The Daily C o ll egian psucollegian.com Published independently by students at Penn State @dailycollegian Vol. 111 No. 9 Tuesday, July 13, 2010 30 cents off campus • •••r,-•,.7. • West End plan moves forward ~z,,..., t,-,,,-..:,;..,. ..,, _ __. By Nathan Pipenberg in the works that - -:- a , .;. 40t i twit . 1 COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER will transform the He said it would allow taller session next week. tPC izo ?-, ' -= • West End from buildings, especially in the areas Other ordinances dealing with it' w Borough officials agreed what Mayor Eliz- 1 .. farthest north, where the West West End are still in the hands of . Monday to move forward with a abeth Goreham ~.„ a . End nears the Penn State cam- the State College Planning 1 zoning ordinance that will change has called a "stu- ~ 7 pus. Buildings there could reach Commission, including one that building standards in West End dent housing v o three to five stories. would determine green building State College ghetto - into a Along College Avenue, where standards and one that would give ...7 The State College Borough population made Goreham many properties are considered businesses incentives to create fi, Council voted unanimously to up of students, historic, buildings would be three bike paths leading to campus. A .I schedule a public hearing on the young professionals and families. stories or fewer, according to the See COUNCIL Page 2. 441:4 4 ...„ ~ ming ordinance at a date yet to Planning Director Carl Hess proposal. _ zoning of be determined. The ordinance is one of several A group of girls survey the clean up process on Allen Street a day later following the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Rick Bryant, Arts Fest's executive director, said hundreds of volunteers are required to help set up, run and clean up after the four-day festival. University to enforce bike rules Transportation Services may begin to confiscate unregistered bikes. By Sky Friedlander FOR THE COLLEGIAN Penn State Transportation Services began confiscating bicycles found around campus Monday, after three weeks of ticketing unregistered bicycles. The tags inform the owner that they must register their bike or re-register if their sticker has expired. The tags also remind students how to register. Bicycle owners who have been warned with a ticket and who fail to comply could have their bike taken, said Penn State Parking Officer Manager Jean Harris. If registration has expired, parking officials will cut bike locks and will not reimburse bike owners, Harris said. "Anything that is not regis tered will be cut," Harris said. Once the bike is taken, it is held at Lion Surplus on Services Road. If the owner doesn't con tact parking services within 90 days, the bikes will be sold at an auction at the store. Though officials have used this strategy before, there was no bike - round-up" last year, Harris said. Penn State isn't taking the bikes just to make some extra cash, though. If registered, aban doned bikes and stolen bikes can See BIKES. Page 2. Where to go To register your bike: trans portation.psu.edu or parking office number 814-865-1436 Cost: Free Source: Penn State Transportation Services was on hand to show council Council also plans to discuss members the latest changes made and tweak the ordinance before ~- =:;.. _ .~~ _• , ~. . no Café 210 West, 210 W. College Ave., is one of several bars that attracted students during last year's Senior Week Move disappoints some President Graham Spanier sug- Cho. who manages Mezzanine, gested ending "Senior Week" 420 E. College Ave., said whatev the week between spring semes- er changes Penn State makes, Downtown bar manager Stella ter finals and graduation that has' seniors will always be in town to Cho would be disappointed to see become a time for seniors to enjoy the week after finals. the Senior Week tradition go enjoy their final days at Penn '•I can see [seniors] having but if it does, she said, seniors State and, for some, to drink Senior Week anyway, just like will just think of new ways to cel- Spanier wants graduation to be they did with State Patty's Day," ebrate graduation. scheduled directly after finals, a Cho said. At Friday's Penn State Board move that would effectively end Though officials at Penn State of Trustees meeting, Penn State Senior Week See BARS. Page 2. By Brendan McNally COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Alumni association makes elm tree furniture By Michael Hricik FOR THE COLLEGIAN Penn State's diseased elm trees have found a purpose: furni ture and household items avail able to alumni through the Penn State Elms Collection. The collection is a line of furni ture and frames created by the Penn State Alumni Association. "We'd rather not be in this posi tion, but we'd rather if these trees do come down, they find a place in the homes of alumni," Roger Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association. The items can be purchased online at pennstateelmscollec tion.com. The collection's efforts have been successful thus far, raising more than $60,000 in the line's first seven months and exceeding Williams' expectations. Proceeds made from sales will be distributed to the association, to the Office of Physical Plant and to the companies responsible for creating products for the collec tion, Williams said. Elm phloem necrosis, com monly known as Elm yellows dis ease, was detected on campus in 2008. The disease affects elm trees by infecting the inner bark, or phloem, of the tree, restricting the flow of nutrients. Caused by the white-banded elm leafhopper, a disease-carry- Mg insect, Elm yellows has been resistant to proposed cures. For more coverage on the borough council. I LOCAL, Page 2. Steph Witt:Collegran Infected trees die within three years of contraction of this dis ease and need to be cut down as soon as possible to prevent the disease's spread. Though these trees pose a threat to surround ing elms, their wood remains unaffected by elm yellows. Penn State houses one of the largest elm tree collections in the United States. The disease has affected more than 15 percent of the university's more than 200 elms. Treatments for another tree ail ment Dutch elm disease have proved reliable in staying off Elm yellows. Williams said. "The elms on campus are sprayed for Dutch elm disease See TREES, Page 2. The Biobehavioral Health Building will be modeled as such. HUB lawn will close Construction near the HUB lawn may force the area to close. By Paul Osolnick COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State will close sections of the HUB-Robeson Center lawn during construction on a new Biobehavioral Health Building set to begin this fall. Plans for the new building came after the Penn State Board of Trustees approved construc tion on the $48.1 million building at its July 9 meeting, Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers said. The new building will provide additional space for the College of Health and Human Development. Powers said. The area currently occupied by a bridge connecting Henderson to Henderson South will be the site of the new build ing, she said. That bridge will be demol ished to make room for the new building's construetian. Powers said. Powers said the demolition and construction is currently projected to begin in late September or early October Powers said demolition on the bridge and construction on the new building will close parts of the HUB lawn due to its proxim ity to the work site. "During construction, large sections of the HUB lawn will be closed off," Powers said. And at some points, the entire lawn will be offline due to construction vehicles being brought in, con struction materials being stored and earth movement taking place." Powers said she does not have an estimate on how long the HUB lawn will be unavailable for activities. The construction includes plans for improvements to the HUB lawn for events held there. Powers said the plans intro duced at the board meeting included a - semi-circular area" for events. University Park Undergrad uate Association President Christian Ragland said the HUB See CONSTRUCTION. Page 2. Elm trees surround a man as he walks down a sidewalk.
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