I Monday, Sept. 27,2010 The Daily Collegian Elizabeth Murphy Editor in Chief Kelsey Thompson Business Manager About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian and The Weekly Collegian are pub lished by Collegian Inc., an independent, nonprofit cor poration with a board of directors composed of stu dents, faculty and profes sionals. Pennsylvania State University students write and edit both papers and solicit advertising for them. During the fall and spring semes ters as well as the second six-week summer session, The Daily Collegian publish es Monday through Friday. Issues are distributed by mail to other Penn State campuses and subscribers. Complaints: News and edi torial complaints should be presented to the editor. Business and advertising complaints should be pre sented to the business man ager. Who we are The Daily Collegian's edito rial opinion is determined by its Board of Opinion, with the editor holding final responsibility. 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Borough officials said changing this student’s title from “member” to “representative” would help move plans forward, though no changes to the cc:' <f_. White House needs more green By Katie Sullivan I’d like to consider myself a relatively “green” person. I recycle my beer cans. I reusable water bottle. I now ter rorize the streets of State College on my bike rather than taking the bus. Most impor tantly, I make sure to eat every scrape of food on my din ner plate. MY OPINION I also like to think Penn State has similar green initiatives with water-refilling stations pop ping up around campus, bins to separate newspaper (which you shouldn’t be throwing out any way), glass, plastic and waste, buddings that don’t have any air conditioning in the warmer months (though I have mixed feelings about that) and the dorms list many reminders to shut off lights and water faucets when you aren’t using them. So I was in a slight state of shock when, to my chagrin, I woke up at 6 a.m. last Sunday morning to take part in the clean up of Beaver Stadium with my rugby team. That’s where I saw a huge amount of potentially recyclable waste simply tossed into die Dumpster. 110,000 filthy fan’s leftover water bottles, popcorn kernels, napkins, nachos, lemonade cups, bottles and tobacco spit covered the bleachers of the seemingly never ending stadi um. What had been yesterday’s functionality of this posi tion changed from the original proposition. We are glad that UPUA and borough council are making compromises on the issue. However, these nit-picky tactics from the council seem to just be another way of stalling the propos al. Instead of embracing these avenues of student participation in municipal government and improve ment of town-and-gown yummy football food was now lit ter and waste scattered every where. I grabbed a broom, a shovel and a pair of hefty yellow gloves and went to work, push ing the garbage piles-into moun tains, tiny Mt. Nittanys of dis gusting-ness stacked through out the massive stadium. But the worst part wasn’t the amount of trash that was col lected. It was that none of the trash was sorted through to be recycled. Plastic bottles, a few glass bottles, paper napkins and food waste were all heaped together, stuffed into clear garbage bags, and tossed into the Dumpster, which was then hauled away by a dump truck Now, I don’t know where that truck headed for all I know it headed right to the recycling plant and a bunch of smiling sanitary engineers sorted through thousands of bags and hand picked all of the things that could be recycled but I have a nagging feeling that’s probably not true. I’m guessing those bags head to the nearest landfill, and it’s pretty sad to see all that plastic, glass and paper trashed, without any attempt to recycle it. Sure, there are a few separate cans for recyclables placed spo radically throughout Beaver Stadium. But who wants to walk all the way to one of those bins when you can just toss your water bot tle or your leftover nachos on the floor for some poor sucker like me to sweep up the next day? Beaver Stadium needs to be more eco-conscious. Stadium clean-up seems to consist of relations, the borough council is getting caught up in rhetoric and minute details and continue to choose dialogue over action. The borough council needs take students and student leaders more seri ously and realize that we have a right to our opin ions and representation. We encourage UPUA to keep the lines of commu nication open, and hope fully we will soon see tan gible results. .assje. C-HfiffA IhH HeraU TWkuhe lumping all of the football waste together in one bag, when it should be sorted and sent to be recycled. There also need to be more recycling bins placed in conven ient places so students and reg ular game-goers alike will be more inclined to place their trash in the proper receptacle rather than on die floor to be trashed with the rest of the pop corn and smashed chicken fin gers. I am by no means an extreme peace and love, meat-hating, tree-hugging eco-activist. I love my leather jacket and a nice juicy steak and I understand in this day and age, not everybody has the money to save