I FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
Street light
project held
By Alex Ahmadi
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
An ongoing borough project to replace aging street
light fixtures in downtown State College has been put on
hold for at least a year and the funds will go ito another
program.
The project took a back seat when the State College
Borough Council decided last spring to divert funds into
the renovation of low to moderate-income housing on
Kemmerer Road, Planning Director Carl Hess said.
Both projects compete for funds coming from the
Community Development Block Grant federal money
that is largely intended for housing development projects,
he said.
"Opportunities like Kemmerer Road don't come along
too often," Hess said.
The borough has allocated money from the 2010 fiscal
year toward the project, which is being led by a local non
profit organization, he said.
Despite next year's hiatus on the street light upgrade,
the council intends to return to the project in the near
future, Public Works Director Mark Whitfield said.
According to the council's capital improvement plan,
work is set to resume in 2012 and continue through 2015,
beginning with fixtures on College Avenue between
Garner Street and High Street, Whitfield said.
Other areas targeted for lamp upgrades through 2015
include cross-streets between College Avenue and
Beaver Avenue including Garner Street, Pugh Street and
Burrowes Street, among others, he said.
The plan also calls for the addition of new light fixtures
as well as the reconstruction of handicapped ramps to
meet standards set forth by the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
The street light project began in 2005 and involves the
replacement of light poles, fixtures and foundations
many were originally installed in the 1980 s, Whitfield said.
The intention, he said, is to replace all the older fixtures
downtown.
"This is an ongoing project, and it will be an ongoing
project for some time," he said.
Whitfield said the street light upgrades are designed to
improve the safety, efficiency and aesthetics of downtown
lighting.
Existing fixtures use high-pressure sodium bulbs that
cast an orange glow, but the new induction fluorescent
lamps are white, he said.
It is anticipated that the new bulbs will use less energy
and last longer, reducing electricity and maintenance
costs.
The new lights are set in a clear globe fixture and
directed downward to minimize light pollution. The fix
tures themselves are also more pleasant to look at,
Whitfield said.
"The response has been positive," Whitfield said.
The first lamps were placed on the 100 block of South
Atherton Street, Whitfield said.
Since then, he said stretches of College Avenue, Beaver
Avenue and Allen Street have seen their lights upgraded.
The housing project currently taking precedence
over street light renovation involves the renovation of
nine apartment units targeted toward the local work
force, council member James Rosenberger said.
The borough is serving in a supporting role, he said,
and the development will be led by Housing Transitions,
a non-profit organization based in Centre County
Lights out
State College borough officials pulled funding for a project that would replace
street lights in the coming years.
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Game to fundraise
for THON tonight
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
At 7:05 tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates will face the
Houston Astros at PNC Park But it won't just be a typical
baseball game.
A portion of the ticket sales will benefit Penn State's
Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.
If people cannot travel to Pittsburgh to make the game
but still want to support THON, they can go to Rotelli
Pizza and Pasta, 250 E. Calder Way, for a "watch party"
Overall Communications Chairwoman Elaine Tanella
said.
"Since a lot of people from State College can't travel to.
Pittsburgh, they can go to Rotelli's_ you tell them you're
with THON and 10 percent of your check will go to
THON," Tanella (senior-bioengineering) said.
Tickets for the game are $2O for the Outfield Box and
$45 for the Pittsburgh Baseball Club and can be pur
chased online at pirates.comithon or at 412-325-4928.
Last year, a Penn State alumnus who works with the
Pirates proposed the idea, and the THON overall com
mittee thought it was a good fit for the organization,
Tanella said.
"Everyone is always trying to look for ways to spread
awareness for THON," she said. "It's important because
it stresses that THON is a year-long event and not just
October through February"
Overall Chairwoman Kirsten Kelly said she is excited
for the game.
"One of the things that I was thinking about is that I
love that it gives the opportunity for THON alumni and
students in the Pittsburgh area to get together and cele
brate our efforts for the kids in the summer," Kelly (sen
ior-marketing) said.
