2 I Thursday, Nov. 4,2010 NEWS I U BiliEr Police: Man charged in connection with robbery A Reading man charged in connection with the July 15 robbery of First National Bank, 460 Westerly Parkway, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in court Wednesday. Algis Diaz, 25, is charged with one count each of felony robbery, theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving stolen property, according to court documents. Diaz is also facing charges in Berks County related to the robbery, police said. At the time of the robbery, the State College Police Department said an unknown man entered the bank and handed the teller a note stating that he had a gun and demanding to be given “all of the cash.” The teller gave the man $6,159 from a cash drawer, police said, and the man then fled the scene in a vehicle. The incident was captured on security cameras and fin gerprints at the scene were used to link Diaz to the robbery, police said. Police investigating electronics thefts Police are looking into several electronics thefts that occurred last weekend, the State College Police Department said. On Saturday, an unknown person took an Xbox, Gamecube and several video games from 356 E. Fairmount Ave., police said. Police could not specify a value on the items. Another theft occurred early Sunday morning from a car parked in Beaver Garage, 200 W. Beaver Ave., police said, when an unknown person took an iPod and a GPS from a vehicle. Police could not specify whether the vehicle was locked. On Tuesday, an iPhoile stolen over the weekend was traced to a local apartment with the help of a tracking appli cation the owner downloaded on the device, police said. Police did not say where the residence was located. Investigations into all of the incidents are ongoing, police said. 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Barbara Boxer and guberna torial candidate Jerry Brown, among others, as cases where Democrats were able to offset some of their losses. And the fuel behind the Republican victories in the election also shouldn’t be solely attributed to a fundamental shift to the right, he said. “It’s clear that the electorate was angry at Democrats, but the electorate still lacks confidence in the Republicans,” Woessner said. “There’s a difference between hav ing confidence in Republicans and simply throwing out democrats they perceive to be out of touch.” Penn State College Republicans Chairman Josh Crawford said the election was less about a change in ideology than it was about general discontent with the steps taken by Elections From Page 1. Onorato, who published his higher education vision on his website presents a challenge. “When you have a written-out plan, it makes our lives as students easier because we know the direc tion to take,” Bard (sophomore economics and political science) said. “We’re kind of up in the air because we don’t know his solid position, so it’s something we need to take an active role in figuring out.” Ragland (senior-political sci ence) said not knowing Corbett’s Cook From Page 1. Cook described the scenario of the perfect stabbing, in which after you stab someone, clean off the knife and go to your neighbor's house. Once inside, put the knife into their utensil drawer, with all the random kitchen utensils. “No one questions the origin of a knife," Cook said. Seeing a random knife in their drawer might warrant a call to the police, but what would they say? Cook said. pNuiolleKion.com Arena From Page 1 Ruskin said. “We’re not looking at construction to last a few decades, we’re looking at a 100-year time frame.” Specifically, Ruskin said the committee will look for the propos als to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The university wants the building to not only be pleasing to the eye, but also envi ronmentally efficient, he said. “The building must have mini mal impact on the environment in the way it is designed, in the way that it is constructed and in the way that it is operated and main- .Elizabeth Murphy Alex Weisler .Beth Ann Downey .Andrew Metcalf .Lexi Belculfine Band .Chris Zook .Somer Wiggins .Kevin Cirilli .Ashley Gold From Page 1. .Laura Nichols likes Yonder Mountain because their music is so conducive to dancing. Precone said he’s seen the band a handful of times and he couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see them in his hometown. .Laurie Stem .Steve Hennessey .Paul Casella .Nate Mink “They never let me down,” he said. .Heather Schmelzlen Ressel said the reason live Yonder Mountain shows are so good is because the band feeds off the crowd’s energy during its live performances. “Studio recordings are nothing compared to their live performanc es,” he said. “They’re partying along with you.” Ressel said everyone should experience a Yonder Mountain .Steph Witt LOCAL Tonight: Tomorrow: Low 34 High 42 ,■ M s “Either candidate was an awesome choice for the position, I’m very happy with how it went.” “He’s worked for our local busi nesses, that shows very strong connections,” said Doppelheuer. “That’s relevant in terms of employment, tax base and revenue for the borough.” Doppelheuer said Pugh’s speech, with his spirited close, “12 months of the year I live for State College, I bleed blue and white,” summed up what the assembly should be looking for. “After Ben spoke, it made me almost want to go out and play foot- “This is a chance for Republicans to come in and learn from the mistakes they made in 2008 and to be responsible and to keep this country moving forward again.” the party in power over the past two years. “This was a referendum on policy, not on a person I don’t believe this was a referendum on Obama,” Crawford (junior-crime, law and justice) said. “It was a ref erendum on policies that were sup posed to bring us back from eco nomic despair but have only increased our deficit and not increased jobs.” And even though Ghormoz said priorities for the next few years should focus on economic recov ery, he’s not too optimistic about the Republican Party’s ability to come to the nation’s rescue. “I think people forgot [Tuesday] night who got us into this mess,” Ghormoz said. “And that is, you know, President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress.” But Crawford and Woessner said higher education policy isn’t neces sarily a bad thing.