The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State Borough to readdress ordinance qualify as an offense under the ordinance made The State College Borough to quell out-of- Council is preparing to restart dis- control parties. cussion on the controversial The ordinance Nuisance Gathering Ordinance, was first proposed which could fine party hosts for last July to imme crimes committed by guests. Goreham diate outcry from At today's noon meeting, bor- students and stu ough officials will play a giant dent groups, who said it targeted bingo game of sorts -- with coun- the college partying population. By Nathan Pipenberg co, ,_F;.'AN STAFF WRITER ell members drawing Xs on a Dissent from leaders of Penn matrix illustrate what should State organizations like the Megan Finan (senior-hotel, restaurant and institutional management) prepares a plate to be served during dinner Wednesday evening. The students prepared the dinner and served it to customers as a a part of their HRIM 430 class. Students create recipe By Lindsay Cryer ,0' LEG.A% STAFF WRITER Fight students zipped around a kitchen. Some yelled out i orders, some dealt with stressed waiters. Once in a while, they got to talk to each (Aber it was a rare moment commiserating about "pushing the lamb" or cash register glitches. The: ci been planning for these very conversations all semester Hors d'oeuvres While they sat in Melissa Richter's senior-hotel, restaurant and institu tional management) apartment for a last-minute meeting, the eight students looked more like a group of old pals than 'afe Laura's newest management team. `Madness' strikes State College By Jared Shanker COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The crowd of about 150 students in the HUB-Robeson Center let out a collective sigh in unison. Packed around the giant TV in the first floor lobby, the crowd reacted to Villanova's missed layup at the end of reg ulation and near-elimination to Robert Morris on Thursday, the first day of the NCAA Tournament. This is March Madness, which puts the town students and residents alike in a two-week craze. Classes across campus were littered with empty seats as the tournament kicked off just after noon on Thursday. One student who skipped class was Ryan Rooney, who spent his 21st birthday at home glued to the action. "I'm skipping classes for March Madness, because, one, it's my birthday and basketball's my life," Rooney (junior criminal justice) said. "I've played my entire life. Plus, it's only two days I take off a year" John Fardoss was one of the college basketball fans who decided to attend class, though his attention wasn't solely McGaNan 'Collegian focused on the professor. Drew Kitchen (postdoctorate-biology), left, and Etienne "I'm going to be looking at my bracket and make sure my Simon-Noriere (postdoctorate-biology) watch an NCAA See MARCH MADNESS, Page 2. basketball game Thursday night at the 797 Lounge. As part of their HRIM 430 (Advanced Food Production and Service Management ) class, these students worked togethqr to prepare two dinner events for Penn State's student-run restaurant. This group, one of four within the class, shared a pack of Oreo cookies while talking about crafting table cen terpieces and revising the seating chart to accommodate ever-changing reser vations. These changes may have had to do with the date of the group's din ner: St. Patrick's Day. Upon picking their groups early in the semester, the groups played a trivia game to pick their date or fate. - We did not do very well," Richter said in reference to their first meal date landing on St. Patrick's Day. On one of the most popular holi days of the year and a Wednes- Interfraternity Council (IFC) and University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) arrived quickly with members showing up at council meetings and express ing their dissatisfaction in the Daily Collegian. State College Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said the current version of the ordinance includes several changes from the last ver sion. According to the councils agenda, the original Nuisance for success day would anyone show up? But they were determined not to let a little holiday ruin all their fun. The group said they were excited for their meal theme, "Neighborhoods of Manhattan." Each neighborhood was represented by a centerpiece on each of the tables. Amanda Pittella senior-hotel, restaurant and institutional manage ment) said the theme's ability to relate to attendees worked in the group's favor at their restaurant. which was called Manhattan's Finest. - It would be cool to have a whole Moroccan theme, but would people want to eat that food their whole meal'?" Pittella said. "We picked ours because there are a lot of options of foods that people will like." The group added that their goal was See CAFE LAURA. Page 2. Gathering Ordinance included a section to bill offenders for second offenses within 180 days of the original response. The section has now been split off into a separate ordinance called the Second Response Ordinance, designed to offset the costs that are created when police respond to both disorderly con duct and nuisance gathering corn pluints. Individuals charged or cited with repeat disorderly con- See ORDINANCE. Page 2. Lid..FY Ls!Uki ends with home loss It was the type of game the Penn State womeu basketball team hadn't experienced since 200.5 The post season was what the Lady Lions work, for all season long, but the team's Women, Nat iona Invitation Tournament appearance ended ~()(,!!knr than they expected. Tears and frowns were on the faces of the ; ,i,;!.• as they walked off the Bryce Jordan Center ~ 0 11 just minutes after suffering a season-end pl:2. T--.•!' loss to Hofstra University (20-13). While it was a season of firsts for the Lion-. earned their first winning season under third Y'•, coach Coquese Washington, the Lions could:it past how they let Thursday night's game slip awa:, "I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for this versify, I'm embarrassed for this program would come out and give this effort," Was said of the loss. "I think some of it is outh. it is immaturity, but it's inexcusable to L. the effort at this point in the season that you nazi get." The effort Washington referred to was licrl.ealn See LADY LIONS. 1)(:;,' Coaches attend to Julia Trogele (11) after she I,f -fered an intense shoulder injury at Thursday night game where the Lady Lions lost. To read more, on 0 women's basketball game. I SPORTS, Page 8 . Students push on with pride Yvette Lerma saw a stray hand strike her girl friend's head as they danced face-to-face at the Cell Block one night last summer. Seconds later, the unknown woman shoved Lerma and her girlfrien,i nearly knocking them to the sticky dance floor. This is the easy part of being a lesbian, Lerma (senior-sociol ogy) said. The hard part comes when her girlfriend visits for holidays - mother refuses to sit in the same room "When alcohol is involved, people get really disre spectful. I had those encounters even just walking down. College Avenue holding hands," Lerma said. "I usually don't care what people say about me, because it can't be worse than hearing it from my mother." The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender com munity at Penn State has made many strides during this semester alone students participated in the fifth annual Kiss Out, Mezzanine announced an "alternative" night and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) approved recognizing a fraternity for gay and See PRIDE WEEK, Page 2 . psucollegian.coni If you go What Borough Councit meeting When: Noon today Where: Room 304, State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St. Details: Council will discuss a controversial ordinance that could fine party hosts for their guests' behavior 111111 By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Chns Dora.t- By Peter Panepinto COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER 2 0 1 0 T7l l V ra - li NI IVA WEEK
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