nil ITT A Men's gymnastics finishes 3rd 5 I ■_ v iiiir u □ jconcTc d—o ll...fiiincn II 1 f I |k| ( Apple works to promote the iPad 14 II 1111 I \ NATION & WORLD, Page 4. _ Teams competing in Theta Delta Chi's first Easter Olympics on Saturday participate in an egg toss. Team members took a step back after each successful round, furthering the distance of the toss until one team was left. The Olympics benefited Autism Speaks, TDX's national philanthropy. Greeks host Easter Olympics By Colleen Boyle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Some Penn State students who stayed in Happy Valley for the hol iday weekend got back to their childhood roots Saturday after noon during Theta Delta Chi’s first Easter Olympics. The Olympics consisting of Easter-themed games such as egg tosses and a 500-egg egg hunt benefited Autism Speaks, the fraternity's national philanthropy. Organizer Trevor Cowser esti mated at least SI,OOO was raised. Eight teams of five to 10 people participated in the games. The Council to talk housing issues By Will Schultz FOR THE COLLEGIAN The State College Borough Council will meet tonight to dis cuss three fraternity ordinances that aim to stop disbanded fra ternity houses from becoming party houses. Council members say one ordinance has come under the heaviest scrutiny: a measure that would make someone accountable for issues that arise at the property when the house is being used as a rooming house. The proposal aims to make that person a local alumni association representative or someone else directly connected to the fraternity who lives within 25 miles of the property. That person, council 1 members say, will be responsible in the event anything goes wrong and disciplinary action is required. But Interfraternity Council (IFC) President Max Wendkos said the ordinance’s language was too limiting. “It's restricting,” Wendkos See HOUSING, Page 2. If you go What State College Borough Council meeting When: 7:30 tonight Where: State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St. Details: The council will dis cuss ordinances that would directly affect fraternities. brothers hung a frying pan and a blue tarp from the front porch as part of the "hit the frying pan with an egg" contest. Donations for the event including gift cards and coupons for prizes were provid ed by Wal-Mart, Monster, Burger King and Giant. The brothers also threw 250 marshmallow Peeps from their balcony while competitors scrambled to collect them. "It was a little juvenile,” Cowser said. “But still competitive and fun." Many of those who attended were members of the greek com munity'. Chris Cover (sophomore- Eagles ship QB McNabb to Washington By Rob Maaddi ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PHILADELPHIA Donovan McNabb is changing uniforms and staying in the NFC East. The Philadelphia Eagles traded McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a pair of draft picks on Sunday night. The Eagles will receive a second-round pick (37th overall) in this month’s NFL draft and either a third- or fourth round pick next year. “Donovan McNabb was more than a franchise quarterback for this team,” Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie said. “He truly embodied all of the attributes of a great quarterback and of a great person. He has been an excellent representative of this organiza tion and the entire National Football League both on and off accounting) was pleased with the event’s turnout, despite many stu dents having left campus That said, organizers are con sidering changing the event to another day next year, possibly the Thursday before Easter, so those leaving for the weekend can still attend. They also might reach out to children with autism to par ticipate in the games. Overall, organizers said they were pleased with the event. "Our guys did an absolutely amazing job organizing the event,” said Max Wendkos, presi dent of the Interfratemity Council and a Theta Delta Chi brother. artist to play mall venue !y Chris Zook ULEGIAN STAFF WRITER ’ll be one part lywood and one omecoming at le’s next big it Mezzanine, /e. The show inn State alum an artist merest in pro ■al manager id. :e if we can’t le said. “We're his career.” id contacted lout a poten said. Though interested in is, Maserati ith Omarion sealed the deal. the field. I look forward to honor ing him as one of the greatest Eagles of all-time and hopefully see him enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton one day.” ESPN.com was the first to report the 33-year-old McNabb had been traded. McNabb, a six-time Pro Bowl quarterback, led the Eagles to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl in 11 seasons in Philadelphia. His failure to lead the team to its first NFL champi onship since 1940 plus the emer gence of Kevin Kolb made him expendable. Kolb, who has started two games in three seasons, becomes the starter. Michael Vick is the backup. “This was a very tough See MCNABB, Page 2. “I’m always happy to see any effort we make on behalf of our national philanthropy.” After competitors left, the brothers faced a lawn covered with hay from the egg hunt and a pile of leftover eggs. But Wendkos (senior-market ing and psychology) said the brothers had a plan for getting rid of the extensive amount of hay left over from the hunt. “We’re going to get a horse and set it loose on the front lawn," he joked. "We hope our plan doesn’t backfire." To e-mail reporter: cabs3s6@psu.edu. artist perform at Falkowski said he expects the show to sell out. in part because of Mezzanine's size. “[Omarion] normally doesn’t play venues this small,” he said. The crowd will have an oppor tunity to get "up close and per sonal” to the performer, Ealkowski said, something that is not possible at some larger shows. Alexander Atiyeh (junior- English) has been a fan of See OMARION, Page 2. The Philadelphia Eagles traded quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a pair of draft picks Sunday night. ROADWORK CATA alters stops By Nathan Pipenberg COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State students hoping to catch the Blue Loop may have to change the bus stop they go to as PennDOT workers begin road work to fix potholes. The Pa. Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began unscheduled mainte nance work Thursday near the intersection of Atherton Street and College Avenue, closing two nearby CATA bus stops and detouring six bus routes. The P H, V N, Blue Loop and Green Link buses will follow a detour route for about two weeks, said Sherry Snyder, director of operations for Centre Area Transportation Authority' (CATA). Buses won’t be picking up passengers at the University Club and bus depot stops, so rid ers should wait in front of the Deike Building, Snyder said. P H and Blue Loop buses will turn right on Burrowes Street and make a right onto Curtin Road to resume normal routing, while the V and N routes will turn right onto Burrowes and make a left onto Curtin. The Green Link route will turn right on College Avenue, make a left on Atherton Street, a left on Beaver Avenue, a left on Burrowes Road and a right on Curtin Road. Since CATA buses only use the right turn lane at the College Avenue and Atherton Street intersection, they might be able to resume normal opera tions before roadwork is com plete, Snyder said. After the sudden detour, stu dents were still waiting at the stops. "It’s inconvenient, because I take the bus home and now I have to walk from the new stop to the bus station,” Theresa Gillion (senior-nutrition) said. Terhea Doaty contributed to this To e-mail reporter: ndpso4s@psu.edu CATA’s temporary route Road construction has forced some CATA buses to change routes. C*r*r a Vttoyte H P* 4Log*, <£tW fjiy Cali??? 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