2 I THURSDAY, SEvr. 16, 2010
NEWS IN BRIEF
Customer pays bill with forged checks
A customer paid a bill of $983 with forged checks at the
Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., the State College
Police Department said.
Police said the incident was reported at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday,
and an investigation is ongoing.
Student waives right to hearing
Penn State student Benjamin Soowaf waived his right to a
preliminary hearing court Wednesday in connection with an
incident of stealing and damaging a Borough of State College
barricade, the State College Police Department said.
Soowal, 20, was charged with one count each of misde
meanor theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving
stolen property. He was also charged with one summary count
of criminal mischief, police said.
Police said Soowal was seen at about 11 p.m. on April 24
near Prospect Avenue carrying a Borough of State College
barricade with an estimated value of $5O. The object was even
tually taken inside Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, 508 Locust
Lane. Soowal is the acting president of the fraternity.
Penn State professor Sulin Zhang will speak at 10:00 a.m.
in 102 Chemistry Building. The event is hosted by Michael
Janik, Department of Chemical Engineering. Call 814-863-
9366 for more information.
Adrian Vasiu of Binghamton University will speak at 11:15
am. in 106 McAllister Building. The event is hosted by the
Department of Mathematics. Call 814-865-7527 for more infor- •
mation.
Les Dutton of the University of Pennsylvania will speak
during "Engineering Oxidoreductases," at 12:30 p.m. in 102
Chemistry Building. The event is hosted by the Department of
Chemistry. Call 814-865-9456 for more details.
Yu Baryshnikov of Bell Labs will speak during "Hard
Disks in a Box: Topology and Complexity," at 2:30 p.m. in 113
McAllister Building. The event is hosted by the Department of
Mathematics. Call 814-865-7527 for more infomation.
LUNCH
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: Beef rice soup, black
bean chili, autumn chicken salad, broccoli cheddar baked pota
to, burger topping bar, quarter pound cheeseburger/hamburger,
vegetarian burger
Simmons: Chicken noodle soup, low fat New England clam
chowder, turkey cobb sandwich, chicken and broccoli flatbread
piza, whole wheat rustica flatbread, whole wheat pizza, shrimp
taco, vegan pot pie, baby carrots with dill, broccoli and cauli
folower, buttered parslied potatoes, curried quiona, green
beans almondine, sauteed zucchini, vegetable creole rice
Waring: Autumn chicken salad, broccoli fiorettes, cuban sand
wich, popcorn chicken, primavera vegetables, grilled chicken
breast, quarter pound cheeseburger/hamburger, seasoned
curly fries, chicken and snow peas
DINNER
Findlay, Pollock, Redifer and Warnock: Beef rice soup, black
bean chili, General Tso's chicken, grilled chicken breast, rice,
shrimp and pasta, spinach and mushroom strudel, long green
beans, primavera vegetables
Simmons: Asian beef salad, cajun baked tilapia, grilled chicken
breast, grilled chicken curry, pasta florentine, baby carrots with
dill, broccoli and caulifolower, buttered parslied potatoes, cur
ried quiona, green beans almondine, sauteed zucchini, veg
etable creole rice
Waring: Autumn chicken salad, apple glazed pork roast, chick
en fritters, grilled chicken breast, long green beans, primavera
vegetables, roasted garlic potatoes, General Tso's chicken
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Reps discuss possible student seat
State College Borough Council
President Ronald Filippelli spoke at
the University Park Undergraduate
Association (UPUA) meeting
Wednesday in the HUB-Robeson
Center to clear up a misunderstand
ing about a seat for a non-voting stu
dent member of the council.
Vilippelli said that articles have
been printed recently claiming that
the borough council "rebuffed" the
idea of a non-voting student mem
ber, which he said to be "simply not
true."
"I like to think of myself as pro
student," Filippelli said.
Filippelli said that his and the
other members of the council's
careers have centered around work
ing with students, and that they all
have an enthusiasm for talking and
interacting with them.
