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Big Ten divides 12
By Audrey Snyder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Big Ten took its next step beyond
expansion Wednesday evening by
announcing the divisional breakdowns for
the conference.
With the addition of Nebraska, which
will start conference play in 2011, the con
ference established two football-only divi
sions.
Penn State will be a part of division X,
which includes Ohio State, Wisconsin,
Purdue, Indiana and Illinois.
The other division, division O, includes
Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State,
Matlsyahu, an orthodox Jewish reggae rapper, performs on the HUB lawn at the Jewish Life Festival Wednesday night.
Matisyahu leads Jewish Festival
By David Strader
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
If the echoes of beat-boxing did- of undergraduate studies) said
n’t already lure concertgoers in, Matisyahu’s live performance
the smell of kosher hot dogs did exceeded album quality,
the job as Matisyahu performed a “It was amazing listening to
free acoustic set Wednesday night him live,” he said. “I have his live
on the HUB lawn. album, but that’s nothing com-
The acoustic show part of pared to this.”
the Jewish Life Festival kept Michael Solomon, a member of
things simple, with just vocalist the Chabad Jewish Student
Matthew Paul Miller, known com- Organization, which ran the festi
monly by his Hebrew name, val, said Matisyahu was an ideal
Collegian general manager chosen
students achieve their goals.
“I think my goals are the stu
dent’s goals,”
After more than a yearlong Hartranft said
search, The Daily Collegian’s after the meeting.
Board of Directors selected “I see the general
Patricia Hartranft as its new gen- manager as a
eral manager Wednesday night. facilitator. The
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Hartranft who has been students are the
working at the organization for 40 creative force.”
years—said it’s important for the General man
organization to concentrate on ager is the news
the future. She said she’s eager to paper’s highest
continue helping the Collegian’s professional position
Fraternity combines gay community and greek life
Delta Lamba Phi hopes to increase pledges this year.
lowa, Northwestern and Minnesota.
The alignment of the two divisions
ensures the winners of each division will
square off in a conference championship
game, which will be in 2011 at Lucas Oil
Stadium in Indianapolis.
Divisions were determined on competi
tive fairness first, rivalry games second
and geography third, Big Ten
Commissioner Jim Delany said.
With each team having a protected
crossover game meaning it will play one
See BIG TEN, Page 2.
For more Big Ten conference football cover
age | SPORTS, Page 11.
Matisyahu, and accompanying
guitarist D.P Holmes onstage.
Gabriel Roy (freshman-division
Series note: This is the fourth in a
five-part series offering a closer
look at the rushing process.
ty, Delta Lambda Phi aims to be more pledges this year. Usually 15 people
Fraternities often market themselves than that label might suggest, said attend each rush event, Delta Lambda
as groups that offer brotherhood and Julian Haas, the fraternity’s pledge- Phi President Brendon Wall said,
friendship, but Delta Lambda Phi goes master. Ideally, the brothers would like to see
further by offering something different “This fraternity is for every guy in up to 40 new people, he said.
a fraternity that saves lives. See FRATERNITY, Page 2.
performer for the event.
“There are a lot of Jewish peo
ple here and when Matisyahu
plays, we all feel it on a personal
level,” Solomon (senior-account
ing) said.
Regardless of religious or cul
tural background, though, lan
Weissman said Matisyahu’s per
formance offered something for
everyone.
“I think the message behind his
music is a lot more universal
than you would expect,”
The position became vacant July 2009 after determining that
when former Collegian general Hamilton’s decision to fire him
manager Gerry Hamilton was not supported with enough
resigned in September 2009 and evidence.
Hartranft became interim gener- Board President Ty Strohl said
al manager. Hartranft has been working at
Hamilton said his decision to The Daily Collegian in several dif
leave the job was influenced by ferent positions for 40 years, a
the reinstatement of Daily tenure he said proves her
Collegian News Adviser John experience and loyalty to the
Harvey, who Hamilton fired in Collegian.
May 2009 citing insubordination. “The board certainly saw the
The Collegian’s Board of value in her service and
Directors reinstated Harvey in See MANAGER, Page 2.
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
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Weissman (junior-history) said.
As attendees listened to
Matisyahu’s reggae and rap, they
could munch on kosher hot dogs,
have their names written by a
Jewish scribe, or make their own
challah bread and shofar horns.
When Matisyahu took the
stage, though, it became clear he
was the night’s main event.
The rapper started off his per
formance by beat-boxing—one of
the skills he’s best known for.
else to turn to,” Haas (junior-sociology)
said. “It’s for the guy contemplating sui
cide or substance abuse this organi
zation provides an alternative and it lit
erally saves lives.”
Haas, who said it’s “okay to be gay
Known as the “gay-friendly” fratemi- and greek,” hopes to see a boost in new
RUSH WIZK
high school who felt like they had no one
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Nebraska
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Lions
pick
frosh
Bolden to
open as QB
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
In his 60 years at Penn State,
Joe Patemo hasn’t been too fond
of freshman quarterbacks.
Robert Bolden is the excep
tion.
He’ll become the first true
freshman in the Patemo era to
start the season as quarterback,
when the Nittany Lions host
Youngstown State noon
Saturday. The Orchard Lake,
Mich., native emerged from one
of the most hotly contested quar
terback races in recent memory,
beating out sophomores Matt
McGloin and Kevin Newsome,
but all three are still expected to
see time.
Bolden will be the first fresh
man quarterback to start a
game since Wally Richardson in
1992. Tony Sacca, four years ear
lier in 1988, was the only other
true freshman to start since
Patemo arrived as an assistant
coach in 1950.
“When he decided to go to
Penn State, he thought he could
go there and compete,” said Don
Buchanan, Bolden’s high school
quarterbacks coach. “He just
wanted to go there with a chance
to compete, and he worked
hard.”
Bolden arrived at Penn State
in mid-May and began taking
classes one day after graduating
from St. Mary’s Prep. Unlike
Jones, he was unable to enroll
early because of high school
restrictions, but Buchanan said
all Bolden did during the sum
mer “was go to class, work out
and study the playbook”
Despite the obvious historical
significance of Patemo’s deci
sion to start Bolden, his high
school head coach, George
Porritt, noted the job is certainly
not locked up for an extended
period of time.
“If he doesn’t play well, there’s
another young man ready to
play, too,” Porritt said. “He
See QUARTERBACK, Page 2.
True freshman Robert Bolden
will start as quarterback at this
Saturday’s game.