The Daily Collegian Congressman Joe Sestak, D-Pa., gives June Nevin, of Lock Haven, Pa., a kiss on the cheek during a parade at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Thursday afternoon. Sestak campaigns at Grange Fair By Brendan McNally COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER If Congressman Joe Sestak didn’t shake the hand of every single spec tator Thursday at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair in Centre Hall, he was certainly trying to. Sestak, D-Pa., literally ran from person to person shaking hands, try ing to keep up with the rest of the parade while ringing off greetings like “Hello I’m Joe Sestak, a former Navy sailor running for U.S. Senate’’ or, when he shook the hands of chil dren, “Hi, I'm just a boring congress man.” But there wasn’t much time for talk. As the County Fair’s parade moved through the fairgrounds, so did Sestak. At one point, the former Navy admiral leapt over a small chain-link gate to keep up with the pace while still getting in as many handshakes as possible. “I’ve lost 11 lbs. in the last year,” Sestak, 58, toldone supporter. “I’m in the best shape of my life.” While caught up in the rush of the parade, Sestak didn’t talk much poli WANNA HANG PENN STATE tics, but he touched on his cam paign’s main points with little snip pets of conversation here and there with the parade’s spectators. He told one man the federal gov ernment has to reduce its budget deficit by finding ways to pay for every new program it enacts a strategy he called “pay as you go." He said in an interview after the parade that his Republican oppo nent, former congressman Pat Toomey, voted against the “pay as you go" program. Still, many in the crowd expressed concerns over the Democrats’ spending. “He’s got a lot of good ideas," said spectator Pacific Scitti, of Arronsburg, Pa. "But the biggest problem I have is that we spend, spend, spend hell we’re broke!" After the parade, Sestak highlight ed what he said was his commitment to higher education. Sestak said he voted to expand Pell Grants for college students by $63 bil lion, but said Toomey had voted against expansions in education spending. But for the most part, Sestak stayed away from politics. Some peo- WITH adventure recreatio I. O C A I, pie whether it was because they disagreed with Sestak’s politics or were just mad he was holding the parade up refused to shake the congressman’s hand. But Sestak didn’t seem to mind. He would just move on shaking hands until he found a supporter many times in the form of fellow vet erans like Wesley Braun of Bellefonte. Braun told Sestak about his time in U.S.-occupied Japan after World War Two but he said he wasn’t com pletely sold on Sestak because he said he hadn’t been following politics lately. “With all I’ve seen in this world," Braun said. “It just seems that love is missing and greed has taken over.” Braun said that whoever is elect ed, he’d like to see them take the greed out of politics. Others echoed that sentiment. When one man told Sestak that the federal government and Democrats were taking the country in the wrong direction, Sestak had a simple answer. “Yes, but we can fix it,” Sestak said. “We’re Americans.” To e-mail reporter: bwmsl47@psu.edu Club Sports Adventure Rec Center 143 White Building 133 A White Building [ (814)865-9202 (814)863-2895 TOMMYO@PSU.EDU ADVENTUREREC@ATHLETICS.PSU.EDU Police expect in crime nse By Zach Geiger COLLEGIAN STAFF^WRITER Since the start of the semester two weeks ago. State College Police said they hav e seen a noticeable increase in criminal activity in the borough, despite no major events. But don’t expect them to be unprepared for the first home football game. During the weekend of August 20 there were 14 minor law violations, eight DUls. five incidents of public drunken ness and one non-DUI felony aggravated assault with five defendants, police said. And last weekend the first weekend since classes began police report there was an even larger increase in this type of activity. “The activity level was similar to a football weekend. State College Police Department Lt. Chris Fishel said. With dozens of individuals arrested last weekend and multiple DUI cases. Fishel said the numbers stand out because the weekend did not include a special event like a football game. "The first weekend, unfortunately, was replete with alco hol-related incidents among our students." Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims said. Any student cited for underage possession or consump tion of alcohol on or off-campus will have to appear before Penn State Judicial Affairs and face local legal pro ceedings. Sims said. Additionally, students will be placed in the recently adopt ed Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS' program at a cost of S2OO to the student, and face any judicial sanctions like warnings or probation, he said. "We want to do all we can in concert with students, stu dent leaders, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and community members to encourage students and others toward healthy and safe relationships with alcohol." Sims said. Police said they typically see an increase in activity downtown in September and they don't expect this year to be an exception. But with Labor Day falling this weekend, there is a pos sibility that students wall be out of town and visiting with family. Fishel said. Still, there will be a strong police presence downtown to ensure everyone is safe. Sims wrote. "This is a community issue and all the resources ol the community are working in concert to address it,' Sims said. PUCA 107396 -Taxi- By Handy Delivery 814-355-5555 PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE NOW! Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 I o e-mail reporter zjgsol2@psu.edu THE PAPER PLATE ORDER 1 ODD ONLINE At PMX OI.LEGIAN.COM
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