THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Contest to tackle college costs By Katrina Wehr COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER MTV and the College Board have joined forces to create the "Get Schooled College Affordability Challenge" an effort to encourage college stu dents to come up with innovative ways of making financial aid more accessible. MTV is asking college students across the nation to create new ways to get the word out about the different financial aid options available to college students today, said Jason Rzepka, vice president of MTV Public Affairs. Students can submit their ideas by completing a concept proposal form, which can be found online, and submitting it to MTV through its website. Three finalists will be chosen in early 2011, according to the - . - ^hsite, and an online poll will determine the overall winner. The best concept will win $lO,OOO, and the winner will have the opportunity to work with MTV to develop their idea with a $lOO,OOO budget. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined College Board President Gaston Caperton and Rzepka on a con ference call Monday afternoon to Students to revive ACLU chapter By Mike Hricik COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER A newly re-formed group of Penn State students wants to play an active part in protecting Americans from civil liberties abuses. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will invite stu dents to its first fall meeting tonight at 8 to introduce mem bers to the organization's work and to prioritize issues to work on in the coming months. The group part of a nation wide network became reor ganized in spring 2010 after a period of inactivity since 2008, ACLU adviser Lori Bedell said. Bedell, a lecturer in communi cation arts and sciences, said she was approached to become the new adviser for the group by one of her students, former ACLU President Chadd Williams. Current ACLU President Brian Flowers said it is a neces sity for students to get involved in government policymaking. 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Difficulty paying for school is one of the key reasons many col lege students fail to graduate, Duncan said, making what MTV and its parent company, Viacom, are doing tremendously helpful to Washington's efforts in achiev ing the highest college gradua tion rate worldwide by 2020. "To get where we need to be, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach," Duncan said. "This contest will unleash some of the fantastic creativity and innova- LiJn we're seeing on college cam puses across country." With MTV bringing attention to the subject of college afford ability, Caperton said he expects to see resources going into edu cation reform that haven't been there in the past. He said the con test is exactly the type of effort necessary to ensure college stu dents have the money to com plete their education. to give people more freedom. It's a constant fight to uphold our civil rights. It's something that involves constant effort," Flowers (junior-computer sci ence) said. Flowers said the Penn State ACLU chapter has four distinct goals: to-educate and inform the local student body and communi ty about their civil liberties; to advocate for protection of civil liberties locally, statewide and nationally; to discourage civil lib erties violations; and to act as a point of contact between commu nity and the ACLU at large. Bedell said the ACLU has a reputation as a - crazy left-wing group." On the contrary, she added, the organization holds lib ertarian attitudes. "ACLU wants to protect every one from a gay man who wants to be in the military to Rush Limbaugh," Bedell said. Flowers said defending civil liberties can range from partici pating in a rally to writing letters to state representatives. Proposals of interest to the - :-.r. 1 1 LOCAL Gaston Caperton College Board president "The financial aid maze can be very difficult, we know how des perately the country needs those college graduates," Caperton said. "This is a great start." Rzepka said that while every state has individual policies it can improve on, MTV will be looking for ideas that are relevant to the entire country in the contest. College affordability is a topic on nearly every student's mind, Rzepka said, but there is still $7O billion worth of financial aid fund ing that goes untouched by stu dents. Part of the reason is that near ly two-thirds of students say they have difficulty applying for finan cial aid. "Bring us interesting and inno vative ways to help us tackle that," Rzepka said. "It could be a video game, a website, or a whole new way to approach it. It's total ly wide open." To e-mail reporter: kmws34o@psu.edu If you go What: First ACLU meeting When: 8 p.m. Where: 112 Thomas Building ACLU in the past have included the State College "nuisance gath ering ordinance" and the U.S. Senate's DREAM Act, Flowers said. Bedell said simple awareness of civil liberties can make all the difference. "Awareness means an awful lot. Just a basic awareness of what one's rights are will provide you with a lens of what should be permitted and what should not be permitted," Bedell said. Flowers stressed the impor tance of feedback from new members at tonight's meeting in directing group initiatives. "We want to keep it as demo cratic as possible," Flowers said. To e-mail reporter: mAsso7@psu.edu Greeks dance during last year's Air Bands performance. This year's show will feature a talent show with acts including singing, dancing and skits. New talent show to debut By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Though the Homecoming Airbands show has been replaced with a talent show, audience mem bers can still expect to see some lip-syncing at tonight's "For the Glory" talent show. But as opposed to shows in past years, which featured only air bands, tonight's event will feature acts like singing, dancing, juggling and skits, Panhellenic Council Associate Vice President for Homecoming Colleen Smith said. "From what I've seen so far, each organization has spent a lot of time and energy in creating these performances some are funny, some are really impres sive," Smith (junior-history) said. The Airbands competition mor phed into a general talent show after responses at a feedback ses sion indicated that many organiza tions felt Airbands and the Greek Sing competition were too similar, said Carter Satterfield , Interfraternity Council associate vice president for Homecoming and talent show organizer. Because of the similarity, many greek organizations were only able to focus on one of the per formances, he said so the Homecoming executive commit tee went back to the drawing board and decided a general tal ent show would be the best solu tion. Despite the change, about 60 percent of the 24 registered organ izations will remain faithful to the event's roots and perform an air band performance, Satterfield (senior-energy, business and finance) said. Open a new Studer Banking Package. Add great features . GET UP TO $75 TUESDAY, OCT. 5, 2010 I tonight If you go What "For the Glory" Homecoming talent show When: Tonight at 7 Where: Eisenhower Auditorium Details: Tickets are free and are available at Eisenhower Last year was the first year that Homecoming split the talent show competitors into two categories - greek and independent -- and the categorization will continue this year, he said. Tickets for tonight's show are free and available at the Eisenhower ticket center. Homecoming Public Relations Director Caitlin Rush said. Because the Big Ten Network is in the area filming their tailgating show, they may also be taping the talent show, Rush (junior-market ing and public relations) said. The Homecoming Court and prominent campus leaders like THON Overall Chairwoman Kirsten Kelly, THON adviser Barry Bram, women's volleyball captain Alyssa D'Errico and two representatives from the pit, Ten will judge the competition, Homecoming Competition Director Gen Goldsmith (senior psychology) said. Kelly said she's looking forward to the event. "I'm honored to be one of the judges," Kelly ( senior marketing) said. - I'm looking for ward to seeing some of the stu dent groups show their Penn State pride through their acts." To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu Cie Collegian file photo
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