I Thursday, Sept. Tii i: Dim Collegian Elizabeth Murphy Editor in Chief Kelsey Thompson Business Manager About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian and The Weekly Collegian are pub lished by Collegian Inc., an independent, nonprofit cor poration with a board of directors composed of stu dents, faculty and profes sionals. Pennsylvania State University students write and edit both papers and solicit advertising for them. During the fall and spring semes ters as well as the second six-week summer session, The Daily Collegian publish es Monday through Friday. Issues are distributed by mail to other Penn State campuses and subscribers. Complaints: News and edi torial complaints should be presented to the editor. Business and advertising complaints should be pre sented to the business man ager. Who we are The Daily Collegian’s edito rial opinion is determined by its Board of Opinion, with the editor holding final responsibility. 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Student letters should include class year, major and campus. Letters from alumni should include year of graduation. All writers should provide their address and phone number for verification. Letters should be signed by no more than two peo ple. Members of organiza tions must include their titles if the topic they write about is connected with the aim of their groups. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters. The Collegian cannot guaran tee publication of all let ters it receives. Letters chosen also run on The Daily Collegian Online and may be selected for publi cation in The Weekly Colle gian. All letters become property of Collegian Inc. 9, 2010 New IFC policies show growth The new changes to fra ternity social policies made by the Interfratemi ty Council (IFC) are signs of both success and growth after last year’s overhaul. The new rules allow cer tified fraternity members to govern parties instead of requiring houses to hire professional security guards. This shows initiative on the IFC’s part to scale back on redundant party regulations and relieves unnecessary financial rAT^reoM^ ECONOMY. STUPIP! Kanye’s Twitter rant shows arrogance By Amanda Elser Twitter is a wonderful thing. I don’t care what haters say having an outlet for the abundant amount of irrel evant thoughts I have each day makes me happy. But using the continuously updated Twitter feed as a thera py session is another story. I’m talking to you Kanye West On Saturday morning, over 1 million of Kayne’s followers, including myself, were bombard ed by an outstanding 77 tweets in just over an hour. I’m guessing that this famous recording artist feels he doesn’t get enough airtime to voice his opinions and felt the need to go on a stream-of-conscious tan gent. It started innocently enough, in that onty-Kanye-can-be-so pompous type of way. Tweet One»“Man I love Twitter... I’ve always been at the mercy of the press but no more... The media tried to demonize me.” It is no secret that when Kanye opens his mouth, contro versy comes out. But the media didn’t force strain on fraternities. We believe that the cer tification of these internal greek monitors is a good policy that should contin ue to be practiced. It shows that the IFC is actively reaching out to educate its constituents and promoting standards equality among all houses. Better education in party safety must be accepted by the members of the greek community to make social nights safer for all of those involved. By explaining not only the CANIUAVENIY SHIRT BAX? Kanye to go on stage at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards and tell him to act like a raging jerk. The media doesn’t have that type of control, which brings me to the next 140 characters of absurdity. Tweet Two: “They wanted y’all to believe I was a monster in real life so you guys wouldn’t listen or buy my music any more.” Yeah Kayne, I’m sure the main goal of CNN, Pox News and every media outlet in between was to ruin your record deal (I hope my sarcasm is translating). His Twitter vomit read like lyrics to his next album when he repeatedly asked his followers to “walk with him” and to under stand his point of view. I feel for him, realty, but I feel for Taylor Swift more. He did make some apologetic points, though, which makes me think that perhaps he has some regret for what he did. TVveet Forty-Pour “Beyonce didn’t need that. MTV didn’t need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn’t want or need that.” He continuously compared himself to other famously hated people, from George Bush to Ron Burgandy from “Anchor Man” and Elphaba from the Broadway musical “Wicked.” t REGULATIONS specifics of the new rules, but also why it is in the best interest of the frater nity to follow them, should lead to a better reception of the changes. If new situations pres ent themselves that reflect the reinstatement of professional party con trol, the IFC should roll with the punches and con tinue to adapt. We encourage the IFC to continue to make nec essary adjustments to all social policies as it sees fit. T-shirt YOURUTTIE KORAN BURNING EVENT MAKES ME 90 HAPPY IVJANT TO CRY.. But in classic Kanye fashion, he insisted on referring to him self in the third person, even though he claimed his ego is now in check. My favorite tweet: “I’m ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone... it’s