\\ The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State State Patty’s Day founder denounces holiday IFC takes on ‘Greek Sweep’ On Sunday, following State Patty’s Day, groups of greeks will lend a hand to clean up the Highlands area By Jourdan Cole COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In the normally quiet Highlands neighborhood, everything changes on State Patty’s Day. After a long day of partying, students and visitors alike take to the streets, dropping pizza boxes, bottles and the occasional set of green beads. But this year, the Interfratemity Council (IFC) is kicking off its "Commitment to Outreach and Responsible Education” (CORE) initiative with “Greek Sweep." Starting at 10 a.m. Sunday the morning after State Patty’s Day members of the greek community will start at the Delta Upsilon fra ternity house, 229 Locust Lane, and separate into different groups to clean the Highlands neighbor hood. “We’re giving back to the community a whole day after the students destroy it,” Delta Upsilon Vice President of External Relations Sage Perisse said. “I really just want it to be a fun event where people are out helping the community and enjoying social interaction not something mandatory where people are doing it against their will.” IFC Vice President for Communications Dan Cartwright said while fraternities may differ from the older residents of the Highlands area, they take just asrnuch pride in their surroundings. “We are residents of the Highlands area and See GREEK SWEEP, Page 2. Alumna skater secures bronze By Brendan Monahan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Allison Baver woke up Thursday morning, and for the first time in a long time, she didn’t have to skate in her morning workout. Instead, her emotions ran rampant as she contemplated her morning. “What am I going to do?” Baver said. “I guess I’ll go for a run. I guess I’ll go for a bike ride.” Baver wouldn’t skate because Collegian File Photo 2007 Mark Baker/Associated Press Penn State alumna and U.S. speed skater Allison Baver leads the pack during the sixth heat of the women's 1500 m short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Saturday. she had accomplished her goal of teammates Alyson Dudek, Lana winning an Olympic medal the Gehring and Katherine Reutter night before. All her hard work and received her coveted prize was finished. Thursday night at the medal cer Baver, a Penn State Berks emonies in Vancouver. graduate, won the bronze medal The United States team won in the speedskating short track the bronze South Korea, 3,000-meter relay, along with See SPEED SKATER, Page 2. By Laura Nichols COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In 2007, Joe Veltre founded a Saint Patrick’s Day sub stitute that only took one year to become an institu tion at Penn State. Now, the creator has condemned his brainchild, calling it the cause of a “very large rift ripping through Penn State and State College." Indeed, Veltre (senior-biochem istry and molecular biology) said he wouldn’t be heartbroken if it was over for good tomorrow. “It’s transformed —I feel like it’s kind of run its course, and I would n’t be sad at all if it happened," he said. Michael Felletter. Collegian The Phyrst, 111 E. Beaver Ave., was filled with people last year on State Patty’s Day. The bar opened at 8 a.m. 2008 State Patty's Day took only two years to push the borough, police and bar owners to the breaking point in a town that caters to stu dents nine months out of the year. Community leaders have stepped up their efforts this year to sup press the holiday, with bars refus ing to open early and police calling in reinforcements from all over the state. Last year, police saw. students vomiting or urinating on sidewalks in broad daylight. Drunken driving arrests were up. and more than 20 people needed emergency medical services. That's a problem. State College Police Department Chief Tom King said. See STATE PATTY'S. Page 2. UPUA, ARHS give students info UPUA and ARHS are joining forces this week to arm every student with information and advice for State Patty's Day and beyond. The Association of Residence Hall Students (ARHS) has been distributing information cards this week to all on-campus residents, including those in Eastview Terrace and Nittany Apartments. The 16.000 cards, all hand-cut to save money, list contact information for three local taxi services, the number for Penn State's escort services and a smaller version of the Centre Area Transportation Association (CATA) bus schedules, said ARHS Associate Vice President Steve Roberts, who came up with the idea. "Oftentimes you see everyone giving out fliers and pamphlets in the HUB. and 90 percent are put on the ground or thrown in the trash." Roberts (sophomore-finance and economics) said. “We wanted something accessible, something students could just put in their pocket or slip in their wallet when they go out." They don't have enough manpower to complete ly stop students from drinking, Roberts said, so ARHS at least wants to try to help keep students safe. Aspiring walk-ons attempt to move on By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER It was Ryan Curran’s football fairytale. On Sept. 4, he saw himself lin ing up in the tunnel at Beaver Stadium, suited up in navy and white, ready to race onto the field to the adoring and deafening roars of 107,000 fans. "Just to be able to experience that, it's what every boy grows up dreaming,” Curran said. “Or at least I did." David Adewumi and Alphonso Newsuan had similar visions. The trio was among the 50 or so aspiring Penn State football play ers who attended open tryouts on Feb. 8 at Holuba Hall. They dreamed of standing among 120 Nittany Lions teammates when they kick off the 2010 football sea psucollegian.com 2009 ' ,llcf ’ aei Fei ' e " er CoHegan By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER We know people drink." Roberts said. "And we See INFO CARDS. Page 2. For past coverage on how the IFC, UPUA and other student organizations have approached State Patty's Day this year: psucollegian.com son against Youngstown State next fall. But Curran, Adewumi and Newsuan and their fellow walk-on hopefuls saw their dreams turn to dust. All were try ing to beat the odds of going from unrecruited to the rare excep tion, such as Deon Butler, a standout receiver who walked-on in 2004. But this year, there was no storybook ending. Penn State did not add any walk-ons from this winter’s tryout, according to an athletic department official. "Life is all about creating your See WALK-ONS. Page 7. OThe walk-ons had mixed emotions when they first arrived at the tryout, to . , read more visit Footblog: psucollegian.com/blogs
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