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COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER will transform the He said it would allow taller session next week.
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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
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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
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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.