2 I TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2010
Items stolen from unlocked dorm room
Unknown actors took $336 in wallets, cash, credit cards and
an iPhone from an unlocked room in Packer Hall between
11:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Penn State Police
said.
Man loses control of vehicle
A man was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center after
losing control of his vehicle at 2:22 a.m. Saturday on West
Branch Road near Woodside Drive, the State College Police
Department said.
The man swerved to avoid a deer in the road, police said. He
then lost control of the vehicle, which flipped over before it
came to a stop right-side up, police said.
Police said the man drove the vehicle back to his residence
where police later located him. The individual suffered small
cuts and abrasions from the crash, police said.
The officer on duty detected the smell of alcohol on the man
and drove him to the hospital, police said.
Police could not release the name of the individual.
CPA to hold 'Patio Party'
University Park students are invited to the Student Patio
Party a dance event that will be held at 7 tonight at the
Eisenhower Auditorium patio.
The Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) is putting on
the show, which includes free food, entertainment and
prizes. Food suppliers include Doan's Bones, Gingerbread
Man and Sugar on Top, according to the event's nbsite.
Prizes are supplied by Best Buy and the Bryce Jordan
Center, among others.
894.5 will provide music for the night. Penn State
Performing Magicians and local balloon artists Connie
Peters and Linda Forrest will also pitch in for entertain
ment, according to the event's website.
Hershey in dispute over iPhone app
HARRISBURG The Hershey Co. is asking a federal
judge to decide whether its iPhone application to make virtu
al chocolate milk violates another company's copyright.
The Pennsylvania chocol6te maker has filed a federal com
plaint asking for a judgment in its legal dispute with Las
Vegas-based software developer Hottrix LLC.
The two companies are battling over their respective
iPhone apps which both involve making virtual chocolate milk
A Hottrix lawyer says the company expects to soon file an
answer to Hershey's complaint, along with counterclaims.
Hershey says its app is much different, including its use
of a red and white straw to - drain" milk from the phone
screen.
LUNCH
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: French dip roast beef
with au jus, French onion soup, wild rice soup, chicken and
cashew stir fry, macaroni and cheese. broccoli with roasted red
peppers, brown rice, Monaco blend, tater tots
Simmons: Black bean chili, Pennsylvania vegetable soup,
Simmons turkey club low fat, pork BBQ on whole wheat bun,
tabouli with whole wheat wrap, Thai chicken stir fry, baked
sweet potato, broccoli florettes, brown rice, green beans and
sunflower seeds, primavera vegetables, quinoa and vegetables,
roasted roma tomatoes
Waring: French onion soup, antipasto salad, Asian BBQ pork
sandwich, broccoli with roasted red peppers, feature grilled
chicken sandwich, Monaco blend, popcorn chicken, quarter
pound cheeseburger, quarter pound hamburger, seasoned curly
fries, chicken and cashew stir fry
DINNER
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: Filet with gorgonzola
sauce, French onion soup, wild rice soup, grilled chicken breast,
grilled vegetable Israeli couscous, island grilled fish, roast
turkey, turkey gravy, bread dressing, corn, Monaco blend,
whipped potatoes
Simmons: Fresh fish with pineapple salsa, chicken and roasted
vegetable pasta, grilled chicken breast, stuffed peppers, zuc
chini corn quesadilla, baked sweet potato, broccoli florettes,
brown rice, green beans and sunflower seeds, primavera veg
etables, quinoa and vegetables, roasted roma tomatoes
Waring: French onion soup, antipasto salad, baked parmesan
tilapia, bread dressing, corn, feature grilled chicken sandwich,
grilled chicken breast, Monaco blend, roast turkey, turkey gravy,
whipped potatoes, tomato beef stir fry
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Council hears Innoblue's proposal
Monday evening, student leaders
from Innoblue, a program designed
to assist entrepreneurs in State
College, approached the State
College Borough Council with one
request: a workspace.
Penn State juniors Drew Mohoric
and Jon Tornetta said with help
from the council in the form of pro
viding a work facility, their program
could bring the same spirit of inno
vation found at schools like
Standford University here to Happy
Valley.
Innoblue is an educational pro
gram that the founders hope will
provide a connection between avail
able resources and those looking to
launch an idea. Mohoric (junior
accounting) said he hopes the pro
gram will make up for what Penn
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Legislation
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these acts often disturb community
residents.
The legislation would also allow
municipalities that are home to a
college or university to charge an
extra $lOO fee to fund alcohol abuse
prevention programs, as long as
they have an "alcohol prevention
unit" to direct them.
