At, IR ITO ER BOMBINGS THE WEIGH IN 4". THAT KILLED 38 41, Altit n • - t • ro CqWW LEAVE RUSSIA , m REELING c points SP I • TS, age 8. c- ELECTION GUIDE. Page 14. LOCAL & WORLD, Page 3. ' The Daily Coll egian psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State Board airs campaign violations By Casey McDermott COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Adewumi-Weakland campaign was found not guilty of campaign violations, while the Ragland-Smith campaign was found guilty of, though not penalized for, the first charge and inno- cent of the second, accord- UPUA z ing to the verdict of the Board of Arbitration early this morning. elections For both hearings, UPUA HAd Elections Commis- sioner Matt Lachman and UPUA Commissioner for Administration and Enforcement Samantha Miller acted as the prosecutors. In the case against Adewumi-Weakland, the Elections Commission argued presidential candidate David Adewumi (junior-Spanish), or a student operat ing on his behalf, promoted his campaign using mate- See BOARD, Page 2. Cracks found in floor By Laurie Stern COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER It's not what you'd expect from a brand-new building: Crack after crack, splitting through a lobby floor that was laid down just four years ago. University Park's Forest Resources Building is on rocky ground, suffering structural damage that has prompted an Office of Physical Plant (OPP) investigation. The first floor of the west side of the building sustained crack ing due to uplifting of the gravel base under the concrete, OPP spokesman Paul Ruskin said. While authorities said there is no safety threat to people who use the building, it's certainly made for a different aesthetic in building's west lobby. "We have not had this happen here at University Park, but it does happen throughout the state of Pennsylvania and across the nation," Ruskin said. "It has n't happened here, but it's not an unusual occurrence.'' OPP workers believe the See CRACKS. Page 2. Abby Drey/Collegian Cracks are scattered across the floor at the four-year-old Forest Resources Building. Performers to STOMP at S By Robin Tilley COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER STOMP performers can make beats with just about anything but the kitchen sink Oh, wait they use that, too The renowned Broadway show will return to Penn State for per formances at 7:30 tonight and Wednesday night in Eisenhower Auditorium. "It's kind of a rhythmical jour ney in rhythm and comedy and movement," performer Donisha Brown said. "We take everyday As their campaigns wind down, the presidential and vice presiden tial candidates met for a final showdown before the polls open on election day. Newcomers David Adewumi and Devin Weakland took on stu dent government veterans Christian Ragland and Colleen Christine Reckner Collegon Smith in the last public event David Adewumi (junior-Spanish) and Devin before students can vote for the Weakland (freshman-public relations) debate. next University Park Abby Drey 'Collegian Patrick Gilbert (freshman-marketing) studies in the Business Building on Monday night. Students were forced to study inside this weekend after temperatures dropped from their highs the weekend before. Temperatures are expected to rise tomorrow and remain high through the rest of the week and into the holiday weekend, so students can look forward to studying outside again. Students begin Passover holiday By Lauren Ingeno COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Judith Flacks may have been thousands of miles away from her family in London but she still had the opportunity to celebrate the beginning of Passover with her Penn State family. On Monday night, about 300 students gathered in the base ment of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center to partake in the Seder a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the holiday of Passover. "I've never been to a seri, ice this big before," said Flacks (jun ior-American studies and English), who was eating her Seder meal away from home for the first time. "It's kind of nice to see so many students at college if you isco STON4P Vim 7:305.* 1 1tt and 7:30 p.m. °W Who*: Eisent‘ Audttodum objects and we turn them into musical instruments." STOMP shows are best known for their use of trash cans to make beats, but performers use every thing from brooms, paint cans and *. ;I . * - _ ' ~„ .7 1 '41 , - who still want to do it, even though they're not being forced to." The Seder is a ritual in which many generations of family and friends gather together to eat. pray and celebrate the story in Exodus of the Israelites journey out of Egypt. This year's ceremony, spon sored by Penn State Hillel, was attended by more students than any other year, said Michal Berns, President of Penn State Hillel. "We're trying to create our own family tradition," Berns (junior media studies) said. "Lots of stu dents are disappointed that they couldn't make it home for Seder" Matzah, charoses, parsley, wine, and other ritualistic parts of the Seder meal lined each of the Zippo lighters t PVC pipes, matchboxes and kitchen sinks. "Anything you think of is somew ) set," Brown said. Though STOMP Penn State twice most recently took I 2004, it will include prises and new time around, sal Sullivan, director keting and communit See STOM7 UPUA candidates spar in final debate of season Christine Reckner/Collegian Students celebrate Passover at a Seder dinner in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Monday night. nine tables in the Pasquerilla basement. The different food items on the Seder Plate are each symbolic reminders of the See PASSOVER, Page 2. By Paige Minemyer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER «-~ - „- ' • • - • ' f Undergraduate Association (UPUA) president on Wednesday. The Adewumi-Weakland ticket focused on UPUAs lack of tangible initiatives and targeted Ragland- Smith as pre-selected "succes sors" to current UPUA President Gavin Keirans and vice president Hillary Gupta. Keirans (senior-business man agement) and Gupta (senior-mar keting) announced their endorse ment of Ragland junior-political science) and Smith (sophomore- See DEBATE Page 2. sad .41. .~; yftz. Fraternity holds talk with Sims By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Members of Alpha Phi Delta fraternity sat down for dinner with bamon Sims on Monday evening to discuss ways the fra ternity can increase its success within the student body. Sims, Vice President of Student Affairs, had previously showed interest in meeting with the fraternity, Joe Maiello, a member of Alpha Phi Delta, said. "We're trying to expand com munication between our frater nity and the administration," Maiello (senior-accounting) said. Sims said Alpha Phi Delta fra ternity was an impressive group and very enthusiastic about what the members were trying to achieve. Overall, Sims said he was glad the fraternity members invited him to meet with them. "I enjoy these interactions more than anything I do at Penn State," Sims said. "I look forward to meeting with them again in the future." One thing the fraternity mem bers brought to Sims' attention was how difficult it was to attract more members when competing with so many other student groups and fraternities, Sims said. "They are a strong group, yet they are having difficulty being heard due to the number of groups we have on campus," Sims said, adding that more men See FRATERNITY, Page 2.
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