THE DAILY COLLEGIAN IERING 2010 Mike Greenly (senior-mechanical engineering) swing dances during the talent por , on of Mr. Engineer 2010 Participants also performed raps. comedy routines and dance routines. Half of the proceeds were donating to THON Tc read a story on the Mr. Engineering contest and check out a video. visit psucollegian.com IFC unsure if d►y policy will affect rates By Katrina Wehr ,=^, STAFF WRITER Though the Interfr•aternity Council iIFC) extended almost 300 bids to sledges Tuesday night, it's still inclear whether the new dry recruit policy will acceptance rates The IFC unani mously instituted a policy in January prohibiting fraterni ty recruits from Wendkos attending greek social events where alcohol is present during the recruit ment process. The policy will most likely stay in place for future semesters, IFC President Max Wendkos said, though there may be a few changes. /i/ireav /Votes' Hit your Target! SEMESTER PACKS will v,et VOU there! * Organized, Detailed, Typed Notes * Notetakers: - A - Students in Class * Ready the Next Day * Free Practice Exams (*selected courses) * Best Value for Your Money 300+ COURSES AVAILABLE CALL FOR COURSE LIST •VVITTANY NOTES 238-0623 NittanyNotes.com "I anticipate that we will maintain the dry aspect of the recruitment pol icy but we will certainly look to make tweaks to this spring's policy and address areas that we have identified as having room for improvement." Wendkos (senior-marketing and psy chology) said. Those areas will be identified and hopefully resolved in a semester-long process involving chapter presidents and recruitment chairmen. Wendkos said. Though the policy's success this semester cannot be determined until after Thursday, when potential mem bers accept bids and new member ship totals are reported. IFC Vice President for Communications Dan Cartwright tjunior-energy business and finance) said the policy appears to show good progress. Thu Kappa Epsilon fraternity pres ident Mike Lombardi said he would .7,,-- -+ _,,,,, A ....,,..,,,...z,.. , ~. like to see the policy stay for future recruitment periods. The policy is great. There are things that need to be changed," Lombardi (junior-supply chain man agement) said. "But I think the core policy behind it has worked out well for the spring." . . . The dry recruitment policy didn't seem to negatively affect the rush process. he aded We extended about 15 bids. an average number," he said. - We haven't noticed a huge difference in numbers as far as rushing." During the four weeks of recruit ment. one violation of the dry policy was reported. The fraternity involved. was punished with a $l,OOO fine and the loss of a week of social events. IFC officials did not release the name of the fraternity. To e-mail reporter: kmws34o@psu.edu HUB ALUMNI HAL MARCH 3R DOORS@ SHOW@7:3 k • 0,1 , : 1. • , WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 2010 I 3 Township talks more zone plans By Megan Rogers and Edgar Ramirez COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Proposed zoning ordinances -- which would limit build ings to nine stories on the West End Property near the State College Ferguson border was the main topic of dis cussion at a Tuesday night Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors meeting Earlier this year, the Ferguson Township planning com mission proposed the new zoning ordinances that would apply to buildings in the West College Avenue Corridor, said Patricia Lang. director of Planning and Zoning for Ferguson Township. The area that would be affected borders State College, which has some members of the borough planning com mission concerned. Charles Gable. planning commission member, said State College businesses might be tempted to move across the Ferguson State College borough under the new ordinances. Local citizens at the meeting also expressed concern about students moving into the area. and said they would cause distractions and problems similar to those ongoing in State College But Carl Hess, State College planning director. said while some businesses may be lost to Ferguson township, there are gains for State College like the fact that the zon ing ordinance would improve the appearance in the West College area. The board of supervisors made recommendations for the new zoning ordinances at the meeting last night, send ing the proposal back to the planning commission to under go minor changes. Once the changes have been made, the proposal will go back to the board for final approval. Ferguson Township will hold public hearings on the pro posal, Lang said, adding the feedback the commission has received so far has been positive. The goal of the new proposal is to add value to the corri dor and to protect the environment. Lang said. By enacting the new zoning ordinances. the Township would be rede veloping underused properties rather than starting devel opment on farmland. And though the university owns some of the land in the district. its buildings will not be affected by the new ordinance. Lang said. The university buildings would be "non-preferred" and the new zoning rules would not apply to the buildings unless they are out of business for more than a year. - This is a long-term vision for the corridor. and in gen eral the design is intended to be in the best interest of the community." Lang said. To e-mail reporters: mers2oo@psu.edu, evrso2B@psu.edu iU L 2 • E Rower Ave. 235-14* Wednesday. 2/10 Go Co Cachet HBO pm to close 2..00 LONG ISLANDS ail clay midnight Y 2 ?RICE EVERYTAING only from • SPE visit Uncle Ells Come get HEART SUPPLIES! cars , Ofts anagavi a . up the AoRTC- ,va4 for your Valentral 4* ** 129 E Beaver Ave. wwwunde GREEN 17 TOUR L GUESTS 4 i s , _
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