"We have personal interest in
what you have to say, you are our
constituents and the citizens of this
community" he said. "I don't speak
for borough council, I only have one
vote, but I think it is fair to say there
is a lot of support on the council for a
formal relationship [with UPUM."
Grant
From Page 1.
He said the facility's approach will ondary mathematics education) "I think it's great and it will defi
be devoted to well-rounded research said he hopes he will be able to use nitely be a great learning tool for
as well as undergraduate education. the Krause Innovation Studio before education majors," Sypula (sopho-
The facility will be directed by he graduates. more-secondary spanish education)
associate science education profes- "Chambers is already awesome said.
sor Scott McDonald, Price said, as is. It makes me happy to hear
College of Education students even more new equipment's coming To e-mail reporter mjhsso7@psu.edu
T.I.
From Page 1
According to the Associated
Press, the hip-hop icon and his wife,
Tameka Cottle, were arrested Sept.
1 in California in connection with
possession of methamphetamines.
This isn't the first time an act can
celed on the BJC with short notice,
Punt said.
"My Chemical Romance had can
celed the morning of their show,"
Punt said
He said two of the band members
Finances
From Page 1
financially. In fact, 19 Pennsylvania
municipalities have recently
declared bankruptcy, she said.
The combination of property and
income taxes only covers about 60
percent of State College's operating
budget, Goreham said. The borough
is becoming increasingly dependent
on state funding, and the task force
strives to improve the relationship
between municipalities and the
state government, she said.
Goreham said the gap between
available funding and expenses is
due in part to limitations on the ways
in which Pennsylvania municipali
ties can raise revenue. Many have
run short on real estate space and
are no longer able to grow but
expenses continue to increase.
She said working on the task force
Stadium
psucollegian.com
From Page 1.
about [smoking], there's less of a
bad example for the kids,"
Cressman said.
But it's not just a matter of health.
But Penn State spokeswoman Lisa
Powers said the ban is mandatory
under the Pennsylvania
Department of Health Clean Indoor
Air Act.
"The fact of the matter is that if
people violate that law, the universi
ty is subject to fines," Powers said.
Food Cart
From Page 1
of a handcrafted recipe and observa
tions of similar food carts in New
York City, Sawhney said.
.Elizabeth Murphy
Alex Weisler
Beth Ann Downey
The business venture is the
result of a summer's worth of hard
work, after the pair of entrepreneurs
decided to forgo filling out a pile of
job applications.
"I stopped applying for jobs last
October," Shakhawala said. "It was
n't like 'Let's do this if nothing else
works out."'
Andrew Metcalf
..Lexi Belculfine
While many graduates look for
ward to leaving the confines of State
College for the opportunity of the big
city, Shakhawala and Sawhney
couldn't wait to return to Happy
Valley
"The last four years here were the
best four years of my life," Sawhney
said.
Steve Hennessey
Paul Casella
Nate Mink
Steph Witt
Plus, State College was the per
fect town in which to set up shop.
Shakhawala said they knew what
students wanted, and believed in
State College's reputation of being
"recession-proof."
'We wanted to attack the niche,"
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"None of the students are any different from any
residents; you're not separate from the
community."
Filippelli spoke about a three-part
proposal from UPUA President
Christian Ragland that is now
underway. He said the choice for for
mal representation was not a deci
sion that was the council's business,
but that he thinks the council would
be open to reasonable suggestions.
A proposal has been made in the
council for a formal resolution to be
drafted that would start the process
of formalizing the relationship, he
said.
"The fact is, we're not going to
agree on everything," Filippelli said.
"But the political process is a
process of compromise, and I have
good faith that this could be a posi
tive change."
Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, who
served on the borough council for 12
years, said she is in favor of the pro
posal, she said.
She thinks it's possible to have it
said they are excited for the in," Hannan said.
Innovation Studio to be built at Penn Gina Sypula said she is pleased to
State. see the College of Education invest
'Nick Hannan (sophomore-sec- ing in grant in the facility
"We all know that things come up. It just makes
his music and lyrics more believable for me."
