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Survey: PSU No. 1 for jobs
By Micah Wintner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State is the best college to
attend in the nation for students
hoping to be recruited for a
career, a survey published by The
Wall Street Journal said Monday.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
received feedback from 479 pro
fessional recruiters on the
nation's top 100 colleges. The
WSJ.com survey stated that "the
nation's largest public and private
companies, nonprofit organiza-
President Barack Obama shakes hands with student athletes after his speech during NCAA Champions Day on Monday night on the White
House's South Lawn. NCAA Champions Day was held to honor about 30 teams who won national championships in 2009, including Penn State's
women's volleyball team and both the men's and women's fencing teams.
Obama honors
By Jake Kaplan and Ryan Loy
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. An
empty podium engraved with the
Presidential Seal stood in front of
six American flags waving in the
breeze Monday on the White
House's South Lawn.
With the Washington
Monument standing prominently
in the sky, about 650 student-ath
letes gathered in anticipation of
the arrival of President Barack
Obama. Once Obama took the
stage, he had the athletes' com
plete attention as seemingly all of
them moved toward the stage and
raised cameras to capture the
event.
During the ceremony, members
of the 2009 Penn State women's
volleyball team, along with about
30 other 2009-10 NCAA champi
onship teams, were honored by
Obama for their athletic acco
lades.
While the players, coaches and
staff were there for their athletic
achievements, Obama said he
was proud of the passion they had
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Reel Big Fish will perform tonight at Medlar Field in State College. This
will mark the second concert held at the baseball stadium.
Ska legends to play
By Lauren Ingeno 6:30 p.m. with the opening act,
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Lloyd Dobler Effect, performing
at 7:15 p.m. Reel Big Fish is
at scheduled to play at 8:30 p.m.
Medlar Field
Tonight,
Lubrano Park won't be sparsely In August 2008, rock band
dotted by baseball players but Augustana was the first to per
packed with skanking ska fans form at the field, and Reel Big
when Reel Big Fish performs a Fish will be the second, SPA
concert sponsored by the Student event director Matt McKnight
Programming Association (SPA) said.
in the outfield. "We wanted to do an outdoor
Doors for the show will open at See REEL BIG FISH, Page 2
tions and federal agencies across
every region of the country and
spanning nearly two dozen indus
tries," were asked to assess the
list of 100 colleges the website
compiled.
After six months of collecting
data for the survey, the results
placed Penn State at the top of the
list of 100 colleges, said Jennifer
Merritt, WSJ.com's careers edi
tor, said.
Merritt said many students
deciding on a college feel
the need to attend Ivy League
for their respective sports.
"You woke up early, you put in
countless hours of practice for the
love of the game and for the pride
of your school," Obama told the
athletes. "You rode those buses
and you carried those bags
because you knew what it was
going to take to be the best,
because every one of you has a
competitive streak that's about a
mile wide."
Obama spoke about the impor
tance of collegiate athletes not
only competing, but also giving
back to the community.
Kelsey Ream, a senior on last
year's Penn State team, and cur
rent Nittany Lion sophomore set
ter Kristin Carpenter both said
Obama's message was useful.
Carpenter, a Richmond, Va.,
native, said Monday was a whole
new experience for her.
"I've been to x-amount of field
trips here and seen it all,"
Carpenter said before pointing to
the White House. "But it doesn't
get any better than this."
Senior defensive specialist
See VOLLEYBALL Page 2.
schools if they hope to get a job.
"What we're trying to find out is
if that's true," Merritt said. "Is
that what you need to do to get a
professional job?"
The survey's results show a
large public university is more
likely to help students find a job
after college.
Penn State spokeswoman
Annemarie Mountz said, she is not
surprised by the ranking.
"[The ranking] is because the
education that students get here
is the kind of education that
PSU athletes
Men's and women's fencing
recognized at White House
By Emily Kaplan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON, D.C. For
Alex Ochocki, it was all about
being with the best of the best.
When the junior captain of the
Penn State fencing team walked
onto the White House's South
Lawn Monday evening, he was
greeted by lush, well-manicured
grass, picturesque picnic tables
and a sturdy platform stage that
featured a podium with the
Presidential Seal.
