4 I MONDAY. OCT. 18, 2010 Commun Local Muslim. Jewish and Christian followers joined to talk interfaith issues. By Matt Morgan FOR THE COLLEGIAN State College resident Della Chuderewicz said there aren't enough interfaith social gather ings in the borough. But Sunday afternoon's inter faith picnic at Thssey View Park on East Marylyn Avenue provided h(T and more than 100 other peo- -rticipants of the Centre County Heart Walk begin their three-mile . 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The event gave Muslim, Jewish and Christian community mem bers the chance to interact in a relaxed, social atmosphere and clear up misconceptions about their faiths. - My goal was simple: to show that all Muslims don't support Al- Qaeda," Alamgir Rahman (gradu ate-plant pathology) said. Another goal of the picnic was to show people a different side of the :Muslim community rather than all the controversial information in ty's philanthropy. It is important that we spread awareness for it and devot ?, our time." Palumbo (sophomore-sec ondary education and mathemat ics) said. Sophia Medairy, the current Miss Teen PA International, par ticipated in the walk to support her team, "Staying on Beat." Medairy has traveled through out the East Coast participating in pageants and educating chil dren about heart disease, which took the life of her grandmother in 2005. I talk to kids about being healthy," Medairy said. "Heart disease can be found at any age, any gender and any ethnicity It all starts at a young age." The 518 walkers finished in an hour and spent their time talking and sharing heartfelt memories while eating healthy snacks. Rachel Zacharie, the division director of the Central Susquehanna division of the American Heart Association, said the organization hopes to raise 550,000 by 45 days after the walk. Friling said the Heart Heroes are responsible for sharing their stories and showing that life is still worth living even after a heart attack. She said family and friends are major influences in how people deal with heart disease. "There's no reason why I shouldn't live a normal life from this point forward, - Friling said. clears faith misconceptions the news, like the proposed ccin struction of a mosque near Ground Zero and the proposed Qur'an burnings. Penn State plant pathology pro fessor Wakar Uddin said he is very concerned with the message for eign Muslim students might take back to their home countries upon experiencing ignorance. "The Islamic community is not sure how their faith is perceived," Uddin said. "They may be stereo typing Americans as people who want to burn Qur'ans, but those people don't represent the United States.- Students rock to MP3 adventure After being signaled to "push play" by a foghorn, Clown Nose Club members danced, made snowless snow angels and played air guitars on Saturday in the East Halls quad. Using personal music players, participants listened to a high energy 16-minute instructional MP3, which they downloaded from the Clown Nose Club's web site for the Audio Adventure 2010. At the first command, students "celebrated their existence" by screaming and cheering loudly, and after a few more instructions they silently blew up balloons, formed a mosh pit and waltzed. - All of this is really just about a bunch of outgoing people taking themselves a little less seriously" Clown Nose Club Vice President Maarten Levert (sophomore energy engineering) said. Students smiled and laughed as they listened to the MP3, and after the event some said they really enjoyed it. thought it was really cool, especially because I saw the video of the same thing that was done in New York City. I loved the randomness," Brian McCormick ( senior-electrical engineering) said. The club got the attention of students through Facebook event invitations and advertising around campus. About 50 people attended the event. Guide introduces disability services Having a disability can some times make life challenging. Factor in college responsibili ties like tests and homework, and it can make life even more diffi cult. But a new •Penn State student disability guide hopes to help ease students' frustrations. The new 16-page pamphlet, "Guide to University Park Services for Persons with Disabilities," is now available to current and prospective University Park students. Stephanie Sarnese (freshman forensic science), who is hearing impaired, said the new guide is a great idea. "It's very confusing surfing the Web trying to find services," Sarnese said. "The guide makes it easy to find services because it's all in one place." Jacqueline Zakon (freshman broadcast journalism) said it's frustrating not knowing what services are offered to her. LOCAL By Erika Spicer FOR THE COLLEGIAN By Cassie Wiggins FOR THE COLLEGIAN CTHE DAILY one* ian "What I've seen in my 14 years in State College that is unique is the level of tolerance." But when Koray Sekeroglu "When you pray in public places (graduate-engineering science people don't bother you." and mechanics) moved to the Uddin said State College offers United States from Turkey, he said something special for all religions. he had a positive experience "What I've seen in my 14 years incorporating his religion into in State College that is unique is American society. the level of tolerance," Uddin said. "When I came to this country I "This is a multicultural town and was uncomfortable praying, but I people have been exposed to mul felt accepted right away," he said. ticultural values for a long time." Tom Ruane Collegian Clown Nose Club members perform a dance at the Audio Adventure 2010 in the East Halls quad on Saturday afternoon. - Obviously, the 500 we wanted didn't show up, but I still thought it was a lot of fun, - Clown Nose Club President Chad Littlefield (sophomore-rehabilitation and human services) said. "Everyone that participated was really, really high energy" Some students said they had requests for future Audio Adventures. "I thought it was fun, but I think it would be better if there was even more person-to person interaction in the event. I really liked the interactive stuff like the high-fiving and dancing," Drew Golterman (freshman mechanical engineering) said. - Since I have ADHD, I some times need to use some extra services or accommodations. But I didn't really know all the other resources available to me," she said. "It was very overwhelming." The new guide gives a compre hensive outline of all the services for students with disabilities offered to students on campus and in State College. The guide lists important information such as frequently asked questions, phone numbers, addresses, internships, clubs, hardware and software available to students with disabilities. University Libraries and Susan Hayya, coordinator of library services for persons with disabili ties, produced the guide. Hayya's group's efforts were sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, the University Access Committee and the University Libraries. Last year, the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity brought together community members to form a disability advisory group, Hayya said. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Wakar Uddin Penn State plant pathology professor The Clown Nose Club prepared for Audio Adventure by compiling the MP3 and making the signs that read "Ready Set, Play," "You Rock" and "You Da Bomb" that were used during the event. About 20 members of the club also rehearsed the instructional MP3 to ensure that everything ran smoothly. "I loved it." Clown Nose Club member Alli Collins (junior-sec ondary math education) said. "We've been planning for a while now, and finally doing it felt awe some. I thought it went better than I expected. and everyone seemed really into it." "We wanted to develop a Web page where all of the services were all in one place. (The web site] is still a work in progress," she said. "However, I also wanted to develop something other than the Web page, something some one could actually hold on to, like a pamphlet." Hayya said she received grants from the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity and the University Access Committee to help fund her efforts for the pamphlet. Eventually Hayya said she'd like to create a similar pamphlet for each of Penn State's campuses. The pamphlet will be helpful to both new and current students and their parents, Hayya said. "We get calls where our stu dents need different services and they don't know where to go. It can be a very confusing process for them," she said. The guide can be seen online at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/dis abilities/news.html. To receive print copies of the guide, contact Hayya at shh2Ca psu.edu. PENNSTATE Career Services CARFFR PI ANNING FOR lIFF
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