2 I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 Student to have hearing on four charges Penn State student William Swarmer, 20, will have a pre liminary hearing today on four charges of felony sexual abuse of children, according to court documents. After police filed a warrant to search Swarmer's apartment, 1918 Weaver St., the Ferguson Township Police Department said they found several image files and nine movie files on Swarmer's computer that they believed to be child pornogra phy, according to court documents The files Were sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) where four of the video files were determined to portray "known" victims of sexual abuse, according to court documents. Bands cancel State Theatre show The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., announced Tuesday that its May 21 show with Jakob Dylan and Three Legs fea turing Neko Case and Kelly Hogan has been canceled. The State Theatre Executive Director Mike Negra said Neko Case was originally available for the show, and now she is not because of unknown circumstances. Those who have already purchased tickets for the concert can use the tickets if the concert gets rescheduled, or the tick ets can be refunded. The concert may be rescheduled for the fall semester, Negra said. Student remains in critical condition Kevin Ignatuk, 21, remains in critical condition at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, hospital officials said, after he was hit by a State College Police Department SUV early Sunday morning. Ignatuk was hit by Sgt. William Muse's marked police SUV when he stepped out into the road in front of the vehicle's path on the 400 block of East Beaver Avenue. Muse told police he was driving about five to ten mph over the posted speed limit. Ignatuk's roomate Benjamin Cuddy said Ignatuk had been drinking earlier that day but police have not yet released his blood alcohol content (BAC). ■There will be a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the HUB- Robeson Center's Alumni Hall. M"ls There Life on Mars?" will play at 12:15 p.m. in 105 Deike Building. ■ Matt Kistler, of Ohio State University, will speak at 2:30 p.m in 339 Davey Laboratory. ■ Alan Betts, of Penn State, will speak about "Land-Surface- Atmosphere Coupling in Observations and Models," at 3:30 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. 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On the World Wide Web Fax: (814) 863-1126 Board of Editors Allison Jackovitz, Samantha Kramer, Shannon Simcox, Somer Wiggins Adam Clad( Dave Miniaci Dan Rorabaugh Matt Fortuna ,Stephen Hennessey, Nate Mink ,Phenola Lawrence Abby Drey ,Michael Felletter Board of Managers Leslie Stahl Andrea Crawford, Nikki Husband, Kelsey Thompson Liz Rogers .Ben Gasbarre, Alissa Nemzer Ben Krone Jason Keller Amanda Hauth Daniel Tyson .Megan Andrews, Kelly Martin Today: Tonight * Tomorrow: Extended forecast Weather; High 54 Low 33 * cili k 14161 65campusweatheirservilee.com Courtesy of Campus Weather Service Faculty Senate makes changes Students will now have an addi tional eight hours to pick up new courses during the drop/add period at the beginning of each semester, thanks to a last-minute proposal passed at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting. The proposal concerned the early drop/add period for classes, during which a student may drop or add a course within ten days of the semes ter's start. The new legislation means stu dents will be able to drop a course by midnight of the late drop date, as normal, but an eight-hour window will extend past midnight for adding courses. This is to allow students who could not initially add a course to take a seat a student may have dropped exactly at midnight, a situa tion that would have normally left no time for a student to grab the newly available seat. The legislation passed with an easy majority. Whether the measure will be in effect for next fall will depend on to-be-addressed techni cal questions. Sam Loewner, chairman of the Student Senator Caucus, said he Excellence From Page 1 socials, other rewards include name recognition, a 30 percent discount on IFC dues and a customized letter sent to the fraternities' national and international headquarters. "There are limitless benefits for improving relations with alumni and nationals. All chapters benefit by saving money on dues and a large majority of our chapters do care about their social privileges, so extending them as a reward for impressive performance in other areas was a logical incentive," Wendkos said. Cartwright (junior-energy, busi ness and finance) said he hopes these rewards will entice more fra ternities to strive for excellence. Roundtable From Page 1 (junior-psychology and neuro science) said. "We need to give them a reason to care and to be a part of State College." In between jotting down notes from Goldsmith and others' con cerns, Goreham said this sense of connection to the community is especially important, as it can lead to improvements in other areas of town-gown relations. "If students felt more connected it would benefit everyone ... they'd feel connected to their next door Drum major From Page 1 you need to go out in front of all of those people." Kenney said the drum major posi tion at Penn State is completely dif ferent than it was at his small high school. And while it might be an adjustment, Kenney said he's ready to conduct. psucollegian.com "It's a lot like riding a bike," he said. "If you take some weeks off, you get a little rusty." A patient, step-by-step process is Kenney's plan to master the iconic flip. Starting in mid-October, Kenney was at the White Building several days a week jumping into a foam pit and getting tips from some mem bers of the club gymnastics team members. The tight tuck is where the difficulty lies, he said. Rally From Page 1 Rossilynne Skena .Elizabeth Murphy security, boost the economy by creating jobs and give families more choices in the type of energy they use. "We won't be sending money to countries that don't like us," Perry said. "These will be made-in- America jobs not something we buy in another country, and it will give our families better energy options." Brian Henderson, the manager of residential energy operations for Envinity, a company that offers energy services and Andrew McGill Matt Brown Mandy Hofmockel Alex Weisler Caitlin Sellers Erin Rowley Matt Conte Lexi Belculfine Heather Schmelzlen Kevin Chilli Katherine Dvorak Erin Shields Concert From Page 1 Paris or a song about not drinking. The No. 1 party school in the nation chose the song about Paris by shouting the loudest. Holly Colbo Kelsey Thompson Matt Snyder said he enjoys Francis' style of music. "He's always been more mellow," Snyder (sophomore-civil engineer ing) said. LOCAL By , Kaltlyn Knopp COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER was pleased by the decision. "We believe, as did [the University Park Undergraduate Association's] Academic Affairs Committee when they authored the original report, that this will improve the ability of the average student to get the schedule that he or she wants or needs," Loewner (senior-political science) said. The senate opened by recognizing graduating students and senators who would not be returning next semester. Applause greeted every name while each stood to hear their accolades. "It's been an enjoyable year. It's been a productive year, and not just for me," Chairman Lee Coraor said. Next, a study on how to make Penn State faculty feel more in touch with what the Faculty Senate does was presented by the Committee on Committees and Rules (CC&R). The CC&R showed evidence that a smaller and more efficient senate might make it easier for the faculty to stay connected with the group. They also presented three models and asked not for a vote but for com ments on the proposals. The next study was on staffing of online professors. Suggestions were made to the senate regarding the "They've proved themselves as quality chapters in the fraternity community and we thought it was an adequate reward," Cartwright said. Among the recipients was Thu Phi Delta, whose president, Corbin Rinehart, said the fraternity mem bers always strive for excellence because they take pride in their house, though many of the members have yet to even learn of the rewards. "Occasionally we would have Wednesday socials, but they were few and far between," Rinehart (jun ior-wood products business and marketing) said. Wendkos said the IFC is recogniz ing chapters that are a good repre sentation of their fraternities' val ues. The fraternities are judged on many things, he added —including neighbor," Goreham said. "Students are a majority of the residents, and we want them to feel like they're a part of our town." And Loretta Doss, assistant direc tor of off-campus living and advisor for OCSU, pointed out that while there are events, such as the Annual 'Thee-Lighting Ceremony, that allow students, families and other com munity members to gather around a central cause, State College could benefit from more events that unify the neighborhood. "It's kind of sad there are 365 days a year and you get these unique times, but there's so much more that can be done," Doss said. He explained that without crunch ing his knees to his stomach, the flip would be much more difficult and in turn, ruin the look The prolonged process continued three weeks later with a running start, jump and then a landing on a padded mat. Kenney said he was at it for months before he gained the confi dence to jump on a natural grass surface. His first attempt was on the artificial turf at Holuba Hall around three months after he began practicing on the gm's padded sur face. "I think I landed the