2 I Tuesday, March 2,2010 LOCAL & NATION & WORLD Planning agency to identify local issues The Centre Regional Planning Agency (CRPA) wants com munity members to identify important regional issues at the State College Borough 2010 comprehensive plan meeting tonight. In the process of formulating its 2010 comprehensive plan, the CRPA is hosting a epmmunitv meeting in each of the six municipalities it serves. The State College borough meeting will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the State College Municipal Building, 234 S. Allen St. The CRPA will take the information from tonight’s meeting along with the information gathered at the meet ings in the other municipalities to develop a guidance doc ument for the 2010 comprehensive plan. Phyrst forced to close doors for 24 hours The Phyrst, 111 E. Beaver Ave., was forced to close between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a m. Tuesday after being cited by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (PBCLE), according to court documents. The bar had its liquor license suspended for the 24-hour period and was fined $2,000 in connection with selling alcohol to a visibly intoxicated female on March 17, 2009 St. Patrick’s Day, according to count documents. Woman hit by car on East College Avenue Sarah Herster, of Allentown, was struck by a white 2002 Jeep Wrangler at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday on the 300 block of East College Avenue, State College Police Department said. Police said Herster, 21, was hit when she ran into the street to retrieve a dropped cell phone. Police said Herster had been drinking and complained of back pain and numbness in her left arm after being struck Police said driver Celia Criniti, of Philadelphia, was charged with DUI. Criniti, 18, told police she felt a bump but did not realize she had hit someone and continued driving from the scene of the incident. Police said the vehicle suffered damage to the side mirror. Police did not say whether either of the women were Penn State students or what their blood alcohol contents were. ■ Lance Fortnow, of Northwestern University, will speak about “Bounding Rationality by Computational Complexity" at 10 a.m. in 113 Information Sciences and Technology Building. ■ Alfonso Mendozza, of Penn State, will speak at 10 a.m. in 301 Steidle Building. ■ Elizabeth Sklute, of Penn State, will speak about “Uses and Tolerance of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage" at 2:30 p.m. in 102 Chemistry Building. ■ Anthony Richardella, of Penn State, will speak about “Spatially Resolved Studies of Electronic States Near the Metal- Insulator Transition in Gallium Manganese Arsenide (GaMnAs) using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) - ’ at 3:30 p.m. in 339 Davey Laboratory. DINNER Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: Black Bean Chili, Minestrone Soup, Alfredo Sauce, Chicken Alfredo, Fettuccini, Grilled Chicken Breast, Monterey Bay Fish, Sour Cream, Zucchini Corn, Quesadilla, Barley Pecan Pilaf, Italian Green Beans, Kyoto Blend Waring: Assorted Specialty Breads, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Soup of the Day, Chicken Tenders, Fresh Fish, Kyoto Bread, Long Green Beans, Wild Rice, Chicken Marsala, Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Hoagie Roll, Marinara Sauce, Meat Sauce, Meatballs in Sauce, Pepperoni Pizza, Tortellini and Vegetables, Barley Pecan Pilaf, Black Bean Chili, Broccoli Florettes, Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Hearty Vegetarian Sauce, Hearty Vegetarian Chili, Vegetarian Burger, Wheat Rotini Pasta, Grilled Chicken Correction An article “Registration opens for UPUA elections” on page 3 of Monday’s Daily Collegian incorrectly stated the date of this year’s student government elections. Elections will be held Wednesday, March 31. 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After the massive whale was final ly trapped last week, it refused to unclench its teeth and let go of Dawn Brancheau, according to the investigative reports released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Its jaws were eventually pried open. “The whale would not let us have her,” another trainer, Jodie Ann Untie, told investigators after the Wednesday attack Investigators have said that the 40-year-old trainer died from multi ple traumatic injuries and drowning. In the new investigative reports, Brancheau’s co-workers describe the swiftness of the attack and the N. Korea vows to bolster nuclear delivery The threat comes as U.S. and others are pushing for N. Korea to join in talks. By Kwang-Tae Kim ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea North Korea vowed today to strengthen its nuclear deterrent and its means of delivery—an apparent reference to missiles days after threatening rival South Korea and U.S. forces with attack if they conduct military exercises as planned next week The threat comes as the U.S. and other dialogue partners are pushing for the North’s communist regime to rejoin disarmament talks it pulled out of last year in anger over inter national condemnation of a long range rocket launch. Soon after, it conducted its second atomic test a move that drew tighter U.N. sanctions. