, , r „..„ „ STIDDS FILE SUIT 'IIMI,I),CI,43ATEr ,SCHN THE ' DARK ' SIDE r .O. ~, 3 .ir. _ . , ' t V'' BJ lit' ' ish • - tti " '• jnetiown and Pudd M . C C ma -up' scr — n _ . , i .1 Page 6. at State Theatre __ ._ -4 4, % ' VENUES colleThegailian fli , ~... • - • - psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State PSU grabs top recruits Lions nab top recruiting class in Big Ten. MORE IN SPORTS, Page 12 By Wayne Staats COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER It seems some numbers don't mean much to Joe Paterno. Despite his program pulling in Oscar Mayer Wienermobile "Hotdoggers" Mary Kate DeCoursey, Class of 2009, and John Dobson greet students as they pass by the Wienermobile on Fraser Street next to the Pattee Library on Wednesday. The Wienermobile made its first drive in 1936 on the streets of Chicago. Since then, the Wienermobile has been redesigned six times. The hog dog theme can be seen throughout the vehicle, with a hot dog shaped dashboard and hot dogs printed on the back of the seats, as pictured above. Stein imparts wisdom By Vera Greene COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Known for his myriad of jobs ranging from a speechwriter in Washington, to actor in Hollywood, Ben Stein spoke in his famously monotonous voice to a crowd of about 2,000 people in Penn State's Eisen hower Auditor ium on Wednes- day night. Playing an economics teacher in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" sparked the commencement of his Hollywood career, Stein said. "It was the best day of my life," Stein said in a press conference beforehand, referring to the day his notable "Bueller" line debuted. He said it was mostly luck that got him from a presidential speechwriter for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford to a Hollywood actor. After See STEIN, Page 2. iri• Jersey Shore's Pauly Dto visit PSU Altoona the top recruiting class in the Big Ten and around the top 10 in the country on National Signing Day, according to recruiting Web sites Rivals.com and Scout.com, Paterno is taking a wait-and-see approach. "We'll see when they come here," Paterno said Wednesday. The Nittany Lions' 20-man class ranked higher than some other traditional powers like Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Georgia. Though the size of the class was smaller than most of the other top classes, the quality of the ratings pushed it higher. CCSG Liaison to UPUA, DJ Ryan, reads his resignation speech at the UPUA meeting on Wednesday night Ryan said he hopes the resignation will spark communication between the groups about the issues . CCSG liaison walks out By Casey McDermott CCSG President Nick Borsuk "Due to their own ignorance, COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER stand behind him. many members of this organiza- Ryan, governmental affairs tion consider the students of the In a surprise announcement director for the Council of Commonwealth to be second late Wednesday night, the CCSG Commonwealth Student class students at this university, - Liaison to UPUA DJ Ryan Governments (CCSG), confront- Ryan said during his speech. resigned from his post, saying ed in his resignation speech the "Some members of [UPUAI feel student government largely con- negative stigma attached to that because one attends classes siders those at Commonwealth Commonwealth Campus stu- at one of the 'other' campuses, Campuses as "second-class stu- dents a stigma he said is per- they're not part of the 'smarter' dents." petuated by some members with- and privileged 44,000 who go to And Commonwealth Campus in University Park Undergradu- class here." government leaders including ate Association (UPUA). fee allocation committee. The three The venue can host 1,500 people, expect to see a ticket sale in the HUB groups will pay approximately $lO,OOO and Kenney expects to sell out. Pauly Robeson Center. for Pauly D's appearance. D's contract specifies that he'll appear Altoona student Steve Henk (fresh- Penn State, get ready to GTL. Penn State Altoona student govern- at the event from beginning to end, he man-petroleum and natural gas engi- Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, cast ment president Michael Kenney said said. neering) said he is excited a big act member of MTV's reality selecting Pauly Das a performer "I'm pumped," he said. "No pun like Pauly Dis fist pumping his way to sensation "Jersey Shore," will per- wasn't too difficult of a choice. intended." such a small campus. form at Penn State Altoona on "We were trying to think of fun The ticket price and ticket sale "I guess it makes Altoona feel more Feb. 27 at the Stephen A. Adler things for campus, and 'Jersey Shore' dates are still undetermined, but all important," Henk said. "We all watch . Athletic Complex. is the big hit thing," Kenney (sopho- Penn State students will be given a dis- 'Jersey Shore' at the same time —it The event is planned and financed more-political science) said. counted price. makes us feel bigger than we are." by the campus's Student Government "Everyone was well-receptive at first Students at other Penn State cam- With a recent wave of 'Jersey Shore'- Association, Campus Activities the ball stared rolling and this is puses will be able to obtain tickets themed parties hitting the college Board and Altoona's student activity where we are." online, while University Park can See PAULY D, Page 2. By Lindsay Cryer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Indeed, it is Penn State's high est ranked class since 2006. when both outlets ranked it No. 6 in the country. One of the top players is line backer Mike Hull. who was the MVP of the Team USA vs. Team World game in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last weekend. "He's a high-effort kid who will run through you," Rivals.com's Mike Farrell said. "He reminds me of those other Big Ten line- Ryan Ulsh/Colleglan backers like lßobbyl Carpenter Alex Kenney from State College and Paul Posluszny And as the Area High School runs a drill at See RECRUITS. Page 2. football practice Tuesday. See CCSG, Page 2 CIA NMI EG AT Panel clears three claims By Colleen Boyle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER After sifting through more than LOOO e-mails, Penn State's inquiry panel has dismissed three of the four allegations against meteorology professor Michael Mann and called for fur ther investigation into the fourth. In a 10-page report, the panel concluded there is "no sub stance" to the first three allega tions: falsifying or suppressing data, intending to delete or con ceal information and misusing privileged or confidential infor mation. But the panel could not make a definitive finding on whether Mann undermined "public trust in science" in his research prac tices or deviated from accepted standards. "I am very pleased that, after a thorough review, the independ ent Penn State committee found no evidence to support any of the allegations against me," Mann wrote in a statement released Wednesday afternoon. "This is very much the vindication I expected since I am confident I have done nothing wrong." The two-month inquiry regarding the ethics of Mann's research began after hundreds of illegally obtained e-mails were leaked last November from a pri vate server in the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England. Critics said these e-mails sug gest Mann and his colleagues distorted climate change evi dence. Three Penn State employees, Henry C. "Hank" Foley, vice president for research and dean of the graduate school; William Brune, head of the meteorology department; and Candice Yekel, director of the Office of Research Protections, sat on the inquiry See CLIMATEGATE, Page 2. For a complete report of the panel's findings in regards to Michael Mann psucollegian.com Michael Mann, pictured above, has been cleared of three of four allegations regarding his involvement in Climategate.
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