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PSU no longer top party school
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State fell two spots from
the top Princeton Review party
school ranking, but some student
leaders say the rankings never
had any merit in the first place.
After climbing its way up the
party school rankings over the
past several years, Penn State is
slowly moving down the list.
The university is not thrilled
with the rankings but feels no
need to get hung up on the results,
university spokesman Geoff
Rushton said. “How do you scien
tifically gauge something like
this?” Rushton said. “I don't think
you do.”
JoePa
quiets
critics
Coach asserts
health is fine
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
CHICAGO Joe Paterno
walked gingerly up on stage,
spoke quietly and looked weaker
when making his first public
appearance since the Blue-
White game.
Intestinal issues forced
Paterno to skip three alumni
speaking events this summer,
and the coach's health was the
No. 1 story line surrounding
Penn State football on the first of
two Big Ten media days Monday
at the Hyatt Regency
McCormick Place.
“I'm tired," Paterno said, “of
answering the same dumb ques
tion about mv health."
That didn't stop reporters
from firing them at him.
Paterno constantly reiterated
he is feeling fine and said he was
only affected in terms of making
public appearances because he
had trouble controlling his bowel
movements. His health has not
kept him from watching film,
meeting with recruits or prepar
ing for the upcoming season,
and he said he expects to coach
from the sidelines.
“Well, you know, again, what
did Mark Twain say, the rumor of
my death has been over-exag
gerated or something, I forget,”
Paterno said. “I really didn’t lose
any time. The problem I had was
not having control of some
things, and I had to be careful
that I didn't get myself in a posi
tion where I would embarrass
See JOEPA, Page 2.
Joe Paterno shakes hands with
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany.
But Rob Franek, author of The
Princeton Review's “The Best 373
Colleges," said the rankings have
merit because they are the results
of thousands of students' opinions
and are true to what university life
is like at each campus.
Some student leaders said they
were not surprised by the results.
Interfraternity Council
President Max Wendkos said the
third place ranking was what he
expected. But he said the impor
tance of the ranking is overplayed.
He said that while he was happy
Penn State greek life got a shout
out in the lists as the No. 10 Major
Sorority and Frat Scene, he said
he hopes the rankings reflect the
See RANKING, Page 2.
Sam Posey, 4, escapes the summer heat in Dallas, Tx., by running through fountains at Main Street Garden Park. Though the weather hit the
triple digits in parts of the south, temperatures in the northeast have remained fairly steady and enjoyable.
Greeks pleased by housing plan
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State fraternity and
sorority life leaders said the uni
versity’s tentative plans to reno
vate South Halls would be a move
in the right direction for greek
housing.
Director of Fraternity and
Sorority Life Roy Baker said he’s
been pleased with the progress
the university has made so far in
drawing up plans for the renova
tion set to begin in December
2012.
Though nothing’s been “set in
stone” yet, Baker said the univer
sity has done a great job in reach
ing out to the greek community
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so that the renovation meets its
needs.
“I have a housing and resi
dence life background, so I know
what those people go through on
a daily basis,” Baker said. “The
fact that they have included us
and the students in this conversa
tion is invaluable.”
Stanley Latta, assistant vice
president of the Penn State Office
of Housing, Food Services and
Residence life, said the university
is currently planning to renovate
the halls so sororities’ suites are
on the same floor as their bed-
rooms.
Panhellenic Council President
Sara Linkosky said the change
See SOUTH HALLS. Page 2.
University gets top rank
for passionate sports fans
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Staying until the end of the boasts the best student section in
game despite the pouring rain, the country, Paternoville presi
waking up early on the weekends dent Alex Cohen said. He said the
to paint bodies blue and white and No. 1 ranking only confirms what
camping on pavement to get front- everyone already knows,
row seats have finally paid off. And the amount of energy and
For the second year in a row, excitement surrounding Penn
Penn State students have earned State athletics is only just taking
the university the No. 1 /spot on the off, he said.
Princeton Review Students Pack “Every year it gets better and
the Stadiums rankings and See STADIUM. Page 2.
Simmons Dining Hall will be renovated to make room for suites.
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many say the ranking comes as no
surprise.
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