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said today there will be no progress in denu clearization on the Korean Peninsula unless the U.S. removes its nuclear threat against the North. The U.S. denies posing such a mil- CATA From Page 1 at,” she said. “People were demanding the bus ‘come here right now.’ ” On the buses, the problems increased. In one incident, Snyder said the driver of an M bus was sent to the emergency room after a person standing on South Burrowes Street threw a snowball through the dri ver’s window and hit him in the face. The driver’s glasses were knocked off, but he was able to main tain control of the vehicle, Snyder said. Because of incidents like this, CATA staff members have started making a catalog of events so they are more prepared next year. Building From Page 1. Council member Silvi Lawrence voted against the proposal, and reit erated what she has said at previous meetings that her impression was Welch himself was against nam ing buildings after people. Council member Jim Rosenberger, who had supported renaming the building before, said he felt like council was being rushed to reach a decision. “I have reservations about the speed with which we’re being urged to act on this,” he said. But Fbuntaine, who creates the council agendas, said another pro posal to rename the municipal build- Pageant From Page 1 “In these pageants I get to do my talent, which I love,” Deßaie said. Co-captain of Penn State Majorettes, Deßaie said her involve ment with twirling helped her win the pageant and $l,lOO in scholar ship money. In addition to winning, Deßaie said she came away with great friendships and strong inter view skills from her preparation. “It was pretty crazy when I won because there were a lot of new girls in the competition,” Deßaie said. “They’re all really nice and were great to compete with.” Twirling has always been a part of Deßaie’s life she began at age three for the Red Star Twirlers, a traveling twirling group in her hometown of Londonderry, N.H. Her mother, a second grade teacher, said she wanted to involve Deßaie in twirling early because she noticed furious response that came after alarms sounded around the pool. Employees who were at other pools, behind computers or emptying cool ers of fish rushed to the scene. The reports released Monday include the first extensive accounts from employees who witnessed the attacks at the park in Orlando. Jan Tbpoleski, whose job is to monitor trainers’ safety during shows, told investigators he saw Brancheau lying on the deck face to-face with the 22-foot-long, 12,000- pound whale and communicating with him right before the attack He said the whale, named Tilikum, bit Brancheau’s hair and pulled her into the pool in a span of about two seconds. He sounded an alarm and grabbed safety equipment. Susanne De Wit, a 33-year-old tourist from the Netherlands, told investigators her group had just walked to a window for a photo when she saw the attack. The attack occurred in front of about 20 visitors itary threat to the North, although it retains about 28,500 troops in South Korea. The North wants sanctions lifted and peace talks to formally resolve the 1950-53 Korean War which ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. The U.S., South Korea and Japan have responded the North must first return to the disarmament talks and make progress on denuclearization. “Should the U.S. persist in its unrealistic moves to stifle the (North) in disregard of its realistic proposal, this will only compel it to boost its nuclear deterrent and its delivery means,” the KCNA dis patch said. The North routinely issues threats about its nuclear deterrent, but it is the first time it has referred to how it would deliver a nuclear weapon. The North is believed have enough weaponized plutonium for at least half a dozen atomic bombs, and has been developing a long range missile designed to strike the U.S. Experts say, however, it has not mastered the technology required to mount a nuclear warhead onto the missile. The statement comes ahead of “It’s exceedingly dangerous it’s a 40-foot vehicle carrying passen gers,” Mose said, “It wouldn’t have taken very much more to cause some really serious consequences.” Snyder said maintenance work ers were constantly cleaning vomit off the buses. There were also several occa sions in which they had to clean the CATA vestibule at Schlow Library because of the amount of vomit left by patrons, Snyder said. Penn State student Tim Mikotowicz said when he went out Saturday, he took cabs around town to avoid the crowds and police. However, when calling a cab was out of the question, braving the White Loop was his only choice. “It was the most outrageous I’ve ever seen it,” Mikotowicz (sopho more-energy, business and finance) ing might not make it onto