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28, 2010
Centre plans still have issues
Downtown State College
has been movie-theater
less for almost three
years, but that could final
ly change come 2012.
That pile of rubble, also
known as the Fraser Cen
tre site, situated on the
comer of Beaver Avenue
and Fraser Street may
finally begin to rise to its
intended 12 stories begin
ning this October. At last
week’s Borough Council
meeting, Susquehanna
Real Estate (SRE) Presi
dent Jack Kay said that if
the company acquires
enough space commit
ments, the lenders will go
ahead and front the funds
a whopping $5O million.
This is a positive step
for State College and
Penn State students alike,
but it’s too soon to be
stocking up on movie
candy just yet. There are
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No down time for THON, even during summer
By Lindsay Cryer
It is said the Interfratemity
Council/Panhellenic Dance
Marathon is indescribable
from the outside
and inexplicable
from within.
So what can we
say about THON
when it is nearly 200
days away?
THON’s immensi
ty comes from the
millions of dollars
we put towards the
annihilation of pediatric cancer. It is
in the hours put into fundraising,
THONvelope stuffing and canning.
THON’s spirit lies from within the
donations of each business to the
monetary gift of a small family.
THON can even be in the spare
change that we begin to set aside
even now.
THON is the ability to let loose
with thousands of fellow Nittany
Lions for a shared cause. It is a rea
son to unify and to celebrate the
community that our school’s
founders could have only hoped for.
THON’s cause is what makes our
46-hour dance marathon the largest
other bugs associated
with the project, which
will be comprised of a cin
ema, two floors for offices,
two floors for hotel rooms
and three floors of resi
dential condominiums.
The condominiums
would be a relief to stu
dents desperate for hous
ing, but plans are for
those floors to be student
free; those condos will be
reserved for families. How
many families, though,
will be interested in being
situated in the middle of
downtown? With the off
campus housing issue
unresolved, there is no
need for expensive condo
miniums that don’t allevi
ate the problem.
Due to the recession
and delayed state funding,
the project has been in
limbo since its launch in
2007, which means the
“THON, in its richest and purest form, is always
for the kids.... It lies in their strength to fight back,
a strength that transforms the littlest of people into
the largest of heroes.”
student-run philanthropy in the
world. A full Bryce Jordan Center is
the only thing that will give a full
Beaver Stadium a run for its money
at least for one weekend. Staying
awake for 46 hours makes even our
most unforgettable nights in Beaver
Canyon no pun intended for
gettable.
MY OPINION
THON even now —can
remind us why We Are ... Penn
State.
THON’s love is in the 41 kindred
souls placed on the same THON
committee or the organization full
of your new best friends. It is the
ability to laugh, cry, smile and
remain still in awe of what can be
achieved as a team $7.8 million,
to be exact
THON gives students a reason to
come out of their shell for a com
mon cause and a family to fall back
on when the thought of a child’s
death becomes too hard to bear.
potentially useful space
has been sitting unoccu
pied for quite some time.
And if SRE finally begins
construction smack in the
middle of football season,
it could be a nightmare
with trucks and equip
ment littering the already
crowded area.
At the meeting, Kay also
presented the possibility
of constructing a bridge
connecting the Beaver
Avenue garage and an
upper floor of the Fraser
Centre. With funding and
time already immediate
issues, it seems unneces
sary for a bridge to be
added to the equation.
It’s time for that chunk
of precious downtown real
estate to become some
thing functional, but for
now, students should keep
a close eye on the bor
ough’s ideas and plans.
wmz.cm. —
THON gives us reason to become
excited for next year’s bonds
even now.
But THON, in its richest and
purest form, is always for the kids.
THON is in their beautiful smiles
when they dance on stage and in
their innocent giggles when they
are assaulting moralers with water
guns. It lies in their strength to fight
back, a strength that transforms the
littlest of people into the largest of
heroes.
Fall classes may not be in ses
sion, but there is never a reason to
give THON a break. Cancer never
gives these kids a break. They may
be out of school like we are, but can
cer isn’t something that can be
cured by a fun night out with
friends or the ability to sleep-in.
They don’t get the novelty of a few
months off, so let’s continue the
fight for them even now.
Findraising will begin sooner
The Daily Collegian
FOOTBLOG
Penn State football releases
2010 preseason depth chart
With the release of the 2010 Penn State
football media guide, there appear to be
some position shakeups heading into fall
camp. Though this is just the most
recent update, things will surely change
before the Nittany Lions’ season opener
Sept. 4.
However, if the season would start
today, the quarterback at the top of the
depth chart is Matt McGloin. It may
seem a bit farfetched that a former pre
ferred walk-on is ahead of Newsome, but
the coaching staff must’ve felt McGloin
had a more consistent spring. Maybe
this chart will serve as more fuel for the
quarterback competition, or maybe it’s
just the staff’s way of trying to open up
some eyes and motivate the rest of the
squad.
Robert Bolden doesn’t appear on the
depth chart because it doesn’t include
any freshmen who enrolled after
January, so Paul Jones is currently the
third-string signal caller.
[...]
As for the offensive line, it’s the same
lineup the Lions used in the spring.
Stefen Wisniewski is at right guard,
while Doug Klopacz is at center. Quinn
Barham and DeOn’tae Pannell are at left
tackle and left guard, while Lou Eliades
is the top right tackle.
[...]
Anthony Fera was held out most of
spring because of a citation for underage
drinking. The kicker’s listing at the top of
the chart indicates that he must be out of
Joe Paterno’s doghouse. Russell Nye is
Fera’s backup, while wide receiver
Graham Zug is still rated third. Perhaps
Zug is still on the chart because fresh
man Alex Butterworth, who enrolled for
the second summer session, is unable to
be listed.
Filling in for graduated kick snapper
Andrew Pitz is Wisniewski, while
Brackett is the only listed holder.
No surprise Powell is the No. 1 return
man, as he held those duties last season.
As for punt returners, Justin Brown and
Zug are one and two. As Evan Royster
previously predicted, he is not involved
with special teams, nor is Drew Astorino.
Certainly things will change between
now and September, but as of now this is
where the team stands.
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than we know. Committees will
begin to form even sooner. I’d
encourage 100 percent of Penn
State students to give partici
pating in THON a thought even
now.
As a two-time moraler and chair
woman for a brand new THON
organization, I will not let this
year’s THON season fall short of
last year’s. The world, after all,
always has room for more courage,
honesty, strength, wisdom and for a
cure.
And I will do everything in my
power even now in the middle of
summer to make sure that the
grin plastered on a THON child’s
face becomes wider with each pass
ing day.
A wise Morale Committee cap
tain once told me, “Never let yester
day be the best day of your life.”
Let’s not let yesterday be the chil
dren’s best either.
We’re only about 200 days away
from THON 2011. Are you ready for
it?
Lindsay Cryer is a junior majoring in jour
nalism and is the Collegian's Wednesday
columnist. Her e-mail address is
Ibcl46@psu.edu.
Audrey Snyder
Football reporter