the envi ronment and drive and electric car. But I am a person with com mon sense, enough to know that a lot can be done with just a few adjustments to Beaver Stadium’s clean-up plan. Penn State, a school that is already relatively “green,” could improve its recycling initiatives, as well as make the tree-hug gers and me happy. And it’s not just the adminis tration and stadium crew that can improve things. Students and fans recycle your crap. It’s not that hard. Find a bin with the right label. Then be mature and put your stuff there, not on the floor of the place we celebrate the greatest show in college football. I’m calling you out, Beaver Stadium and fans. Let’s see if you can step up to the challenge. Katie Sullivan is a senior majoring in journalism and is the Daily Collegian's Monday columnist. Her e-mail is kmss424@psu.edu. The Daily Collegian Philanthropy squandered on sport A wealthy family like that of Terrence M. and Kim Pegula certainly has the right to be philanthropic to virtually any organiza tion or cause that it chooses, but what a putrid example it has set by donating $BB million of its riches to build a new hockey arena at Penn State University. What a glorious day it would have been if Pennsylvanians had been able to read one of the following headlines: “Philanthropists donate $BB million to ensure sound footing for Pennsylvania public libraries for years to come” or “Philanthropists establish $BB million fund to ensure that all qualified stu dents will be able to attend a university.” By endorsing and devoting such a mam moth amount of money to a violent sport, which contributes nothing to society, some would consider the donation being made to have been squandered. It is sad that a fami ly like the Pegulas is contributing to a soci ety in decline. It might as well have contributed $BB mil lion to opening bars throughout the com monwealth. PSU football not worth the price It is becoming painful to watch Penn State football. The coaching decisions, especially the play selection, reflects a pro gram that is out of touch with mainstream college football. The thought that prices are about to go through the roof for such an inferior product is pure arrogance. MAKE PLAYS Third round of picks We’re up and running for Week 3 of the Collegian’s Beat the Editors compe tition. Nittany Lion Fluid president Jim Regan is still leading the way heading into this week. D.J. Jackson, a forward on the Penn State basketball team, is.the athlete representative this week. He’ll have some big shoes to fill, with Talor Battle having a solid nine to four showing last week. Christian Ragland - UPUA president D.J. Jackson - Penn State forward (This spot will rotate among Penn State athletes. Talor Battle and Brad Pataky were our athletes for the past two weeks.) Alex Cohen - Patemoville president Zack Krieger - Executive director of the Student Programming Association Mickey Boylan - student (This spot will rotate among Penn State students). Boylan is a student in the division of undergraduate studies and won this week’s spot in the Collegian Pick ’Em contest by answering the sports daily trivia question and being the first to e mail the answer to Casella on Thursday. Jim Regan - Nittany Lion Rind presi dent Steve Hennessey - Daily Collegian sports editor Bill Landis - Daily Collegian night editor Paul Casella - Daily Collegian assis tant sports editor 49ers vs. Chiefs D.J. Jackson: 49ers Christian Ragland: 49ers, 27-13 Alex Cohen: 49ers Zack Kriegen Chiefs Mickey Boylan: 49ers Jim Regan: 49ers, 30-20 I like San Francisco on the road., their performance last week was admirable and the Chiefs have gotten a heaping portion of luck so far this sea son to be 2-0. We spoke about this pend ing Chiefs loss last week and my fore cast comes true here. Steve Hennessey: 49ers, 21-14 San Francisco showed its potential on Monday night against New Orleans. Let’s see if that translates to today. Bill Landis: 49ers Paul Casella: Chiefs... FOOTBLOG Hurt and defenseless Joe Paterno wasn’t sure at his postgame press conference just how severe Lou Eliades’ knee injury was. With the Lions facing arguably the best defensive line in the nation in lowa next week Patemo’s worst fears were confirmed Sunday as Eliades, who started all 17 games during the last two years, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, according to a statement from the team’s website. Junior Chima Okoli replaced Eliades when he went down in the third quarter of Saturday’s win over Temple. Okoli will likely start next week. “It’s gut wrenching,” Okoli said after the game. “Because Lou’s been here for five years, and this is his last shot, and it’s every football player’s night mare to have that happen.” But Okoli said he’s excited to fill in and help try and stop lowa’s Adrian Clayborn, one of the best defensive ends in the nation. “I worked very hard,” Okoli said. “I want this spot and I’m gonna make sure it’s mine.” Read more of The Daily Collegian’s blogs at psucollegian.com/blogs. Oren M. Spiegler Upper Saint Clair, Pa. Joseph C. Korsak Class of 1971 Andrew J. Cassavell Football reporter
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