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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.