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PSU student
Ignatuk is in critical condition at Geisinger Medical
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State student Kevin
Ignatuk. 21, is in critical condition
after a police SUV collided with
him at about 1:42 a.m. Sunday on
the 400 block of East Beaver
Avenue, police said.
His roommate Ben Cuddy said
Ignatuk was crossing the street
outside of their Beaver Terrace
apartment, 456 E. Beaver Ave.,
and appeared to have never seen
Public
phase
begins
The campaign. which
began in 2007. will raise
money to help students
afford to attend PSU.
By Laurie Stern
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
With tuition expected to rise in
coming years, Penn State
announced the launch of the
public phase of
its goal to raise
$2 billion
through the next
four years an
effort primarily
aimed at secur-
ing more schol
arships for stu-
Spanier
dents
More than
1,000 volunteers and donors
filled the Bryce Jordan Center
on Friday to listen as Penn State
President Graham Spanier
spoke about For the Future: The
Campaign for Penn State
Students.
The most ambitious fundrais
ing campaign in Penn State's
history, it will attempt to make a
Penn State education more
accessible for all students, in
addition to innovating the cur
riculum, strengthening the facul
ty, encouraging research and
upholding the university's global
reputation, according to an April
23 press release on Penn State
Live.
The campaign was officially
launched in 2007 and has raised
more than $1,004,210,828 in gifts
and pledges through its "leader
ship gifts phase," according to
the release.
Due to Penn State's $334 mil
lion state appropriation, tuition
is expected to increase 4.9 per
cent for in-state students for the
2010-2011 school year.
Penn State Board of Trustees
Chairman Steve Garban said the
situation has called for alumni
and other donors to lessen the
financial burden on students.
"Everybody is favorable and
they understand the need, -
Garban said. "We have a won
derful, loyal group of alumni ...
at the heart of a campaign like
this. It's very rewarding to see
that, but at the same time it's a
challenge because it's a difficult
Garban said Blue-White week
end provided the appropriate
atmosphere to kick off what
administrators hope will be the
most successful fundraising
campaign to date.
"Everybody is always looking
for something new and exciting
to help us be successful,"
Garban said.
"Clearly having 70,000 people
at the game and a great number
See CAMPAIGN, Page 10.
the
State
Police
oncoming
College
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ment vehicle. The officer was not responding "It was unlike anything I've ever
Police said to a call and was not injured in the heard before," she said.
Ignatuk "darted" incident, police said. Brennan (junior-French)
into the road, Cuddy (junior-kinesiology) said thought the vehicle struck an ani
according to a he was with Ignatuk, of Thornton, mal at first. but as she looked
,
press releaselgnatuk Pa., at the time of the incident. closer, she saw a man lying by the
from the State Cuddy said Ignatuk had con- curb on the opposite side of the
College Police sumed alcohol the night of the street.
Department. incident but did not know exactly Immediately, the officer and a
The police sergeant, who police how much. group of people Ignatuk had been
did not identify drove the SUV Clare Brennan said she was See STUDENT. Page 2.
Kelley King Collegian
The Blue team huddles around Kevin Newsome (12) during the Blue-White game Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium. The battle for starting
quarterback is still uncertain as none of the quarterbacks presented a stand-out performance at Saturday's game.
QB competition still unsettled
An hour before Saturday's Blue-White game, Joe
Paterno said this spring's practices hadn't helped
him get any closer to a decision on first-string quar
terback.
He said he was still waiting to see how his top two
options, Kevin Newsome and Matt McGloin, per
formed in front of a crowd.
And after a defense-dominated Blue-White game
in which five Penn State quarterbacks combined to
go 24-for-50 and throw three interceptions, Paterno
received very few answers.
Throw early enrollee freshman Paul Jones who
looked poised. connecting on the only two touch
down passes of the afternoon into the mix, and
See COMPETITION, Page 2.
Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Silas Redd (25) avoids Brandon Ware (99) during
the Blue-White game on Saturday afternoon.
LGBT graduation displays campus climate
With record breaking
numbers in attendance,
29 students graduated.
By Lauren Ingeno
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
There was hardly a dry eye in
the Paul Robeson Cultural
Center's Heritage Hall by the end
of the ninth annual Lavender
Graduation, hosted by the
LGBTA Student Resource
Center.
The Lavender Graduation
occurs at multiple universities, as
alone and was on routine patrol walking towards Beaver Terrace
with his headlights turned on, in the rain with her friends when
according to the press release. she heard a very loud crash.
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
a way to celebrate the accom
plishments of LGBT and ally
graduating seniors, said Allison
Subasic, director of the LGBTA
Student Resource Center and an
event organizer.
This year, the graduation held
the largest crowd in the history of
Penn State's participation, with
29 graduating students and more
than 150 people in attendance,
she said.
The evening began with dinner
and musical performances by the
Harrisburg Men's Chorus and
the Central Pennsylvania
Womyn's Chorus. After dinner,
See GRADUATION, Page 2.
hit by police SUV
Patemo favors
Big Ten growth
Joe Paterno said the Nittany Lions
are still considered "the new people on
the block" m the Big Ten.
But that didn't stop the coach from
having an opinion about the possibility
of Big Ten expansion.
With Big Ten commissioner Jim
Delany's 12- to 18-month timetable
set in December still in place,
Paterno said he would like to see the
Big Ten expand to 14 teams.
"I've been pushing that for several
years and we haven't really gotten
much response," Paterno said before
Saturday's Blue-White game. "I would
like us to get two teams from the East
and one team from the West so we
would be at 14."
Though Paterno said his thoughts
may not be shared by athletic directors
and university presidents, he said he'd
be surprised if the Big Ten didn't come
up with an expansion plan.
Penn State athletic director Tim
Curley said he understands the
See BIG TEN, Page 2.
By Audrey Snyder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Harrisburg Men's Chorus performed at the Lavender Graduation
hosted by the LGBTA Student Resource Center on Friday evening.
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Pedestrian Accident
A police SUV struck Penn State
student Kevin Ignatuk outside his
Beaver Terrace apartment, 456 E
Source: State Colle_e Police De.artment
Six Lions go
in NFL draft
By Andrew J. Cassavall
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Sean Lee had already resigned him
self to being a third-round pick.
Once several teams with needs at
linebacker had passed
on him in the middle Of
the second round, Lee
thought he had time to
take a breath until he
received a call from an
unknown number.
"It ended up being
[Dallas Cowboys
owned Jerry Jones,"
Lee said. - He told me I
was going to be a
Cowboy and I nearly
passed out. -
Lee was selected by
Dallas with the 55th
overall pick in this
weekend's NFL Draft,
joining five other
Nittany Lions taken in
the three-day event.
Fellow linebacker Navorro Bowman
See DRAFT, Page 2.
Ashley Rickard Collegian