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By Vera Greene and Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS
The 2011 THON rulebook
released Monday revealed new
policies THON officials are imple
menting changes they say will
set fair standards for organiza
tions participating in THON.
Changes include the elimina
tion of the spirit points program; a
requirement that all student
organizations participating in the
Interfraternity Council/'Panhell-
Margaret Emerick (senior-engineering) balances a sword on her head aside the belly dancing club booth during the Involvement fair Monday.
HUB event attracts thousands
By Julia Anselmo
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Occupying two halls in the were free to walk around and ask much full.” “I’m a transfer from Altoona so
HUB-Robeson Center for the first representatives about their The fair is meant to give stu- this is a really good way for me to
time ever, the annual Involvement organizations and to sign up for dents the opportunity to talk to find out what I can do here,” she
Fair kicked off Monday in clubs that sparked their interest, representatives from different said.
Heritage and Alumni Halls and is Jen Grossman, program direc- groups about organizations that Any club that is registered with
expected to attract between tor for clubs and student organi- interest them. Most organizations Penn State was permitted to set
10,000 and 15,000 students by the zations, said the fair made had at least one representative up a booth, Grossman said. Clubs
end of the week. changes this year to allow the available to speak to students and that were represented included
Representatives from nearly event to grow. answer questions. club sports teams, political
200 clubs and organizations set up “This is the first year we’re in Allison LaTorre (junior-journal- See FAIR, Page 2.
Courtesy of myspace.com
The Eagles will play at the BJC on Oct. 22.
Eagles book
BJC concert
By Josh Bollinger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Eagles have conquered the music charts
since the 1970’5. Now it’s time for them to conquer
State College.
A Grammy award-winning band and a staple in
the classic rock scene, the Eagles will play at 8 p.m.
on Oct. 22 at the Bryce Jordan Center for the first
time since June 1996.
“This is pretty major,” Bryce Jordan Center
Director of Sales and Marketing Bemie Punt said.
“We get concerts every year, but this is huge.”
Punt said the Eagles are only choosing to play in
major cities, making their stop in State College a
“unique” one
The band will also be playing songs from each of
the member’s solo careers in addition to clas
sics They’re also planning on mixing an acoustic
set m with the rest of the concert.
Punt said hearing the Eagles live is an
See EAGLES, Page 2.
enic Dance Marathon be recog
nized by the university, the addi
tion of a “special interest group”
category; and the announcement
of the totals of only the top five
fundraising groups in each catego
ry, Overall Public Relations
Chairwoman Jony Rommel said.
In prior years, student groups
were registered as either greek or
independent organizations,
Rommel (senior-philosophy) said.
But for this year, the independent
category has been split in two;
tables and posters and offered two rooms. We expanded it to ism) said the fair is a great way for
information about their clubs to allow for more groups,” her to get a taste of all that Penn
interested students. Students Grossman said. ‘ We’re pretty State has to offer.
Complex cuts CATA ties,
adds less-frequent buses
Penn State student Alyssa Gagarin had
just settled into her Copper Beech apart
ment when she found a notice on her door
with unsettling news.
Tenants staying at the West Aaron
Drive property one of Copper Beech
Townhome Community’s four properties
were no longer entitled to Centre Area
Transit Authority (CATA) bus transporta
tion as part of their lease.
Copper Beech did not renew its con
tract with CATA this year, deciding
instead to offer residents transportation Copper Beech officials declined to com
to and from campus via a private bus sys- ment.
tern a measure that prevented a rent Eric Bernier, CATA services and
increase, according to the notice. See CATA Page 2.
Spanier bonds, shares room with freshmen
There was only one bed left
when Penn State President
Graham Spanier arrived late
at his new home the top
bunk in a Shunk Hall supple
mental room.
Spanier’s three-day stay in
Shunk Hall marked the six
teenth time Spanier has
roomed with freshmen in
supplemental housing for the
first weekend of the year.
acknowledge the number of Meg O’Rourke, executive direc
groups that have formed in recent tor of Atlas THON, said the
years to focus solely on THON, change in categories will have no
Rommel said. real effect on THON.
Now only the top five fundrais- Under the new rules, Atlas
ing groups in the four categories would be categorized as a special
greek, independent, special interest group,
interest and Commonwealth “It’s just a new title and a new
Campuses will be announced at category,” O’Rourke (senior-life
THON, she said. science) said.
Previously, the top ten greek Rommel said there has been no
special interest groups and gener- and independent earners were real reaction yet since the
al organizations, Rommel said. announced, as well the top three changes are fairly new.
The change was made to Commonwealth Campuses. See THON, Pctpe 2.
THON changes
■ Elimination of spirit points
■ Must be a university-approved
organization to participate
■ Only the top five fundraising
groups in each of the four cate
gories will be announced
By Anita Modi
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
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“I do it because it helps me
keep my finger on the pulse
of student life and trends in
the charac
teristic of col
lege fresh
men,’
Spanier said.
Room
mate Brian
Spearman
who ini
tially thought Spanier
Spanier’s
name appeared on the list of
Jaclyn McKay/Collegian
every supplemental room
said Spanier got stuck with
the top bunk because
beds were given out on a
“first come, first served”
basis.
Jeff Zlatos, who is also one
of the roommates, said
Spanier didn’t seem to mind
sleeping on the top bunk.
“He made a joke about the
fact that he had to take the
top bunk, and I said some
thing like, ‘He can handle it
for two nights,’ ” Zlatos
PATERNOVILLE
Samantha M. Shal/ Collegian
Campers sleep at Gate A.
Camp
to use
Web
Scheduling to
move online
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Paternoville members will
play a game off the field with
rules unlike those of the pastime
they love: fastest clicker wins.
Penn State’s coalition of
Beaver Stadium football pre
game campers, will transition to
an online system of registering
for camping spaces next week
But despite the transition
from in-person to online,
Paternoville President Alex
Cohen said registrations will
work in a familiar way for Penn
State students.
Students can register groups
of up to 10 people by submitting
their information to an ANGEL
Course Management System
drop box, as they would submit
homework assignment entries
for classes. Those registering
will post the names of campers
and groups in the subject
line, Cohen (senior-marketing)
said.
Registered groups will then
gain access to spaces available
for camping. The first drop box
will be posted around 10 p.m.
Sept. 1 in preparation for the
Youngstown State University
game, Cohen said. Paternoville
campers will be given wrist
bands to show they are regis
tered, he said.
Cohen is confident registra
tion will go without major issues
the first football weekend.
“We think it’ll go smoothly.
ANGEL has its kinks every
thing does but we hope
See PATERNOVILLE, Page 2.
(freshman-mathematics)
said.
Zlatos said he originally
looked up Spanier’s name on
Eacebook because he didn’t
know Spanier was the presi
dent, but once he found out
he was going to room with
the president, he was “sur
prised but confused.”
Spanier said he enjoyed
the experience living with his
temporary roommates.
“It was wonderful. I had
See SPANIER, Page 2.