In addition to hearing from State
College community members, the
panel of five state senators listened
to representatives from West
Chester, Pa. and Indiana, Pa. The
municipalities are home to West
Chester University and Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, respec
tively.
"Today we're looking for public
Survey
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"Our education goes beyond just
the book learning."
Connections Penn State faculty
are making with researchers turn
into jobs for students, Mountz said.
Tanna Pugh, director of Penn
State's Industrial Research Office,
said the National Science
Fbundation ranks Penn State third
in the country in industry
sponsored research, bringing in
$lOO million annually for research,
Pugh said.
Volleyball
From Page 1.
Cathy Quilico said Monday was her
first time in the nation's capital. The
Thousand Oaks, Calif., native said
she made sure to take a lot of pic
tures not only for herself, but for
her mother.
Quilico and the other Penn State
players also got a chance to do
something else they don't typically
do around Happy Valley wear
their championship rings.
"The ring's insanely cool and
amazing, but it's heavy and really
flashy," Quilico said. "It's celebrat-
Fencing
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The Penn State men's and
women's fencing teams along
with a collection of nearly three
dozen other 2009 national champion
squads ranging from the Duke
men's lacrosse team to the Fairleigh
Dickinson women's bowling team
were honored Monday by President
Barack Obama at NCAA Champions
Day.
And, according to Ochocki, the
highlight for the Nittany Lions was
the chance to mingle with their
counterparts from around the coun
try
"We didn't really talk sports," said
Ochocki, who, in 2008, became the
first true freshman to become a
NCAA saber national champion.
Elizabeth Murphy
Re& Big Fish
Alex Weisler
Beth Ann Downey
Andrew Metcalf
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venue that was son h.t different
than the HUB lawn,' iv knight
(senior-political science) said.
At the Augustana concert, , nly
seats were available. But this tim9,
attendees will be able to stand on
the field near the performers, said
Chris Phillips, assistant general
manager of Medlar Field.
Lexi Belculfine
Chris Zook
.Somer Wiggins
Kevin Cirilli
Ashley Gold
Laura Nichols
Laurie Stern
Steve Hennessey
Paul Casella
Nate Mink
The stage will be in center field,
with special flooring surrounding it.
"I think that this act is much more
high-energy," Phillips said. "So for
the most part people will want to be
as close to the stage as possible."
Based in Huntington Beach,
Calif., ska act Reel Big Fish, which
combines vocals with trumpets and
trombones, took off in 1997 when
their single "Sell Out" became an
MTV favorite, according to MTV.com.
Since the late 19905, the band has
continued making music with both
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students and community members
looking to start their own company.
"Every student has an idea
because every student has a need,"
he said. "They don't realize that
they can actually do something
about it."
Innoblue already has connections
with companies such as Tomorrow
Innovations, which Tornetta (junior
science business) said are funda
mental. All they need, he said, is a
space to work.
Borough Council members said
they were concerned about some
key aspects the plan, including why
they should take a role.
"Who pays for this and why isn't
the university doing it," council
member Ronald Filippelli asked the
presenters. "I think it's a great idea,
but I'm puzzled by the taxpayer
role."
Tornetta and Mohoric said by sep
arating from the university, they
comment," Corman said in his open
ing address. "We want to fashion a
piece of legislation to make the
excessive and dangerous drinking
problem go away."
State College Chief of Police Tom
King used statistical figures to illus
trate the urgency of a fine increase.
Kmg said 45 percent of the bor
ough's $18.6 million operating budg
et is used by the police department,
with two-thirds of the 7,000 crimes
reported in State College related to
alcohol abuse.
He also showed how dated the
current $3OO fine is by stating its
equivalent when adjusted for infla
tion: $1,326.64.
Ragland (senior-political science)
discussed the initiatives student
groups are working on to help cut
down on excessive and dangerous
drinking at Penn State.
Pugh said the connections her
office creates between faculty mem
bers and companies sponsoring
research projects grow into opportu
nities for students to get involved
with the research.
Since 1995, 49 companies have
signed research agreements with
Penn State 80 percent of them in
the last five years, Pugh said.
Recruiters also ranked the col
leges based on what majors they
recruited from and which schools
produced the best graduates in
those majors, Merritt said.
According to the 479 companies
surveyed, Penn State ranked No. 5
ing last year's team, which is cool to
wear to things like this. But when
we're walking around campus, it's
[about] this year's team."
Penn State Director of Athletics
Tim Curley, who was also in atten
dance, said Monday's event was a
great opportunity for the athletes to
represent the school. The Lions'
men's and women's fencing teams
were also in attendance.
"I think it's wonderful that he
would take the time to give them the
recognition that he has today,"
Curley said. "It's an opportunity of a
lifetime for our student athletes."
