I Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010
Students to celebrate 100 Days ‘til THON
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
In 100 days, THON dancers,
committee members and support
ers will descend onto the floor of
the Bryce Jordan Center, trans
forming the arena into a sea of
color as they dance to cure pedi
atric cancer.
To begin the countdown to
Interfraternity Council/Panhell
enic Dance Marathon weekend,
the annual 100 Days til THON
event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. today on the ground floor of
the HUB-Robeson Center.
Attendees can sign a pledge to
perform a random act of kindness
each day until THON weekend,
Officials
discuss
fence on
Atherton
State College Borough
may construct a fence to
prevent jaywalking on
Atherton Street.
By Colleen Boyle
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITEP
State College Borough officials
are considering installing a fence
along the 100 block of Atherton
Street in an effort to prevent mid
block crossings -- or jaywalking.
Pedestrians frequently cross
the street from in front of the
Atherton Hotel. 125 S. Atherton
St., making a diagonal line toward
The Graduate apartment build
ing. 138 S. Atherton St., landscape
architect professor Dan .Jones
said in a presentation to the State
College Transportation
Commission Tuesday afternoon.
He described images of students
standing in the middle of the road
on yellow lane lines while cars
race past.
"We do have this block between
Beaver and College Avenue
where people cross mid-block just
casually, and studies indicate that
there have been a lot of accidents
here." Jones said. "You probably
can't totally prevent anything, but
the idea is to discourage these
mid-block crossings."
A similar fence currently pre
vents pedestrians from jaywalk
ing on the campus side of College
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What: 100 Days ‘til THON
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today
Where: HUB-Robeson Center’s
ground floor
Details: A silent rave and group
photo will follow the event.
create kid mail, watch perform
ances from student groups and
participate in other activities, pub
lic relations captain Colleen
Hanrahan said.
The next 100 days will fly by.
Special Relations Overall
Chairwoman Mary Dowd said
Fence may prevent jaywalking
The State College Transportation Commission is considering
installing a fence on Atherton Street to prevent pedestrian danger.
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“Given the speed on that street and the
quantity of cars, I personally think it’s great.”
Kate Delano
Avenue, but Atherton Street,
which has more traffic lanes and
a higher speed limit than College
Avenue, has been identified as a
high-risk area for accidents.
"It almost behooves us to do
this." commission chairwoman
Kate Delano said. "Given the
speed on that street and the
quantity of cars. I personally think
it's great."
If a fence were placed on the
west side of Atherton Street by
The Graduate apartment build
ing, the current Centre Area
Transit Authority bus stop would
need to be relocated. Commission
members said this concerned
them because many community
members and students use the
stop. Aaron Fayish. an employee
of Stahl Sheaffer Engineering,
said the fence could be built on
one side of the street, leaving the
bus stop area unaffected, resem
bling the design that is currently
on College Avenue.
today’s event is one of the big
milestones for THON. As
fundraising is going strong, the
community’s excitement is
mounting, she said.
"The excitement is evident,”
Dowd (senior-marketing) said.
"THON is in full swing right now."
The top five finalists from the
first-ever THON Idol will perform
today, Dowd said. The top three
idols who will be chosen
through online voting and judges
will get the chance to perform
at THON 2011, she said.
The countdown to THON will
really begin with today, Public
Relations Overall Chairwoman
Jony Rommel said.
“Students will find that it's a lot
where students cross
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There are many variables to
consider in the potential fence
design including the height of the
fence, its distance from the curb
and whether to integrate
planting or other streetscapes
with it.
Commission member Joseph
Haloua asked if the borough could
instead place a crosswalk and a
traffic light at the intersection of
Calder Way and Atherton Street
to limit unsafe crossing. But due
to PennDOT restrictions, place
ment of a traffic light in close
proximity to existing ones would
not be permitted.
After the commission passes a
concrete plan, it will be forwarded
to PennDOT. If approved, the plan
will be submitted to the State
College Borough Council.
Potentially, construction of the
project could be completed in
2011.
To e-mail reporter: cabs3s6@psu.edu
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Representatives from the
International Union of Painters
and Allied Trades of Monroeville,
Pa. said details of the case will
remain confidential for the
Angel Perricone/Collegian moment
“THON is in full
swing right now.”
Mary Dowd
THON Special Relations overall
chairwoman
like THON weekend,” she said.
"It’s a preview of what they can
expect to see at THON.”
A THON family will share its
story around 2 p.m. and remind
the community why people partic
ipate in THON, Hanrahan (senior
advertising) said.
“It's a great way to remind
everyone why we're putting so
much time and effort into this,"
she said.
Striking workers’ union
persues legal litigation
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Thirteen days since picketing
against "unfair” hiring proce
dures began, the union repre
senting striking workers at the
$215 million Millennium Science
Complex is pursuing legal litiga
tion.
lUPAT District Council 57
Business Manager Tom Tvger
said progress is being made.
"Well release information
when our lawyers think it's
appropriate,” TVger said.
"All the proper steps are being
taken.”
He said Penn State is not
involved with any legal action.
Office of Physical Plant
spokesman Paul Ruskin said
Penn State officials are not con
cerned with the situation and will
continue a position of neutrality.
"At the moment we are just
focusing on getting the building
built. There is plenty of time to
catch up to meet the final dead
lines.” Ruskin said.
If a contractor falls behind, the
university will step in, he said.
Union workers with lUPAT
began picketing against employ
ment of non-unionized and out-of
state workers two weeks ago
after Tyger said labor negotia
tions disintegrated with project
subcontractor Allegheny
Interiors and Drywall of Cresson.
Since then, work has continued
on the complex with the absence
of union workers picketing proj
ects managed by Allegheny
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But THON won’t be contained
to the HUB.
For the first time ever, THON
will sponsor a Twitter scavenger
hunt, Rommel said.
THON will tweet a location from
its account and the first student to
reply via Twitter with a picture of
themselves at the place will
be featured on the account, she
said.
Following the end of the events
in the HUB, a silent rave will be
held on the Old Main Lawn,
Rommel (senior-philosophy) said
and afterwards, participants
will spell out "FTK” for an aerial
photo.
To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu
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Unionized workers are striking at
the Millennium Science Complex.
Interiors, including the Gary
Schultz Childcare Center at Hort
Woods and Moore Building
at the project's two entrance
gates.
Whiting-Turner Contracting
Company, of Newark. Del., is
managing contracting for the
Millennium Science Complex.
Altoona based contracting firm
Leonard S, Fiore. Inc. hired
Allegheny Intenors as a subcon
tractor for the project.
Representatives from both
LSF and Allegheny Interiors
offered no comment.
Scott McMahon, vice president
of Whiting-Turner Contracting
and project manager for the
Millennium Science Complex,
also said he could not comment.
Located at the intersection of
Bigler and Pollock roads, the
290,000 square foot Millennium
Science Complex is slated for
completion in summer 2011.
To e-mail reporter: mjhsSo7@psu.edu