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Numerous areas of the HUB the Millennium Science Complex
including the Penn State construction site lost power,
Bookstore remained without according to a Penn State Live
power and air conditioning press release.
Thursday afternoon. Office of “Half of our building is out
Two stores battle for sweetest treat
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Call it Custard's Last Stand.
Within two months of each
other, cupcake boutiques Sugar
on Top and *Ndulge have opened
up in downtown State College.
Each features different cup
cake flavors, but both stores are
equally passionate about cup
cakes.
Sugar on Top
Shaunda Lohse is a bubbly per
son. She personally greets every-
Two men walk past the Obelisk on Pattee Mall
OPP repairs
iconic Obelisk
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Though many students may take the Obelisk
between the Willard and Sackett Buildings for
granted, few actually know the structure’s actual
purpose.
Construction crews began maintenance on the
Obelisk July 12 and hope to have the restoration
work completed by the end of the month, Office of
Physical Plant (OPP) spokesman Paul Ruskin
said.
Simple deterioration necessitated the construc
tion on the structure, Ruskin said.
“The Obelisk is a teaching lab for geology,”
Ruskin said. “Besides being a beautiful monument
on campus, it also has a scientific purpose.”
The Obelisk is made up of different types and
ages of stone from all over Pennsylvania.
“The Obelisk is now a Penn State landmark, the
oldest one on campus, and was actually first
See OBELISK, Page 2.
body who walks into her cupcake
boutique. She entertains her son
while chatting to her sales associ
ates.
But one year ago, she wasn’t so
happy.
After separating from her hus
band, she said she was
"depressed and sad."
Her sister had opened a cup
cake shop in Washington and
encouraged Lohse to do the
same. Lohse's neighbor took one
bite of her cupcake and immedi
ately asked if he could buy some
more.
Show cruises to town
Start your engines and open up that
wallet: The 25th Annual Last Cruise Car
and Motorcycle Show is rolling back to
State College this weekend.
Last Cruise is a two-part car show that
spans the entire day, and all proceeds ben
efit the Centre County Youth Services
Bureau.
The first half of the Last Cruise show is
held at the Pennsylvania Military
Museum in Boalsburg. Almost 300 cars
will be on display throughout the morning
and afternoon of the show this Saturday,
Bob Hufnagel said.
“I’m a big-time car guy,” Hufnagel,
Class of 1976, said. “I consider cars to be
works of art as much as anything else.”
Fans of classic and unique cars will be
able to tour the show on Saturday and
Skydivers fall for adrenaline rush
Series note: This is the last in a
five-part series exploring unusual
summer activities.
Brent Hutchings has jumped out of a
plane at 10,500 feet up in the air thou
sands of times.
He calls skydiving an indescribable
feeling and said everyone should get the
chance to experience it.
performed roui. ;roui
ing in the area, including testing
underground cables, before the
transformer failure was isolated,
Harris said.
With that, Lohse threw herself
into a new project.
Now, she wakes up anytime
between 3 and 7 a.m. and heads to
121 1/2 E. Beaver Ave. The walls
are bright pink and green with
bakery counters on one side and
chairs, couches, tables and even a
television makes up the lounge
area on the other.
Patrons might do a double take
when reading Lohse’s menu:
Instead of traditional flavors,
“pancakes and bacon,” “Pumpkin
Cheesecake” and “Orange U
Glad” are featured on the menu.
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
light," Harris sai^.
OPP crews planned to have the
power restored by Friday morn
ing. and asked for a voluntary
See POWER. Page 2.
Her inspiration for flavors
comes from her childhood experi
ences. The carrot cake she made
for her Dad's birthday each year
was the inspiration for her carrot
cake cupcake. The pancakes and
bacon cupcake is reminiscent of
Sunday morning breakfast. And
the banana split cupcake is an ode
to a favorite childhood treat.
She counts herself lucky for
being able to live out her child
hood dream.
"It's been my dream," she said.
"I wake up and it's going on."
See CUPCAKE. Page 2.
admire the different vehicles on display.
All the cars are sorted into one of five cat
egories, including stock or original cars
See SHOW. Page 2.
A car sits on display at last year’s event.
The first 30 seconds out of the plane,
skydivers free fall for half of a mile. It’s
an adrenaline-pumping journey that
ends with a five-minute coast down to
the ground, Hutchings said.
From that high up, skvdivers can get
See SKYDIVERS. Page 2.
■ usvut'jn by Steph Witt. Collegian
Courtesy of skydlyehappyvalley.com
Skydivers freefall at Skydive Happy Valley.
Courtesy of State College Police Department
Two men seen on surveillance
cameras were identified.
Two
men
found
Police locate
men in video
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Police identified the two men
of interest they were seeking in
connection to an arson that
destroyed a police vehicle at 3:23
a.m. Sunday in the State College
Borough Municipal Building
parking lot.
Police did not say whether
they believe the men started the
fire that destroyed the State
College Police Department vehi
cle.
The men are being inter
viewed as witnesses to the inci
dent, police said, and have been
fully cooperating with the inves
tigation.
The men who police
describe as being in their late
teens were seen by police in a
State College parking garage
surveillance video that police
released Tuesday.
Police did not say which park
ing garage the footage was
taken from but said it was in
"close proximity” to the munici
pal building.
Police said they were seen in
the parking garage “at or
around the time” of the arson,
which led police to seek the men
for questioning.
Police did not release their
names or say whether they are
Penn State students.
Police said the fire began in
the front of the vehicle which
was completely charred by the
fire and spread towards the
back.
The fire was started using an
accelerant, which police said
caused the fire to spread more
quickly than usual.
Police said they believe the
fire is related to another incident
involving a homemade bomb
that was found burning on
top of State College Police
Department cruiser June 21.
That fire was extinguished by
an officer before any major dam
age was done to the vehicle.
Police said a person who saw
images from the video identified
the men to police.
Police have not said if the two
arson incidents are connected to
the recent fires at Parkway
Plaza, 1000 Plaza Dr., and Pizza
Hut, 760 S. Atherton St..
To e-mail reporter:
bwmsl47@psu.edu