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Murtha
passes,
leaving
legacy
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
U.S. Congressman John
Murtha died Monday afternoon,
just two days after becoming
Pennsylvania's
longest serving
representative
Murtha, D
-12th District,
died at 1:18 p.m.
at the Virginia
Hospital Center
in Arlington. Va.,
according to a Murtha
release from the
late congressman's office.
He served for 36 years in the
U.S. House of Representatives
and was the chairman of the U.S.
House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense.. The
first Vietnam War veteran to be
elected to the House, Murtha
leaves behind a legacy of public
service, said Tor Michaels, chief
of staff for state Rep. Scott
Conklin, D-Centre.
"He vas a tall oak of public
service that has now fallen,"
Michaels said.
When his district faced eco
nomic hardships after the col
lapse of the steel industry
Murtha brought in millions of
dollars to the Johnstown area to
help revitalize its economy. In
recent years, Murtha expressed
opposition towards the Iraq War
and that tco will make up his
legacy. Michaels said. However,
Murtha was always a staunch
supporter of American troops,
something Rep. Glenn
Thompson, R-sth District, can
confirm.
"He was a strong advocate for
young men and woman in uni
form, making sure they had
resources they needed to be suc
cessful and to stay as safe as
possible," he said.
Murtha provided support not
only for those he represented,
but also for his fellow
Congressmen, Thompson said.
Both Thompson and Conklin
said his advocacy for the state
will be missed. Michaels also
said Murtha was a "great lion" in
the House of Representatives for
Pennsylvania.
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Battle of Bands looks for talent
Applications for Movin'
On's Battle of the Bands
are now being accepted.
By Lindsay Cryer
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Evan Ponter's band may not
have a name yet, but his sights are
set high.
He's applying to play in Movin'
On's Battle of the Bands, set to
take place on March 27 in HUB
Kelley King Collegian
A student walks toward Old Main on Monday afternoon. State College received 14 inch
es of snow last weekend and is expected to receive more this afternoon.
Second snow likely
OPP spokesman Paul Ruskin
says Penn State is ready and
the weather is not unusual.
By Greg Galiffa
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Still recovering from the weekend's
blizzard, State College is set to see anoth
er 4 to 8 inches of snow starting this after
noon, followed by winds gusting up to 60
mph.
AccuWeather meteorologist Mike
Alumni Hall, with the three to five
bands that place highest to move
on to play the festival.
For bands like Ponter's, the bat
tle represents the potential for a
big break
The nameless band wants to
take some time to figure out its
own music before the members
decide on a name, Ponter (fresh
man-division of undergraduate
studies) said. But they're ready to
win.
"That's the last thing we're
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Pigott said the snow will begin touching
down at about 3 p.m. today and will get
progressively worse throughout the night
before clearing up early Wednesday
morning.
But even after the snowflakes stop
falling, the worst is far from over.
"It could be pretty nasty come
Wednesday" Pigott said. "The storm will
be wrapped up, but it will be bitterly cold."
That means temperatures in the teens
during the day and single digits in the
night. High winds ranging from 40 to 60
See SNOW, Page 2.
pper Drake to stop at PSU
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Drake will no longer be
"Rookie of the Year" when he
performs at the Bryce Jordan
Center (BJC) on April 9.
Francis and the Lights, along
with K-OS, will open for Drake,
said Bernie Punt, director of
sales and marketing for the BJC.
Ticket sale dates and prices
have not yet been announced.
Courtney Rimer (junior-jour
nalism) said she thinks Drake's
performance could rival Jay-Z's
fall concert in popularity, adding
she will probably pay to see the
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Canadian rapper. And State
College Area High School fresh
man Skye Pilato, 15, said she is
sure she will go to his concert.
"I'm excited because I actual
ly love him. I'll go to it," she said.
like his style, and he's not as
cocky as the other rappers."
Both Nicole Walter (sopho
more-art education) and Megan
Hossler (sophomore-communi
cations) said they probably will
not go, though they do think
Drake will be a popular act.
Hossler recently went to a
concert at the BJC, so she
said she does not know if she will
go to see Drake, whose real
Chet Williams, of So Long, Pluto, sings to the audience at Movin' On's
Battle of the Bands last April in the HUB-Robeson Center.
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NA CAL BUDGET
Rendell
divulges
new plan
By Colleen Boyle
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will present his
financial plan this morning for the 2010-2011 fiscal
year, prompting local leaders to call for brevity
given last year's 101-day delay in passing a budget.
And Penn State leaders said they hope the gov
ernor plans to provide adequate support for the
university.
Colleen Smith, governmental affairs chair
woman of the University Park Undergraduate
Association, said she hopes the plan ensures
tuition will not spike next year
"I would hope to see him really take into account
the importance of higher education in this state
and that appropriations are given out in a timely
manner," Smith (sophomore-biology) said.
Flinding for Penn State comes from two sources:
tuition and state appropriations. When state appro
priations go down, tuition will likely rise to make up
for the lost funding, Penn State spokeswoman Lisa
Powers said.
'As always. we hope that higher education will be
adequately funded and that the state will recognize
the tremendous assets it has in Penn State. its stu
dents and its graduates." Powers wrote in an e-mail
Friday. - We'll keep lobbying the state for more
funding for our students and keep our fingers
crossed.-
During the address. Rendell will speak about the
economic problems across the commonwealth,
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2010-2011 fiscal year budget meeting
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name is Aubrey Drake Graham.
"I just went to the Rascal
Flatts concert, so it doesn't real
ly compare," she said. "I like a lot
of different types of music, but
depending on how much it costs
will decide if Igo."
Many other students said the
cost of the tickets will play a part
in their decision to attend the
concert.
"It would depend on how
much the tickets were and if my
friends were going," Elizabeth
Gancas (junior-communication
science disorders) said.
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