THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Students walk to class on campus, enjoying the warm weather. Though the first few days of classes saw
cloudy skies and showers, temperatures rose on Thursday.
Fest crowns new wing king
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Eager crowds and the smell of
hot sauce filled the parking lot of
Tussey Mountain Thursday night
for the conclusion of the 12th
annual Wing Fest Challenge.
The seven-week event began
July 15, and each week featured
hot wings from four different
restaurants. Attendees received
a voting card upon entering the
festival, which they used to indi
cate their favorite wings each
night.
At the end of each week the
votes were tallied: and the win
ners were invited back for the
final week, when the king of
wings was crowned, said Fred
Wilson, business manager at
Thssev Mountain.
That crown was given to Major
League Sports Bar. 809 Main St.
in Sugar Notch, Pa.
"We came into this competition
Imowing we had the best wings
here." owner Brodie Dalton said.
- We just had to prove it."
The other five finalists includ
ed Cafe 210 West. 210 W College
Ave.; Hublersburg Inn, 449
Hublersburg Rd.; Main Street
Cafe, 214 Main St.; Prospector's
Allegheny Rib Co., 2080 Cato
Ave.; Major League and
Wingman Catering, a Colorado
based franchise.
Along with the changing hot
wing selection, festival patrons
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• tate College resident Sandra Ellenberger serves hot wings to cus
omers at the Tussy Mountain Wingfest on Thursday evening.
also enjoyed music from different
local bands each week.
Wilson said he attributes the
growing popularity of the Wmg
Fest Challenge to the social
aspect of the event.
- It's turned into a real tradition
for the area, - Wilson said. "It's
almost like a huge tailgate."
For Lynne Corl of Stormstown,
the opportunity to relax and meet
up with friends was what brought
her and husband Roger to Wmg
Fest. They have been coming to
the festival for at least eight
years, she said.
- It's an easy, relaxing, and fun
evening with lots of friends," she
said.
While Cori herself was not a
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hot wing connoisseur, she said
her husband likes his hot wings
with as much heat as possible.
After indulging in a plate of hot
wings, revelers could enjoy ice
cream, french fries, and beer as
they waited for Velveeta, a local
80's cover band, the headlining
act of the night.
But even first-time Wing Fest
attendee and Penn State student
Brian Rigney knew to come to
the festival hungry for lots of hot
wings.
"I like my wings so hot that
they're almost toxic," Rigney
(senior-electrical engineering)
said.
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Frat uses Pac-Man
stunt for recruitment
By Leah Gillen
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Dressed as characters from
Pac-Man, Zeta Beta Tau brothers
ran from the HUB-Robeson
Center to Willard Building
Thursday, through the hungry
masses pouring out of their morn
ing classes.
As about 200 students walked to
classes outside of the HUB on
Pollock Road, they stared as the
brothers donning colored boxes
and sheets ran by in an attempt
to spread the fraternity's name
around campus.
"I think the people who will find
this amusing like we do will see
this in a good way and contact us
about joining, or will at least rec
ognize our name in a good light,"
fraternity president Travis
Miecnikowski said.
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Zeta Beta Thu, a non-pledging
fraternity with 26 members, is
looking to increase its numbers
through stunts like Thursday's
event.
"We want to show people that
we're good, fun guys,"
Miecnikowski (senior-elementary
education) said. "And hopefully
people like us will recognize this
as fun and creative."
Zeta Beta Tau also had a booth
inside the HUB as part of the
Greek involvement fair that hap
pened Thursday.
Most passersby sitting outside
the HUB said they found the stunt
amusing and some responded
just as Zeta Beta Tau had hoped.
"I would have joined that club,"
Julian Pritcher (freshman-divi
sion of undergraduate studies)
said.
"If that's the way the guys are,
that just seems fun."
Pritcher said he appreciates
that the brothers found an enter-
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enact a game of Pac-Man on
Thursday.
taining way to advertise their
name.
"I enjoy things like that," he
said. "I like when people go
against the grain."
The stunt left some students
perplexed.
"I was confused," Amandasue
Gubich (senior-kinesiology) said.
"They just looked like Pac-Men.
Most people just looked around
like, 'What just happened?' "
The brothers, Miecnikowski
said, chose to dress as Pac-Men
because they knew most students
would recognize it.
"I don't see any harm in it,"
Nathan Cornell (junior-turfgrass
science) said. "It's just a funny
act."
Zeta Beta Tau members
worked for a few weeks to plan the
stunt, Miecnikowski said, and
selected a break between classes
in the hopes of gaining the most
attention possible.
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