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Lion mascot Gyory charged
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
For the second time in two
years, a Nittany Lion mascot has
been charged in connection with
an alcohol-related incident and
will not suit up as a result.
Current Nittany Lion mascot
Clint Gyory was charged with one
count each of misdemeanor pub
lic drunkenness and criminal mis
chief Aug. 24 in connection with
an incident that occurred Aug. 1,
the State College Police
T.I. set
to play
BJC
By Lauren Ingeno
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Fans of 8.0.8 and Travie
McCoy were the first to hear that
hip-hop artist T.I. will perform at
the Bryce Jordan Center Sept.
24 when the surprise act was
announced at last night's con
cert.
Student tickets go on sale at
noon today at HUB-Alumni Hall
and will cost $25, said Bernie
Punt, BJC director of sales and
marketing.
Tickets for the public will be
available at 10 a.m. Friday,
according to the announcement
at the show.
The "King of the South" is no
stranger to the BJC stage,
where he performed in
December 2008.
"He wanted to come back and
we had a great date available,"
Punt said. "We are still working
on an opening act, but wanted to
announce tonight at B.o.B."
T.l.'s career continued to take
off after his visit to Penn State,
with three chart-topping rap sin
gles, including "Whatever You
Like" and "Live Your Life," and
See RAPPER, Page 2.
If you go
What: T.I. concert
When: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24
Where: Bryce Jordan Center
Details: Student tickets go on
sale today at noon at the
HUB-Alumni Hall
Joe Patemo addresses the quarterback situation at a media conference
QB choice undecided
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
With three days until the sea
son opener, there's still no start
ing quarterback.
At Joe Paterno's Tuesday
press conference, he said the
decision should come within a
day or two. In any case, he said
multiple quarterbacks will likely
play.
"You just don't know what
you're going to get," Paterno
said, "because none of them have
really been under a lot of pres
sure."
Redshirt sophomore Matt
Department said.
Police said
Gyory (junior
business manage
ment) had a
strong odor of
alcohol on his
breath and regis
tered a blood- Gyory
alcohol content
(BAC) of .187 at
police are still waiting for Gyory to
the time he was cited. enter a plea on both misde-
Gyory, 20, was intoxicated and meanor charges.
crawled into the bed of a pickup In response to the charges,
truck on the 200 block of E. Penn State head cheerleading
FAIT ii_ HOPE AND LOVE
Joe and Sue Paterno observe the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on the Suzanne Pohland Paterno
Catholic Student Faith Center. The 22,000-square-foot facility will include a day chapel, reconciliation
rooms, library and student lounges. To read more about the ceremony, see page 3.
McGloin, sophomore Kevin
Newsome and freshman Robert
Bolden are vying for the job. The
inexperience concerns Paterno,
but he said the three, along with
freshman Paul Jones tenta
tively a redshirt this season, in
part because of academic issues
have potential.
Wide receiver Brett Brackett
thought the decision hadn't been
made because each of the quar
terbacks have been performing
well, and said he doesn't mind not
knowing the starter this late in
the preseason.
"We've been working with all
See QUARTERBACKS, Page 2.
Fairmount Ave. where he passed
out, police said.
Gyory also broke a rearview
mirror off of a vehicle and took it,
police said.
Police could not say if the vehi
cle Gyory fell asleep in and the
one that he took the rear view
mirror from were the same.
According to court documents,
IFC passes plan
By Megan Rogers Fraternity members can be
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER trained to be certified as "greek
event monitors," Dan
The Interfraternity Council Cartwright, IFC
(IFC) approved a revised social Vice President
policy and announced plans to for Commun
scrap their peer review board in ications, said.
favor of an IFC Judicial Board at Tom Piarulli,
its meeting Tuesday night. IFC Vice
The new social policy will give President for
fraternities the opportunity to Risk Manage
forgo hired bouncers and ment, will be
instead use trained brothers to administering Wendkos
control the doors and bars at the event moni
parties for the upcoming rush tor training, Cartwright
period. See FRATERNITIES, Page 2.
8.0.8 flies high, wows crowds
Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
8.0.8 performed Tuesday night.
coach Curtis White released a
statement Tuesday that stated
Gyory will not perform his duties
as mascot for the duration of
September.
"We are certainly disappointed
in the news of this incident,"
White said in the statement.
The coach declined further
comment.
Associate Athletic Director for
Marketing and Communications
Greg Myford said he would be
"very surprised" if the Nittany
See MASCOT, Page 2.
By Lindsay Cryer
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Jacqueline Phillips just experi
enced the best night of her life.
8.0.8 said that he loved her
and that he meant it.
8.0.8 and Thavie McCoy played
Tuesday night at the Bryce
Jordan Center along with opener
Playboy Tre.
After Phillips confessed her
love for Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.
better known by his sage
STEP aside
Season ticket holders in these
sections will be forced to move
numbered in rows 41-80.
Katie Moore/Collegian
Seat
policy
takes
effect
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A family formed in Beaver
Stadium's Section WA only 10
b rows from the field during
Carmella and John Almquist's
30 years of holding Penn State
football season tickets.
This small family, gathering
every fall Saturday, was together
through good and bad, divorce,
marriage and death.
During the 2011 season, it will
go through another divorce
when the Seat Transfer and
Equity Plan (STEP) goes into
effect
Today is the last chance for
season ticket holders to declare
their intentions concerning 2011
season tickets to either retain,
upgrade, relocate or waive them.
The Alrnquists, as well as the
others in their section, are the
exceptions. They don't have the
option of retaining their current
seats because the student sec
tion will include more south end
zone seating, forcing them to
give up their seats.
"I have mixed feelings,"
Carmella Almquist said.
"Everyone needs money ...
Penn State is just keeping up."
Penn State and the Nittany
Lion Club initiated the program
last spring as a way to increase
revenue for its self-supported
athletic department. The plan
calls for an organized pay model:
the larger the donation, the bet
ter the seats.
In the seats calling for the
highest donations known as
the Green Zone, or sideline seat
backs between the 40-yard lines
Penn State will call for a mini
mum $2,000 donation per seat,
on top of the ticket price. The
Blue Zone in the north endzone
and south upper deck endzone
requires a donation of at least
$lOO a seat.
For ticketholders like the
See SEATS, Page 2.
More coverage on Penn State foot
ball. I SPORTS, Page 11.
name, 8.0.8 at the top of her
lungs, he returned the message
right back to her for all of the
crowd to hear
"That was the best thing that
has ever happened to me by
far," Phillips (junior-psychology).
See CONCERT, Page 2.
To check out more cover
age of 8.0.8's perform
ance, go to our website:
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