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Memorial charity launched
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State graduate Mike
Thomas was debating attending
law school but then his Mend
and fellow mock trial teammate
Tom Richards died, and he found
a different calling.
And The 367 Project was creat
ed.
“When he passed away it was
sort of like, ‘There’s something
more we should do with our lives,’
” Thomas, Class of 2010, said.
Chrissie Hynde performs to an enthusiastic crowd at the State Theater Monday night along with her band JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys.
‘Bos star rocks
The Pretenders and JP Jones
took the stage along with three
other members of the group
Performing songs about every- amidst shouts and claps from the
thing from finding the perfect audience,
lover to what it takes to have For their second song, titled “If
courage, JP Chrissie and The You Let Me,” Hydne, dressed in
Fairground Boys, along with spe- skinny jeans, a black vest, and
rial guest Amy Correia, took the high-top sneakers, played two
stage last night at The State tambourines.
Theatre. One of the songs in their set,
By Heather Panetta
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Carnival music played as lead called “Fairground Luck,” is a
singer Chrissie Hynde once the song that Hynde says brought her
frontwoman for ‘Bos rock band and Jones together.
President Barack Obama participates in a conference call with college
and university student journalists in the Oval Office Monday.
Obama chats
with students
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
President Barack Obama was
bn the phone with more than 200
student journalists Monday after
noon to talk about initiatives his
administration has taken toward
helping students.
He even gave the Nittany Lions
a shout out for their victory over
Temple last weekend, too.
The president held a press con
ference to discuss what
Washington has done for stu
dents and get them involved in
the upcoming midterm elections.
Young adults played a signifi
cant role in the 2008 elections,
said Kerri Axelrod, a spokes
woman for Organizing for
America of Pennsylvania. The
president will also make an
The 367 Project aims to take on thropy, fundraise for a cause or
one issue for 367 create its own philanthropy
days the same
amount of time
Richards attended
Penn State.
Thomas said the Thomas said. He said they’ll also
issues could range work to ensure a philanthropy
from collecting can stand on its own once The 367
school supplies for Project moves on to the next
children to build- Richards project.
ing playgrounds Richards was a Penn State
for schools. sophomore when he died at a
For 367 days, the organization Leadership Jumpstart retreat in
will help out an existing philan- August.
appearance on Tuesday at the
University of Wisconsin in
Madison to generate student
interest in the elections.
Obama began the call by
stressing the importance of high
er education and the future of the
United States in the global mar
ket. He said the nation has fallen
from first to producing the 12th
most college graduates in the
world, and he has made it his goal
to get the country back to the top
by the year 2020, he said.
“The single most important
step we can take is to make sure
every young person gets the best
education possible,” Obama said.
“Countries that out-educate us
today are going to out-compete
us tomorrow.”
The president also talked
See OBAMA, Page 2.
event, Thomas said.
On day 368, the groups will
hopefully have met their goal and
can move on to the next cause,
State Theatre
Another song, “Australia,” is a
song about how Jones and Hynde
met, Jones said.
“It’s a metaphor for taking each
other to a faraway place,” Jones
said.
“Perfect Lover,” another song
off the group’s debut album
“Fidelity,” is a song about a
woman who finds a perfect lover
who is half her age.
“This is our saddest song of the
set and album,” Hynde said.” But
it always gets a lot of laughs.”
Alumnus talks advertising
By Mike Hricik and Anna Orso
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Advertising industry experts
Lance Miceli and Chris Smith
introduced themselves on stage
in front of about 75 AdClub mem
bers by joking about the last time
they visited Penn State.
“It took five years for the uni
versity to recover from our last
trip,” said Miceli.
Representatives from The
Richards Group, an integrated
marketing and advertising servic-
Musicians showcase diversity
By David Strader
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Rap, metal, funk and acoustic
hardcore —try packing all of that
into one night.
The Songwriters Club hosted a
free show in the Pollock
Recreation Room Monday night,
presenting a multitude of genres
on the same stage.
The musical groups were Felix
and the Fire Escape, In Other
News, Empire, The “U” and
Maura Westerlund.
Songwriters Club member
Ugochukwu Onyianta, also known
as The “U,” said the organization
wanted to collect and showcase
original music talent in the State
College area.
“A lot of people put a negative
stigma on the music scene in
State College,” he said. “But we
want to show that it’s so much
more than just Cover bands.”
Maura Westerlund,
Thomas was friends with
Richards through mock trial and
said Richards had an impact on
everyone he knew.
“We were inspired by Tom
Richards —by his life and the way
he lived and the way he interacted
with other people,” Thomas said.
“Our goal is to take that attitude
that he had and make a positive
impact in our communities.”
The 367 Project administrative
assistant Anneke Cronje said the
project will be based out of the
See CHARITY, Page 2.
James Pingry, of Huntingdon,
came to the show with his daugh
ter Hanna because he has always
liked Hynde.
“I needed a shot of rock and
roll,” Pingry said. “It’s a rainy
night and I needed some good live
music.”
Opener Amy Correia started
the show with “Powder Blue
Trans Am,” a song off her latest
album “You Go Your Way.”
Dressed in a solid V-neck shirt,
See CONCERT, Page 2.
es company based in Dallas,
Texas, visited the Carnegie
Building Monday night to speak
to a full auditorium of Penn State
AdClub members.
The Richards Group employs
650 people and manages $1.27 bil
lion in billings. Their clients
include Chick-fil-A, Motel 6 and
Fruit of the Loom. The firm has
been awarded several national
titles, including being named one
of the magazine Graphic Design
USA’s most influential advertising
agencies in the nation.
Maura Westerlund (sophomore-business) performs a song that she
wrote during a concert hosted by the Songwriters Club Monday night.
Songwriters Club vice president catering to a wide range of musi
and opening musician for the cal tastes.
event, said the night ended up See MUSICIANS, Page 2.
Students wait in line for tickets.
Biden
set to
speak
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Preparations are under way
for Vice President Joe Biden's
visit to Penn State this after
noon.
The “Moving America
Forward” rally is scheduled to
begin at 1:20 p.m. in HUB-
Alumni Hall, university spokes
woman Annemarie Mountz said.
Free student tickets are avail
able at the HUB Information
Desk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today,
and free tickets for both the pub
lic and students are available at
the Centre County Democrats
Headquarters at 224 S. Allen St.
Those planning to attend are
asked not to bring bags for secu
rity reasons, but there will be a
bag-checking service available
in Room 110 of the HUB, Mountz
said.
“People attending should
expect airport-like security,"
Mountz said. “It would be best to
arrive early to make sure you get
through quickly and get a spot."
See BIDEN. Page 2.
If you go
What: Joe Biden speech
When: 1:20 p.m. today
Where: HUB-Alumni Hall
Details: Doors will open at
noon and admittance is on a
first-come first-serve basis
Smith and Miceli visit colleges
around the country to recruit
employees and educate students
about the advertising industry.
Smith, Class of 1994. serves as
the Brand Creative Group Head
for the Richards Group. He said
that his education at Penn State
helped to propel him into the
career he knew he wanted.
During his years at Penn State,
Smith recalls watching a
Richards Group presentation in
the Carnegie Building that
See ADVERTISING, Page 2.