THE Dun CoLLEcRti ini\ I I 1 Collegian Elizabeth Nlurphy Liii+ , r 1+; ( but keke liompon 1311\111C , 11‘01(0,'( About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian: and The Weekly Ctoiit - tajan are pub lished by Collegian Inc.. an independent nonprofit cor poration a board of directors composed OT stu dents. LaCLlii, ,:inii profes sionals. F" , ,, , i... - inla State UniversAT: srucants , A-rite and edit both pabes and solicit ad.,/ertisinp tc_ - ;,• thr;rn. During the fiat ano col!ng sernes- ters as v,e;! ,115. te second six ~..\ eek '.:,timmei session The Daily College publish es Monda7 throLiz,h Friday etch I-J,,, ISSUE', me r:nd SUbsor li.7crs Complaints: ^Jer=• anc edi tonal cor , .:_uie-its snoufd be e editor. presented Business ::,m - i .iclvert sing complaint. , E. srloy:d be pre sented to :he uusness man- Who we are The Daily Collegian's edito rial opinibri is iiietermined by its Boaid of Opinion. pith the ecbto• iiiiifldinii final responsibilltii. 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A White House, which is on its way to becoming a tradition at Beaver Stadi um, is a designated game Economical By Andrew Metcalf IT'S fairly undisputed that the suburbs aren't particularly green places. Heating and cool ing costs, which make up the lion's share of utility bills, are far higher in a self-standing house than in an apart- ment or row house. Lawn maintenance requires an exorbi tant amount of water and runoff from fertilizer pol lutes our streams and rivers. Public transit is practically non-existent, especially in outer ring suburbs. Cars are required to get anywhere useful, because suburbs typically exist away from commercial and community centers. The sheer amount of land required is absurd and wasteful given the population density. So why do people choose to live there? Though the perfectly tamed lawns and unnaturally silent sound scape of suburbia creeps me out, I suppose I can see why it appeals to some. Living in suburbia means you get a big house and a big lawn, some thing you could never afford in a city. It means you're less likely to that calls on all who attend to wear white in support of the Nittany Lions. At last year's White House, the lowa Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions in a disap pointing evening-game loss. The athletic department chose not to cheapen the tradition this year. There is no reason to have a White House game if the home schedule does not warrant it. Yes, the team does have some exciting match-ups ahead this sea son (Alabama, anyone?). Unfortunately, though, student fans will have to pack a bag and jump in their car to see those games in person. city living tops wasteful suburban life encounter an insane homeless per son walking down your block screaming epithets. It means that whenever you choose to go to sleep, you probably won't be interrupted by noise. Essentially, it means you get a lot of space to yourself. But there are tradeoffs for your space. Your commute to work is far longer than if you lived closer to a city. The amount you save by living away from the city quickly vanishes paying for utilities and gas. Shopping for groceries more likely entails driving to a strip mall or a big box store than walking down a nice pedestrian boulevard. Coordinating the transportation to go out for a night on the town requires logistical heavy lifting. MY OPINION You'll notice I've excluded rural living from this critique, the reason being that people who live in rural areas, such as farmers, usually do because their livelihood also takes place there. The notion of suburbia seems to have developed as a way to keep your work life far away from your home life. I suppose this is designed to make being at home feel like a relaxing place where your boss can't reach you, but today's completely unreal. This column may be slightly behind the times. Many young pro fessionals see accessibility, conven- Beaver Stadium will still strike fear, it will still be loud. But no need to pull out the big guns at home this season. This decision ultimately shows that the athletic department is not pushing the White House game just as a marketing tool. The decision-makers have realized that not only does the promotion bring in money, the White House effect gives the Lions a 12th man on the field. And if nothing else, the long wait for another White House will surely be paid off in the 2011 sea son. The Crimson Tide won't be able to see anything but white. Vetfa - R1•10 ww caglecarloons com, that adieu:- ience and sustainability as more important than private space and are choosing to live in cities. But what about when these profession als grow older and start families? Many see suburbs as a better environment in which to raise chil dren. I'll admit, I've always appreci ated the perhaps overly cynical - American Beauty" vision of subur bia a pristine and perfect appear ance covering up a dark and depressing reality. That's probably overly grim, but at the same time suburbs certainly have not man aged to avoid as many urban vices