2 I WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2010
Former PSU instructor sentenced
Eliot Preschutti was sentenced Tuesday to time served
with immediate release following two years of criminal dis
putes with a former girlfriend.
Preschutti was charged Dec. 6, 2008 with one count each of
felony aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and
criminal mischief after a report that he assaulted a former
girlfriend, according to court documents.
When he was arrested, Preschutti was a drama instructor
at Penn State. Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers said
Tuesday she was not sure of his current status.
He was charged again on Aug. 15, 2009 - and pleaded guilty
to - four counts of victim intimidation and one count of retalia
tion against a victim, according to court documents.
Preschutti has been out of jail on bail for more than a year
now, said Brian Manchester, Preschutti's attorney.
Preschutti was sentenced to serve one day of community
service and also fined $lOO for each of the two cases,
Manchester said. He was also sentenced to pay about $2OO for
a broken window, Manchester said.
Student injured after jump from window
A Penn State student was seriously injured after jumping
from a second story window at 2:18 a.m. Tuesday at 128 W.
Hamilton Ave., the State College Police Department said.
Police could not release the name of the 20-year-old-man,
but police said he was intoxicated during the incident.
The man was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center and
later transferred to the Altoona Trauma Center, where he was
treated for head and chest injuries, police said.
He intentionally jumped from the second story window and
police do not think that foul play was a factor in the incident,
police said.
Police said they are investigating who provided the man
with alcohol.
LUNCH
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: canteloupe slices, hot
and sour soup, mushroom barley soup, Asian bbq pork sand
wich, Asian stir-fry, Shanghai chicken, sticky rice, vegetable egg
roll, vegetable lo mein, Kyoto blend, sauteed zucchini
Simmons: ham and bean soup, baked tomato basil tofu, chick
en ceasar salad, chicken ceasar wrap, baked four cheese whole
wheat penne, edamame fried rice, turkey burger, vegetarian gar
den burger, broccoli with carmelized onions and pine nuts,
brown rice and grains pilaf, couscous Tuscano, ginger glazed
sugar snap peas, roasted Roma potatoes, sweet potato
wedges, whole baby carrots
Waring: lunch roll basket, hot and sour soup, soup of the day,
oriental chicken salad, chicken cosmo not, grilled chicken
sandwich, grilled chicken breast, quarter pound hamburger,
quarter pound cheeseburger, sauteed zucchini, shoestring fries,
Shanghai chicken, sticky rice, pork fried rice, Asian chicken and
pasta, breadsticks, cheese pizza, macaroni and cheese, mad
nara sauce, meat sauce, penne pasta plus, pepperoni pizza,
teriyaki chicken pizza, Asian stir fry, baked potato, broccoli flo
rettes, brown rice, cheese sauce, mushroom barley soup, vege
tarian burger
DINNER
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: mixed melon cup, hot
and sour soup, mushroom barley soup, cajun baked tilapia,
chicken marsala, grilled chicken breast, penne pasta with roast
ed tomato sauce, romano cheese, Antigua blend, sauteed zuc
chini, whipped sweet potatoes
Simmons: garlic shrimp stir fry, garlic roasted pork loin with red
pepper coulis, grilled chicken breast, grilled eggplant parmesan
grilled vegetable burrito, broccoli with carmelized onions and
pine nuts, brown rice and grains pilaf, couscous Tuscano, gin
ger glazed sugar snap peas, roasted Roma potatoes, sweet
potato wedges, whole baby carrots
Waring: assorted specialty breads, hot and sour soup, soup of
the day, oriental chicken salad, Antigua blend, beef gravy
Corrections
An article "Green space to honor Phi Dilta Theta" on
page 3 of Mondays Daily Collegian incorrectly stated the
address of the former Phi Delta Theta fraternity house.
It was located at 240 N. Burrowes Road.
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Marines likely to stay in Afghanistan
Leaders warn of long fight ahead despite 2011 pullout
By Anne Flaherty
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
WASHINGTON It will likely be
a few years before Afghanistan is
secure enough for the U.S. Marines
to leave, Commandant Gen. James
Conway said Tuesday.
He was adding his voice to a grow
ing chorus of military leaders warn
ing of a long fight ahead in the
Middle Eastern country.
Afghan war commander Gen.
David Petraeus and other senior
officers have recently said that con
siderable time will be needed before
Afghan troops can take over the
fight.
