\t The Daily Collegian Published independently by students at Penn State Christine Reckner/Collegian Vice President Joe Biden is surrounded by attendees after his speech on Tuesday. Biden spoke to a crowd of over 1,000 for more than half an hour. Vice President Joe Biden greets those who waited in an overflow room. Some miss VP’s speech By Katrina Wehr and Aubrey Whelan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS About 250 people denied entry to HUB-Alumni Hall Tuesday afternoon as crowds for Vice President Joe Biden’s Moving America Forward rally filled the room to capacity might have felt like they’d gotten the short end of the stick. But as it turns out, they got lucky. After his speech, Biden shook hands and took pictures outside the Paul Robeson Cultural IFC: New policy levels field By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Interfraternity Council (IFC) executives said Tuesday night that the council’s updated uni form sanctions policy which names the conse quences for viola tions of IFC poli- cies will assure that all fraternities are equally affected by fines they Wendkos receive for viola tions. The new polity was approved at Tuesday’s IFC President’s Council meeting. Fines for all IFQ violations, ranging from recruitment viola tions to the recently updated social events policy, will be deter mined using a formula that is based on the number of brothers in a chapter, said IFC Vice JOE KNOWS POLITICS Center's Heritage Hall with atten dees who waited for about an hour and half in the HUB Auditorium after Alumni Hall's doors closed. "Well, you didn’t miss much,” Biden said to laughter, “but I did miss speaking to you.” Biden, sporting a Penn State baseball cap. delivered a shorter version of his speech for the small crowd waiting for him. Attendees filed into the auditori um after being turned away at Alumni Hall when staffers told them they’d be able to watch the See OVERFLOW, Page 2. President for Public Relations Dan Cartwright. Cartwright (senior-energy, business and finance) said the fine will be determined by charg ing a certain fine per brother equalizing the impact a fine will have on fraternities of all sizes. The aim of the policy is to level the playing field between all IFC chapters, IFC President Max Wendkos said, adding that the updated policy is a “drastic change” for the IFC. Under the new uniform sanc tions policy, a chapter with more members will face a larger fine than a chapter with less mem bers, Cartwright said. Before, there was a set sanction fine for every violation, Cartwright said each fraternity chapter paid the same fine for a violation, regardless of the chapter’s num ber of members. The previous policy did not con sider the financial means of each fraternity. As a result, larger Students protest administration Just past the HUB-Robeson Center and the audience filing in to hear Vice President Joe Biden speak, another student stood wav ing a red, white and blue sign that read, “2012: Just Biden' Our Time.” Alex Weisler /Collegian The student and his peers from the Penn State Chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) set up camp alongside Pollock Road TXiesday morning, holding hand made posters protesting the cur rent administration, passing out miniature American flags and conversing with passersby. Though it seemed like YAF Young Americans for Freedom members protest on Tuesday afternoon chapters with greater funding streams were not as impacted by a fine as a smaller chapter may be, Wendkos (senior-marketing and psychology) said. Policy updates weren’t the only matter discussed at last night’s meeting. ■ Also at the meeting, the President’s Council approved the idea of a “Greek or Treat” event. The event would take place the weekend following Halloween, Cartwright said. The premise of the event is to have community families take a trolley to fraternity houses, where they can trick-or-treats for candy, he said. He said more plans for the events are still in the works and some details need to be decided upon. “It’s a nice community service event,” Cartwright said. The council will meet again on Oct. 12. To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu By Casey McDermott COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER President Samuel Settle and his group were opposing the vice president’s visit, Settle said their real goal was to reach out to other students who are frustrated with current political leaders, but don’t feel as though other students share their discontent. "It's a message to the general student body: If you’re feeling like a minority, you’re not,” Settle (jun ior-political science and history) said. But, Settle said, that’s not to say he and his fellow YAF members weren't trying to get those in power to pay attention to them, either. It's important that the See PROTEST, Page 2. Collegian file photo Lady leers coach Mo Stroemel oversees a practice in 2009. Teammates to travel By Greg Garcia COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER It was just another ordinary Turkey. It was seconds later day for Heather Rossi. when Rossi was also told that her The senior goaltender had just coach and three other team finished handing in her paper-, mates fellow goalie Katie work before Lady leers coach Mo Vaughan, and defenders Lindsay Stroemel summoned her into his Reihl and Kate Christofferson office. It was that moment where would be joining her overseas. Rossi realized her lifelong dream “I was speechless after coach would now become a reality. Stroemel told me I had made the Once Rossi entered the room, team,” Rossi said. “It was an Stroemel told her she had been See LADY ICERS, Page 2. psucollegian.com @dailycollegian Biden visits PSU VP stresses student vote By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Vice President Joe Biden said he has a bad habit of saying exact ly what he thinks. And what he thinks is if young adults bring their dedication from the 2008 presidential election to the upcoming midterm elections, the progress of Democrats in Washington can continue. “Your generation swept us into the White House,” Biden said. “You, more than anyone else, have the power to help us like you did last time.” Students and community mem bers filled the HUB-Robeson Center Tuesday afternoon for Biden’s “Moving America Forward” rally. Interest was so high that some attendees were not able to enter Alumni Hall before it was closed by fire marshals. Rob Ghormoz, president of the Penn State College Democrats, said it was wonderful to see how enthusiastic the students in the audience were. “It’s what we wanted to see,” Ghormoz (senior-political sci ence) said. “I’m just excited for people to hear the vice president’s message on continuing the changes that benefit students.” Before the program began, local band Velveeta played until student body president Christian Ragland introduced the national anthem. Attendees also heard from Democratic Congressional candi date Michael Pipe, who talked about some of the initiatives the Obama administration has put in place to help students and young adults. Jay Patemo, Penn State quater backs coach, took the podium next and compared the players he looks to recruit to the kind of peo ple needed in Washington team players. “A great team and a great nation needs ‘we’ and ‘us’ kind of people,” Patemo said. Ghormoz then took the podium to introduce the vice president, whose entrance was met with an uproar of cheers and applause. “All I heard when I got here in Happy Valley was the roar of a lion, Biden said after the audi ence quieted down. The vice president spoke for more than half an hour to a crowd of more than 1,000 people. From See RALLY, Page 2. selected to represent the United States in the 2011 Winter World University games in Erzurum,
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