an agen da unless he sees “strong evidence that a majority of council members would support it.” Council members Don Hahn, Peter Morris and Council President Ron Filippelli voted to rename the building. Morris echoed Fountaine’s doubts about the proposal being added to an agenda in the future. “If we don’t do this now, I think the probability that we do rename it decreases with time,” Morris said. While the proposal was voted down, council members also voted unanimously to enact a general pol icy regulating the renaming of streets, parks and buildings in the borough. The policy will allow public works the self-confidence and poise of young Red Star girls in her classes. Twirling has prepared her daugh ter not only for these pageants, but for life, she said, helping her focus and overcome adversity. “In twirling competitions, you don’t have time to dwell on the neg atives,” Kathryn Deßaie said. “It has helped her to focus in many things.” Deßaie’s roommate Tori Spade said she thinks her confidence will make her stand out to the judges in future pageants. “She does everything to her best and always has fun with it,” Spade (junior-public relations) said. “She’s always smiling.” Penn State Majorette instructor Heather Bean said Deßaie’s confi dence makes her a good leader on the team. Deßaie is a mentor for the new girls on the team, always encouraging them to do their best, she said. Deßaie’s state pageant days The Daily Collegian who had stuck around after a noon time show. “Suddenly I saw (the whale) grab bing the trainer ... and pulling her down in the water,” she said. “It was scary. He was very wild, with the trainer still in the whale’s mouth, the whale’s tail was very wild in the water.” Tanner Grogan, who scrambled to help other employees unfurl nets to corral Tilikum, said the whale at one point let go for several seconds, but snatched Brancheau again by the foot before anyone could react. The plastic, weighted nets similar to temporary fencing used at construc tion sites were unrolled and dropped in the water to help direct the whale to a pool with a hydraulic lift. It’s not clear how long it took workers to finally trap the whale in that pool and lift him from the water. One witness said it seemed like 10 minutes. Another said it could have been as long as 30 minutes. annual U.S.-South Korean military drills starting in South Korea next Monday. Last week the North threatened a “powerful” even nuclear attack if the drills go ahead. The North says the exercises are preparation for an invasion, but the U.S. and South Korea say the maneuvers are purely defensive. Despite that dispute, officials from the two Koreas held talks today on easing border crossings, commu nication and customs clearance for South Koreans who work at a joint industrial complex in the North. The officials met for about 80 min utes at the complex in Kaesong, the South’s Unification Ministry said, without giving any details of the meeting. The two sides will discuss their schedule for further talks this after noon, it said. The Kaesong complex is the most tangible sign of cooperation on the divided peninsula. It has combined South Korean capital and know-how with cheap labor from cash-strapped North Korea, with about 110 South Korean factories employing 42,000 North Korean workers. “It was the most outrageous I’ve ever seen it.” Tim Mikotowicz sophomore-energy, business and said. “There was a kid projectile vomiting. Tying to get on was like a bull rush.” Mikotowicz said though he wasn’t surprised by what occurred throughout the weekend, he does think it’s becoming a problem. “It's getting out of control when more people are coming up for a made-up holiday than for a football game,” he said. To e-mail reporter: gmgso4l@psu.edu to be renamed after famous nation al, state or local figures, as well as former municipal officials. The policy specifically states that a street or building already named in honor of someone cannot be renamed. At the meeting, council also voted to schedule a joint work session with the State College Planning Commission to discuss West End zoning. The commission decided at its last meeting to request the joint ses sion to get first-hand feedback from council members about its current work with the West End. Fbuntaine said the meeting would be scheduled in the near future. To e-mail reporter: ndpso4s@psu.edu “She does everything to her best and always has fun with it.” Spade junior-public relations began with the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship Pageant in 2009, held in her hometown area. She won the title, $6,500 in scholarship money and a spot in the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program in 2009. Deßaie placed in the top 10, but decided this year to compete in a Pennsylvania contest because of her time at Penn State. “I wanted to compete in a Pennsylvania pageant because here feels more like home now,” Deßaie said. To e-mail reporter: Jlul2s@psu.edu finance
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