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Spanier to deliver State of the University speech
By Micah Wintner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Penn State Board of
Trustees will discuss alcohol poli
cy efforts and
campus building
changes among
other agenda
items at its meet
ing today
scheduled for 9
a.m. in the Nittany
Lion Inn board _
room. s P anier
Penn State
President Graham Spanier’s
State of the University Address
will be shown at the meeting in
video format to the trustees.
The address is something
File access
in robbery
case denied
The defense in the case
had questioned the cred
ibility of a Pennsylvania
State Trooper.
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The defense in an armed rob
bery case was denied access to
the personnel file of a
Pennsylvania State Trooper after
questioning the officer’s credibili
ty.
Pennsylvania State Police
Trooper Leigh Barrows filed a
•criminal complaint against
Dmitriy Litvinov of Boalsburg,
Pa., on May 4.
. The charges are in connection
with an armed robbery on Fteb. 22
at The Dollar General Store in
Centre Hall, Pa.
Litvinov was charged with
three counts of robbery, three
counts of criminal conspiracy
robbery, one count of theft by
unlawful taking, one count of
criminal conspiracy-theft by
unlawful taking, one count of
criminal mischief and one count
of criminal conspiracy-criminal
mischief, according to court docu
ments.
Karen Muir, Litvinov’s attorney,
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Spanier has been giving since his
first year at Penn State in 1995,
university spokeswoman Lisa
Powers said.
“His [address] is meant to not
only be a recap of the past
achievements of our students, fac
ulty and staff, but also a look at the
potential we collectively have as a
university,” Powers said.
The address used to be held live
in the Eisenhower Auditorium but
was switched to a DVD format to
make the address more accessible
to the public, Power said.
Following Spanier’s address
will be an informational report on
alcohol mitigation efforts deliv
ered by Damon Sims, vice presi
dent for student affairs, according
to the meeting’s agenda.
Dmitriy Litvinov, right, is arraigned in March 2010. Litvinov’s lawyer was
denied access to the involved officer’s personnel file.
requested access to Barrows’
personnel file on July 19 to poten
tially question the trooper’s credi
bility in the case.
Muir said she received a letter
from the Pennsylvania State
Police stating that Barrows was
disciplined in 1992 for making dis
honest statements in an adminis
trative interview, according to
court documents.
Centre County Judge David E.
Grine denied Muir’s request
Wednesday.
He said the 1992 incident
which occurred when Barrows
was a cadet had no relation to
the defense’s case, according to
court documents.
Grine said the defense is not
entitled to inspection of investiga
tory files, which may contain
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University Park Undergraduate
Association President Christian
Ragland, who will attend the
meeting, said he is looking for
ward to the report.
“Most of the trustees don’t live
around here, so we have to keep
them in touch with every aspect
on campus as possible,” Ragland
(senior-political science) said.
“Alcohol is clearly an issue.”
Committees on campus envi
ronment and education policy will
deliver reports to the trustees, but
the Committee on Finance and
Physical Plant takes up the
largest portion of the meeting’s
agenda.
Issues like fire alarm replace
ment, a new spectrometry lab at
the Hosier Building, a proposed
material irrelevant to the defen
dant’s case, according to court
documents.
Grine also said the defense has
no right to review personnel
materials in the hope of uncover
ing collateral information to chal
lenge the credibility of a police
officer, according to court docu
ments.
The protection of the privacy
and safety of Barrows outweighed
the defense’s request to access
the trooper’s personnel files,
Grine said, because Barrows’ per
sonnel record has no relevance to
the defense’s case, according to
court documents.
Muir could not be reached for
comment by press time Thursday.
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What: Penn State Board of
Trustees meeting
When: 9 a.m. today
Where: Nlttan Lion Inn board
room
Details: The board will discuss
campus building changes,
among other things.
land lease to Mount Nittany
Medical Center and Beaver
Stadium accessibility renovations
will all be discussed, according to
the meeting’s agenda.
The Medical Center is request
ing 1.8 acres of the land from the
university to add more parking
Municipalities search
for financial solutions
By Colleen Boyle
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
State municipalities burdened
by financial challenges came
together Thursday in an effort to
solve those
issues
State College
Mayor Elizabeth
Goreham
Altoona
Mayor Bruc'e
Kelley were part
of the Core
Communities in
Crisis Task Force
that met with members of the
Pennsylvania League of Cities
and Municipalities (PLCM) from
across the commonwealth in the
State College Municipal Building,
234 S. Allen St.
The PLCM is a nonprofit, non
partisan organization that serves
as an advocate for the needs of
the state’s third-class cities.
The meeting served as an
extension of a gathering that
recently took place in Pittsburgh.
Those present broke off into
groups to look for solutions to
many of the problems facing
municipalities that were raised at
the previous session.
“In Pittsburgh we asked the
questions,” league president
Clifford “Kip” Allen said. “Today
we started to answer those con
cerns.”
The four groups intergov
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spaces to its expanding cancer
center, according to the meeting’s
agenda.
In return, the medical center
must lease one acre of its land to
the university for the construction
of medical facilities at Penn
State’s medical campus.
Changes in the university’s
investment policies and endow
ment spending will also be dis
cussed at the meeting, according
to its agenda.
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emmental relationships, powers
and limitations of government,
financial implications and per
sonnel management spent
time talking through problems
during the afternoon. Later, all
those present gathered again to
share their ideas.
A recurring theme among the
four groups was the need for
communication and cooperation
across municipalities. Members
suggested putting together a list
serv to keep people informed as
well as banding together when
approaching the legislature in
Harrisburg with concerns and
ideas.
“Local governments in
Pennsylvania have the same
issues,” Goreham said. “This was
a great opportunity to talk.”
Goreham said it is important to
improve relationships between
municipalities. In addition, she
expressed concern with the
state’s 200-year-old tax structure
one she said needs to become
more regional. Other issues that
were raised included details of
pension plans, incentives for
regional cooperation and working
toward shared services.
“We did our best, and we did
come up with some concrete
solutions,” Kelly said.
Discussions will continue when
the league reconvenes in
Reading, Pa. in October.
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