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IFC President Max Wendkos released. comfortable coming to the overall Overall Chairwoman Kirsten "It's been pretty circular.”
invited the student leaders to the THON Overall Public Relations committee with questions and Kelly (senior-marketing) began Pierce said.
Delta Upsilon fraternity house, Chairwoman Jony Rommel said concerns," Rommel (senior-phi- the session with a brief overview See THON, Page 2.
Dana Heller 'Collegian
Hanson performs to a crowded HUB-Alumni Half on Saturday night. The grown-up '9os boy band played a variety of songs, ranging from their 1997
hit MMMBop to "Shout it Out. - which was released on Hanson's album by the same name in June.
Crowd rocks out to `MMMBop'
By Lauren Ingeno
COLEGtAN
The 650-person crowd i HUB-
Alumni Hall erupted m chants of
"We want MAIMBop . ' before
Hanson took the stage Saturday
night for a free concert-
But the grown-up . 90s boy hand
from Tulsa. Okla. proved their
sound, look and performance has
matured since their teeny-hopper
days 13 years ago.
"lf you want to stand still,
you're at the wrong show" lead
singer and piano player Taylor
Service
honors
student
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
As friends and family filled a
dimly lit Eisenhower Chapel on
Saturday to remember student
Tom Richards -
- who died two
weeks ago after
suffering a
seizure they
sat silently as
church hymns
played, waiting
for the service to
begin.
But laughter
soon shattered that silence as
speakers shared their memories
of Richards.
Whether it was Richards' e
mails sometimes written
entirely in Olde English and
signed "Your Humble Servant
- or his Mock Thal perform
ance as star witness Alexander
"The Voice" Johnson, friends
remembered Richards best for
one thing: his humor.
Richards died when he was on
See MEMORIAL. Page 2.
Hanson said to the crowd
Hanson opened the perform
ance with the title song off of its
new album, "Shout It Out," which
was released in June.
Ethan Cook (junior-electrical
engineering) said he prepared for
the show by listening to some of
the new album.
"I sampled a few of the songs
on Myspace. It all sounded good,"
he said. "It was like fun music."
The band's lineup jumped from
brand-new songs to older songs
like "Penny and Me" (2004) and
- This Time Around" (2000), dur
A local brewer hands out samples of his beer at the
State College Microbrewers Expo on Saturday.
Fans line up for tickets
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Student football fans seeking
tickets for the away game at
Alabama needn't fuss over claim
ing the first spot in line for today's
sale.
If student turnout exceeds tick
et supply this morning, a wrist
band lottery will be held to ensure
that each prospective buyer gets
a fair chance.
Students are set to begin lining
up at 6 a.m. today in front of the
Gate B box office at the Bryce
ing which the band encouraged
the crowd to sing as loud as they
could.
And though most of the audi
ence was only familiar with a few
of Hanson's songs, the crowd fed
off the energy and happiness of
the band that never stopped smil
ing.
- They were very catchy," John
Zalesky (junior-finance) said.
By the end of the concert.
Taylor, Isaac and Zac Hanson
finally gave the audience what
they had been waiting for and
played their 1997 hit "MMMBop."
Enthusiasts
sample beer
The State College Microbrewers Expo returned
to Happy Valley on Saturday after a one-year hia
tus, bringing together a diverse collection of
microbrewers and beer fans.
The event which started at 1 p.m. for VIP
guests and 2 p.m. for general admission guests
was held at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference
Center and featured the beverages of about 30 dif
ferent microbrewing companies, event coordina
tor Mike Martin said.
Jordan Center. Ticket sales will
br..:gin at 7 a.m., said Greg Myford,
the Associate Athletic Director for
Marketing and Communications.
Myford said that he predicts a
strong response to the football
ticket sale.
"Penn State students follow
their team, and certainly, the
game against the Crimson Tide is
one that students and fans are
excited about," Myford said.
Students who wake up early to
wait in line at 7 a.m. will receive
numbered wristbands. A number
will be randomly drawn by the
The audience sang along to the
band's most recognized song,
even if the voices of these now
adult brothers had changed since
the late '9os.
IThe concert] was much bet
ter than I thought it was going to
be," K.C. Morgans (junior-ele
mentary education) said. - They
are definitely very talented and
my little crush for Taylor and Zac
came back from when I was in the
fourth grade."
Staying true to his Midwestern
roots, Taylor performed wearing
See HANSON, Page 2.
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
See MICROBREWERS, Page 2
to Crimson Tide game
athletic department, Alabama condo to stay in with
The chosen number will friends before the Sept. 11 kickoff.
become first in line and sales will An optimist who believes the
follow a numeric order, Myford Nittany Lions can win every game
said. on their 2010 schedule, Cohen
Student tickets cost $65 and are
limited to one per buyer. Students
cannot purchase guest tickets for
road games, Myford said.
Some students have been wait
ing to see Alabama in action since
the game's announcement.
When Paternoville President For up-to-the-minute cover-
Alex Cohen heard Penn State age of the Alabama stu
would visit Bryant-Denny dent ticket sale:
Stadium, he rented out an ONLINE psucollegian.com
psucollegian.com
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Collegian file photo
No Refund Theatre performs
Steel Magnolias in 2009.
Policy
affects
artists
Energy costs
hurt troupes
By Heather Panetta
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Recent energy conservation
efforts and building renovations
have forced student performing
arts groups out of their usual
venues and members say
Penn State needs to help them
find new performance spaces.
Since the Energy
Conservation Policy (AD-6-1) was
approved in July 2009, Penn
State has been looking for ways
to cut back on energy use, Office
of Physical Plant spokesman
Paul Ruskin said. And one way to
do so is to limit classroom use
after 5 p.m. meaning some class
rooms and spaces that perform
ance groups regularly used are
now unavailable.
This semester, Brandon Wolf
founder of Second Floor Stand
up was unable to reserve
Carnegie Cinema, though his
group has used the venue for
years.
"There was no place on cam
pus like Carnegie Cinema for
Second Floor Stand-up," Wolf
(senior-print journalism) said.
- Essentially that was our home.-
Ruskin said effects like that
were not OPP's intention.
"We don't want to interfere
with performance and practice
needs," he said. "Our only inter
est is in wise management of
spaces."
The yearly cost of electricity is
about $24 million, a sum AD-64
aims to lower through employee
and student action, Ruskin said.
See ENERGY POLICY, Page 2.
(senior-marketing) said he sees
the Alabama game as a chance
for Penn State to prove its author
ity on a national scale.
See ALABAMA, Page 2.