drugs, crime, bad influences on children as they set out to. And really, what is so bad about raising children in a city? Yes, they might encounter our aforemen- tioned screaming homeless person, but they also can experience so much more by simply walking or biking near their home. They don't have to wait until they're old enough to drive to explore their neighborhood and see restaurants, museums or movies. It's possible they'll witness a fight or get involved in drugs, but those same risks are involved in simply sending thellTirll~.fgrellnip in a city, and I don't think I turned out any worse than my suburban friends. Perhaps suburbia isn't the horri ble place that auteur Hollywood THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 I 3 ,“,AVE THE NET MVB rules change coming Soon, every point will count just a little bit more. At its annual summer meeting, the NCAA Men's Volleyball Committee voted to make the number of points required to win sets 25 points instead of 30, effective in the 2011 season. The rule is not officially implemented yet it still needs final approval from the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP). However, in an e-mail, committee chairman Brian Summers said that approval will "likely come later this summer" The proposed change comes in response to a coaches' survey the com mittee sends out each year to all Division I, II and 111 institutions. This year's survey was e-mailed to 89 coaches shortly after the conclusion of the 2010 season.... Of the 65 coaches who responded. 64.6 percent voted in favor of 25 points, while the remaining 35.4 per cent opted to stay with 30 points.... U.S. U-20 team advances The United States is moving on Just like the men's national team, the U-20 women's team defeated South Korea 1-0 to win its group in its final game of the World Cup and will advance to the next level of play in Bielefeld, Germany. The United States will face Nigeria at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Christine Nairn, a sophomore mid fielder at Penn State, got her third straight start for the Americans while incoming freshman Maya Hayes got her second consecutive starting nod. The United States scored on a 21st minute Sydney Leroux goal. ... The win helps the United States' path to the finals as they avoid a quarter finals match with rival Mexico. Should they advance, the Americans would also avoid Germany and North Korea.... Read more of The Daily Collegian's blogs at psucollegian.com/blogs. Wanted: Web Intern The Collegian is seeking a web intern for the fall semester to join its award-winning web team. This position offers a merit based $l,OOO scholarship per semester. We are diving into several new web ini tiatives this fall including a brand new website, and are looking for applicants with a working knowledge of HTML, CSS and proficiency in at least one of the fol lowing: Javascript, Flash, PHP Perl, ASPnet. or C#. We are also looking into mobile applications, as well, so a knowl edge of or interest in learning about mobile development is encouraged but not required. You will be working with the Web Editor, who also has a knowledge of these tech nologies. This position requires a flexible but steady time commitment. Your respon sibilities will vary based on your skills, but could include designing pages and/or interactive pieces for our site, writing scripts to parse and reformat old stories or communicate with public APIs (Twitter, Tumblr, etc), or designing back-end man agement systems, among other things. An interest in journalism and being a part of an independent student newspaper is highly encouraged, as well. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Editor in Chief Elizabeth Murphy at editorinchief@psucollegian.com. directors portray, but it's no social Mecca either. Given its incredibly negative environmental ramifica tions, I think it's an unrealistic and shortsighted part of the American dream. We can't keep converting unused land into low-density sub urbs: It destroys the natural beauty of the land, requires large amounts of resources to landscape and build and feeds into an unsustainable and expensive lifestyle. Obviously, not everyone can live in the core of cities. They're already crowded and the upfront costs are often prohibitively expensive, even if thz,y're cheaper in the long run. But why can't we develop in a similar high-density transit-orient ed fashion directly outside of cities, encouraging pedestrian traffic and attracting interesting businesses? Why, instead, do we choose huge, car-dependent suburban develop ments far away from cities with a density too low to attract anything but large stores with huge surface parking lots? It makes no sense, and it's a trend I hope to see reversed not just by young professionals, but by people of all ages. Andrew Metcalf is a senior majoring in computer science and is the Collegian's Thursday columnist. His e-mail address is admsl29@psu.edu. Emily Kaplan Men's volleyball reporter Andrew Robinson Sports co-editor
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