THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Ryan Ulsl rml , =gar Children participate in the Easter Seals Walk With Me charity walk on Saturday afternoon. The event started on Burrowes Road. `Walk With Me' benefits program By Jessica Wabara COLLEGIAN STAFF INRITER For Elizabeth Case's son Anthony, Easter Seals helps him do the impossible. On Saturday morning, Easter Seals an organization that strives to provide opportunities for people with disabilities hosted the second annual Wall; With Me charity walk with the help of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The event raised about $1.:300 toi children with disabilities. "It is important to support Easter Seals because they make a key difference in the lives of children," said Elizabeth Case. whose son is in a wheelchair Elizabeth Case said the pro gram allows Anthony to partici pate in recreational activities he otherwise could not do. The walk introduces Penn State students to the diversity in the community and enables dialogue between students and locals. she said "A disability is only a small part of who the person is." Elizabeth Case said. About 150 children, parents and Penn State students gath ered outside Beta Theta Pi. 220 N. Burrowes Rd.. and held signs before beginning a 2.5-mile \vttlit around campus. "This walk is important because it brings awareness to what the program is and people Visit Drexel's School of Public Health at the Penn State Health Professions Fair Wednesday, October 20, 11 a.m.-2 pm. Alumni Hall/HUB Robeson Center Public Health professionals work to prevent disease and pro mote wellness. At Drexel, faculty are leading groundbreaking research on HIV/ AIDS prevention, health care systems design and the development of healthy chil dren in our region and beyond. Our doc toral and master's programs stress real-world experience combined with cutting-edge research. Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of others For information about the fair cmd26@psu.edu Contact Colleen hire from Drexel cpb32@drexel.edu . For more information about the Drexel's School of Public Health visit publichealth.drexel.edu. - A disability is only a small part of who the person is." ms-tr Case Walk With Me can see what the program is doing for children with and with out Central perins\lvania Easter Seals Chaiiman Spyros Degleris said. Before the walk. attendees gathered inside the fraternity to enjoy a fight breakfast and to meet the children and their fami- It gave ever - cine an opportu nitv to pot faces to those they are ntising money and walking for. - said Will Sheehan. the fraterni community service and phi kint hropy chairman. Out side the fraternity the walla Ts gathered around the chil dren and their families holding sign-. Three of the signs were the children's names written in glit ter 1! is important for students to realize the importance of what they are doing to help children and to gain awareness," said Kyle Lorn - ?: , iunior-political science and media studies), an associate member of Beta Theta Pi. 3 , ter jdws2B4@psu.edu Drexel UNIVERSITY Conference fosters democracy Scholars and students alike dis cussed the music industry, media censorship and capitalism at the 2010 Union for Democratic Communications conference this weekend. The Union for Democratic Communications held its 2010 conference. - Democratic Communications. Equal Rights and Global Justice," at the Days Inn, 240 S. Pugh Street from Thursday to Sunday. The four-day conference began Oct. 14 and featured 28 separate panel discussions and about 100 domestic and international speakers. Ronald Bettig and Jeanne Hall, both College of Communications associate professors at Penn State. helped coordinate the con ference. The conference aimed to bring together researchers, professors. policy analysts. journalists. media producers and activists who are Families 'Jump-Start' fall activities State College families and Penn Stale students were treated to two tall festivals Saturday. one of which was planned by students from the Schreyer Honors The Leadership Jump Start Family Day aimed to taster town-gown relations and enema - - ace families to partake in outdoor activities in the State College area. participant Alex one of the pro gram participants and event organizers. said he and his class mates were assigned the task of designing and completing a group service project in early September. Ilk group decided to hold a fair type event at Orchard Park. with an educational compo nent raising awareness of local envirom nental centers. Shaver's Creek and Centre Wildlife Care representatives were invited to the event to speak to visitors about wild and domes ticated animals that can be found in the borough. Apart from informational booths, the event hosted Penn State student groups like the Nittan Lion Kids Club and the Penn State Student Red Cross Club. as well as community THE PRINGLES XTREME CAMPUS TOUR Friday, October 22nd in Alumni Hall, HUB Doors 9:30 pm Show 10:00 pm Tickets are FREE with PSU F./ and will be available Oct 18th from 10am-2prn in Heritage Hall Oct 19th-20th from 10am-2pm on Ist floor HUB By Cassie Wiggins FOR THE COLLEGIAN By Anita Modi Sr;,rF . We The Kings and %Mole PAspA MI be enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol. If you appear to be under the influence of alcohol you will be asked to Issas the show lior 'A,0,..e1t Or4Ol,O*NAMO.Ox ucek.ortaS p 0.0. ., +r0010 , 4101%00 a OS 1.0 par, r, ptsaets , v..., nee10.) , ..010 , 40.1)bn. OF haVli • , - , , - , , ,x, 90 ." .0,0, , .... u,0..1+, .% • ,, 0,) ac , Vi.... A . l. ' , ~; . 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McChesney said the confer ence was a success. "Sometimes when you go to a conference, it can be flat or bor ing." he said. "But this conference organizations like the Boy and (lirt Scouts. Organizing such a huge event during our first semester of fresh man year was challenging. - Gilliland freshman-broadcast journalism) said. "We were all leaders in high school. so it was hard to realize that working with five other leaders is different from working as one leader with a bunch of followers. but we emerged the best of friends from the experience... About 12 miles and 20 minutes away a similar sense et commu nity mingled with the crisp autumn air as families toured Way Fruit Farm's apple orchard. picked pumpkins and savored warm apple dumplings. Sharon Way co-owner of the farm, said the festival has grown since it was first held in 1982 to include not only wagon rides and pumpldn picking but also a minia ture Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts as well. More than 30 crafters set up booths in front of the farm's main store to sell incense, wood carvings and hair accessories. with some booths for children to paint or make their own jewelry as their parents browsed. One couple. Melvin and Emma Westernman, set up a variety of homemade goods, from crabap Feaburing MONDAY, OCT. 18, 2010 I 3 had a fantastic range of concepts, and they were all extremely inter esting.- Mike Niman, a professor at New York's Buffalo State College and a panelist in the conference, said the conference had a great outcome. "We came to argue, and we weren't afraid to do it either," Niman said while sporting a Project Censorship T-shirt. "We respect each other. We got to exchange and explore many different ideas. It was a great time." Aaron Heresco (graduate mass communications) was a panelist in the conference and said it was a great experience for students like himself. "[The conference] was a fan tastic opportunity to have it here in our own backyard," Heresco said. "It gave an outlet for stu dents and their frustrations about the media and our communica tions system. It gave many of us the chance to insert ourselves into a larger dialogue." , Jte "vlurrly Collegian Olivia Gassner. 3, of Bellefonte, Pa., safeguards her pumpkin. ple jellies to carved jewelry boxes. This was their seventh year at the Way Fruit Farm's Fall Festival, Melvin Westerman said. and they enjoy seeing family and friends come out. - We've got Happy Valley Syndrome," said Melvin Westerman, a Penn State gradu ate and former librarian for the Pattee Library.? We went to school here, met here and stayed here." To e-mail reporter: arms373@psu.edu
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