Fbllowing Obama's speech, which
lasted about five minutes, athletes
"We just talked about life, where
you're from, things like that."
The Lions arrived at the reception
about two hours before Obama
made his remarks. They spent that
time socializing with their peers,
trading stories and comparing the
NCAA championship rings each ath
lete sported at the event.
Junior fencer Miles Chamley-
Watson even joked that he "talked to
a bunch of cute girls."
"I got a bunch of numbers,"
Chamley-Watson said with a grin.
But once the ceremony began, all
eyes were on the podium.
"This is the most athletic talent
we've ever had on the South Lawn,"
Obama told the audience, who
clapped and cheered every time the
president took even the slightest
pause.
During the speech, Chamley-
Jive Records and its own independ
ent record labeL
John Koznecki (junior-biology),
who has been a Reel Big Fish fan for
about two years, said he's excited to
see the humorous stage antics for
which the band is known.
"I really like the banter between
the band members," Koznecki said.
Phillips and SPA began dis
cussing plans for a concert at the
field as early as May, Phillips said.
But it was difficult to plan events
that would not interfere with the
schedules of the State College
Spikes and Penn State's baseball
team.
By Monday afternoon, SPA had
sold about 1,500 tickets for the con
cert, McKnight said.
SPA Entertainment Chairwoman
Katy Tufts said she thinks most of
the ticket holders will show up for
the event.
"People are more likely to show
up [than if the concert were free]
because they already spent the
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could avoid certain restrictions and
also provide their resources to State
College residents. Council member
Silvi Lawrence said the students
were asking a lot of the council con
sidering its already limited budget.
"We have a very different budget,"
she said. "What does Penn State
have, billions?"
Despite their concerns, members
of the board said they were intrigued
by the idea of such a program.
"There's no real location where
people can bring new ideas and real
ly find support," said Mayor
Elizabeth Goreham. "It's something
that's missing in our town."
Innoblue "starts and supports stu
dent ventures and ideas from a civic
perspective and a business perspec
tive," said Tornetta, who works
closely with founder David Adewumi
(senior-Spanish).
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He said he supported the legisla
tion and discussed successful UPUA
programs like the White Loop exten
sion that have curbed alcohol-relat
ed incidents late at night. But he
said more funding would be helpful
in creating further progress.
"Student leaders are often called
on to combat this situation,"
Ragland said. "But we don't always
have the resources."
Though more discussion is neces
sary, Corman said the meeting was
informative and accomplished the
goal of getting feedback on the legis
lation and working toward a solution
to the excessive drinking problem.
"It gave everyone a chance to
understand what these municipali
ties are going through with this
problem," Corman said.
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in accounting, No. 6 in finance, No. 7
in computer science and No. 9 in
engineering.
Overall ranking for a school was
done by a point system. Recruiters
were asked to rank their top schools
overall.
The survey required a college to
have at least 60 companies out of the
479 say they recruit from that
institution to be considered for rank
ings. Penn State saw recruiters
from 187 companies the most of
any school listed, according to the
survey.
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and coaches lined up to shake the
president's hand. Members of
Congress, including Massachusetts
Senator John Kerry, also mingled
with the champions.
While many of the athletes were
excited to greet the president,
Obama spoke in high regard of their
accomplishments in his speech, too.
"You're always going to know
what it means to compete and what
it means to be a champion," Obama
said. "That's something that nobody
will ever be able to take away from
you, and that is something that you
should be extraordinarily proud of."
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Watson stood somewhere in the
middle of the crowd of student ath
letes. He used his lanky 6-foot-4
frame that helped him earn All-
American status last season to
extend his arm above the crowd
and capture the speech on his
Phone.
"It's just an amazing experience,"
Chamley-Watson said.
Penn State Director of Athletics
Tim Curley, who accompanied the
Lions to the nation's capital, echoed
Chamley-Watson's sentiment.
He said being honored by the
president should give the athletes
ome motivation to keep working
hard for the upcoming season.
'Anytime you get a ring on your
finger, and get a chance to do this,
it's a reward," Curley said.
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If you go
What: Reel Big Fish concert
Where: Medlar Field at Lubrano
Park
When: Doors open at 6:30 p.m,
Reel Big Fish start at 8:30
Details: No food or drink permit
ted into venue; refreshments sold
inside; tickets will be sold at door
money on the ticket," Tufts (junior
marketing and public relations)
said.
McKnight said tickets will contin
ue to be sold today in the HUB-
Robeson Center from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and
$lO for non-students.
If any tickets are still availal,le at
show time, they will be sold at the
entrance of the field.
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