Shannon Traurig
freshman-elementray education
got a bad case of food poisoning the cancellation makes her believe he is
night before and had to be rushed to a real person.
the hospital. "We all know that things come
Despite his cancellation, students up," Traurig (freshman-elementary
said they still support T.I. education) said. "It just makes his
Eric Stevens (freshman-finance) music and lyrics more believable for
said he loves the artist's music even me."
though he's had legal troubles.
And for Shannon Traurig, T.l.'s To e-mail reporter: jdgs299@psu.edu
"It's unique and thrilling to talk about our
problems with other municipalities who may face
the same problems."
presents a rare opportunity for col
laboration and brainstorming with
other officials from Pennsylvania
cities and towns.
'We rarely have this kind of dis
cussion with each other," Goreham
said., "It's unique and thrilling to talk
about our problems with other
Municipalities who may face the
same problems."
A plan Goreham said she hopes
will be enacted is one that was pre
viously turned down. It involved
allowing municipalities to keep one
percent of sales tax within the coun
ty to contribute to its available funds,
"The fact of the matter is thatif people violate that
law, the university is subject to fines."
The severity of the fines varies on According to the their websites,
a case-to-case basis, Powers said, other smoke-free venues include
but all violations fall under the juris- Michigan Stadium at the University
diction of the Pennsylvania of Michigan, Ohio Stadium at Ohio
Department of Health. State University and Ross-Ade
Penn State is not the only school Stadium at Purdue University,
in the Big Ten conference that pro- among others
hibits anyone in attendance from
smoking in the stadium.
"All of our customers appreciate the fact that
we're unique. As far as we know, there's no one
else like us in State College."
he said. "All of our customers appre
ciate the fact that we're unique. As
far as we know, there's no one else
like us in State College."
State Platters is only two weeks
old, but the two owners have already
learned a few lessons like how
business picks up significantly dur
ing late-night hours.
"Never underestimate the quanti
ty of food you can sell," Shakhawala
said. "We ran out the first Friday
night we were open and we had a
lot of food."
The two set up the business over
the summer. Though they only saw
each other a few times, both were
working full-time talking to possible
partners, researching New York
City food carts and getting familiar
with their new line of business.
But for now, just one cart is
enough, and Shakhawala stressed
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Ron Filippa!
State College Borough Council President
formalized by the beginning of next
semester.
"I think it's a great idea. I think it
has merit and I think that it will be
very successful," Goreham said.
UPUA Vice President Colleen
Smith said the attendance of bor
ough council members at the meet
ing is a perfect example of how the
council and the UPUA can have a
strong relationship, and that is a
positive and exciting step she said.
"None of the students are any dif
ferent from any residents; you're not
separate from the community"
Filippelli said.
"You all have the same responsi
bilities as me or any other citizen,
and you're entitled to the same
rights. That, to me, is the highest
compliment that can be paid in a
democracy."
To email reporter arss474@psu.edu
Elizabeth Goreham
State College Mayor
she said. Currently, there is no busi
ness tax in State College, she said.
Fbuntaine said the task force will
make the debate and discussion of
the commonwealth's problems
much more meaningful, as the spe
cific challenges have already been
targeted.
"There's a lot of expert opinion
assembled in the task force,"
Fbuntaine said. "That will be helpful
to the new legislation and governor
as they start to address these issues
next year."
To e-mail reporter kmws34o@psu.edu
Penn State spokeswoman
To e-mail reporter cmms773@psu.edu
Hartej Singh Sawhney
Class of 2010
the importance of starting out small.
"Some people shoot for the stars
and don't even hit the clouds," he
said.
Despite their newfound success,
the business partners and friends
said they don't know if it will be
short-lived.
"We don't know if people will want
to be outside in the winter, or if we
will either," Shakhawala said.
The grill is on from noon until 3
p.m. for lunch and again at 7 p.m. for
dinner, after which it won't close
until after midnight. Prices range
from $5.49 for a sandwich to $5.99 for
salads and platters. State College
resident Horace Haughton said he
has returned often since hearing
about State Platters from a friend
"Man, I'm addicted," he said.
To e-mail reporter. ndpso4sololfau.edu
Lisa Powers