Ochocki called the scenery
"beautiful," but said he was actu
ally more impressed by some
thing else an estimated 650
student athletes standing there
with him.
"I was just trying to meet as
many people as I could," Ochocki
said.
"There's so many different ath
letes who have accomplished so
Law school to host TV court
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State University's
Dickinson School of Law will be
showcased on an international
stage with the
filming of the first
episode of "World
on Thal" featur
ing Chcrie Booth
Blair, wife of for
mer British
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
The Penn State
Public Broad
casting (PSPB) television show
will stage trials examining contro
versial legal decisions regarding
human rights, Ted Krichels,
PSPB General Manager, said.
Blair, a distinguished human
rights barrister, will serve as pre
siding judge of the pilot episode,
said Ellen Foreman, Dickinson
School of Law director of commu
nications.
Top 5 schools
1: Penn State University
2: Texas A&M University
3: University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
4: Purdue University
5: Arizona State University
employers are looking to hire,"
she said.
President Barack Obama delivers
a speech recognizing student ath
letes on Monday night
much. It [was] cool to be just here
with them."
Program co-director Joe
Myers said the format of "World
on Trial" is differemt for televi
sion.
"We haven't seen anything that
puts human rights issues and the
concerns about them together
like this because there is no right
answer," Myers said.
The show's pilot episode will
analyze the French government's
2004 "headscarf law," which
banned children from wearing
conspicuous religious attire in
public and secondary schools,
Foreman said.
Harvard Law School professor
Charles Ogletree will serve as
lead prosecutor against the law.
Remy Schwartz of France will
support the ban as lead defense,
Fbreman said.
Several experts will provide
testimony as witnesses as well.
The program will be hosted by
Randall Robinson of the
Dickinson School of Law and
School of International Affairs.
See SURVEY, Page 2
See FENCING, Page 2
Student leaders attended a
hearing about legislation that
would raise the maximum fine for
alcohol-related offenses.
Reps.
talk
plan
Fine hike
supported
by leaders
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
State College Borough
Council President Ron Filipelli
said he doesn't leave his home
after 10 p.m. and keeps his car
inside to prevent damage from
drunken passersby.
"It's like living in two different
neighborhoods," said Filipelli, a
longtime resident of the
Highlands neighborhood. "One
during the day, and a completely
different one at night."
And in an effort to deter stu
dents from engaging in the
excessive behavior that can
result from alcohol abuse,
Filipelli along with state sen
ators, borough officials and
community members met
Monday afternoon to discuss
legislation that would raise fines
for alcohol-related offenses.
The legislation aims to raise
the maximum fine for alcohol
related summary offenses to
$l,OOO.
The current maximum, $3OO,
has not been changed since the
early 19705, State Sen. Jake
Corman, R-Centre, said.
University Park
Undergraduate Association
President (UPUA) Christian
Ragland and Interfraternity
Council President Max
Wendkos were both present at
the hearing and offered their
perspectives on the proposed
legislation.
Wendkos (senior-marketing
and psychology) said he agrees
with the goals of Corman's plan,
but doesn't think the increased
fines will stop people from drink
ing.
He said the reasoning for the
legislation should be based
more on preventing the extreme
behavior that sometimes results
from excessive drinking, since
See LEGISLATION, Page 2.
Krichels said the program will
be aired on PBS stations across
the United States and streamed
online with the hope that Penn
State creates international rela
tionships with other universities.
Project associate Lindsey
Faussette said the "World on
Thal" website will serve as an
interactive supplement to topics
covered on the show.
Topics slated to be covered on
future programs include issues
like the use of unpiloted drones by
the United States in warfare and
India's response to child labor
violations within certain castes,
Foreman said.
Fbreman said Penn State Law
students performed the research
for episodes of "World on Thal."
The show's first episode should
premiere in January, Faussette
said. Filming of "World on Thal"
will occur in the Lewis Katz
Building courtroom.
To e-mail reporter: mjhsso7@psu.edu