But Conway's blunt assessment
was the fast of its kind to come from
a service chief since President
Barack Obama announced that U.S.
troops will begin leaving
Afghanistan in July 2011.
Last fall, Obama said that securi
ty conditions will determine how
many forces can leave and how fast.
Conway also said intelligence
intercepts suggest that Taliban
fighters have been encouraged by
the talk of the U.S. beginning to
withdraw troops next year.
"In some ways, we think right now
it's probably giving our enemy sus
tenance," Conway said of the 2011
deadline.
"We think that he may be saying
to himself ... 'Hey, you know, we only
have to hold out for so long."'
But, Conway quickly added, the
perception that the U.S. is pulling
out completely is likely to work in
America's favor after the deadline
passes.
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throughout the fall and spring
semesters, Mixon said.
Last spring, the IFC announced
that recruitment would be alcohol
free in an attempt to focus on
"value-based" recruitment, Mixon
said.
And, Mixon said, the focus on val
ues and the positive relationships
among the brothers will continue for
Budget
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UPUA President Christian
Ragland said the student leaders
sent the proposal because they
wanted to be a "voice for students,"
especially since a tuition increase
was approved at this summer's
Board of Trustees meeting in
Dußois, Pa.
"[The approved proposal] is a big
accomplishment for us in the sum
mertime," Ragland (senior-political
science) said. 'We're very excited
about us being a voice on these
meetings."
Because the meetings will be
spaced throughout the year, student
government leaders will be able to
advocate and show legislators
they're "proactive," he said.
The partnership Ragland and
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the environment. Pennsylvania could meet the needs
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One of MCOR s goals is to of the entire country for 20 years
about the environmental impact of research how the drilling industry based on current rates of consump-
Marcellus Shale gas drilling. can operate while still being envi- tion.
But, he said, MCOR could raise ronmentally friendly Murphy said. He added thatMCOR hopes to
public awareness of Marcellus Shale 'We will be working with the tech- find new uses for natural gas after
drilling. meal, as well as the environmental, the industry becomes established in
Ititolo said Eco-Action supports a side to utilize those expertise so that the state
tax on the natural gas. [drilling] Will be done in an environ-
That tax, he said, will go toward mentally sustainable fashion,"
Magic
From Page I.
dexterity back in my hands. That's
where my love of magic started."
And Kredible had advice for stu
dents who are interested in magic
and want to learn more.
"Find a community with people
who have the same aspirations,"
Kredwie said.
"Share tricks and do what you
love to do."
Especially at a big ' , ool with
great resources like Pem State,
amateur magicians are boun. l to
find someone to relate to, he nick.
Alexandra Collins, a member of
the Penn State Performing
Magicians, agreed with Kredible's
advice.
"My freshman year I went to the
Website
is customized to the individual using But Gelbart said the reason peo-
From Page 1. it, even a 'D' student who improves ple label Ultrinsic as gambling is
it's more motivation for doing well to a 'C' will be rewarded for his aca- because it's new, and they don't
in elaq.ses. demic progress. know how to categorize and deal
"It makes you set high goals for Mike Alexander (junior-market- with it. Ultrinsic's creators are o?en
yourself, because you have other ing) said he isn't interested in to discussing the site with people
rewards for doing well besides Ullrinisc because it dearly sounds and explaining it to them, Gelbart
boosting your GPA," McClintock like gambling. said.
Said. Alexander said he doesn't need
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"Though I certainly believe some American unit
somewhere in Afghanistan will turn over
responsibilities to Afghan security forces in 2011, I
do not think they will be Marines."
Even after the deadline, Marines
will likely still be fighting insurgents.
Taliban morale is likely to drop
when "come the fall we're still there
hammering them like we have
been," he said.
"I think it could be very good for
us in that context, in terms of the
enemy psyche," he said.
The Marines have been at the
forefront of America's toughest
fights in the Afghanistan war.
Those include attempts to oust
the Talban from the farming ham
lets of Marjah in Helmand province.
Conway has been known for his
candor.
He's planning to retire this fall
after 40 years in the Marines.
"Though I certainly believe some
American unit somewhere in
Afghanistan will turn over responsi
bilities to Afghan security forces in
2011, I do not think they will be
Marines," he told reporters in his
opening remarks at a Pentagon
news conference.
