4 I FRIDAY, AUG. 27, 2010 Renowned professor dies at 86 By Micah Wintner COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The legacy of professor emeri tus Rustum Roy, who died Thursday at 86, will live on at Penn State through the Materials Research Lab he established. "It's a terrible loss," electrical engineering pro fessor Eric Cross said. "He was a Roy real expert in fab rication of materials Roy paid for Cross, originally from England, to come to the United States. They remained colleagues and friends for years. up until the end. Cross said he saw Roy the day before he died. "It was good to be with him close to the end," Cross said. The Materials Research Lab Testing center sees busy first week By Brendan McNally COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In the midst of its busiest first week ever, the Pollock Testing Center is facing some changes including a new testing format, new keyboards and an upgrade to the new operating system Windows 7. But everything has been run ning pretty smoothly so far, test ing center IT specialist Torn Pelton said. The new operating system. Windows 7, has become the stan dard operating system for all PCs on campus after Penn State switched from Windows XP, Pelton said. Pelton said the switch to Windows 7 was a bit hectic, but all the kinks were worked out in time for the fall semester. "We had to do some testing to make sure it would work in the same secure environment." he said. The testing center has also switched to a new testing format that automatically saves a stu dent's work, Davis said. The change is meant to allow students to concentrate more on their tests and less on saving their answers. Barbara Davis, testing center administrative support assistant, said the testing center has been operating for three years now and this is the busiest first week of school the testing center has ever seen, she said. The testing center'— which can handle up to 2,250 test-takers a day has been filled with stu dents taking pretests in the first week, Davis said. "More instructors are doing pre-tests," Davis said. This is the PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE NOW! 711111 E PAPNR PRAM PSUCOLLEGIAN. COM Dining Guide powered by State College can was established by Roy and con tinues to be a world leader in research today. Materials Research Lab Associate Director Michael Lanagan acknowledged the importance of Roy's work "It is a leading research lab at Penn State and internationally," he said. "We've had visitors from all over the world for the last 40 years." Penn State spokesman Geoff Rushton said the lab is one of the world's most significant scientific resources Roy's primary specialization was ceramics he did a lot of work to understand the funda mentals and chemistry of cement. Lanagan said. The Material Research Institute, the umbrella organiza tion that Roy's lab fell under, post ed a memoriam on its website in honor of Roy and is still dis cussing possible memorial servic es, Lanagan said. Students check in before taking an exam at the Pollock Testing Center. busiest we've ever been in the first week." Davis said instructors have been using the testing center more because they can schedule tests outside of class time, which frees up more time for teaching. • Instructors also favor the test ing center because students are monitored to prevent cheating. Cameras cover 25 different angles of the testing center and its lobby and students are not allowed to carry any loose items or bring their own scrap paper all in an attempt to deter cheat ing, Pelton said. But Penn State student Ashley Miller (sophomore-communica tons) said she doesn't like taking tests at the testing center —not that summer tan all fall & winter! Two-Minute Warning 111=EZ ) C I Roy's work was not limited to material research. - He had a huge breadth of interests and wrote books about topics like world religions, sci ence policy, human values and radioactive waste management," Rushton said. Roy earned his PhD at Penn State in 1948 and served as an "academic leader, researcher, and educator" for more than 60 years, Rushton said. Roy was the Evan Pugh profes sor of the solid state emeritus, professor of geosciences emeri tus and professor of science, tech nology and society emeritus. Cross said he'll remember Roy for his intelligence. "You didn't argue with Rustum unless you had your facts straight," he said. Collegian staff writer Megan Rogers contributed to this report. To e-mail reporter: maws43B@psu.edu because it's harder to cheat, but because it's harder to take tests on computers. It's more convenient, but it's more difficult," Miller said. "Some things can malfunction, which can be really irritating." Pelton said he knows from his time in college that technology and test-taldng don't always mix. - It is a whole other ballgame," he said. - You're not just worried about getting the answers right but also about technical difficul ties." But Pelton said most of the problems have been fixed so that students generally don't have many issues. o e- ma:l reporter: bwmsl47@psu.edu of three or , ur Mobile tan will come O you! 8 tanning b eds all: 2 stand -ups 3584 leo nsne m-Bpm lutuw.tanntattersmom Coffee hour serves up friendship, diversity The sound of Middle Eastern music and the smell of cake and coffee lingered in the air during Thursday's International Coffee Hour event. The weekly event, hosted by the University Office of Global Programs, provides an opportu nity for international and American students to talk while they enjoy food from other coun tries. "This is an informal program for a way students can get togeth er to mingle, chat, share ideas and practice languages," said Tia Trueblood, University Office of Global Programs program coor dinator. Every week for about four years, different clubs and organi zations have sponsored the event and brought their own unique food and music. On Thursday, the room was filled with about 70 students from as far away as China and India and as close as Pittsburgh. - You don't have to study abroad to meet people from other countries. You can come here and learn about different cultures," Trueblood said. Many attendees chatted amongst themselves about their summers and plans for the semester. International Student Council LADY LIEN BASKETBALL MANAGER Applications are now being accepted for the position of manager for the Penn State Lady Lion Basketball Team. Successful applicants will have proven leadership skills and preference will be given to those with high school varsity experience. Applications for the 2010-2011 season are available in Room 146 of the Bryce Jordan Center. APPLICATIONS DUE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 RaMM Final days! Buy a Mac for college, and get a free iPod touch.* * After mail-in rebate. See online store for details While your memories of Penn State will last forever, this offer won't. Use your PSU ID to get great Apple Education pricing on a new Mac and get a FREE BGB iPod touch. But only until September 7,2010 Visit us here today! http://computerstore.psu.edu/ Penn State's Computer Store Willard Building • HUB Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm (except holidays) Phone: 814.865.2100 or 800.251.9281 Terms and conditions apply. Apple, the Apple logo, Ind Mac are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. By Jessica Wabara COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER THE DAILY COLLEGIAN President Jinghao Lu said he has yet to miss a meeting since he started his education at Penn State. Lu said he comes every week because of the welcoming envi ronment. After hearing others' stories, he said he is now inspired to study abroad. He said he enjoys interacting with interna tional students and hearing about their different cultures. "I don't want Americans to think this is an event for people from other countries. But it's for people who want to learn about other cultures," Lu (senior-soci ology) said. First time attendee , Siddarth Sitamraju said he also noticed the welcoming environment and friendly atmosphere. "This is a great place to expand your network and relieve pressure and chill out with good friends and good music," Sitamraju (graduate-materials science and engineering) said. While some students chose to socialize with friends, others like Chris Thtolo enjoyed a game of chess. "I don't have to travel to meet people from different parts of the world," Tutolo (sophomore-jour nalism) said. "As an American it's good to have different cultures in your life. That's why we come to a place like Penn State." 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