\\ The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State ‘Last’ preparations wrap up The Last Stop music festival will be held on the HUB lawn tonight By Kathleen Loughran COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Student government kicked off festivities for its spring music fes tival Thursday with free Berkev Creamery ice cream and promo tional flyers. The Last Stop music festival will begin at 6:30 tonight with D. J. Council to vote May 3 By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER After a year of debate and con troversy, the Nuisance Gathering Ordinance (NGO) could be enacted into law on Monday night though it is only a shadow of its original self. The NGO and three other •‘neighborhood sustainability ordinances" - the Cost Recovery for Second Police Response Ordinance and the Public Urination and Defecation Ordinance are also up for vote at the Monday meeting. Some council members said they planned to support the NGO, while others said the ordi nance is uniair to party hosts. All agreed it is impossible to predict the final outcome. Borough Council President Ron Filippelli said he feels the NGO is necessary' and plans to support it Monday night. But council member Tom Daubert said he wouldn’t vote for the pro posal and expects that if it does come up for a vote, it won’t receive majority support. Indeed, Daubert said none of the ordinances are shoe-ins to be voted. “It’s going to be a long, long meeting," Daubert said. Council member Theresa Lafer said she could decide her position on the NGO once she sees the final draft. She thinks there is a “fair to good chance” the Public Urination and Defecation Ordinance and the Cost Recovery for Second Response Ordinance will be passed unless there is a major disagreement about some of them. Lafer said she supports the See BOROUGH. Page 2. If you go What: Voting and discussion on Neighborhood Sustainability Ordinances Where: 234 S. Allen St. When: 7 p.m. Marathoner raises money for AIDS orphans By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER When Lisa Smith-Batchen runs, she’s usually winning a marathon or breaking a record. But for the next few months, Smith-Batchen is focusing instead on raising money for orphans worldwide. Along with friend Mary Beth Lloyd, Smith-Batchen will run 50 miles each day in every state to raise money and hope for AIDS orphans throughout the world. All of the money the pair raises will go to orphanages in the United States, Haiti, India and Ethiopia, Lloyd said. Thursday, she made a stop at Penn State, beginning her run at Supernova, followed by Titus Andronicus. Fabolous and Matt and Kim. State Radio will close the concert. As of Thursday, former University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) program ming chairman Mike Wallace said the preparation for Last Stop was "going wonderfully." UPUA began setting up for the music festival by building a fence to maintain crowd control lead ers are expecting a large audi ence, UPUA President Christian Ragland (junior-political science) said. GREEN TO THE EXTREME Penn State’s award winning waste-disposal program recycles 57 percent of all trash, which saved the university more than $456,000 last year. PSU saves by recycling By Jessica Uzar COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Cow manure, bees and stu dents saved Penn State more than $456,000 last year. All of these components are a part of the university's award winning waste-disposal program that recycles almost 57 percent of all trash and acts as a model for other schools. The newspaper recycling effort alone collects about 12,000 pounds of newspaper per week, on-campus recycling services chairman A 1 Matyasovsky said. But the program also recycles plastic, glass, metals and office paper, saving the university a lot of money. It costs about $l7 per student yearly to dispose of waste gener ated in the Residenct Halls, according to the Office of 5:30 in the morning and running, with a few breaks, until about 7:30 p.m. Smith-Batchen said there have been ups and downs, and bumps and bruises involved, but the jour ney is “getting better by the moment.” “You take it on likes its your full time job,” Smith-Batchen said. She is one of the top ultrarun ning athletes around the world. She’s finished first overall in the Marathon Des Sables, was the female winner of the Badwater race a 135-mile race beginning in Death Valley and is the only person to have run from Los Angeles to the top of Mt. Whitney. See MARATHON, Page 2. About 100 volunteers are set to help with the setting up and taking down of the concert, but officials are still looking for more. "Everything is under control, or so we hope,” Wallace (senior-eco nomics) said Thursday. "At 5 p.m. today, the staging guys are coming in, and we're going to knock out as much as we can tonight." Zach Zimbler (sophomore-divi sion of undergraduate studies), president and general manager of The Lion 90.7 FM. said he was in charge of the “operational stuff " making sure the stagehands - t Physical Plant (OPP) website. At 16,000 students, that’s a price tag of $240,000. But it only costs about $3.80 per student to dispose of recyclable materials, a total cost of $55,000. After recyclables are collected on-campus, Joe Krentzman and Son, Inc., a scrap company, sells the material and donates the money netted to the local chapter of the United Way raising more than $450,000 since the partner ship began in 1995. “Now recycling efforts touch the fives of thousands of people in our community in positive ways," said Matyasovsky, who is also the supervisor of central support services for OPP The program also collaborates with the Centre County Solid Waste Authority though it focus es its efforts on campus. See RECYCLE. Page 2. Lisa Smith-Batchen, center, runs down Burrowes Street, followed by Penn State students and other fans as she finishes her 50 mile run. are present and setting up. Wallace said crews will take care See LAST STOP. Page 2. OPP Worker Harry Lego empties a bag of glass at the BAR Pit. psucollegian.com Luke Pierce (senior-economics) helps to set up for Last Stop. PSU limits phone usage By Colleen Boyle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In an effort to ensure drivers' safety, Penn State announced new regulations limiting employ ee cell phone use while driving. The rule, which went into effect April 28, applies to the use of interactive wireless communi cation devices by employees of Penn State while on university business and operating any vehi cle. In addition, students are pro hibited from using interactive wireless communication devices while using university-provided vehicles. “We see this policy as a posi tive, common sense way to bet ter ensure the safety of our employees as they travel,” uni versity spokesman Reidar Jensen, of the Penn State Department of Public Information. “Research has shown that cell phones and relat ed devices are a distraction to drivers, and this policy is a way for us to remind our employees to keep their eyes and minds focused on the road as they drive.” According to a study at the University of Utah, using a hand held or hands-free cell phone while driving delays a driver’s reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. Nearly 6,000 deaths in car crashes involving a distracted driver were reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2008. University Park Undergraduate Association President Christian Ragland said he thinks the initiative is a positive step given the tragedies that can result from cell phone use and driving. Ragland (junior political science) said he was recently moved by a classmate’s speech on such tragedies. “The university taking a step forward is a great thing because it sets an example for us as stu dents,” he said. “I think it’s a proactive measure just to be safe, and there’s no harm in that.” Officials said the policy is not a reaction to any specific incident but rather a response to the national problem of cell phone use while driving. “I absolutely think it’s a posi tive thing for the campus,” said Maurine Claver, director of the Environmental Health and Safety Office at Penn State. A focus group with represen tatives from Penn State faculty, staff, students and Commonwealth Campuses worked to complete the policy, which has the support of the University Safety Council and the President’s Council, Jensen said. To e-mail reporter cabs3s6@psu.edu
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