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Iconic cheer began in
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The words connect complete
strangers who see a fellow Penn
Stater sporting school apparel
and are echoed by 107,282 people
in Beaver Stadium at every home
football game.
The words are ingrained into
the minds of potential freshmen
from the moment they set foot on
Curtin Road with their back
wards-walking Lion Ambassador
tour guide.
There's no doubt about it the
PHC
talks
alcohol
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Panhellenic Council
(PHC) held a meeting
Wednesday night to discuss the
issue of alcohol
abuse within the
community.
Incidents that
occurred this
past weekend
relating to
excessive drink-
mg prompted
the meeting,
PHC President
Sara Linkosky wrote in a state
ment.
PHC Vice President for
Standards Ceili Stahl sent an e
mail to the presidents of each
sorority early Wednesday after
noon, informing them that all
social functions for the night
were cancelled. The executive
board of each chapter was
required to attend the meeting
instead, Stahl said in the e-mail.
PHC executives did not return
See ALCOHOL, Page 2.
WHY 'WE ARE'
"We are... Penn State" cheer is a
pillar of Penn State University
and the strength behind the No. 1
student section in the country.
But it hasn't always been like
that.
History has it that in the 1940 s
the Penn State football team can
celed a game in an effort to
protest traveling south without
their black players. And when
captain Steve Suhey was asked if
there would be further discussion
about it, he allegedly said, "No, we
are Penn State."
But up until 1977, there was no
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Movin' On, said that the collabo-
Tim Hayes, Overall Director of ration was a "joint effort by every-
Movin' On, hosted a meeting. one" and it will "unify efforts to
Royster could break record Saturday
their attention to the record.
Fullback Joe Suhey, lead block
er for Royster for parts of three
Something has to give. seasons, said it's something he'd
If past Penn State-Illinois take pride in, but he'd have to
games are any indication, Evan wait until after the game is over
Royster will threaten to break the to do so.
school's all-time rushing record "I don't think that's something
Saturday. If his performance so that you're necessarily thinking
far this season is any indication, about during the game," said
he won't. Suhey, whose father Matt was a
Royster is 128 yards away from senior when Warner was a fresh
passing Curt Warner's 28-year- man in 1979. "It's really exciting
old mark of 3,398 yards. But none for him. Evan's an unbelievable
of the players including back, but during the game you Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Royster have really turned See ROISTER, Page 2. Evan Royster, 22, runs the ball against lowa at last week's game.
By Andrew J. Cassava!!
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
"We Are" chant and as much as
Penn State fans prefer to give as
little credit as possible to rival
Ohio State University it is
because of their students that
Penn State has one of the most
recognizable cheers in the world.
Before Penn State was in the
Big 10 conference or any national
football titles were won, there
were just games played by an
independent team. And an away
game in Columbus, Ohio home
to the Ohio State Buckeyes is
where the idea of the cheer was
first planted.
By Hannah Rishel
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Student leaders officially
announced the collaboration of
spring music festivals Movin' On
and Last Stop at a press confer
ence Thursday night and said the
combination is a logical step.
The resolution to combine the
two spring concerts was decided
at Wednesday night's University
Park Undergraduate Association
(UPUA) meeting.
Tim Hayes, overall director for
1977
Bring it on
Dave Eckhart, a cheerleader in
1977 for the Penn State cheerlead
ing team, said the whole squad
was in awe of Ohio's student sec
tion when they first heard their
"0-H, I-O" cheer overtake the sta
dium.
"We thought the cheer was
cool, and we thought, 'There's got
to be something like that we can
do at Beaver Stadium,' " Eckhart
said.
"We were all sitting around,
See CHEER, Page 2.
make a more diverse, more suc
cessful event."
Movin' On, which has split from
the Association of Residence Hall
Students (ARHS), will be in
charge of most of the logistics of
the event. The other organiza
tions involved UPUA, the
Graduate School Association
(GSA), the Student Programming
Association (SPA), The Lion 90.7
FM and ARHS will have
liaisons to serve on a 10-person
executive committee.
As of right now organizers
haven't determined a name for
the concert collaboration.
See FESTIVALS, Page 2
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spirit
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By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
With Penn State alumni arriv
ing in State College to remember
their college years, three events
today are planned to help get
them into the spirit of
Homecoming.
Homecoming Public Relations
Chairwoman Caitlin Rush said
today is Homecoming's biggest
and busiest day each day this
week has had only two events at
most but she's excited.
"This will be the first chance
all week for students and alumni
to really interact," Rush (junior
public relations and marketing)
said. "Most alumni have been
working all week so they haven't
gotten to experience the events."
Starting the day off will be a
student-alumni ice cream social
from 1 to 4 p.m at the Hintz
Family Alumni Center. Speed
skating Olympian Allison Bayer,
the Homecoming Grand
Marshal, will attend the social
her first public Grand Marshal
appearance.
Public Relations Captain
Becky Murdy said it will be a
good time for all.
think that the ice cream
social is a great thing for Penn
State homecoming," Murdy
(senior-public relations) said.
"Not only can you meet the
Grand Marshal, but you also can
interact with alumni and just
have a great time."
Rush said there will be free
Berkey Creamery ice cream, as
well as a chance to mingle with a
lot of alumni and see members of
the alumni Blue Band perform.
But the busy day doesn't stop
there.
Two hours after the social
ends, the Homecoming parade
begins and more than 180 organ
izations will be showcasing their
best people, floats and Penn
State spirit.
Beginning on Curtin Road, the
floats will head down to College
Avenue before ending at Pollock
Road.
Murdy said she cant wait to
see the pomped floats and each
of their creative themes.
"The parade is such a symbol
of Homecoming, and Penn State
knows how to do it big," Murdy
said. "It is going to be a nice
night weather-wise, so I plan on
See HOMECOMING, Page 2.
More coverage on Homecoming. I
LOCAL, Page 3.
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all weekend, visit
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If you go
What: 2010 Homecoming
Parade
When: 6 p.m. tonight
Where: Parade begins on
Curtin Road and runs through
downtown
Details: The parade is free
and open to the public