, JESUS CHRIST + MOVIE STAR »tivicelebrates Lent | A&E, Pape 5. W The Daily Collegi an Published independently by students at Penn State Bars shun holiday Downtown bars will not open doors before their regular hours Saturday. By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Sounding what could be the death knell for the student-creat ed holiday. State Patty’s fourth year will pass without a single bar in downtown State College open ing early or serving green beer. HARRISBURG Pres, travels to talk funds By Colleen Boyle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State President Graham Spanier will travel to Pennsylvania’s capitol today to meet with legis- lators and dis cuss state fund- ing for the uni versity. After Gov. Ed Rendell’s budg- et proposal was released on Feb. s P an,er 9, university offi cials expressed concern the pro posed $333.9 million in funding for the 2010-2011 year could necessitate a larger tuition increase. Due to the federal stimulus bill, the state is required to pro vide at least $333.9 million to Penn State. But because of difficult eco nomic times, state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, said he would be surprised if Penn State received more than the bare minimum. With the federal safeguard, there is less at stake this year, Spanier wrote in an e-mail FYiday. “We thus don't anticipate a cut, but then again, we don’t anticipate an increase,” he wrote. In its budget plans, the univer sity is looking to receive $360 mil lion in state appropriations, a 3.9 percent overall increase request, university spokes woman Lisa Powers said. But even if the university receives this $360 million, tuition will rise by almost 5 percent for in-state students, she said. Presidents from each of the four state-related universities Penn State, Temple University, the University of ’ Pittsburgh and Lincoln University will be present at the session today. The presidents will be respon sible for answering any ques tions government officials may ask. But because all four are attending, Spanier wrote, time to speak in Harrisburg will be limit ed, and there will be no time for opening statements. “Nevertheless, I plan to use the hearing to inform the legisla ture about our funding needs, about the high cost of education for our students, and about the educational opportunities we are trying to provide at Penn State,” he wrote. To e-mail reporter: cabs3s6@psu.edu To read an article about how students are coping with the economy: psucollegian.coin After a unanimous decision passed by the Tavern Association less than two weeks ago, down town bars have come together to reject the event Penn State stu dents created three years ago. No downtown bar will open its doors before its regularly sched uled hours. Downtown Improvement District Director Jody Alessandrine said, and none will be offering holiday specials. Jennifer Zangrilli. president of the Tavern Association and direc Megan Crowley (senior-forensic science), a dancer for Alpha Chi Sigma, receives a massage from moralers during Slides of Strength on Sunday morning in the Bryce Jordan Center. After spending 46 hours on their feet, many dancers woke up Monday after many hours of sleep ready to get back to normal life. CATA board members discuss ways to improve CATA buses at their public meeting Monday night. CATA hopes to fix overcrowded buses Students could see shorter lines and more buses at the Allen Street and Pattee Library stops if an idea raised at a Monday CATA meeting comes to pass. At an annual public hearing, Centre Area Transportation Authority General Manager Hugh Mose said some riders wait in long lines to get on buses, particularly at the eastbound Curtin Road stop by the Pattee Library and the Allen Street and College Avenue stop in front of Old Main. “We’re starting to think that maybe there are some routes that could be reconfigured, so that instead of having so much activity on See CATA, Page 2. W*L.Paae4. tor of operations at Dante's. Inc., said downtown bars have been previously asked by the State College Police Department to not promote State Patty' s Day and were approached again this year. State College bar owners feel it is important to run their business es as responsibly as possible, Zangrilli said and that incjudes protecting them from the exces sive property damage and costs associated with State Patty's Day. See BARS. Page 2. By Brendan McNally COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER CARPEDIEM Katie Knobloch makes each day an experience and blogs along jH the way | WE ARE, Page 12. During State Patty's Day 2009, celebrators walk in front of The Phyrst. Bars have elected this year not to open earlier than normal hours. Chloe Elmer/Collegian Globetrotters return with more surprises Harlem Globetrotters will bring their tricks to the BJC tonight. By Robin Tilley COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER For Aundre “Hot Shot Branch, a Harler Globetrotters game is like big gumbo pot. Branch, a seven-yeai team veteran, sail Globetrotters games h. brought many different w; life together since 1926, am match is different. The Harlem Globetrotl take on the Washington Gi with their world-renownei case of showmanship and cism Tuesday in the Jordan Center. "It's a very competitivi and all of a sudden the sht ship comes out and wl Globetrotters are famous all the trick shots they hi the trick dribbling” said psucollegian.com Dancers return to daily life THON dancers are rested 24 hours after 46 spent on their feet By iourdan Cole COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER When Christy Bruno sat down after 46 hours, she didn’t know if she’d be able to get up because of the pains in her feet and in her shins. For many Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon dancers, the 46 hours had taken its toll on their bodies and emotions. Tired and sleepy, each left the Bryce Jordan Center facing a slow return to normalcy. “I was dreading having to stand back up to see the total,” said Bruno, a dancer for the School of Hospitality Management. But the senior majoring in hotel, restaurant, institutional manage ment did get up. Giddy and deliri ous, she had no sense of time in the hours after THON. And after a long rest, she woke up Monday without any lingering pain. Claire Xu, a dancer for Springfield THON, said she is a bit sad that THON is over, but said she enjoyed a day of relaxation on Monday. Making sure she stretched before sleeping for 16 hoars, Xu (junior-industrial engineering) said she felt great when she woke up Monday morning. And after waking up, she had See DANCERS, Page 2. To read more about the dancers’ experiences at THON, check out the THON blog: psucollegian.com/blogs Punt, BJC director of sales and marketing. Punt said past Globetrotters games have drawn audiences of all ages from small children to junior high students to grandpar ents. “Not too many shows that we have here can boast
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