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PSU under fire from blind advocates
By Mike Hricik
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The National Federation of the in Philadelphia. The blind advoca- mail that university officials will NFB spokesman Chris
Blind requested Friday that the cy organization, based in examine the NFB’s grievances. Danielsen said his organization
United States Department of Baltimore, is the oldest and "We are looking into the com- hopes other public institutions will
Education Office for Civil Rights largest group of blind people, plaint. Issues of equity and acces- take note,
investigate Penn State, citing civil according to its website. sibility are immensely important The complaint sent to the Office
rights violations against blind stu- Penn State President Graham and we take them veiy seriously," of Civil Rights proposed five solu
dents and faculty. Spanier wrote in an e-mail that the Mountz wrote. tions to blind accessibility prob-
The seven-page complaint con- university will make tentative The document states that Penn lems at Penn State, including: hir
tends that Penn State has “gratu- decisions as information comes in. State did not adhere to of Title II of ing new positions; updating web-
itously denied its blind students
and faculty equal access to infor-
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Ohio State's Jake Stoneburner (11) makes the final touchdown concluding Saturday night's 38-14 win against Penn State at Ohio Stadium.
Heading into the second half, Penn State was up 14-3 against the No. 9 ranked Buckeyes.
lions lose game
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
COLUMBUS. Ohio Ohio
Stadium was silent heading into
halftime after Penn State took an
improbable 11 -point lead against
the No. 9 team in the country.
Then, the whirlwind struck.
"We had it," right guard Stefen
Wisniewski said. "And we blew it."
The Buckeyes scored 35 unan
swered points in the second half
behind tailback Dan Herron's 121
Underwood ‘drives’
country-pop show
By Lindsay Cryer and Brittany Horn
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Staying true to her country 7
roots, Carrie Underwood rode in
the bed of a pickup truck over the
Bryce Jordan Center audience
Saturday night.
Underwood said she wanted to
get closer to the nearly sold-out
audience especially those in
the back of the venue and
waved to fans and flashing cam
eras as she sang John Denver's
“Take Me Home, Country
Roads." The bright blue pickup
truck soared about 30 feet over
head on a U-shaped track
Sara Dieter said Underwood’s
concert was one of the best she’d
ever seen, partly because of the
flying pickup.
“The truck in the air.. .." Dieter
(sophomore-elementary educa
tion) said.
Her friend, Brittany Mikkelsen
piped in.
amazing,"
(sophomore-
Mikkeselsen
finance) said.
Billy Currington performed
after Underwood’s first opener,
Sons of Sylvia , and got audience
members out of their seats with
songs like “People Are Crazy"
and “Let Me Down Easy.”
Before singing “Love Done
Gone,” a song from his new
mation and thereby to an equal details reach our staff,” he wrote, universities provide the blind with accessible for the blind,
education opportunity.” University spokeswoman equal access to facilities, pro- Danielsen said blind Penn State
The civil rights office is located Annemarie Mountz wrote in an e- grams and services. students need sighted assistants
“The university will certainly the Americans with Disabilities sites to accommodate blind stu
study the complaint as soon as the Act which guarantees that public dents: and requiring ATMs to be To e-mail reporter: mjhsso7@psu.edu
second-half rushing yards in their a well-thrown deep ball from
38-14 win Saturday night. Ohio McGloin on the next drive.
State's success was due in part to
a pair of costly Penn State inter
ceptions and two failed pass plays
on third down.
Matt McGloin’s two intercep
tions were both returned for
touchdowns. After the redshirt
sophomore quarterback's first
interception. Penn State wide
receiver Devon Smith though
Buckeyes defensive back Travis
Howard shielded him dropped
Katie Silws Collegian
Carrie Underwood performs at
during her "Play Out" tour at the
Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.
album, Currington identified with
college students in the audience.
“I know you ain't got your beer,
but I know you've got your flask
out there," he said, making the
crowd cheer.
Underwood began her per
formance with “Cowboy
Casanova.” Wearing a long,
metallic gray jacket, she sang the
song while seated on a revolving
See UNDERWOOD. Page 2.
in second half
Penn State receiver Derek
Move, while being hounded from
behind, couldn't haul in a third-
and-6 from Penn State's own 6-
yard line on the drive after
Smith's dropped ball.
The other 21 Buckeye points
came behind two touchdown
passes and a run.
The Lions could only move the
ball to Ohio State's 47-yard line on
the third quarter's first drive, and
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Karen Griffin, 49, from State College, discusses part of the mural on Caulder Way her son helped paint.
‘Dreams Take Flight’ at unveiling
By Erika Spicer
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
With the swish of falling tarps,
the “Dreams Take Flight” mural
on the 100 block of AUen Street
and Calder Way was revealed
Saturday afternoon.
Hundreds of students, State
College residents and children
gathered in the closed-off section
of Allen Street.
They socialized and enjoyed
the sunny weather until the tarp
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The women's volleyball team won its
88th straight home match Saturday,,
setting a school record | PAGE 9
a fourth-and-four forced them to
punt. The Buckeyes ensued with
a 98-yard drive behind Herron s 41
total yards. McGloin said the
crowd noise reentered the game
after the drive, which hurt Penn
State s momentum.
Defensive coordinator Tom
Bradlev called the 98-yard drive a
See FOOTBALL. Page 2.
For more coverage of the Penn
State-Ohio State football game |
Lions Wrap-up, Page 16.
was dropped at 2:30 p.m. and Natalia Pilato, said they were
Other activities celebrated the pleased to finally showcase their
unveiling from 1 to 4 p.m., with artwork
performances by the RAM Squad With bright and colorful paint-
Dance Crew and various musi- ings, the mural stretches across
dans. the wall of McLanahan’s
“This feels amazing, all of this Downtown Market. Progressing
coming together now,” said Elody See MURAL Page 2.
Gyekis, co-organizer of the mural.
“The most challenging and inter- To see an audio slideshow
esting part was bringing hun- 0 f the community reacting
dreds of ideas together, and now JRdT to the mural
seeing it finished feels great.” psucolleglan.com
The two masterminds, Gyekis
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to perform many essential tasks
including utilizing ANGEL course
management software.
He said the NFB has never
attempted to file a complaint as
wide-reaching as its action
against Penn State but sees the
move as necessary to cement last
ing change in public universities.
Local
eaten
robbed
Subway held up
twice last week
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Northland Center Subway
was robbed at knifepoint Friday
night the second time the
shop was held up in one week.
At 10:39 p.m. Friday, an
unknown man wearing a blue
bandanna over his face entered
the 283 Northland Center
Subway wielding a knife, the
Ferguson Township Police
Department said. The man
demanded money and then fled
around the back of the restau
rant with an undisclosed amount
of cash, police said.
Police said the man is
described as a white man in his
twenties, with a thin build and
between 5 feet 10 and 6 feet tall.
The same store was robbed at
knifepoint at about 8 p.m.
TUesday. An unknown man
wearing a white bandanna in
this incident demanded
money from the cashier. The
man then fled the scene with an
undisclosed amount of cash.
Police did not release surveil
lance photos of Friday's robbery
but did release photos from
Tuesday's incident. The photos
depict the man holding what
appears to be a pointed object in
the direction of the cashier.
The man in the pictures is
wearing loose fitting jeans and a
hooded sweatshirt in addition to
a white bandanna. The descrip
tion of the man from the first
incident is similar to the descrip
tion of the man from Friday's
robbery, police said.
No one was injured during the
incidents, police said.
To e-mail reporter: zjgsol2@psu.edu