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ANGEL contract may not renew
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Riture Penn State students
may experience a dramatic
change in how they access grades
and class notes online if the uni
versity chooses not to renew its
contract with the ANGEL course
management system.
Penn State Information
Technology Services (ITS) offi
cials said the university is consid
ering turning down its contract
Kelsey Moms/Collegian
Jared McKnight walks over Marina Johnson on his hands during the Homecoming Court's performance at the Homecoming Talent Show. The Penn
State Lion Ambassadors placed first in the event. Tapestry Dance Company and Sigma Tau Gamma piaced second.
Ambassadors dominate show
By Hannah Rishel
COLLEGIAN ST:Fr
"Penn State Presidents" may
seem to be an unusual theme for
an entry in a talent show, but it
paid off for the Penn State Lion
Ambassadors on Tuesday.
The Lion Ambassadors won the
first ever For the Glory
Homecoming talent show in a
packed Eisenhower Auditorium.
They won 50 points for their
organization in the Homecoming
Tom Ru9ne Collegian
Students celebrate "Past to Present" at the HUB on Tuesday. The event
showcased how Penn State traditions have changed through the years.
PSU celebrates
past and present
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
As students walked into the white just like, legend has it,
Pollock Road entrance of the the football uniforms did after sit-
HUB-Robeson Center on ting in the sun one day —as a
Tuesday, they were greeted with transition to present-day Penn
a sea of pink and black balloons. State.
streamers and shirts symbols From noon to 4 p.m., the Past
of Penn State's past, when black to Present Celebration overtook
and pink were the university's the HUB as various student
school colors. See HOMECOMING. Page 2.
renewal with ANGEL when the
contract expires in 2014.
Until then, ITS spokesman
Marcus Robinson said, Penn State
will continue utilizing ANGEL for
classes.
Robinson said Blackboard Inc.
purchased ANGEL more than a
year ago. Shortly afterward, Penn
State Provost Rodney A. Erickson
commissioned a committee to
investigate strategic alternatives
to ANGEL.
Robinson said Blackboard will
competition and will also get to
perform their routine at the 2011
Interfraternity Council, Pan hel
lenic Dance Marathon.
Sigma Tau Gamma and
Tapestry Dance Company came
in second, gaining 40 points, with
a "Space Jam" theme: Theta Chi
and Sigma Alpha -got third place,
gaining 30 points, with their 'Alice
in Wonderland" theme; Beta
Theta Pi and Phi Sigma Rho
came in fourth place, gaining 20
points, with an 'Aladdin - theme;
But as students walked down
the stairs, the pink and black
decor changed into blue and
no longer offer the program to
Penn State after the contract
expires, though the university
may have the chance to operate
ANGEL privately.
ANGEL Program Manager
Terry O'Heron said faculty sur
veys have been administered to
assess which software platform
will best serve the university as a
course management program
after the ANGEL contract
expires. Focus groups will be con-
See ANGEL, Page 2.
and Omega Phi Alpha and Alpha
Chi Rho came in fifth_ gaining to
points. with a - Shrek . " theme.
The Penn State 2010
Homecoming Court hosted the
event and performed their own
dance routine for the audience
to "Teenage Dream" by Kat..
Perry and "Crazy in Love" by
Bevonce.
A dominating theme of the
evening was Disney movies.
including - Up." "The Lit! le
Mermaid" and "The Incredibles.-
Web challenges
local businesses
By Nathan Pipenberg
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Freeze Thaw Cycles employ
ees say it's a daily occurrence.
Skate Penn co-owner Steve
"Shaggy-" Heifer says it happens
at his store, too. but there's noth
ing he can do about it.
They're not referring to
shoplifting, but rather to the
shoppers who try out a product
at a local store, only to leave
empty-handed and look for a
lower price online.
'At least once a day someone
makes it painfully obvious that
that's what they're up to,"
Freeze Thaw co-owner Jordon
Drayton said. - Halfway through
the conversation, I know what's
going to happen."
And unless they start showing
some customers preferential
treatment, store owners say
there's nothing they can do to
prevent the practice of shopping
online aside from offering better
customer service in-store.
Unfortunately, having cus-
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University Park Undergrad
uate Association (UPUA)
President Christian Ragland
made an appearance in the UPUA
and Council of Commonwealth
Student Governments perform
ance, playing drums for - I'm on a
Float. - a parody of The Lonely
Island and T-Pain's "I'm on a
Boat.-
Dana Santure thought the
Aladdin - theme should have got
ten a higher ranking in the corn-
See TALENT SHOW. Page 2.
tourers use a store as a product
testing ground is only one of the
side effects a burgeoning online
market is having on local stores
offering recreational products.
Online retailers have taken
over both extremes of the mar
ket specialty goods used by a
small number of patrons, like a
high-quality road-racing bike, for
example, as well as mass-pro
duced goods used by a large por
tion of the population, like hel
mets.
The middle ground where
physical stores have traditional
ly excelled is quickly disappear
ing.
Pfeifer said he's had to care
fully reconsider what to stock in
his skate, snow and longboard
shop. Some skateboard parts are
too varied to stock, he said. He
used a little known part, called
"bushings" to explain the prob
lem.
The small rubber washer can
impact how a skateboard turns,
even more so than wheels. But
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Sales
limit
guest
tickets
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGO'q STAR r 1-Lq
In light of overwhelming
demand, Penn State Athletic
Department officials say guest
tickets will not be available for
the Oct. 30 home game against
the University of Michigan.
Associate Athletic Director for
Marketing Greg Myford said the
decision to restrict guests from
buying tickets came from last
year's sales for the University of
lowa and Ohio State games.
"We had students waiting in
line at the BJC for exorbitant
amounts of time waiting for a
guest ticket with lible or no sue
cess." Mvford said.
Myford said the athletic
department keeps students in
mind with every decision.
He said his goals are to maxi
mize the number of students
who want to go to the game and
minimize the time students have
to stand in line. Students will
still be able to utilize the student
ticket exchange.
"We always ask ourselves.
`Does it work trop i the student
standpoint?' We have to make
sure we'll serve the students."
Myford said.
Some fans said ;lacy were
upset with the decision,
Leah Blasso. Class of 2003,
said she attended the last home
game against Michigan as a
member of the Blue Band.
She said it is discouraging to
hear that guest tickets will not be
distributed.
- That's a shame... Blasso said.
One prominent fan said he
agrees with the athletic depart
ment's decision.
Paternoville President Alex
Cohen said fans should keep in
mind that the Penn State
Athletic Department has the
best intentions in restricting
ticket sales.
"The athletic department
always has their reasons for
what they do. Whenever they do
something like this they're not
trying to anger any fans." Cohen
(senior-marketing) said.
Cohen said he is confident stu
dents will fill Beaver Stadium for
Penn State's biggest home game
the unoffiei. "White House"
game of the season when fans
are asked to wear all white.
"There's no doubt in my
mind," Cohen said.
To e-mail reporter mjhsso7@psu.edu
Ticket exchange
Students can still buy, sell or
forward'their tickets to other
Penn State students for the
Michigan game through their
accounts at
wwW4Dpsusports.com/
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tickets