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Police: Students involved in brawls
By Casey McDermott
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Riot charges may be in store King said he plans to petition
for anyone involved in one of the District Attorney Stacy Parks
two fights that landed four Penn Miller to pursue, at minimum,
State students and one non- misdemeanor riot or disorderly
student in local hospitals with conduct charges against anyone
stab wounds this weekend. the that could be connected with the
State College Police Department incident.
said. The incident at 797 Lounge
The Sunday morning brawl injured two Penn State students,
outside of 797 Lounge, 224 W. one 21 years old and another 22,
College Ave., involved 30 to 40 police said.
people actively fighting, State It followed another fight that
College Police Chief Tom King occurred just 24 hours earlier
Jenny Shipley (sophomore-mechanical engineering) signs a paper in a booth set up by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and
Allies Student Resource Center. Monday marked the beginning of Coming Out Week, a national event to celebrate the LGBTQA community.
LGBTQA 'takes over' HUB
By Alexa Agugliaro
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Jordan Darosh said the giant
arch of rainbow balloons he
stood under on Monday was
more than an international sym
bol of the gay community it
meant visibility to everyone who
walked by.
Students gathered in the
HUB-Robeson Center on
Monday as part of the HUB
Takeover, which marked the
beginning of Coming Out Week, a
national event celebrating the
Council
to vote
on seat
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
On Oct. 18, State College
Borough Council members will
cast the official vote on the
addition of a
student repre-
sentative to the
council.
The decision
to vote on a stu
dent seat came
after it moved
through the
work session on Ragland
Monday night.
The work session served as an
opportunity to hear University
Park Undergraduate
Association members' opinions
and concerns about the resolu
tion drafted by council in
response to UPUA's initial pro
posal for a non-voting student
member.
Though the resolution
changed the r name of the
See COUNCIL, Page 2.
For more coverage of the council
meeting I NEWS, Page 3.
said far more than the thresh
old of three or four people needed
to constitute a riot.
Lesbian. Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Questioning and
Allies (LGBTQA) community.
Darosh, the co-president of
the LGBTQA Student Alliance,
said the HUB Takeover was a
great way to kick off Coming Out
Week, which began Saturday
and lasts until Friday.
"The rainbow is a real marker
of who we are." Darosh (sopho
more-liberal arts) said. "It's
great how everybody can see us
as they walk down the stairs."
Mike Skocik (junior-physics)
said the HUB Takeover does a
The 2011 Senior Class Gift
Committee presented the top 10
class gift ideas to students in a
town hall-style meeting Monday
in the HUB-Robeson Center.
The ideas for Penn State's 150th
graduating senior class will be
narrowed down to three
Tuesday, and voted on by seniors
Oct. 25 through Oct. 29.
The committee presented a
The 2011 senior class gift was slideshow detailing each gift and
discussed Monday in the HUB. asked for feedback from stu-
Movin' On festival splits from ARHS
By Lindsay Cryer
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Following the merger of several small
er spring concerts, the Movin' On festival
has annulled its longtime affiliation with
the Association of Residence Hall
Students
Movin' On Overall Director Tim
Haynes said a split has been discussed
since last spring, when talks of a corn
bined concert began. When plans for the
larger festival became more serious, so
did the idea of Movin' On splitting from
outside of the Knights of
Columbus, 850 Stratford Dr.,
which left three people two
students, 19 and 21, and another
non-student, 21 with "life
threatening stab wounds," police
said.
But at this point none of the
injuries have proven to be fatal:
King said all four students were
released from the hospital, and
the non-student injured during
the fight at the Knights of
Columbus is still hospitalized but
not in critical condition.
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great job each year of letting stu
dents know it's OK to express
themselves.
"It's cool that people who want
to be true to themselves can
come here and breathe easy for
a while," Skocik said.
Skocik, a member of the
Rainbow Roundtable and a
Senior class gift
options discussed
By Alyssa Sweeney
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
ARHS, Haynes (senior-energy, business
and finance) said.
At last week's University Park
Undergraduate Association meeting, a
resolution was passed to unite Movin' On
and the student government's Last Stop
festival.
The split made sense because of a
mutual decision by both sides a move
that came with no hard feelings, Haynes
said.
The organization of the new festival's
executive committee contributed to the
See MOVIN' ON, Page 2.
is still unknown, though, King
said.
On paper, King said the week
end might have otherwise looked
like a slow one, yielding 196 calls,
which is less than officials have
experienced on an average foot
ball weekend in State College, let
alone Homecoming weekend.
But the intensity of the two
fights still required -signifi
cant manpower" to deal with, he
said.
At this point, King said police
are not able to identify any sus
pects in either case and are
member of Delta Lambda Phi, a
fraternity for gay, bisexual and
progressive men, said the mes
sage in this year's theme of
"Bonded by the Rainbow" is
very important for students who
are afraid to be their true selves.
He said the theme emphasizes
the unity of Penn State's gay
community.
LGBTQA Student Resource
Center Assistant Director Brian
Patchcoski said the HUB
Takeover is an annual collabora
tion between various LGBTQA
See TAKEOVER, Page 2.
dents on each option. Gift ideas
included a Penn State alma
mater display, a class of 2010
monument and photo area, a
class of 2010 trustee scholar
ship, green walls for the library,
a HUB Aquarium endowment
and scholarship, a HUB elec
tronic board, a Lt. Michael P
Murphy Plaza, a Penn State his
tory and traditions exhibit,
replacement trees for the dying
elm trees, and a willow tree to
honor "Old Willow" for the
arboretum.
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treating the two fights as sepa
rate, unrelated incidents.
Investigating the weekend
incidents has been a top priority
of the borough's 10 detectives,
King said, and police have
garnered "voluminous reports"
from the 40 to 50 people who
were interviewed about the two
fights.
Police are also examining
video footage and personal items
left at the scene ranging from
footwear and clothing to cash
and hair extensions -- as they try
See POLICE. Page 2.
Frat
under
review
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Interfraternity Council is
investigating Sigma Alpha Mu
fraternity for potential viola
tions a move that caused its
national officials to suspend the
Penn State chapter.
The national suspension
comes after members of the
fraternity reported policy viola
tions, Sigma Alpha Mu
Executive Director Leland
Manders said.
Manders did not say what
violations prompted the sus
pension. but he said the investi
gation is ongoing.
The suspension will continue
until the conclusion of the
investigation, he said.
Part of the investigation will
include Penn State and the fra
ternity's board of directors
looking into the situation.
Manders said.
IFC Vice President for Public
Relations Dan Cartwright con
firmed that the IFC is investi
gating Sigma Alpha Mu.
Cartwright (senior-energy.
business and finance) declined
to comment on the specific rea
sons behind the investigation.
IFC President Max Wendkos
did not confirm that an investi
gation was ongoing and
declined to confirm if Sigma
Alpha Mu is on probation.
"We're in constant contact
with the headquarters of tons of
fraternities. The fact that we
talked to them has nothing to
do with whether there is an
investigation going on or not, -
Wendkos (senior-marketing
and psychology) said.
Members of Sigma Alpha Mu
fraternity did not return calls
for comment.
Roy Baker, director of the
Office of Fraternity and
Sorority Life, said his office is
not involved in the investiga
tion. He declined further com
ment on the situation.
But Manders said the nation
al headquarters supports the
investigation.
"Sigma Alpha Mu supports
the investigation and upon its
completion, may take perma
nent action against individuals
involved and/or the chapter,
and will work in cooperation
with university officials in this
regard," Manders said.
Members are encouraged to
cooperate with the investiga
tion, he said.
To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu