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Candidates battle for governor
Corbett vows to reduce spending
Series note: This is the final install
ment in a three-part series on candi
dates in the state’s midterm elections
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
In college he was a lacrosse player and
lifeguard, but since then Republican
gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett has
accumulated a laundry list of experience
serving Pennsylvania.
A 1971 graduate of Lebanon Valley
College, Corbett majored in political sci
ence and served in the Pennsylvania
National Guard, moving up the ranks to
captain. He also went to St. Mary’s
University School of Law. where he
earned a law degree in 1975.
THON
canning
kicks off
By Vera Greene
LLtOIAN STAFF WRITER
To most people, cans are
used to store food but to
many Penn State students, a
can means a lot more.
There's something else being
put in the fairly small seven-bv
six-inch bronze cans millions
of dollars.
Four weekends out of the
year, student organizations, fra
ternities. and sororities alike
band together to solicit dona
tions by "canning " in the name
of finding a cure for pediatric
cancer.
From driving hours in the car
while giving up a weekend of
sleep to standing on a street
corner in chilly weather, stu
dents invoked in the
Interfraternity Council Pan
hellenie Dance Marathon know
the hard work it takes to raise
$7,838,054.3*1.
And when students go on
canning trips this weekend,
they will do so with a slightly
different message imprinted on
their cans. This year, the mes
sage will read. 'Help kids fight
cancer," not the previous "Help
kids with cancer."
"It's a stronger call to
action." THON Public
Relations Overall Chairwoman
Jony Rommel said.
The 4fi-hour dance marathon
is only a fragment of the work
that goes into raising money for
the Four Diamonds F\ind,
Rommel (senior-philosophy)
said.
"Canning is a great represen
tation of one million $1 donors,
rather than one single $1 mil
lion donor." Rommel said.
See CANNING. Page 2.
Amanda August/Coltegian
Students ask for donations dur
ing a canning weekend last year.
Beloved musical wows audience
By Lauren Ingeno
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A cheering, packed room after
Thursday night’s performance of
"A Chorus Line" was a testament
to the relevance and power of the
musical that still remains a “sin
gular sensation" 35 years after it
premiered on Broadway.
Broadway’s longest running
musical hit the stage in the
Eisenhower Auditorium for one
night only, featuring two Penn
After teaching for a year at Pine Grove
Area High School, he was elected
Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny
County.
During that tenure,
Corbett continued watch
ing the political scene in
Western Pennsylvania
and eventually became a
council committee mem
ber for the Republican
party and was named a
United States attorney.
He contributed to for
mer governor Tom Ridge’s campaign in
the early ’9os. Ridge appointed him to fill
former Attorney General Ernie Preate’s
position when he resigned in 1995.
Corbett spent some time in both the
See CORBETT. Page 2.
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
The State College Borough Council voted in favor of a student representative position. It will be the first time since 1979 a student has served on council
UPUA,
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
When the State College
Borough Council unanimously
passed a resolution to establish a
student representative on coun
cil Monday, they gave back a
voice to students that’s been lost
for more than 30 years.
According to Collegian
archives, the last time a student
served on council was in 1979.
Mayor Elizabeth Goreham
said the passing of the resolution
marks a historic moment.
East Halls loses hot water,
By Jessica Tully
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Maintenance workers turned
off the hot water and heat in East
Halls from 9 p.m. Thursday to 6
a.m. today so they could fix a
leak in the main steam pipes
pipes that are critical for the
Penn State Food Services sanita
tion process.
The leak was found about two
weeks ago and was going to be
fixed during Thanksgiving break,
Office of Physical Plant
spokesman Paul Ruskin said.
State alumnae in the cast.
An empty theater and a bare pasts that made them who they
stage is the setting for “A Chorus are now: some funny, some
Line,” and 17 dancers are audi- inspiring, many heartbreaking,
tioning for the chance of a life- Penn State alumna Gina Duci
time: to dance in the chorus of a played Diana Morales the
Broadway musical. energetic Puerto Rican girl from
During the musical the direc- the Bronx who sings about how
tor, played by Ryan Steer, asks her high school drama teacher
each dancer to talk about what told her she could never be an
isn’t listed on their resume. actress.
“I just want to hear you talk
and be yourselves,” he says.
One by one each character
Onorato touts his past experience
If elected, he would be the first Penn
State alumnus to hold the office of gover
nor of Pennsylvania.
Dan Onorato, Class of 1983, always had
an interest in political
science and history, but
he spent all four of his
college years in State
College studying ac
counting and wasn't
involved in any campus
political groups
Corbett
In fact, he worked as a
public accountant before Onorato
moving on to the
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
and working as a lawyer.
students make histoiy
“[This resolution] is
a hallmark of town
gown relations...”
Elizabeth Goreham
State College Mayor
“We haven't had ongoing con
tact with students." Goreham
said. “[This resolution! is a hall
mark of town-gown relations and
us wanting to meet and discuss
and understand each other."
In 1973. Dean Phillips was the
But because it was deteriorat
ing faster than expected, he said
officials moved the repair
process forward, since steam is
needed for proper sanitation.
“Students need to eat.” Ruskin
said. “Without steam you can’t
sanitize anything."
Officials checked the gasket
during the summer because it
was 20 years old, which is typi
cally the maximum life span for
those types of pipes. But the gas
ket proved to be in good condi
tion at the time.
Though some students said
reveals the stories from their
Duci also provided optimism
toward the end of the musical,
See CHORUS LINE, Page 2.
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
first of only three students ever
elected to the State College
Borough Council as a council
member. Now. he said he wants
to meet University Park
Undergraduate Association
President Christian Ragland.
Phillips said he is impressed
with Ragland (senior-political
science) and other student gov
ernment members for taking the
initiative to try and gain student
voice on council.
On Monday, this voice became
a reality when the resolution was
passed.
the loss of heat was incon
venient. Ruskin said there was
no better time to repair the
pipes.
"We wanted to be proactive
and repair the pipes now to
negate the possibilities of inter
rupting Food Services in the
future." he said.
All East Halls residents were
notified via email of the emer
gency hot water and heat shut
down on Wednesday, Oct. 21 by
their building's coordinator from
East Halls Office of Residence
Life.
Cast members of “A Chorus Line” perform on Thursday night.
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the candidates
"I was interested in the impact elected
leaders can have on a community.''
Onorato said. “I realized I wanted a
chance to run for office and get .some
thing done.”
That was when he decided to run for
Pittsburgh City Council, and he has been
serving in elected office ever since. After
eight years as city councilman. Onorato
served one four-year term as Allegheny
County controller, and is now in the third
year of his second term as Allegheny
Countv executive.
"We've never had an official
student representative before.'
Goreham said. "Although a stu
dent representative was once
elected to council, it's been
awhile"
Council member Don Hahn
said though there has been con
tact between students and eoun
cil members before, it has termi
nated once the student gradu
ates.
With the resolution, it allows
for a peipetual student voice on
council, which is why Hahn said
See COUNCIL. Page 2.
heat for night
Signs w'ere posted throughout
the dormitories notifying stu
dents about the maintenance
workers' plans.
Penn State buildings retain
heat well, so there was minimal
heat loss if all of the students
kept their windows closed.
Ruskin said.
“Winter is coming. If we had
waited until the gasket com
pletely deteriorated, it would
probably be even colder outside
when we turn the heat off. In
addition, the pipes could freeze
See EAST HALLS. Page 2.
Meet
See ONORATO. Page 2