JURY OUT, TECH-BOOKS „ „ ON DRY ,l„ I n oil re.ififtis :400 Students and fa. viif•;;ln e ECRUITNIEN Rock radio station sees high rating "LOCAL,* e 3 A&E, Page 10. I LOGAI ; The Dail psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State IFC restricts State Patty's parties By Sarah Peters COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER No liquor. no wine and no more than 50 non-members those are the terms fraternity presidents handed down late Tuesday night for State Patty's Day fraternity parties. Presented with crime statistics from previous State Patty's Days. the presidents took a strong stance on the tradition, which has come to be known for increased crime due to Budget keeps funds static By Colleen Boyle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Tuesday morning. Gov. Ed Rendell flatlined state appropri ations to Penn State at $333.9 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year --- meaning tuition will like ly rise by almost 5 percent for in state students. However. Penn State is seek ing more: $360.9 million from the state. a 3.9 percent increase. Rendell's allocation is the same amount Penn State received last year. but Penn State Spokeswoman Lisa Powers said the university needs help with cost increases that are beyond its control. "Staying level is obviously preferable to receiving a cut," Powers said. "But it still brings us up short of what we need to cover these costs and keep a quality education affordable. Powers said the university will take time in the coming months to lobby for raising the appropriations amount. "The governor's budget pro posal is just the first step," Powers said. - University admin istrators will spend time in Harrisburg in the coming See RENDELL. Page 2. BY TRE.' NIIMBERS 536C 4 -SI MiniOfi What PSU hopes to receive in state approplations 4 A 9 ' (in-state) (out of state) tuition increases for 2010.2011 if PSU receives till= 333.9 million Gov. Ed Ronde!l delivers his budget address to a joint session of Pennsylvania legislators. excessive alcohol consumption IFC President Max Wendkos said the council discourages irre sponsible drinking year round. "We strongly discourage unsafe drinking," Wendkos (senior marketing and psychology) said Wendkos Sunday "That has nothing to do with State Patty's Day —that's all the time." Students braved the cold and snow to receive a free burrito from Chipotle on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warn ing for today through 7 p.m.. according to Penn State Live. Centre County declared a state of emergency through Thursday at 7 a.m. Snow calls OPP By Laurie Stern COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In his 17 years as Penn State's University Snow Marshal. Lloyd Rhoades has developed a reputation for foiling the destructive plans of Jack Frost. He recalled an instance about 10 years ago when his team of Office of Physical Plant (OPP) workers plowed snow in front of an ambu lance in order to get an expectant mother to the hospital in time to deliver her child. One-way ticket Major downtown streets could be changed to one-way streets to open space for bike and bus lanes. Colle•e Ave 4A - 7 - 1,...WW- 4 7:v - r" - - - ..,, , - . ' ,- -;•-•. — n-le''' 7. — ',.. , -..., . ....,..' .. _-...- --;',-,=. MMOMMENNI . . : 111 111 . • : Beaver Ave ,ii 'LA i , 4 7 • ~:, .. ._, ' ' . ; 1., ,a; c _c P. 3 ,'( ZZ ,' '.2 .7, , ' E '2 L ,'.: c , cu j '5 , Lr, ,^ = co N Source: State Colie:e Transuortation Commission Downtown streets may turn one-way By Nathan Pipenberg Commission members also COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER discussed plans to make a block of Allen Street a pedestrian mall. Penn State students could see State College Borough major downtown streets Council President Ron Filippelli including Allen Street and Pugh said the one-way plan is still in Street become one-way, mak- its early stages and council is ing room for bike and bus lanes unlikely to make a decision on but removing parking spaces. the issue for quite some time. Select downtown streets could He also said the idea of creat become one way in north-south ing a pedestrian mall on Allen pairs: Burrowes and Fraser Street is nothing new. Streets, Allen and Pugh Streets "That's been floating around and Garner and Heister Streets, for many, many years," Filippelli State College Transportation said. - Unless I see some strong Commission members said dur- data that shows that would be ing a Tuesday meeting. See STREETS, Page 2. On State Pattty's Day in 2009, 311 calls were made to State College Police Department. Last year's event also saw 79 summary criminal arrests. 31 noise cita tions. 21 alcohol overdoses. 14 DUI arrests and $4.500 in the police department's overtime costs. The council's decision comes after the presidents voted earlier this year to eliminate Wednesday socials and to restrict drinking during recruitment. In addition, as part of the new social policy. regu lar fraternity parties can host up - We plan for the worst and hope for the best,' he said. And preparation has been the key to success over the past week for Rhoades and his staff of OPP work ers. as University Park has already received more than 42 inches of snow this season. l'ypically, 50 inch es of snow accumulation is the expected amount for a State College winter. For coverage on the storm throughout Pennsylvania I STATE, Page 7. Nicole LevalCollegian to 300 people and most parties screen guests with privately hired security personnel. Former IFC President Luke Pierce said the council made a pragmatic decision in restricting alcohol consumption on the holi day, not eliminating it altogether. "There's no way you're going to stop a tradition like this with a pol icy-driven measure like that." Pierce (senior-economics) said. "It's going to be a long day. Slowing the consumption of alco hol is certainly a good idea." See SNOW. Page 2 Source. Accuweath Mezzanine to bring rapper to Penn State State College will get a chance to enter the Wu-Tang later this month when rapper Method Man comes to town. The artist, who four solo albums, thr , with Redman and eF legacy with the Wu Tai not to mention acted sics like "How "Garden State" and Wackness" is makin) his way to Stat' College. Method Man wi perform on Feb. 25 Mezzanine, 420 College Ave., sal Lance Fall(owski, gf If you go What: Method Man When: Feb. 25 Where: Mezzanine, College Ave. Details: Tickets ma sale Feb 'l5 for .$3 into action Snow preparation State College is facing extreme weather conditions today but during this month three years ago, students had a snow day. High 26 degrees Today's forecast 20 degre44!, , : - Feb. 14, 2007 I=IMERI By Nick Weingartner COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER University Park Undergraduate Association President Gavin Keirans said the IFC has done "a great job of attempting to change the culture within greek life." In large part, the IFC and greek life as a whole set a lot of the social standards of the university," Keirans (senior-business manage ment) said. To e-mail reporter: svpso7l@psu.edu For more coverage on State Patty's Day I LOCAL, Page 4. Phenola Lawrence/Collegian eral manager of Mezzanine. Fan Jeff Masters has followed Method Man throughout his career. used to listen to Wu-Tang, See METHOD MAN, Page 2.
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