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Phyrst
bans
shots
Shots will not be served
on a 21st birthday in
any State College bar.
By Laura Nichols
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
New 21-year-olds will have to
wait another 36 hours before
they can take that celebratory
shot in State College.
Staff members at The Phyrst
said 21st birthday shots are no
longer being sold. ending its rep
utation as the last bar in State
College to serve 21-year-old
patrons in the birthday tradition.
Employees at The Phyrst,
111 E. Beaver Ave.. would not say
what prompted the switch, and
Phyrst owner Scott Lucchesi did
not return calls for comment.
But Jennifer Zangrilli, president
of the Tavern Association in
State College. said all downtown
bars made the unanimous deci
sion in November to ban birth
day shots.
Only beer or liquor in a mixed
drink is permitted on a 21-year
old's birthday, she said.
The decision came as part of
an effort to both curb and moni
tor excessive drinking, Zangrilli
said.
The Phyrst faced alcohol
related charges earlier this
month, when the establishment
was charged with misdemeanor
selling or furnishing liquor or
malt or brewed beverages to
minors and unlawful acts related
to liquor, malt and brewed bever
ages.
Police were called to the bar at
about 1:40 a.m. on March 6 and
apprehended a 20-year-old man
who later registered a
blood alcohol content of .176 per
cent. according to court docu
ments.
The man told police he had not
been carded and was not
charged for cover at the bar,
receiving a mixed drink and
one shot given to him by an
unknown male inside the estab
lishment, according to court doc
uments.
District Office Commander
Sgt. Wayne Bush of the State
Police Bureau of
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Control
Enforcement
said his offi
cers are working
"alongside the
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Police Department
air to investigate
of charges filed against
sxc.hu The Phyrst and to mon
itor all downtown bars.
Bush said he believes bar
managers are making a concen
trated effort to be responsible
and avoid any negative inci
dents.
To e-mail reporter: Icnsol9@psu.edu
Angelou to speak tonight
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Known as a Renaissance
woman, Maya Angelou went from
growing up in a segregated
America to becoming one of the
most recognized and respected
writers of contemporary black lit
erature.
Angelou will speak at 8 p.m.
tonight in a sold-out Eisenhower
Auditorium as a part of the
Student Programming Associa
tion's (SPA) Distinguished
Speakers Series (DSS).
A woman known for her strong
belief in education, Angelou's
measure Sunday that will allow
dependents to stay on their par-
President Barack Obama, with ents' health insurance until they
Vice President Joe Biden, are 26 years old, Rachel Georgia
makes a statement to the nation. said she was relieved.
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Kami McManus (graduate-social sciences) signs a pledge at the LGBTA HUB Takeover in the HUB-
Robeson Center on Monday to end discrimination. The Takeover is one of several events for Pride Week.
Pride takes
LGBTA students celebrate Pride
Week by raising awareness Monday
By Leah Gillen
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
It's lunchtime on Monday and scores of students
are surging through the doors of the HUB-Robeson
Center, passing underneath an arch of rainbow bal-
loons as Penn State
2 0 1 0 lesbian, gay, bisexual,
'l4 g -go _ transgender and ally
• (LGBTA) students
t: pass out fliers for
11 . 11111 11111 AIM upcoming LGBTA
WEEK events.
Called the HUB
Takeover, Monday's event marks the beginning of
Pride Week, a national event celebrating the
LGBTA community.
Some student passers-by offered their support
for Penn State's LGBTA students.
think it definitely attracts attention," said
Sunny Kaneria (junior-bioengineering), who
passed by the event. "Some people will take it the
wrong way and some people will take it the right
way. It all depends on your perspective. Personally,
I don't mind."
Pride Week has grown in popularity each year,
said Yvette Lerma, University Park
Undergraduate Association director of LGBTA
affairs.
grandmother influenced her most
in life, the author said.
"My grandmother in Arkansas
taught me that when you get,
you give, and when you
PSU reacts to bill
Students have mixed
reactions about the new
health care legislation.
