THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Leaves on trees around campus are still changing color despite weeks of extended warm weather. However, temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-50s this week. Student leaders travel to sexual assault conference By Kathleen Loughran COLLEGIAN STAFF \NU ER Student body president Christian Ragland wont be at tonight's University Park Undergraduate Association meet ing. But he's not taking a vacation. Ragland (senior-political sci ence), along with three other male student leaders, are traveling to Tacoma, Wash. for a sexual assault conference held at Pacific Lutheran University. The trip sponsored by Penn State's Center for Women Students affords Penn State student leaders the opportunity to learn more about sexual assault and hear how other schools are trying to combat the issue. lIP' - .fin ytolli-.9ian.vi.,. , 1!f• i.tr. , .1, ,, •.. I , mywllegianad, ... w h en i s 3 good ~,, , ~ ~,,, r, . 01, ,i 1,,,, popoid ...„ . Sounds good but tIIMOO . ', ' to advelThe' , the d,,ditne I, next week ....., ' l"' g2g ttyl. "It's a great opportunity to get some new initiatives that hopeful ly we can see come to fruition throughout the rest of the year," Ragland said At the confer ence, sessions will be held to educate attendees about sexual assault. In addition, schools will be able to Ragland exchange ideas on what male groups are doing about the issue. Susan DelPonte, Center for Women Students' student affairs specialist, said she hopes the stu dents gain knowledge through the multiple educational sessions that LOCAL will occur during the conference. - While men alone certainly are not the solution, we can't have change without large numbers of men and women working togeth en- she said. "We see what hap pened in town this weekend, so if we had more active bystanders, certainly a lot more can happen before they get to the point of being a crime." Ragland said the educational component of the conference is an important aspect to mitigating sexual assault a problem Ragland said is not black and white. He said he realized the impor tance of education after holding the first all-male meeting earlier this year, where he brought Sta, up to ciate on deadlines arc Alit ) , promotions' www.twntter.com givcollevanad Officials discuss town-gown As students mark the midway point of the semester this week, Penn State and borough officials met to discuss issues of impor tance in State College and to look ahead to a strong second half. FB, short for First Eight, is a col lection of town and gown officials who meet weekly at the State College Municipal Building and discuss ways to improve the quali ty of life in the borough, said Greg Koehle, State College Police com munity relations officer. The group, which has met behind closed doors since 2007, is comprised of law enforcement, borough, planning, zoning, Penn State and Judicial Affairs officials, Koehle said. The group's main goal at the start of the semester to prevent problems from developing extends beyond the first eight weeks the group's name suggests, Koehle said. "The larger issues in the com munity tend to occur during the first weeks of the semester," Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said. Everything from disorderly con duct, assault, and noise and code violations are discussed at the meetings, Koehle said. "We're aggressive in terms of enforcement," he said. "If we're going to be passionate male leaders, we need to be educated." together male student leaders interested in addressing the issue. "The key thing that came out [of the meeting] is we need to be edu cated," Ragland said. "If we're going to be passionate male lead ers, we need to be educated." Tanner Fitzgerald, an active member of Men Against Violence, said he is looking forward to attending the conference in Washington. "It's going to be a lot of fun," Fitzgerald (sophomore-finance) W ta ore o „ I N o v ta4 t ga r% „ . Pti Affoaffeee? Audition on Saturday, October 23rd 3pm in the Bryce Jordan Center PA announcer must be available to work all home s a paid position) , , a 4/atiO/ral Addem Shrtedf,? By Zach Geiger COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Christian Ragland University Park Undergraduate Association president Auditions will begin around 3:3opm following the PA/emcee auditions. Please email Bonnie Clarke with Penn State Sports Marketing at bncl @psu.edu if you plan on trying out. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 2010 I 3 issues Preventative measures, such as the Living In One Neighborhood (LION) Walk where town and gown officials visit downtown resi dences are helpful in establish ing a presence in the borough, Koehle said. F 8 members also coordinate with Student Affairs and the Office of Greek Life when dealing with issues concerning students, he said. If the group is aware of a location with increased calls and noise violations, police can initiate a pre-party contact where an offi cer speaks to the residents to inform them about local laws, Penn State Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Puzycki said. Though the group's name is FB, Koehle said the weekly meetings are held throughout the first 12 weeks of the fall semester. Currently there is no plan to extend the group into the spring semester. But, Koehle said, collaboration between multiple agencies in State College is one of the biggest benefits of the meetings that extends beyond the basic 12-week timeframe. "In a mixed community, there's ongoing challenges," Puzycki said. "We'll be struggling with these for a long time." To e-mail reporter: zjgsol2@psu.edu said. "[The conference] is a good sign that people are willing to engage in this." Fitzgerald said he hopes to gain new initiatives he can bring back to Penn State. "It's really just a perspective on other men groups and what they're doing because we're always trying to look for new things to do and things to improve," he said. To e-mail reporter: krlslo6@psu.edu Free parking available in Founders Lot.
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