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.
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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.