Conway noted that Helmand and
Kandahar are considered the "birth
place" of the Taliban.
"I honestly think it will be a few
years before conditions on the
ground are such that turnover will
be possible for us," he said. Conway
the current rush season.
Formal recruitment starts on
Monday the 30th, with the first of
four "zone days," but interested
recruits can get more information at
one of the eight information ses
sions or at Thursday's Greek
Involvement Fair in the HUB, Mixon
said.
During zone days, fraternities are
divided into geographic zones and
only fraternities in a certain zone
hold open houses on their designat
ed day, Mixon said.
Raouda established this summer
extends beyond the work environ
ment.
Ragland and Raouda have formed
such a strong friendship they even
decided to set up eHarmony pages
together.
"The most important thing is me
and Mo have eHarmony profiles
because we can't find girlfriends,"
Ragland said, laughing. "We have
matching profiles.'
Both presidents said they hope to
extend the partnership into the
school year.
"There's more to come," Raouda
said.
"This is just the beginning."
At the Wednesday UPUA meet
ings, Sanny Hines will act as a liai
son for CCSG, and leaders from
UPUA will sit on CCSG's meetings,
Raouda said.
In the next week Ragland said he
enforcing environmental regula
tions intended to prevent damage to
involvement fair and saw kids doing
tricks," Collins (junior-secondary
math education) said. "It was some
thing I always wanted and thought
about doing. I started not knowing
anything and learned tricks through
the club."
Penn State Performing Magicians
President Ravender Virk began
doing magic as a junior in high
school Once he joined the magic
dub at Penn State, his expertise and
love for magic grew.
"We provide feedback for each
other," Virk (sophomore-electrical
engineering) said. "It's nice to have
feedback because you can test out
the trick and we can tell each other
what's wrong before we get in front
If the audience."
lark, who plans to go to Kredible's
performance, said the fun part for
the club members is trying to figure
improve grades, earn money, class his grades are for his per-
Gelbart said. Because the incentive sonal satisfaction.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Commandant Gen. James Conway
U.S. Marines
wants to prepare Marines for the
likelihood that the war will continue
past the 2011 deadline.
He recently returned from a trip
to Afghanistan.
There, he' said morale was high
because Marines "can sense
conditions are turning their direc
tion."
Conway also said he believes that
the Afghanistan government's effort
to reconcile with low-level Taliban
foot soldiers could be a "game
changer" in the war
But "when that will come remains
to be seen," Conway said.
When asked about a proposal in
Congress to lift the military's ban on
openly gay service members,
Conway said he still opposes such a
move.
He said that Marines in particular
recruit "pretty macho" young
Americans.
Many of them, Conway said, have
religious objections to sharing a
room with a gay person.
But if the law changes, the Marine
Corps will "deal" with it and not
drag its feet, he said.
"We've got a war to fight," he said.
"We need to, if the law
changes, implement (it) and get on
with it."
Wendkos said this makes it easier
for freshman to navigate the frater
nities which can be difficult,
because Penn State has one of the
largest IFC programs in the world.
Registration for recruitment is
currently ongoing and potential new
recruits can sign up even after the
zone days which end September 2
but they must be registered to
accept a bid.
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will nominate a Commonwealth
Outreach Director to further com
munication between the two govern
mental organizations.
Ragland and Raouda also worked
on an Information
Technology proposal to acquire
student representation on the
board, Raouda said.
With representation, they hope to
be able to work on issues like using
part of the activity fee for wireless
internet, he said.
Overall, Ragland and Raouda said
they aspire to strengthen the lines of
communication between UPUA and
CCSG.
"It goes back to the phrase
`There's strength in numbers,'"
Ragland said.
"At the end of the day, we're rep
resenting the same university."
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Murphy said.
Arthur said the natural gas in
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out how the magicians do the tricks.
"Sometimes we know how they do
it but other times we sit there just
like the rest of the audience," Kirk
said
McKnight said Kredible is usually
willing to mentor students after his
performance, if they are interested
in talking to him.
Seeing other magicians perform
encouraged Kredible to do magic.
As a kid, his parents would take him
to see his idols like David
Copperfield and Lance Burton.
"Lance Burton would do acts in
tuxedos, so I did [that]," Kredible
said.
"But I realized doing shows in
tuxedos is weird. Through trial and
error I found my personal voice by
imitating my idols."
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