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Corbett may halt ban
By Nathan Pipenberg
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
In the wake of Republican victo
ries in Tuesday's election, oppo
nents of the expanding gas indus
try and the controversial process
known as fracking could find
themselves in a losing battle.
Shortly before the elections,
Pennsylvania's outgoing governor,
Ed Rendell, enacted a moratori
um that would halt further leasing
or drilling on state forest land.
Now, Republican Governor-
Alumna elected to N.H. Senate seat
Kelly Ayote won a Senate race
Collector to show off wooden bike
case a bike made of 80 percent only non-wooden parts of the bike
recycled wood at the State College are its wheels and gears.
Municipal Building before he “Most people have never seen a
For Allentown resident Bob brings it to the HUB-Robeson wooden bike,” Swaim said. “I get
Swaim, getting a couple of people Center from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to bring back a piece of Las Vegas
on one bike is enough to start a A few State College locals will with me, which contradicts the
party have the opportunity to ride the phrase ‘what happens in Vegas
Among his vast collection of bike, including State College stays in Vegas.’”
bicycles, he also has a few “party” Mayor Elizabeth Goreham. Swaim is known as something
bikes those that can hold five or The bike, which Swaim bought of a bike aficionado in the borough,
seven riders at one time. at a trade show in Las Vegas last as he has showcased some of his
Swaim will bring his most September, was made by wood- most interesting bikes in State
recent addition to his collection to workers at Masterworks Wood College for the past 15 years.
State College today. He will show- and Design in San Jose, Calif.. The See BIKE, Page 2. Allentown resident Bob Swaim will show off his newest bicycle today.
By Lynn Ondrusek
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
elect Tom Corbett has said he
wants to overturn the ban, and
Republican legislators called the
move a symbolic and political ges
ture.
Rendell said he signed the
moratorium to protect the state in
the absence of a severance tax,
one legislators had publicly
agreed to but failed at pass
ing by Oct. 1.
Rendell’s moratorium protects
only state forest land that has not
already been leased, and will only
be active while he remains in
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
She may have graduated two
decades ago, but former
Panhellenic Council president
and current New Hampshire
Senator-Elect Kelly Ayotte has
not forgotten Penn State on her
rise to political success.
Ayotte, Class of 1990 and a
University Scholars Program
graduate, defeated Democrat
Paul Hodes in the New
Hampshire U.S. Senate race
office. When Corbett assumes the
role of governor in January, it’s his
choice whether Rendell’s execu
tive order stays or goes.
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources spokes
woman Christina Novak said the
moratorium does not affect more
than 700,000 acres of state forest
land that has already been leased
for drilling.
Of the 700,000 acres leased,
135,000 acres have been added in
just the past two years. Novak said Governor-elect Tom Corbett may
See CORBETT, Page 2. overturn a drilling moratorium.
Tuesday night. Previously, Ayotte
was the first woman to serve as
attorney general in New
Hampshire before resigning in
2009 to focus on her campaign.
Penn State gave Ayotte oppor
tunities to be a student leader,
she said, and her experience at
the university helped foster her
desire to give back to the commu
nity.
‘T met some wonderful teach
ers and professors and students
at Penn State who helped me
form interpersonal and leader-
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ship skills that I hope will also
help me in the United States
Senate,” Ayotte said.
In her time at Penn State,
Ayotte majored in political sci
ence, was a member of Delta
Gamma sorority and served as
president of the Panhellenic
Council in the 1989-1990 academic
year.
Cherilyn Cecchini, current
president of Delta Gamma, said
Penn State’s chapter is incredibly
proud of Ayotte’s accomplish-
See ALUMNA Page 2.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Room
rates
could
nse
By Micah Wintner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State's Board of
Trustees will meet at 10:15 a.m.
today in the Nittany Lion Inn
Boardroom to discuss a possible
increase in
room and board
rates for the fall
2011 semester.
among other
topics.
The Commit
tee on Finance
and Physical
Plant will pro-
Spanier
pose an
increase to room and board
charges for the fall 2011 semes
ter because of "increased oper
ating and facility maintenance
costs.” Senior Vice President for
Development and Alumni
Relations Rodney Kirsch wrote
in an e-mail. According to the
meeting's agenda, the largest
increase in a meal plan would be
$BO for meal plan 6. and the
increase for a standard double
residence hall room would be
$125. Officials will also announce
the architect for the new hockey
arena.
After opening statements
from Penn State President
Graham Spanier, Kirsch will
deliver the progress report on
the “For the Riture” campaign,
which started January 2007.
The campaign is slated to end
June 2014, Kirsch wrote in an e
mail, placing it roughly at the
halfway point.
“We measure progress
toward the overall campaign
goal by the amount of time
elapsed on the calendar,” Kirsch
wrote. “A campaign less than 50
percent of its goal is behind and
a campaign more than 50 per
cent of its goal is ahead. We are
ahead."
The "For the Fliture” cam
paign has set several Penn State
fundraising records in this diffi
cult economy and has achieved
several milestone gifts, Kirsch
wrote. "The trustees have been
very generous, and we are very
pleased with our progress at the
mid-point," he wrote.
University Park Undergradu
ate Association President
Christian Ragland will attend
the meeting and said he
“applauds” the campaign.
“The ‘For the Fhture’
Campaign is a big deal,”
Ragland (senior-political sci
ence) said. “As students we need
to make sure were informed
about it.”
Ragland said UPUA is work
ing to schedule a meeting with
the recently elected legislators,
including the governor-elect, to
discuss tuition issues.
To e-mail reporter: maws43B@psu.edu
If you go
What Board of Trustees
meeting
When: 10:15 a.m. today
Where: Nittany Lion Inn
Details: The board will dis
cuss a possible increase in
room and board rates.