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
After Congress approved a
over HUB
Julian Haas (sophomore-sociology) hands out fliers
with LGBTA's agenda of events for Pride Week.
"What's grown is people's awareness of Pride
Week," Lerma (senior-sociology) said. 'At first I'd
say 'Happy Pride 'leek,' and people would say,
`What do you mean? Now people smile and walk on
they know what it is."
Lernitt said this year marks new developments
in Pride Week Instead of several smaller events,
See PRIDE WEEK, Page 2.
learn, you teach," Angelou said.
Mike Perone, committee chair
man for the series, said tickets
were sold out within two days of
being available to the Penn State
community
"For people who didn't get tick
ets, they can show up at the
Eisenhower in hopes that there's
room," Perone (senior-bioengi
neering) said. "We can't guarantee
you a seat, but it's a good shot that
not every single person will show
up."
Angelou was a hit when she Renaissance woman Maya
spoke at Penn State six years ago, Angelou will speak to a sold-out
he said. The committee has crowd at 8 tonight in
See ANGELOU, Page 2. Eisenhower Auditorium.
But her mom was more than
relieved she was ecstatic.
"My mom is pumped," Georgia
(senior-media studies) said.
- She's all for it because I don't
think she feels good about me
being on insurance that isn't going
to cover my needs."
Georgia said she and her
friends have been nervous about
getting health insurance after col
lege graduation, especially in such
a tough job market. But now she is
comforted to know she will be coy-
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ered under her mother's insur
ance until she gets her own.
"I'm happy, but more relieved,
because I think it's a nervous
thing for a lot of people," she said.
Cynthia Mara, Penn State pro
fessor of Health Administration
and Policy, said students' ability to
stay on their parents' coverage
until they are 26 could allow them
to stay in school longer, give them
extra time to find a job and provide
the option to switch careers.
See HEALTH CARE. Pape 2.
Kelly
picked
to lead
By Jourdan Cole
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Minutes before the clock
struck 11 p.m. Sunday.
2011 THON Overall
Chairwoman
Kirsten
answered
door to a jump
ing and scream-
Caitlin
Zankowski. 2010
THON Overall
Chairwoman.
_ .
"That was Kelly
awesome," Kelly
(senior-marketing) said. "It
made the dream a reality for me
it was awesome and exciting."
Kelly, who served as the over
all merchandise captain for
THON 2010, interviewed Sunday
with a selection committee con
sisting of Zankowski, the
Interfraternity/Panhellenic
Dance Marathon Adviser Barry
Bram, Four Diamonds Fund
Coordinator Sara Firestone and
members of the 2010 overall
committee who didn't apply for
the position. Among the appli
cants were Overall Morale
Captain Ben Simmons, Overall
Donor Relations Captain
Brandon Dalton and Kelly.
"They brought a lot of differ
ent things to the table what it
came down to was who was best
for 2011," Zankowski (senior
industrial engineering) said.
While Zankowski said Kelly
has many great attributes, they
picked her because of her under
standing of THON as an organi
zation and a part of Penn State,
along with her commitment to
hard work that will take THON
to the next level.
"She was confident and poised
it's an intimidating environ
ment, the questions are not easy.
but she did not get frustrated,"
Bram said.
Kelly said it took her a while
before she decided to apply.
After holding THON positions in
her sorority Phi Mu, and serving
as a member of the hospitality
committee, Kelly became a mer
chandising captain for two
years. Last year, she became the
merchandise overall captain,
and Sunday night, she took on
the big job.
"Coming off of THON week
end and the weeks that followed,
I did a lot of thinking and thought
my leadership and vision is what
THON 2011 needed," Kelly said.
While she's only a day into the
process, Zankowski said they've
already created a calendar for
the coming weeks and are
preparing to meet the many peo
ple involved in THON, picking
the overall committee and put
ting Kelly's plans for 2011 into
action.
"I think as you get further
involved in THON, it really
becomes a part of who you are
knowing that I can do more to
make THON better for the fami
lies and everyone at Hershey,"
Kelly said.
To e-mail reporter: Jpcs2ol@psu.edu