4 I FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 2010 Basketball tickets go on sale By Mike Hricik COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Students congregated at the HUB-Robeson Center Thursday for their first chance to get their hands on season tickets for Penn State men's and women's basket ball. Hosted by the Penn State Athletic Department, the third annual event featured food, prizes and games centered around the teams. Penn State Basketball Marketing Manager Loren Crispell said season ticket holders receive a free T-shirt, early admis sion to home games, a student coupon book, access to an open preseason practice and post-sea son ticket priority. Assistant Ticket Manager Joel Prior float champs aim to win again By Vera Greene COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Last year, the "Nightmare Before Homecoming" became the victory after Homecoming. Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority and Sigma Nu fraternity emerged victorious when they were named overall winners of Homecoming 2009 at the football game for their float spin-off of the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas." This year, Gamma Sigma Sigma Homecoming Chairwoman Colleen Cwenar said she would love to win again with her sorority's creative rendi tion of the Disney movie "Up." "What puts us in the lead over others is that we participate in every event Homecoming has to offer," Cwenar (junior-security risk analysis) said. "We really take spirit points and competition points seriously." The points, which are awarded to members of an organization when they show up at Homecoming events, are really "the crux" of achieving a win this year, Cwenar said. But the most important thing Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority members and Sigma Nu fraterni ty members have been doing is staying organized among the chaos. Look Your Best For Homecoming With Smart Skin Care Packages. 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Nittany Lions season tickets cost $59 and boast Big Ten match ups against the University of Illinois, Ohio State University and the University of Michigan as well as the final season of two-time All- Big Ten guard Talor Battle. Lady Lions season tickets can be purchased for $25, featuring non-conference games against University of South Carolina and Texas Tech University. Combined Nittany Lions and Lady Lions sea son tickets are $75. At one booth, fans could spin a wheel to win a Penn State T-shirt, "Last year, and this year, we set up a plan on how to get through the week," Cwenar said. "We set goals each day and we make sure there are members of our organi zation at every single event to get points. - Gamma Sigma Sigma President Dee Dee Devore said this year and last year are similar in a few ways one being the amount of time and energy put into the float. - It's been a lot of all-nighters, - Devore (senior-psychology) said. "But the float is coming out really cute." Devore said the sorority is nowhere near complete, though. There are still more wires to be cut, pomping of tissue paper to be done and pieces of wood to be put together. "It's like a puzzle getting every thing to come together," Devore said. Emily Pasi, Homecoming chairwoman for Gamma Sigma Sigma, said after pomping their float all night long the day before, nothing felt better than winning Homecoming 2009. Pasi (senior-public relations) said Homecoming is the highlight of her fall semester but it has n't been easy, since Homecoming planning has been so busy for her sorority and Sigma Nu. Welcome back Alumni! 7614.4C564406fae 614-237-2722 904„01,,e 4 . 4a2, E. College Ave. Brow and Bikini Wax 20 minutes, $2O Make up application plus brow shaping or bikini wax 30 minutes, $3O Custom designed facial with brow or bikini wax 50 minutes, $5O MOUNT NITTANY LIFE FORWARD ck °tit our exclusive Penn State gilts! A4s 4 - 0 as C,lnMes te, oossecs & Morel , ~.. - - ... 4 4tl LOCAL a free Quiznos fountain drink or even a Battle figurine. Joseph Sumereau came away satisfied, winning a free appetizer at a local restaurant. Sumereau (junior-science) said he expects the Nittany Lions to improve after last year's disap pointing season in which "a lot of close games were lost." Kyle Sam said he has high hopes for the men's basketball team this year. "They're at least going to the post-season this year" Sam (freshman-aerospace engineering) said. He is looking forward to per formances from Battle and fresh man guard Taran Buie, as well as the anticipated match-up against defending ACC Champion University of Maryland. Tyler Sanacroce said the heat is Members of Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority and Sigma Nu fra ternity pomp their float Thursday. "We have been planning our Homecoming things months prior. We've been working every day and every night putting 110 percent effort into everything that we do," Pasi said. "We're trying to do every thing we did last year and then some." Tyler Newcombe, Homecoming chairman for Sigma Nu, said the most important thing isn't just to continue the hard work the soror ity and fraternity put into their activities and floats. He said it's the positive morale they have while doing it —that's why they were successful last year, and why they will be suc cessful this year, he said. To e-mail reporter: vhgsoo3@psu.edu Kelly Rootes Murdy/Collegian The third annual basketball season ticket sale took place at the HUB- Robeson Center Thursday, featuring food, prizes and games. on for Battle this season. opener against Lehigh University "All eyes are on him and we'll in a 7:30 p.m. tip on Friday, Nov. 12. see how he does under pressure," The Lady Lions will commence Sanacroce (sophomore-profes- their season at University of sional golf management) said. Dayton at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12. The Nittany Lions will kick off the 2010-2011 season with a home To e-mail reporter: mjhsso7@psu.edu LGBTQA discusses safety, security issues By Leah Gillen COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In response to six suicides by gay students in the past month, about 50 students, faculty, staff and community members gath ered in the HUB Auditorium Thursday to discuss issues of safety and security within Penn State's LGBTQA community. Dennis Heitzmann, director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Penn State and Stephen Shetler, certified addictions specialist for CAPS, held the forum and encouraged attendees to suggest methods of prevention and development for the LGBTQA community. 'All of us are drawn here by a common incident," Heitzmann said. "For better or for worse, when there is a tragedy of this magnitude, it is an opportunity to generate the energy into a response." The suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi on Sept. 22, was a focal point of the discussion, initiating different directions of thought in an effort to prevent more suicides from occurring in the future particularly within the Penn State community. For about 90 minutes, the meeting attendees stood up to address issues they felt to be per tinent to the protection and Ice Cream Experience! 321 E. Beaver Ave, State College 814-272-6585 122 Park Hills Plaza, Altoona 814-942-4011 COLD STONE i+ (CR EA M ER L C COLD STONE CREAMERY ,s a registered trademark of C and or Cs licensors 16 0979 '1 2010 Kanx., THE DAILY COLLEGIAN development of the LGBTQA community in the State College "The same causes of the LGBTQA suicides are the same causes of the LGBTQA mur ders." State College resident Audrey Smith said. think the community could help the stu dent population more if we were more visible. I just want to chal lenge every person here: Hold your partner's hand when you are walking downtown. It's too hidden here." Discussion ranged from the perception of masculinity in today's society and the difficulties of living "out" in Central Pennsylvania to the necessity of LGBTQA education for the older generations. Most members of the community agreed that more effort should be put into both sup porting the LGBTQA students in State College Area School District's middle and high schools, as well as working to incorporate allies into the LGBTQA movement. "Now that I'm thinking about it, when is the last time we thought about outreach for allies?" Julian Haas (junior-sociology) said, after an attending ally voiced the need for more gay-straight communi cation. "Maybe that's something we need to do more of." To e-mail reporter: lags2s7@psu.edu
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