Overall Public Relations Chairwoman Jony Rommel
said the game is a unique opportunity.
Rommel (senior-philosophy) said there will be a table
set up at the game so that people can obtain information
about THON and the Fbur Diamonds Flmd and get a gold
ribbon pin.
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Art supply store Uncle Eli's, 129 E. Beaver Ave., is celebrating its 40-year anniversary this [hi ri
Shop celebrates 40 years
By Sky Friedlander
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THE COLLEGIAN
Durin2, the 1970 Central
Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts,
Douglas Albeit was opening the doors
to his tins art supply store.
This month. the store that has
become the art supply, framing and
gift center called Uncle Eli's, 129 E.
Beaver Ave.. celebrates its 40th
Albert ti his business while he
was a stude ,;! fine art at Penn State..
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I needed a job to stay in school,"
Albert id - lie town truly did need.
from IT. lier:-Tective, an art supply
store.-
The store slzuled in a very small
location on Allen Street, only about
150 soti: . ! leer. On top of that,
shopliltie was a major problem,
Albert sap:'pith people just "helping
themselve:
Front
to 1975, the store's loca
c.everal times, finally set
irrent and larger location
\vo:lie. Albert said a
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UPUA works with officials
non-voting student represemative
The LiPU president met
with the h, , rough manager
to disco hving a student
sit in on ,uncil meetings.
By Nathan Pipenberg
,IAFF WRITER
Fresh Iran; what he called a "pro
gressive- i! - LiTling with the State
College }1)) . ;;ti211 manager, Christian
Ragland it , ': his goal to have a non
voting sttrient liaison sit in on
boromlll eli,Hl meetings is under
way.
Ragland. She University Park
Undergrandaie Association presi
dent, plan. , : to return to Tom
Fount aine' !.,lace in two weeks' time
with a toll pr(Tosal that should reach
the ears of borough council members.
But past that meeting, he said he
doesn't have , cope of when the idea
might be i•ekd i/cd.
"1 would to u to have this in place
by the fall seniust er," Ragland (senior
political science) said.
But were taking this one step at a
The idea has been met with support
from both Fountaine and Mayor
Elizabeth G nreham, who said last
week that she thought the idea would
benefit everyone involved.
Fountains kid his Thursday meet-
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Despite the passage of time, Albert
said he has tried to keep the atmos
phere Eli's has always had.
"It's maintained its feeling," he
said. "When people come back to
town, they say it hasn't changed
much.-
The store even appeals to
Downtown State College
Improvement District Director Jody
Alessandrine.
"The fact that Douglas has been in
business for 40 years land] has been
in five locations over that time shows
his commitment to downtown State
College." Alessandrine said. "He's
been able to survive."
But even with its long history, Eli's
is not impervious to competition.
Albert said, particularly from online
shopping.
"The Internet is killing all small
retailers, - said Albert. - The cry of
buying local seems to stop at people's
pocketbooks.-
Albert said he remains cautiously
optimistic about staying in business.
"Whatever the future holds, we're
going to do the best we can to fight all
the forces that are making it tough on
all small businesses now," Albert said.
ing with Ragland was centered
around the logistics of getting the pro
posal before council.
He said a tentative schedule might
have Ragland pre
senting the idea to
council at an Aug. 9
work session
From there, he said
that if there's a con
sensus among coun
cil members, the pro
posal will move on to
another meeting,
where council could
vote on the issue or
continue discussion.
So far, it seems like
Ragland and borough
officials want to hold
the potential student
liaison to similar
standards.
Goreham said she
would want the bor
ough to have a say in
choosing the liaison,
who would have to attend every meet
ing and be well versed in borough
issues.
In the same vein, Ragland said he
that would be looking for a student
who is passionate and knowledgeable
about the student body, but also about
community issues.
Last semester, hot-topic issues like
the currently delayed Nuisance
Gathering Ordinance (NGO) caused
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