket pre-sale attracts Daughtry fans
Sale for the former American Idol
contestant's concert began Tuesday
By Chidi Ugwu
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Anyone rushing to HUB Alumni Hall on Tuesday
morning to pick up Daughtry tickets before they sold
out would have been pleasantly surprised -- and
maybe a little disappointed.
At 11, there were only five people waiting in line for
tickets to the band's show all sitting quietly with open
textbooks strewn about the floor.
But by 11:30. the line had nearly quadrupled in size,
and when tickets finally went on sale at noon, the hall
had almost acquired the air of excitement typical to
first-day ticket sale lines.
Most people sitting in line admitted to being casual
fans who liked one or two songs they had heard Students wait in line Tuesday afternoon to buy tickets for the Daughtry
See DAUGHTRY. Page 2. concert at the Bryce Jordan Center on March 31.
Tweets
■ "Check out the Gold
Ribbon video from @THON
for more info on childhood
cancer. Another reason why
we should #GetOnEllen."
■ "I think @THON should
#GetOnEllen because we
want everyone to feel the
love we have for our cause."
■"Penn State students have
reached thousands through
@THON! This is why we
should #GetOnEllen!"
If you go
What: Distinguished Speaker Series
presents Ben Stein
When: 8 tonight
Where: Eisenhower Auditorium
Details: Free tickets available at HUB-
Robeson Center with student ID
Sydney Bickford (freshman-English) said
hope I get to hear him say 'Bueller
Bueller'
Stein will speak at 8 tonight at the
Eisenhower Auditorium as the first
speaker in this semester's Distinguished
Speaker Series (DSS), coordinated by the
Student Programming Association (SPA).
After studying at Yale Law School, Stein
scored his first job as a speechwriter for
Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald
Ford, according to his Web site.
See STEIN. Page 2.
PSU
clubs
Join
forces
Student organizations
decided to create a
coalition to support
Haiti called Penn State
United for Haiti.
By Edgar Ramirez
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Several students representing
their organizations met last
night to discuss the many
ways of supporting Haiti
under a new-formed
coalition, Penn State United for
Haiti.
The coalition. currently made
up of 20 organizations, is working
to raise awareness in Haiti year
round.
- The coalition was formed to
make sure people are still
aware of Haiti after all the
media leaves." said Sarah
Dorward (graduate-communica
tion sciences and disorders).
"Haiti has been through
so much, even before
the earthquake, that it
is important to keep Haiti in
mind."
Project Haiti President
Alain Bonny (senior-chemistry)
said the coalition initially
started after several
group members from different
organizations expressed
interest in starting fundraisers.
Bonny said following a meet
ing two weeks ago, students
decided to start a joint-group
organization for multiple clubs to
join.
Though just recognized by the
university on Friday, the coali
tion already has several events
planned this year to raise money
for Partners in Health and
the United Nations Fund
(UNICEF).
Angela Cavanagh, a
representative from Women
in Business, said she was
excited to represent her
organization and get
further involved with the
coalition.
"We're looking forward to help
in spreading the word out and
make this organization even big
ger." Cavanagh (junior-econom
ics) said.
- This is a great group we have
here so far and we're really moti
vated to help make something
out of it."
Dorward said the coalition
is still looking to recruit
not just more groups,
but also individuals interested
in getting involved with the
efforts.
Anybody is welcome to come,
See CLUBS. Page 2.