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about holiday
Three deans asked their
students to make safe
decisions this Saturday.
By Sarah Peters
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Three Penn State deans have
independently come out discour
aging student participation in the
fourth annual State Patty's Day.
College of Engineering Dean
David Wormlev and College of
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Students perform a scene from the play “The Odyssey,” when the character Odysseus, played by Amir A. Abdullah (graduate-theatre), is trav
elling in the sea with his men. Homer’s epic poem was brought to life at the Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday night. Directed by Annie McGregor,
the story is about Odysseus' return from the Trojan War and his struggle to get home. To read more coverage on the show. | A&E, Page 7.
Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Asher Roth performs at Wallypalooza last April.
UPUA will reallocate $21,931.86 to the event.
More funds
go to festival
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
At Wednesday’s University Park Undergraduate
Association (UPUA) meeting, policy 17, which will
reallocate $21,931.86 to the Spring Festival
Commission's budget, was passed with a vote of 25-
1-6.
The reallocated money will be taken from money
left over from the operational, show-cause execu
tive and show-cause projects and initiatives budg
ets, UPUA President Gavin Keirans said.
The Commission hopes to have a budget of about
$lOO,OOO so that it can have more money to spend on
the talent for the festival, UPUA Director of Finance
Steven Hitchan said.
Keirans (senior-business management) said he
believes larger talent will bring out more people
than last year’s headliner to the Wallypalooza event,
Asher Roth, who he said was a “one-hit-wonder at
best.” Between 5,000 to 6,000 people came to
Wallypalooza last year, Keirans said.
“A more expensive line-up brings better talent,
See FESTIVAL, Page 2.
Health and Human Development
Dean Nan Crouter sent e-mails to
students in their respective col
leges. praising their involvement
in the Interfraternity Council
/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
and asking them to make respon
sible decisions for this weekend’s
student-run holiday
Schreyer Honors College Dean
Christian Brady also posted a
message on his blog Wednesday
calling on students to “bring no
disrepute to yourself or to our
institution.”
Stolen car may be
linked to robberies
A student’s car could have
been used in a robbery in
Centre Hall, police said.
When Penn State student Kuchanda
Dy discovered his car wasn’t parked in
his apartment’s parking garage, he fig
ured it had been towed.
But when police told him his car had
been stolen and the theft may be con
nected to an armed robbery in Centre
Hall, Dy’s attitude changed.
Former Lions prepare for Combine
Navorro Bowman, Josh Hull and
Sean Lee, defensive tackle Jared
Jared Odrick shouts at a game last year. He is cur- Odrick and quarterback Daryll
rently participating in the NFL Scouting Combine. Clark represent the Nittany Lions.
Deans of the College of Engineering and the College of Health and Human
Development advised their students about State Patty's Day weekend.
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that you will embrace the College’s commitment to health.
Our College has faith and trust in you to extend your leader
ship in, and commitment to the community by declining to
participate in State Patty’s Day activities because of the focus
on alcohol abuse
Source: E-mail from David Wormley and Nan Crouter
University spokeswoman Jill and "welcome the leadership of
Shockey said administrators are their academic colleagues who
aware die deans have voiced their share concern about the risk and
concerns about State Patty’s Day See HOLIDAY. Page 2.
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By Greg Galiffa
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Mm.
“I was like, ‘Holy shit,' ” Dy said. “I was
just in disbelief.”
On his way to class Tuesday night, Dy
(senior-civil engineering) said he went to
get his 1998 Honda Civic from the College
Avenue Apartments parking garage. But
when he arrived, his car was gone.
Dy said he figured a tow truck had
taken his car by mistake, so he called to
ask. They told him no one had towed his
car.
After filing a report with police, Dy
received a call from authorities at about
10 p.m. Tuesday, letting him know his car
had been found.
Trooper Leigh Barrows, based out of
See ROBBERIES, Page 2.
By Wayne Staats
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The stage has been set for
Andrew Quarless.
The tight end is one of six Penn
State players ready to impress
scouts at the NFL Scouting
Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in
Indianapolis.
Running through March 2, the
combine puts players through
tests like the 40-yard dash and the
bench press, pulling them out for
interviews and the Wonderlic Test.
Besides Quarless, linebackers
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David Wormley
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Former quarterback Anthony
Morelli will also hold a personal
workout on Friday at the combine,
according to the Associated Press.
"I can showcase my talent,”
Quarless said. “I'm pleased with
my numbers. I want to wake up a
lot of people that have been sleep
ing on me.”
Quarless trained down in
Atlanta, where he got to watch
players like Evander “Ziggy”
Hood, who was a first-round selec
tion last year.
What stood out to Quarless
about Hood wag Hood’s work ethic
and motivation.
Though the NFL Draft isn’t
until April 22, this is the
See LIONS, Page 2.
IFC
looks
to its
‘core’
An initiative promoting
chapters' founding
values was approved.
By Jourdan Cole
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A new Interfratemity Council
(IFC) initiative is calling on fra
ternities to promote the "core"
values that chapters were found
ed upon and it’s offering
incentives, such as reduced IFC
dues and social monitor costs,
for participation.
The Commitment to Outreach
and Responsible Education
(CORE) initiative is an update of
the Fraternity 7 Rewards for
Active Service and
Programming. passed in
January 2009. The new IFC ini
tiative was unanimously
approved Tliesday night.
IFC President Max Wendkos
said it is important to emphasize
all three components of CORE
community service, philan
thropic outreach and education
al programming focused on
issues faced by fraternity mem
bers. such as sexual harass
ment, hazing, dangerous drink
ing and diversity.
•‘The Interfraternity Council
strongly oelieves that members
of the fraternity community
should be educated on these
issues and that having this
knowledge will facilitate the per
sonal growth of our members,"
Wendkos said.
Wendkos said the IFC wants
fraternity members to know
events such as Wednesday
socials are a privilege and not a
right and these will be offered
as rewards on a very limited
basis.
The details regarding dis
counted dues and funding
toward social monitoring events
have yet to be ironed out.
Wendkos said, but he knows they
will be based on participation.
Incentives were created
based on feedback from chapter
presidents, philanthropy chair
men and community service
chairmen, he said.
See IFC, Page 2.
Incentives:
For the semester-long
competition: funding for
chapter house improvements,
discounted IFC dues or fund
ing towards social event mon
itoring dues.
For Individual events:
Permission to host a
Wednesday social function,
gift cards for Fraternity
Purchasing Association ven
dors or tickets to an event.