“lt’s a bargaining tool we can go in and say some thing like, ‘Listen, your opponent, he had a plan for higher educa tion,” he said. “I doubt [Corbett] was hiding a plan for education, but those are the questions we need to ask and challenge our politicians on.” CCSG President Mohamed Raouda said student government leaders expected to see a control shift in the House of Representatives and in the gover nor seat. As a result of the shift, Raouda (senior-history and international politics) said students need to “come out in stronger numbers.” “Missing my show... that’s probably a bad idea.” Cook also covered topics such as stage to sing a couple mash-ups. relationships, friends and dating. Afterward Chris J. Newberg and “I’m here to educate as well as Ben Gleib, the other opening acts, entertain,” Cook said to an audi- joined the duo on stage for a spe ence member who interrupted one cial encore that included audience of his stories. participation. At the end of Cook's set, he “Missing my show...” Cook sang announced that he had a surprise as the audience echoed with, for the audience a musical per- “that’s probably a bad idea.” formance. Cook and A 1 Del Bene, one of the opening acts, took the “The building has got to be high quality, long lasting, and needs to fit in with the master plan of the university.” tained,” Ruskin said. either late summer or early fall Proposals using local materials 2011. Ruskin said there are many in construction will also have an factors the committee will look for, advantage, as Ruskin said the uni- including how the design proposals versity likes to use materials from will fit in with the surrounding Pennsylvania rather than getting buildings. them from around the country. “The building has got to be high Battista said the committee will quality, long-lasting, and needs to follow the same process again to fit in with the master plan of the decide on a construction team, university,” Ruskin said Battista said they hope to break ground in the next 9-12 months, in To e-mail the reporter: acbsls2@psu.edu concert whether they’re a blue grass fan or not, adding that its variety of instrumentation is one of the most impressive aspects of the band. He said that a Yonder Mountain concert is a chance for him to forget about life for a while and leave his problems at the door. Ressel’s only gripe was the set up of the venue, in particular the seats. “It’s hard because the seats are going to get in your way [of danc ing],” he said. “If only the seats were moveable, this would be the best venue in town.” Even so, he said the State Theatre has a very intimate feel to it. Austin agreed with Ressel on the atmosphere of the theater. “The cool thing about a joint like this is that we get to play songs we don’t get to play that often,” Austin The Daily Collegian Courtesy of Campus Weather Service TJ Bard UPUA governmental affairs committee chairman ball or something,” he said, laugh ing. “I think it would be setting a good standard to pick someone who has that.” Bard said the assembly could not have made a wrong choice between the two candidates. “It definitely was not an easy decision on the assembly’s behalf,” he said. “Either candidate was an awesome choice for the position, I’m very happy with how it went.” To email reporter arss474@psu.edu Josh Crawford Penn State College Republicans chairman this time could be different. “Republicans have rediscovered conservatism,” Woessner said. “And there’s a good chance they’re going to want to be much more fis cally disciplined than they were when they last controlled the House and the Senate.” Crawford said he’s confident the party will be able to move forward from its past actions, too. “This is a chance for Republicans to come in and learn from the mistakes they made in 2008 and to be responsible and to keep this country moving forward again,” Crawford said. “And I’m hoping that the two sides can sit down at the table together and decide what’s best for the American people.” To e-mail reporter: cmms773@psu.edu “The state of Pennsylvania is facing a budget deficit that is enor mous,” he said. “I think we will see a rise in tuition next year simply because I don’t think the state has enough money to support the university. That’s why it is important for stu dents to come out ... The more money that comes into the univer sity, the more likely that money is going to tuition relief.” Raouda said he recommends taking advantage of being home during Thanksgiving break to advocate the importance of making higher education more affordable to local legislators. To e-mail reporter: krislo6@psu.edu To e-mail reporter: kzysols@psu.edu Paul Ruskln Office of Physical Plant spokesman “None of these 75 minute sets like some of these bands nowadays.” said. “We’re just feeling in a blue grass mood and we’re going to keep that rolling.” And he kept his promise as Yonder Mountain played two full sets driven by its traditional, acoustic bluegrass roots. “None of these 75 minute sets like some of these bands nowa days,” Austin said. “I do 75 minutes when I wake up.” To e-mail reporter tjbs267@psu.edu Extended forecast Dane Cook comedian Jeff Austin mandolin player
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