The D ail C o ll egian Published independently by students at Penn State Vol. 111 No. 67 Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 30 cents off campus Minn. looks ahead The Golden Gophers search for a new head coach after the dismissal of Tim Brewster. By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Tim Brewster era in Minnesota is officially over. The move to fire Minnesota's head football coach comes one week before Penn State's first game after the bye week, in which Nittany Lions will travel to Bank Brewster Stadium to take on the Golden Gophers at noon Saturday. Minnesota radio analyst Darrell Thompson said there will be an extra challenge for the Gophers to prepare for the game against Penn State because of the emotional toll it takes on the players knowing things will be done differently. Though rumors about Brewster's firing began circulat ing long before this season, Thompson said the players gen erally liked the coach a man Thompson said did more for the players than they might ever know. "But it could also take some pressure off the kids," Thompson said of Brewster's fir ing. "It could be a relief because they'll realize. you know, that there will be a new coach next year, we can hit the reset button on this season and have fun and maybe get two or three victories out of these last five games." Despite coming to Minneapolis three-and-a-half years ago with his sights set on returning the Golden Gophers to a level of highly competitive foot ball, Brewster's dismissal comes one day after his team fell to Purdue, bringing its record to 1- 6 and 0-3 in the Big Ten. After weeks of speculation, University of Minnesota Athletic Director Joel Maturi officially fired Brewster Sunday after noon. Maturi said part of the reason for replacing Brewster at this point in the season is because it allows the Gophers to stay at the forefront of the coaching carousel to try to find the right replacement in a timely matter. The change leaves interim head coach Jeff Horton in charge. and though Brewster's overall 15-30 record was any thing but spectacular. Maturi said he's unsure who the long term replacement will be. Maturi answered a lot of ques tions about a potential replace ment when he said he already contacted former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dung but was told he is not interested in returning to coaching. - Obviously. I hired a football coach that didn't win enough games and I'll take responsibility for that," Maturi said at the press conference announcing Brewster's firing. think that we have some things in place, and we have some commitments in place that See MINNESOTA. Page 2. More than By Vera Greene COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Trent Golden was diagnosed with leukemia when he was four years old. Now seven years later he's cancer-free and 3.1 miles clos er to a cure. On Sunday afternoon, the THON season was literally off and running with commencement of the 10th annual Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Mara thon SK, which had a record atten dance of more than 6,000 partici pants. Sarah hrreg,a,, ollebiar Lady Gay Gay and other drag performers show off their routines at the 7th annual Student Drag Show. The event concluded the LGBTQA community's Coming Out Week. Community wears pride By Matt Scorzafave COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Audience members screamed as drag queen "Lady GayGay' equipped with backup dancers and three costume changes strutted down a rainbow-lit stage in HUB-Alumni Hall on Friday night in a choreographed per formance of Lady GaGa's "Telephone." "Lady Gay Gay" was just one of many drag performers at the 7th annual Student Drag Show Band draws out audience's 'Passion' Passion Pit lead singer Michael Angelakos performs Friday night 6,000 run for the cure Runners donning colorful attire such as orange fish hats and butterfly wings began the race at the Bryce Jordan Center, the same location where THON will be held in four months. "Starting the THON 2011 jour ney at the BJC and knowing at the end it'll come full circle... it's just amazing," Special Events Overall Chairwoman Mary Dowd said. "The feeling you have in the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend cannot be replicated. There's just such a connection between the two." Hundreds of students and community members piled into Alumni Hall to support venn State's lesbian, gay. bisexual. transgender. questioning and allies community. The 7th annual show wrapped up the LGBTQA community's celebration of national Coming Out Week. The show was sponsored by Undertones, a student group tha . ; focuses on the diverse LGBTQA community. Penn State students in atten The 5K was previously held out side of the Intramural Building, but this year's location change to the BJC went smoothly, Dowd (senior-marketing) said. "The BJC is awesome in sup porting us and they were so coop erative with the move," Dowd said. "It's a good symbiotic rela tionship. With all the people here, it just shows that this move was absolutely essential." With about 600 more runners than last year, the largest race in Central Pennsylvania continues to See THON SK. Page 2. dance said they support the gay community and its efforts to spread awareness. I support everyone. As long as you're happy: who cares?" Penn State Altoona student Lenetta Pesotini (sophomore marketing) said. See DRAG SHOW. Page 2. To watch a video of the Student Drag Show performances psucollegian.com By Lindsay Cryer COLLEGIAN STAFF NRITER After playing a few songs to an energetic audience. Passion Pit vocalist Michael Angelakos said the band needed to get things "warmed up" at the show. The electro-pop band per formed Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center as part of the Campus Consciousness Tour. The concert was opened by artists K.Flay and Black Joe Lewis and the Honevbears.which featured multiple brass instru ments, as well as guitar. - What's up. Penn State?" Joe Lewis. the Honeybear's vocalist, said. "Yeah. we're trying to get into the talent show" After the openers, Passion Pit warmed up" the audience with Tyler Sizemore/Collegian Runners compete in the 10th annual THON 5K race Sunday morning. psucollegian.com @dailycollegian ;;;.- Plan may pass Borough to settle rep. issue By Kathleen Loughran COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER State College Borough Council members will likely pass a resolution to add a student rep resentative to the council at tonight's meet ing a move council mem bers say will improve town and gown rela tions. State College Filippelli Borough Council President Ron Filippelli said he fully supports the resolu tion that University Park Undergraduate Association leaders worked for because he was the one on council who took the initiative to ensure a resolu tion was drafted "It will Ragland the communication between stu dent organizations like UPUA, and I hope other student organi zations and the borough in gen eral take advantage of it," he said. Increase The idea for the resolution --- which creates a seat for a stu dent representative on the coun cil came about this summer See BOROUGH. Page 2. If you go What: Borough Council Meeting When: 7:30 tonight Where: Municipal Building Details: Members to vote on student representative. its popular song "The Reeling," which caused the crowd to jump. dance and sing along energy that lasted until the end of the concert. It seemed as though all the audience needed was a familiar song to get going. In the middle of the band's per formance, Angelakos, who wore a light blue button-up shirt and well-fitted khakis, said the band doesn't take requests. "We only have so many songs," he said, "so we're going to play them all." People in the crowd, many of whom waved glow sticks provid ed by the BJC, didn't seem to mind. The band went onto play songs such as "To Kingdom Come" and "Smile Upon Me." See PASSION PIT, Page 2.
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