I THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 2010
2011 Homecoming director announced
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Leah Matusow can't wait for the
stress.
The newly selected 2011
Homecoming director said she's
already looking forward to the late
nights of planning and the hectic
moments of Homecoming week
But she said Homecoming is a
year-long process and one of her
goals is to emphasize that to the
community.
Matusow (senior-secondary
education) learned of her new
position after receiving a call from
Panel discusses
related to concussions
By Alaina Gallagher
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Members of the Penn State communi
ty brought the reality of concussions and
brain injuries to life Wednesday night by
sharing facts, figures and personal
accounts about these injuries, their
effects and their recovery processes.
The panel discussion was one in a
series of programs aiming to bring
awareness to disabilities throughout the
month of October.
Penn State Professor Peter Arnett
began the presentation with a clinical
look at concussions including the range
of their severity and the symptoms that
people often experience with them.
As director of Penn State's Concussion
Program. Arnett also explained the
process that the program goes
through in evaluating athletes who have
suffered from a concussion and for deter
mining their readiness to return to com
petition.
Graduate Student Emily Tarconish
later shared her personal story of how
suffering from a severe traumatic brain
injury at age 15 has impacted her life, and
the injury's effects that she still struggles
with today.
After landing on her head in a car acci
dent. Tarconish said she was in a coma
for two and a half weeks and worked for
months afterward with a variety of thera
pists, relearning how to do everything
such as walk and talk.
- I was like an infant. I had to start all
over and I didn't remember anything,"
she said
Nine years later. Tarconish said she
still has trouble forming memories,
something that can be extremely
challenging as a student, and can't
Expert speaks on politics
surrounding immigration
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The past six months have been a dark
chapter in immigration politics, and Penn
State immigration expert Shoba Wadhia
said she's not hopeful the situation will
change any time soon.
Wadhia, the Penn State Law's Center
for Immigrants' Rights director, spoke to
about 50 people Wednesday afternoon at
this week's edition of the Research
Unplugged lecture series.
Public frustration on the issue has
been mounting, Wadhia said recent hot
topics about immigration include
birthright citizenship, "all things
Arizona" and detention.
Alyssa Wolfe said immigration issues
are her passion and what she hopes to
start a career in.
One of the few students in the audi-
ence, Wolfe (senior-international politics)
said she thought Wadhia touched on all of
the important issues in her presentation.
Enforcement alone is not the solution
to the problem, Wadhia said.
Wadhia, who was the former deputy
director for legal affairs at the National
Immigration Forum, said possible solu
tions include removing obstacles that
prevent genuine refugees from coming to
the United States and the importance of
restoring discretion in immigration
courts.
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2010 Homecoming Director Mike
Peyton Wednesday afternoon.
"I just stopped on the middle of
the mall and wanted to freak out
and couldn't freak out because so
many people were around,"
Matusow said. "I'm so excited
the smile really hasn't left my face
all day"
Matusow was appointed as the
2011 Homecoming director by
Peyton (senior-architectural engi
neering) and the Homecoming
advisers after an application and
interview process.
As director, Matusow is in
charge of overseeing the execu
"I was like an infant, I
had to start all over and
didn't remember
anything."
really remember her childhood
Several students in the rehabilitation
and human services major attended the
panel to learn more about brain injuries
and the rehabilitation process that is
necessary for recovery from these
injuries.
- To see the medical aspects of it and to
hear their personal stories for me really
showed the seriousness of it and how it
affects them," said Ashley Rinker
(senior-rehabilitation and human servic
es).
Rinker said one of the main reasons
she attended was because traumatic
brain injuries are a serious issue in
military life and that she has an inter
est in one day becoming a military coun
selor.
Aubry Regancsenior-rehabilitation and
human services) also attended the panel
discussion
"It sparked my interest because of the
urgency of a traumatic brain injury and
the personal stories and perspectives you
don't hear too often," she said.
Regan said Tarconish's story was
unique and her recovery "empowering."
"In our major you don't get as much
clinical information unless you're in the
master's program it's nice to get that
insight," she said.
"A reform package must include mean
ingful integration," she said.
She said pushing civic engagement or
teaching immigrants how to speak
English may be ways to help the integra
tion process.
The Research Unplugged lecture
series takes place every Wednesday from
noon to 1 p.m. at the Downtown Theater
Center.
Research Unplugged intern Kelsey
Bradbury said fewer students came out
to the lecture than normal -- but it's
always worth it to see what the speakers
have to say.
- It's always interesting to hear the
speakers and what they have to say and
the community's response," Bradbury
(junior-advertising) said.
Wadhia told audience members she
doesn't have much hope for reform in
2010.
But she urged the crowd to stay
involved in the issue by voting in next
week's midterm election and learning
more about the issue.
Wadhia answered the audience's ques
tions after a 20-minute speech.
She also encouraged attendees to
come out to celebrate the 30th
Anniversary of the Refugee Act on Nov.
12 from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Lewis
Katz Building.
tive committee and acts as a liai
son between Homecoming and
other student groups,
Homecoming Public Relations
Director Caitlin Rush said.
Matusow's first task is to select
her executive committee. Rush
(junior-public relations and mar
keting) said those applications
go out Nov. 5.
Matusow was the corporate
relations director for 2010
Homecoming.
Rush said Matusow has the
qualities needed to be a good
director.
issues
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(graduate - counselor education)
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and plenty of events, Peyton said.
The Homecoming theme will be
announced at the Interfraternity
Council; anhellenic Dance
Marathon, and the Homecoming
logo will be revealed at the Blue
and White game in the spring,
Matusow said.
She said her goal is to inject
more Homecoming spirit in the
time between the two events
the executive committee "bleeds
blue and white year-round" and
wants the community to feel the
same.
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