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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
The restored Old Main Bell was reopened outside Old Main on Monday morning. The bell was a gift from the Penn State Class of 2009, who
raised about $200,000 for it. It was removed for the first time since 1929 to be restored. Before it was removed in October, the bell has not
been rung since the last day of classes in June 1929. William Blake and Co. cast the bell in 1871 and it has been at Penn State since 1892.
Census
ethnicity
options
limited
The census left some
students confused with
its lack of options for
those of mixed descent
By Edgar Ramirez
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Travis Salters was looking for
ward to filling out the census
until he reached question nine.
Asked about his ethnicity,
Salters, who is both black and
white, was more than willing to
give out his information. But no
“mixed” option was given —just
a box to label himself as “White”
and another box to label himself
as “Black, African-American or
Negro.”
“The classes they leave on
there were too general,” Salters
(sophomore-broadcast journal
ism and African and African-
American studies) said. “I really
didn’t like how you can general
ize people or classify them like
that.”
Salters is not the only student
who felt confused when it came
to filling out the parts of the cen
sus concerning race and ethnici
fy
Fbr Angelica Garcia, it was
deja vu. Mien she was admitted
to Mount Nittany Medical
Center six months ago to give
birth to her son, she was told to
label herself as “white” on med
ical forms since “Latino” was
not an option.
Now, Garcia (senior-hotel,
restaurant and institutional
management) said she strug
gled to figure out what boxes to
check for her baby, who is of
mixed Mexican and black
descent. She had her own ques
tion: Why isn’t “mixed” an
option?
Mexican-American Student
Association President Berenice
Bedolla said the issue of being
mixed was also brought up at a
See CENSUS, Page 2.
For audio of students
JSSSy talking about the options
JhAaV in the 2010 Census:
psucollegian.com
Ryan Ulsh/Collegian
Robert Buelow, violence prevention educator and seif defense instructor, talks at "A Dangerous Mixer.''
The event was held Monday night to discuss sexual assault and domestic violence prevention.
Sorority hosts discussion
on alcohol, sexual assault
By Sarah Peters
collegian staff writer
The definition of consent often
gets blurred after a few drinks
something Penn State graduate
and Violence Prevention
Educator Robert Buelow sought
to change through his presenta
tion “A Dangerous Mixer” on
Monday night.
The event, which was spon
sored by Lambda Theta Alpha
Latin Sorority, Inc., comes in the
middle of Sexual Assault
The Dancing Queen returns
Courtesy of inamma-ntla.com
Performers from a “Mamma Mia!” Broadway
show sing during their 2009 North American tour.
Awareness Month and is part of
the sorority’s philanthropy week.
“We’re not going to stop sexual
assault by me standing up here
for an hour and talking about it,”
Buelow, Class of 2007, said.
“We’re going to stop sexual
assault by listening to the infor
mation, digesting it and doing
something about it.”
About 60 people both male
and female attended the pro
gram, held in the Willard
Building, as Buelow educated the
crowd on the anatomy of a drink,
Musical comedy “Mamma Mia!” will
make its second appearance at PSU.
State College will again host the Dancing Queen
tonight as the musical comedy “Manuna Mia!”
makes its second appearance at Eisenhower
Auditorium.
The Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) is
hosting three nights of the musical, featuring songs
from the internationally known 70s rock band
ABBA, starting at 7:30 tonight.
“It’s popular on Broadway and it’s still a big hit,
so we’re thrilled,” said Laura Sullivan, marketing
and communications director of CPA.
“Mamma Mia!” is a national touring production.
Sullivan said Broadway musicals generally do well,
but “Mamma Mia!” continues to be an audience
favorite.
Sullivan said the music is one of the main rea
sons for the show’s continued popularity.
See MAMMA MIA, Page 2.
the relationship between drink
ing and hooking up, and the defi
nition of consent.
Lambda Theta Alpha
Community Service and
FUndraising Chair Belle Genao
said it was the first year the
sorority had such an event, but
that it's something she’s wanted
to do for awhile.
“In college, in general, no mat
ter what campus you go to, alco
hol really puts people at risk for
being sexually assaulted, and it’s
See DISCUSSION. Page 2.
By Renee Guida
COLLEGIAN STALE WRITER
psucollegian.com
Party
host
scope
alters
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Party hosts may receive cita
tions for guests' violations only if
the offense occurs on the host's
property if the latest version of
the Nuisance Gathering
Ordinance is passed by the State
College Borough Council.
The change in the proposal
which would no longer hold
hosts responsible for their
guest's actions once they leave
the property was presented
by assistant Borough Manager
Tom Kurtz at a Monday night
Borough Council work session.
Previous language of the ordi
nance would hold hosts respon
sible for their guests' violations,
like urinating or defecating, van
dalism and fighting even after
the guest had left the party.
But a March 19 council work
session, where members gave
input on the scope of the ordi
nance prompted some changes,
Kurtz said.
“From the exercise on the
wall it seemed clear we had
See PARTY. Page 2.
Borough
to ‘green’
building
The State College
Municipal building's
roof will soon become
more eco-friendly.
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A rooftop garden for the State
College Municipal building is
slated to begin construction in
June a continuation of the
borough’s efforts to go green.
The roof of the community
room in the Municipal Building,
234 S. Allen St., will be trans
formed into a “living roof," com
plete with dirt, soil and plants,
State College Director of Public
Works Mark Whitfield said.
Aside from aesthetics, the
plants in the garden will absorb
water and reduce stormwater
runoff. The garden will also
serve as an insulator, Whitfield
said.
Morgan Dysinger, Penn State
Eco-Action public relations
chairwoman, applauded the bor
ough’s efforts.
“Green roofs are always a
good idea a great way to make
use of sunlight hitting a flat roof,”
Dysinger (senior-English) said.
“They’re another space in an
urban center to grow plants.”
The borough was given
See BUILDING, Page 2.
$75 r 000 from stimulus
money as part of the environ
mental Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant
s2§Jptsfrom state
grant programs.
$140,600 total cost of
the rooftop garden project