HELL WANTED: CENSUS BUREAU HIRING LOCAL, Page 3. \\ The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State Ordinances ■ Nuisance Gathering ■Temporary Use ■ Public Urination and Defecation ■ Second Offense ■ Fraternity Definition PUBLIC HEARINGS Talks set for May 3 Local leaders are con cerned having the hear ings during finals week could affect attendance. By Nathan Pipenberg COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Public hearings on six ordi nances that will affect students are scheduled for a May 3 State College Borough Council meet ing the Monday of finals week. And the date has some local leaders concerned that students may not have time to attend the meeting, which includes hear ings on the Temporary Use Provision (TUP) and the contro versial Nuisance Gathering Ordinance (NGO). In its current form, the NGO would fine party hosts for their guests' poor behavior, even after they leave the property. The TUP would allow cleared frater nities to repopulate as rooming houses for up to two years as the chapter gets its finances in order. While the council will have to wait to vote on the TUP until a later meeting, the NGO is fair game for a vote on May 3, coun cil president Ron Filippelli said. Filippelli said he would be OK with enacting the ordinances after the public hearings regard less of how many students are able to attend. “We’ve tried really hard to get the hearings on the calendar before students leave,” he said, adding that other citizens find a way to get to council meetings despite busy schedules. Mayor Elizabeth Goreham took a more moderate approach she would prefer to wait on the ordinances until students returned in the fall. “We try to only pass ordi nances that affect students when students are actually here,” Goreham said. But the schedule being what it is, Goreham hopes the conflict with finals week won’t keep stu dents from attending the public hearings. She’d especially like to see Interfraternity Council President Max Wendkos and the chapter presidents of individual fraternities at the TUP hearing. Wendkos (senior-marketing and psychology) attended Monday night’s meeting, where he said he hasn’t had the chance to interact with non-student res idents as much as he would like. At the meeting, he called the TUP a “necessary” ordinance, See HEARINGS, Page 2. Kingston to perform in Altoona If ymgo By Valerie Tkach COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Somebody call 9-1-1: Sean Kingston will perform at Penn State Altoona’s spring concert on April 25. Kingston will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Stephen A. Adler Athletic Complex. Tickets will be $l5 for Altoona students and $25 for the public. Altoona’s Campus Activities Board Vice President Marcus Correll arid Assistant Director of Student Life Tanya BEIiVED ' Npbel : Toni Morrflon to spoflpßnigHt ARTS &'EN!rRTAINM E|dP&ge 5. Dept rejects tolls on 1-80 By Laura Nichols Gov. Ed jjpswfcJMß should not regard the federal gov- Penn State student Jen Recant collegian staff writer Rendell held a ernment's decision as a victory, is one of those people and said she press conference . jt calling for a special legislative uses the route to get to and from Penn Staters who take 1-80 into Tuesday after- | tm session to help find another plan. State College. Happy Valley, your free ride is noon to contest jB He has not yet announced the Recant (sophomore-secondary safe: The U.S. Department of the toll's denial, yfl date of the special legislative ses- education) said the lack of a toll Transportation rejected a plan pledging to find sion. on 1-80 is the main reason she Tliesday that would toll the popu- an alternative to | The act maintained provisions takes it and she's happy it'll lar interstate highway. raise state funds, Rendell that would have allowed local stay that way. But don't celebrate yet the said Gary Tuma, drivers to travel up to 60 miles on “It's a great route to take it's move could cost Pennsylvania up Gov. Ed Rendell's 1-80 without paying any tolls, scenic, and there aren't any tolls." to $472.5 million unless legislators press secretary. Tuma said, adding that the toll Recant said, find an alternative revenue Rendell said in his press con- would have mainly targeted peo- Gary Grembowiec said he has source. ference that drivers who use 1-80 pie traveling across the state. See TOLL. Page 2. Jason Rubinstein (freshman-engineering) deals at the Delta Zeta and Alpha Chi Rho casino night festivities. The event raised money for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, which distributes hearing aids to the impoverished. To read a story on the fundraiser | LOCAL, Page 4. Sen. Arlen Specter speaks to a small crowd in the HUB on Tuesday afternoon about his vision for higher education. Specter, a Democrat, is fairing for a tough election this year with primaries in May. Specter By Evan Trowbridge COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Commenting on President Barack Obama’s opening pitch ait the Phillies-Nationals game on Monday, Sen. Arlen Specter told members of the Centre County Democrats that the pitch would have been a “bean ball” had a left-handed batter been at the plate. But it was Specter on Tuesday who was firing political bean balls of his own against opponents dur ing a campaign stop in State College. Palovich-Scott both confirmed the news Tuesday. Correll said that the campus is very excited to have Kingston come and perform. “Students will reMly like the concert this year because it’s going to be different from last year’s,” Correll (sophomore-jour nalism) said, referring to O.A.R.’s performance last spring. The students selected Kingston from a survey listing 16 different artists ranging from country singers to rock singers. “When we compiled the votes, ' im GMuM ©Mlilf discusses vision To watch a video of Sen. Arlen Specter discussing SwfcTT, his plans for education: psucollegian.com “There are only two ways to run for elected office,” Specter, D-Pa., said. “One is scared. The other is unopposed.” With the May 18 primary less than six weeks away, Specter stopped in State College to host a lunch with the Centre County Democrats, followed by a discus sion with about 75 students in the HUB-Robeson Center. What Sean Kingston Goalie Before addressing students’ queries, Specter took time to lay out his “Education Bill of Rights.” The plan includes better access to higher education, increased opportunities for minorities, educating more med ical personnel, debt forgiveness for public service workers and the establishment of a new Assistant Secretary of Education to oversee the “Bill of Rights.” When asked how he plans to pay for the bill, Specter said it will spur higher productivity, which See SPECTER. Page 2. psucollegian.com Panel to address drinking situation By Laurie Stem COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Town and gown will come together tonight to combat the issue of excessive drinking at Penn State. Titled “Dangerous Drinking: Is There a Solution?” a panel dis cussion will allow university and public officials to field questions about dangerous alcohol con sumption. The panel made up of State College Police Chief Tom King; Borough Manager Tom Fountaine, Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims and UPUA President-elect Christain Ragland, among others - will address items including the implementation of new educa tion programs and harsher penalties for students cited with abusing alcohol. Panhellenic Council President Sara Linkosky was supposed to be a panelist but was replaced by Ragland and Stephen Fiehler (graduate-media studies) after she had to cancel. Fiehler, a recovering alcoholic, has been sober for more than three years and said he is look ing forward to sharing his thoughts on what changes should be made to alcohol edu cation programs. See DRINKING, Page 2. If you go What: “Dangerous Drinking: Is There a Solution?" Where: 162 Willard Building When: 7 tonight
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