like hood ies.” I’m glad he finally realized that he was onty hurting himself every time he opened his mouth, but since when are sweatshirts out of fashion? Listen up Kanye they were never IN fashion. Sad thing is, I could have pre dicted this type of IWitter abuse as soon as the news broke that Kanye had made an account. In fact, I initially started following him to get a laugh out of his obnoxiousness. These Twitter ramblings were in complete Kanye-character, and even though he tried to humble himself he still managed to come across arrogantly in his apology. Tweet Eighteen: “If you Google asshole my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search.” I did the research Kanye, your face didn’t make an appearance till page 23. Amanda Elser is a senior majoring in journalism and is the Collegian’s Thursday columnist. Her e-mail is aleSo4s@psu.edu Compassion argument still deflects focus of debate When somebody questions the concepts of welfare and growing dependency on the American taxpayer, it is common for a wel fare supporter to quickly point out a per sonal lack of compassion for those who are less fortunate. This deceptive tactic is used to deflect attention away from the issue while falsely singling out somebody for being coldhearted and ignorant. I am supportive of people who receive these entitlements. I want to create a sense of accomplishment through community, and along with motivation, feelings of hope and genuine dedication that once led to individual success and socioeconomic advancement. An opponent to this favors the status quo. or the continuing expansion and institution of programs that have creat ed two generations of dependent Americans while encouraging further gov ernment reliance. It is as important to rec ognize the problem as it is than to propose a viable alternative. Stop criticizing those who question failing government programs while doing their best to work hard and promote a better America. Quran bonfire is deplorable as commemoration of 9/11 With the approaching anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,2001, much has been planned to commemorate the events of that dreadful day. The University Park Undergraduate Association has planned a commemoration event for Sept. 10, but unfortunately, not all events planned have been positive the proposed Quran Bonfire by a Gainesville, Fla. pastor, most notably. The idea is to commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11 by burning hundreds upon hundreds of Qurans. This is a disgust ing and deplorable act. I do not subscribe to the belief that Islam is an evil religion, but like so many other religions, it has some evil people in it. We are at war not at war with an entire religion but a group of people who pervert the teachings of Islam to achieve their own ends. Is this proposed Quran bonfire protected by the First Amendment? Perhaps, but that doesn’t make it right. Flag burning is protected by freedom of speech, but it doesn't make that right either. Everyone from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and General David Petraeus, to Pope Benedict XVI have stat ed how deplorable this is, and that it is a direct threat to our national security. It’s time for people to wake up and use a little common sense and decency. c crw Cor^ The Daily Collegian Josh Crawford junior-crime, law and justice Penn State College Republicans Chairman What’s happening in Russia I’ve only been in Russia (and loving it) for two weeks, but it already feels like a lifetime since I waved goodbye to my parents at the airport and began this journey. • My first three days in St. Petersburg were spent recuperating from jet lag brought on by the 8-hour time differ ence and attending seminars designed to prepare me tor tiie challenges of life in the former Soviet Union. But no seminar could have adequate ly prepared me for how frustrating it is to live with people I can barely talk to, or how rewarding it is to find myself communicating with them better with every passing day. UN YOU Die IT? Freshman receives honor Deja McClendon’s outstanding play in this past weekend's Hampton Inn Classic at Rec Hall didn’t go unnoticed. On Sunday, the Big Ten named McClendon the conference’s Co- Freshman of the Week along with Jennifer Bonilla of Illinois. McClendon averaged 4.1 kills on a .464 hitting per centage in Penn State’s three sweeps. Jake Kaplan Women's volleyball reporter SNAP, CRACKLE, POP Jeggings shape up fashion I’m not really much of a girty-girl I’ve never worn the two skirts I own, and I possess approximately one pair of high heels. In aJI honesty, I’m more of a jeans and flats type of girl. Jeans are comfortable, they go with anything and they can be dressed up or down it’s pretty hard to go wrong with a solid pair of jeans. But there is one thing that always gets to me about denim it tends to lose its shape easi ly. My pants will fit perfectly in the morning, yet during a day of walking, sitting, standing and sometimes nearly running to class, my jeans have sud denly become three sizes too big. I’ve got important things to do who wants to have to hike up their pants every five minutes? Not me. Read more of The Daily Collegian’s blogs at psucollegian.com/blogs. Andrew Chansky senior-science Erin Rowley Small world blogger Julie Mastrtne Culinary reporter
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