THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Student, employers
to network in BJC
By Paul McMullen
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Starting tomorrow, Penn State
students will get a chance to talk
to about 448 employers from
across the country as they pack
the Bryce Jordan Center during
the 2010 Fall Career Days.
The Career Days will be held
today, Wednesday and Thursday,
featuring a different category of
employers each day. Tuesday is
non-technical full-time career day,
Wednesday is co-op and intern
ship career day and Thursday is
technical full-time career day.
"This is one of the biggest, best
career fairs offered in the coun
try" said Ashley Tarbet, under
graduate enrichment coordinator
for the College of Liberal Arts. "It
is crucial that students take
advantage of this opportunity."
The event attracts huge num
bers of students and employers
each year but there are many
ways to make the fair less intimi
dating and more efficient, said
Jack Rayman, Penn State's direc
tor of career services.
By browsing the career fair
website, students can look at the
full database of attending employ
ers. Doing research before will
help students learn which
employers are attending which
Bookstore
By Nathan Pipenberg
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Patrons of Webster's Bookstore
Café can still be spotted sitting
outside of the store's new loca
tion, though something has been
missing from the equation: the
café.
But on Monday, store employ
ees said that by the end of the
month, Webster's, 121 S. Fraser
St., will be ready to serve food and
coffee once again.
"The customers do miss their
coffee," said Arm Triolo, a
Webster's employee. - The regu
lars are still stopping in, but we
have seen a drop-off in cus
tomers."
Dave Cole (sophomore-division
of undergraduate studies) said he
occasionally shops at the book
store, but hasn't visited since
Webster's moved from its 128 S.
Allen St. location in late July.
And without a kitchen area at
its new address, the café has been
unable to serve any of its usual
beverages.
The store also now lacks the
space to host concerts, such as
the benefit concert that was held
in July to keep the business afloat
after it fell behind on rent pay
ments.
But employees said they're try
ing to focus on the advantages of
the new location until they can
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days, providing students with a
clear plan of attack, he said.
To experience the best results,
it is important to research the
companies and learn about
the opportunities available, he
said.
"If you walk up to a company
and say, 'Here I am,' they will say,
`There you go,' " Rayman said.
"You must do the research and
learn about the company in order
to be successful, because employ
ment starts with the resume and
the initial contact."
Though a large percentage of
the employers are looking to
interview students for employ
ment opportunities, students
from any class can benefit from
attending the fair and building
their interpersonal skills,
Rayman said.
Another benefit to attending
the fair is the opportunity to con
nect with Penn State alumni who
will be on the other side of the
table, said Rick McClintic, direc
tor of engineering career
resources and employer rela
tions.
Companies are looking toward
Penn State's reputation and grad
uating student body to hire their
newest employees a major
advantage in the current econom
ic state, he said.
set to open café at new location
return to their previous business
model.
Triolo said the store has seen a
few new faces who didn't frequent
its Allen Street location. Though
the new customers may be com
ing because of the publicity sur
rounding the store's closing, they
may also be coming simply
because they passed by the new
location while making their way
around downtown State College,
she said.
The smaller space is only tem
porary store owner Elaine
Meder-Wilgus has said she is on
the lookout for a new permanent
location downtown.
Meder-Wilgus did not return
calls by press time Monday.
Since vacating its Allen Street
location, Webster's has had to
make do in a space roughly one
third the size of its previous store.
Webster's closed its doors on
Allen Street in late July after an
outpouring of community support
and a flurry of rallies to save the
bookstore.
A number of local officials were
involved in that process includ
ing Downtown State College
Improvement
Executive Director
Alessandrine, who partnered with
Meder-Wilgus to help her find a
new location.
The State College Borough
Council also approved a resolu
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Students move through the aisles during Career Days at the Bryce
Jordan Center in search for a job at last year's career fair.
"This is the biggest recruiting
event at Penn State this year, -
McClintic said. "To miss out on
this event is a major mistake for
students in any college, in any
grade level."
To email reporter: phmso3o@psu.edu
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What: 2010 Fall Career Days
When: Today through Thursday
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Bryce Jordan Center
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2010 I 3
Warrant
obtained,
man held
in Berks
A Reading man is
believed to be
connected to a July 15
bank robbery.
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The State College Police
Department obtained an arrest
warrant Monday for a Reading
after
matching his fin
gerprints with
those recovered
from a note used
in a bank rob-
bery over the
summer, police
Algis Diaz, 25,
has been jailed
in Berks County since Aug. 15,
according to the Pennsylvania
State Police at Reading.
The State College Police
Department obtained a warrant
for Diaz's arrest Monday in con
nection with the July 15 robbery
of First National Bank, 460
Westerly Parkway.
Diaz was charged with one
count each of felony robbery,
theft by unlawful taking or dispo
sition and receiving stolen prop
erty, according to court docu
ments.
Diaz also faces multiple
charges in Berks County con
nected to the robbery, and will
remain incarcerated in Berks
until the charges are processed,
police said.
After the charges in Berks are
complete, Diaz will go to either
State College or Lehigh County
to face additional charges, police
said.
The remaining charges in
State College and Berks County
prohibit Diaz from posting bail
and he will remain in prison,
police said.
At 9:09 a.m. on July 15 an
unknown man robbed the First
National Bank. According to
police, the man presented a note
to the teller.
The note stated that the man
had a gun and demanded he be
given all of the cash," according
to police documents. The teller
gave the man $6,159 from a cash
drawer, police said. Though the
man fled the scene in a vehicle,
the incident was captured on
security cameras, police said.
No bank employees or patrons
were harmed during the First
National Bank robbery, police
said.
To e-mail reporter: zjgsol2@psu.edu