first one on grass," said Kenney. "But it definite ly was not consistent after that. It's still a work in progress." Kenney said his practice now focuses on integrating the running jump with the high step some thing he'll be doing until late August. "Make our energy clean, make it American." green design construction, said if move away from oil and start the bill is passed, it will have a utilizing alternative energy "as "profound impact" on the economy soon as possible." He said and allow his company to climate change and peak oil are expand. some of the most "prominent "It would really help us to be in a issues" today. position where we can hire a lot of "We're hitting a point where our people and spur the economy," he resources are running out," May said while holding a sign that read, said. "Overall, we need to learn to "Make our energy clean, make it live with less energy in general and American." especially less fossil fuels," Kevin May, the campaign coordi . nator of Eco-Action, said it's time to To e-mail reporter: cmbs3os@psu.edu Francis has played with the band "Dispatch" in the past. Snyder said he was looking for ward to seeing a solo Francis on the stage. "The Dispatch stuff, he was always just more rock, more alter native," he said. "I think it will just be a really cool experience to see him playing by himself." During an interlude of songs, Francis asked the audience a ques tion. "Who do you think invented the THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "It's been an enjoyable year. It's been a productive year..." best methods of hiring an online pro fessor and keeping that person in touch with the rest of Penn State. At the end of the meeting, Coraor gave his final remarks as the Faculty Senate Chairman, quoting Winston Churchill and the immedi ate past chairwoman, Ingrid Blood. "Too many battles cannot be won in a single senate year, or even a sin gle lifetime," Coraor said. Coraor then passed his gavel to Chair-Elect Jean Landa Pytel and stepped down from his position. Pytel took the gavel and thanked the senate, telling of her hopes for a productive coming year. "I'm accepting this gavel with pleasure, excitement and some trepidation," Pytel said. "I hope that we can continue to improve and work on the quality of this institu tion." To e-mail reporter: klks332@psu.edu alumni relations, educational pro gramming and community service. Wendkos said that all of greek life at Penn State submits applications and those who exceed 270 out of 300 total points receive recognition as a Chapter of Excellence. "We wanted to create a system that would encourage all of our chapters to work hard and improve themselves," he said. Rinehart said his fraternity does a great deal of community service work within State College and Penn State. "I'm very proud to be a brother at Thu Phi Delta and be in charge of an organization with guys that pride themselves on not only themselves, but the fraternity as a whole," Rinehart said. To e-mail reporter: Jpcs2ol@psu.edu With plenty of talking points gen erated during dinner, many stuck around to continue their conversa tions even after the event wrapped up. OCSU President Bobby Ryan said this type of candor was exactly what he hoped to see result from the meeting. "A lot of student leaders and bor ough officials are now on a first-name basis," Ryan (junior-psy chology) said. "And it's not unprofes sional ... we've created such a close bond with the borough that now it's more of a family asttitude than any thing." To e-mail reporter: cmms773@psu.edu He's still working on each technique individually for now, but said he is soon ready to tackle the 'step-step- PUNCH' the last three steps before he flips. Sabo's advice to Kenney is to practice each routine like it's real uniform and all. Sabo said a trick he used was to take the uniform, hat and all, home with him to practice and imagine the thousands watch ing him in his head. "I have seen him do the flip," Sabo said. "I have no doubt in my mind he'll do a great job." More important for Kenney is the legacy of being a role model in the Penn State community. He can't wait to try his best to live up to it. "The person you're seeing is a culmination of everyone before them," Kenney said. "I want to bring a lot of energy and excitement." Brian Henderson Manager of residential energy operations for Envinity Indian style of sitting?" Francis asked after the song. "Did the Indians do it? I don't know. I won dered that my whole life," he said, before singing "Carry You." Snyder was one of the first in line to see Francis and said he is a fan of his work because of the message he sends in his lyrics. "He's always just had songs you could relate to," he said. "It's like he's telling a story" To e-mail reporter migsl46@psu.edu Lee Coraor Faculty Senate Chairman
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