4 I MONDAY, FEB. 8, 2010 Despite snow, By Lauren Ingeno COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Running through mounds of snow on icy roads, Penn State stu dents crossed the finish line of the 5K run and raised about $1,400 to benefit Haiti. Though 71 members `had already pre-registered for the event when the snow began to Eall Friday night„ organizers worried there would not be a big enough turnout to reach their goal of donating $l,OOO to a Haitian orphanage. But by Saturday morning, about 120 runners were at the starting line, in great spirits and fully pre pared to take on the 5K loop around campus in the bitter cold. "To show up here and run three miles in the snow that really says a lot," said organizer Rachid Haoues, class of 2009. Proceeds will go to the Brebis de Saint-Michel de L'Attalaye (BRESMA) orphanage, which was damaged by last month's earth quake. Haoues contacted his friend Penn State Marathon Club Co- President Bobby Longenecker to `Hotdoggers' embrace unique opportunities By Jessica Uzar COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Having an around-the-clock job doesn't sound very enticing except when you get to cruise the country in a 7-ton hot dog. And Oscar Mayer "Hotdogger" Mary Kate DeCoursey said she doesn't regret her employment choice at all. "One of the hardest parts is that you're always on the job," said DeCoursey, Class of 2009. "But it's a small price to pay for such an awesome job." DeCoursey drove to Penn State last week to recruit the next class of Hotdoggers Oscar Mayer's official representatives and Wienermobile drivers. DeCoursey said Oscar Mayer deliberately recruits at Penn State because of its College of Communications and she is speakin,g in classes, hanging posters and handing out "Wiener Whistles" in an effort to find her replacement. PASA conference plans for future By Casey McDermott COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Michael Reynolds' keynote address on futuristic, envi ronmentally-friendly "Earthship" houses constructed from recycled bottles, tires and washing machines embodied the forward-looking mindset of this weekend's "Farming for the Iliture" conference. Reynolds, along with College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Bruce McPheron and other proponents of environ mentally friendly living, addressed a packed house Friday. Hosted by the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), The weekend-long event was held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel and welcomed a diverse crowd of 2,100 visitors, representing five countries, 30 states, 35 school districts and more than 43,000 acres of combined farmland In addition to hearing speakers, attendees participated in workshops and browsed hundreds of exhibits learn ing about everything from the importance of buying local food to managing a sustainable farm. In his keynote address, Reynolds a well-known archi tect from New Mexico outlined the benefits of building "Earthships" that combine biology and architecture to create comfortable, self-sustaining homes. These houses are designed with indoor gardens, self insulating walls and other ecologically minded amenities, Reynolds said, adhering to his philosophy that "when the economy goes bust, it shouldn't mean that people lose their sustenance." But the theme of Reynolds' address was hardly limited to his specific area of expertise and instead advocated rethinking farming. "All of the human world is limited to black and white, and there's all these shades of gray in between," Reynolds said. "And the answers are actually out there in the color spectrum [...1 we haven't even scratched the surface yet." One Penn State student at the conference, Erika Roach (graduate-agronomy) said the event provided an enjoy able and educational look at the future of farming. "It was very nice to see so many people in Pennsylvania who care about sustainable agriculture," Roach said. 'And it's a good place to learn a lot." And for Bonnie Thomas, a student at the West Virginia University, it was a good opportunity to take an inside look at agriculture. "As a college student and someone who's not a farmer, it's great to see the future and what's available for us," Thomas (graduate-marketing) said. p l . To read more about stu dent efforts to help the ‘46, victims in Haiti: ONLINE psucolleglan.com help organize the event, along with other members of the Marathon Club and the Penn State Crew club. "The orphans are the country's most vulnerable and youngest cit izens," Haoues said. "We want to give them a chance of success when they grow older." The snow and ice seemed only to heighten the mood of the event and excite the runners. Many ran in shorts and T-shirts, barely wor rying about goosebumps. "It's a really different 5K race everything's covered and it's slip pery," Josh Sherry (freshman energy, business and finance) said. "Everyone's just having a really good time." Even in the midst of the fun, the runners kept the cause they were running for in mind. Longenecker (junior-kinesiology) said that his family travels to Haiti every year and he was in the country three days Recruited at Penn State, DeCoursey said Wienermobiles stop at only three other universi ties the University of Texas, University of Missouri and University of Wisconsin. Those Wienermobiles each travel 500 miles per week through other regions of the country, but DeCoursey and fellow Hotdogger John "Dijon" Dobson are the Northeast Wienermobile pilots. The Wienermobile is 60 hot dogs long, 24 hot dogs high and doesn't have a rear window. But it is not difficult to drive, Dobson said. "We're well trained in a large van," Dobson said. "We have to navigate a tough course first in the van and then with — the Wienermobile." The Wienermobile features a six-liter 300 HP engine which can "really haul buns when we need it to," Dobson said. Built in 2004, each vehicle is a converted Chevrolet, with the hot dog and bun frames both made of To e-mail reporter. cmins773opsu.edu _aims a Fan )book! - lOUTE lILL COM ()CAL students run for Haiti Members of the Marathon Club and the Penn State Crew Club participated in a 5K race to benefit Haiti on Saturday morning. The race began outside the Intramural building. before the earthquake struck food and clothing to sisters Ali and didn't seem surprised to see the The race ended up raising about Jamie McMutrie, who run the enthusiasm for the cause. $1,400, but the coordinators' orphanage in Haiti. "That's what Penn State's all efforts have not ended. Haoues As the runners crossed the fin- about," Haoues said with a smile. said he and Longenecker will tray- ish line and others cheered them el to Pittsburgh to deliver donated on. Haoues and Longenecker To e-mail reporter: ImisolB@psu.edu Ashley Trice (sophomore-political science) takes a picture of the Oscar Mayer Vv'ienermobile stopped beside the Pattee Library on Wednesday afternoon. The Hotdoggers - entertained students on campus all week. fiberglass. And the Wienermobile Repeating phrases like. Have a Between 12 and 30 college gradu only runs on "the highest octane tranktastic day!" Dobson and ates will be chosen to be of mustard," he said. DeCoursey said they just want to Hotdoggers. and more than j.t._ seats six, in mustard-and- bring smiles to people's faces. 300 have held the title since the ketchup colored seats. But - I really like your relish-colored fleet of Wienermobiles debuted in Hotdoggers insist on safety first: shoes and mustard colored-back- 1988. Passengers must have on their pack. - Dobson said to one student. While stopped near "meatbelts" before they can start Fresh Hotdoggers will Berkey Creamery. the driving, Dobson said. begin training at Hot Hotdoggers handed out The vehicle also features a loud- Dog High, learning the back- Wiener Whistles to students walk speaker system that allows pilots ground and history of Oscar ing by to talk to people outside of the Mayer. special event planning and Wienermobile. how to drive the Wienermobile. To e-mail reporter: jlul2s@psu.edu two grow. a m Packs Now! 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