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PSU officials
warn website
By Sarah Peters
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State officials warned the
personnel of a website that lets
students bet on grades that they
will be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law if they access
students' accounts.
Students who use the site,
Ultrinsic.com, may submit their
academic information manually
or give Ultrinsic personnel access
to their school accounts to view
the information themselves.
SPEAK OF THE DEVLIN
FA-QB
finds a
home
By Audrey Snyder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
There was a time when Pat
Devlin dreamed of running out in
front of the Penn State faithful.
An autumn afternoon, with fans
packed in and around Beaver
Stadium watching his every move:
That was how the former four-star
recruit assumed his college foot
ball career would go.
Maybe he'd he the quarterback
who would continue to keep Joe
Paterno's Nittany Lions near the
top of college football's rankings.
Perhaps all eyes would be on him,
as Pennsylvania's all-time high
school passing yardage leader
went toe-to-toe with the rest of the
Big Ten's top quarterbacks.
But two years and a transfer to
the University of Delaware later,
Devlin is a testament to how
dreams don't always go as
planned. With the Lions still unde
cided on their starting quarter
back as they try to pick from
three players who combined for
See DEVLIN. Page 2.
Coverage on Penn State's upcoming
football season. PIGSKIN PRE,
Page 14 .
Ben Sklar/Associated Press
Volunteers rescue a family from Katrina's flooding.
Hurricane's
toll still felt
By Eddie Lau
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State alumnus Kwame Floyd is willing to
stay in New Orleans for at least five more years to
make sure children affected by Hurricane Katrina
have a decent place to learn.
Since his graduation in 2007, Floyd has assisted
in founding Lagniappe Academy, a charter school
in the city.
Floyd said that despite the differences that exist
among people from New Orleans, Hurricane
See HURRICANE, Page 2.
But Penn State policy forbids
students from sharing access to
their accounts. Unauthorized
access is also forbidden, and only
Penn State can authorize use of
the accounts.
Penn State spokeswoman Lisa
Powers said the university consid- "They're trying to make money
ers Ultrinsic a form of online gam- from you and from your mis
bling whose creators seek to take takes."
advantage of students. Ultrinsic is a website that
"Obviously, we see it as a form allows students to predict their
of online gambling, despite claims end-of-semester grades and earn
that it's some form of motivation- cash rewards for achieving those
al tool," Powers said. grades.
Courtesy of Mark Campbell
University of Delaware quarterback and former Penn Stater Pat Devlin runs a play during a game last year.
Service to honor student
Ali Martinson said she wants the Penn
State community to have a chance to
share memories of the person she said
taught her what was really important in
life.
That person Penn State student Tom
Richards died after suffering from a
seizure Aug 16 while at a retreat for a
Penn State class, Penn State spokes
woman Lisa Powers said.
Martinson, who had been dating
Richards for eight months when he died,
Briana Mott (senior - animal science) pours a beer
during Kildare's grand opening on Thursday evening.
Playin : the odds
Penn State officials sent a letter to Ultrinsic CEO Steven Wolf notifying him that the site
is not permitted access to student account information without Penn State's approval.
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has recently become aware that
Ultrinsic has made available to Penn State students a website which purports to
allow students tb place wagers on their future grades.
Any access by Ultrinsic personnel without written approval of Penn State will be
deemed an unauthorized access of Penn State records and computing facilities and
will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the applicable state and/or federal law.
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Source: E-mail from Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Heather Schmelzlen/Collegan
But Powers said cash shouldn't
See WEBSITE, Page 2.
To read the letter Penn
teState sent Ultrinsic, visit
our website:
psucollegian.com
said she plans to hold a
memorial service 11 a.m.
Saturday at the
Eisenhower Chapel to
commemorate and
memorialize Richards
who she said would bend
over backwards for her or
any other friend.
"Tom was a person who
would drop everything he was doing to
help out a friend who needed him,"
Martinson said.
Richards, a Schreyer Honors College
See STUDENT, Page 2.
New pub opens doors
By Chris Zook
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Some places open with a bang
Kildare's opened with bag
pipes.
Kildare's Irish Pub, 583 E. music provided entertainment,
College Ave., opened its doors to along with a trio of girls perform
the public at 9 p.m. last night fol- ing Irish dance.
lowing a short invitation-only The pub also began collecting
event. money for charity, Coaches vs.
The night opened with an Cancer, at the advance opening
announcement from Dave See PUB. Page 2.
Plans
to see
push
Policy fights
alcohol use
University officials will imple
ment new initiatives to combat
alcohol-related issues includ
ing adding
tougher alcohol
violation sanc
tions and offer
ing Alcoholics
Anonymous on
campus.
Penn State
Vice President
for Student
Sims
Affairs Damon
Sims said some policies will be
implemented by the university,
but others will be focused on
working with students, he said.
Judicial Affairs is increasing
the sometimes too "tepid" cur
rent sanctions for alcohol viola
tions, Sims said.
Students who Judicial Affairs
officials find responsible for pub
lic drunkenness or DUI will
receive at least probation if not a
tougher consequence. in addi
tion with additional administra
tive sanctions, said Danny
Shaha, director of Judicial
Affairs.
Last semester, students may
only have received a warning for
either violation, he said He said
Judicial Affairs officials are dis
cussing how they might raise
minimum sanctions for other
violations.
And Sims said repeat offend
ers will be given tougher conse
quences.
Students who violate alcohol
policies or end up in the emer
gency room for alcohol issues
will be referred to Brief Alcohol
Screening and Intervention for
College Students (BASICS) -- a
one-on-one alcohol counseling
program.
New to Penn State this year.
BASICS is already implemented
in other colleges across the
country, Shaha said.
While other group counseling
programs will still be available.
BASICS will be assigned to most
cases, he said.
University Park
Undergraduate Association
(UPUA) President Christian
Ragland said he is pleased the
administration is looking into a
variety of policies. But, he said,
it's up to student leaders to pro
mote these policies.
The university is looking into
the possibility of alcohol- and
See ALCOHOL. Page 2.
New policies
■ On-campus Alcoholics
Anonymous group
■ Tougher consequences for
repeat offenders
Richards
■ Probation if found responsi
ble for public drunkenness
Magrogan, founder and CEO of
the original Kildare's, followed by
songs played on the bagpipes by
Luke Abercrombie (junior-wildlife
and fisheries science).
A band playing traditional Celtic
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER