I Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 Crash closes Arby’s By Zach Geiger COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER A State College man was charged with a DUI after he crashed his vehi cle into Arby’s restaurant, 106 S. Atherton St., at 2:37 a.m. Friday, the State College Police Department said. Witnesses at the Minit Mart, 106 N. Atherton St., said Sung W Kang. 28, was driving at an estimated 60 mph on South Atherton Street at the time of the crash, police said. Kang was attempting to turn right onto West College Avenue when he lost control of his Land Rover SUV police said. The vehicle drove over the side walk and came to a stop 20 feet off of the roadway under the rooftop canopy of the Arby’s restaurant, police said. An outside railing and cement pillar were damaged in the crash, police said. Interior damage to a glass door and wall of the restaurant, also Uni-Mart By Zach Geiger COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Uni-Mart was robbed at gunpoint at 1:51 a.m. Saturday when an unknown male with a handgun entered the 24-hour convenience store in Pleasant Gap. 106 W College Ave., Pennsylvania State Police at Rockview said. An unidentified male wearing a gray-colored ski mask entered the store and placed a silver semi-auto matic handgun on the counter, police Week devoted to global aware* By Alexa Agugliaro COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Though she has experienced life outside the United States, Jennifer Connor said some aspects of going abroad can also be achieved on cam pus during Penn State's annual International Education Week. The event is celebrated even- year during the third week in November. International Education Week coor dinator Sandi Richter said. She said the event is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U S. Department of Education and has been celebrated at Penn State for 11 years. “Our goal is to make every student a global citizen," Richter said. "This is an opportunity for students who haven’t had the chance to study abroad to learn about other cultures and get a global perception right here at Penn State." Church group hosts fair trade craft sale By Emily Riden FOR THE COLLEGIAN Baskets from Bangladesh, wooden flutes from Peru and frames from the Philippines were just a few of the items for sale at the University Mennonite Church this weekend. Sponsored by Ten Thousand Villages, the University' Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., hosted a Pair Trade Craft Fair and Cafe on Friday and Saturday. Church volunteer Becky' Kephart said Ten Thousand Villages works directly with Third World artisans in EARN MONEY GOING TO CLASS! Need GPA 3.2+ Now Hiring Notetakers for Spring 2011 Nittany Notes 238-0623 Arby’s, 106 S. Atherton St., was damaged Friday morning when a State College man charged with a DUI stopped his car under the rooftop canopy of the restaurant, State College Police said. occurred, police said. Windows on the side of the restaurant were boarded up but the damaged railing outside of the restaurant had not been removed as of Sunday evening. After police detected an odor of alcohol on his breath, Kang failed a standard field sobriety test adminis tered by police and will be charged with a DUI, police said. Kang's passenger. Lee Jaelnon. 27, of State College, was taken to the hospital for injuries from the crash, police said. Police could not com ment on the severity of Jaehvon's robbed at said. The man gave the female clerk a note that demanded she pui ail os the money in a bag. police said The clerk complied with i!u note, police said, but then the man ordered her into the store's rest room. He fled the scene after that, police said. A store employee declined cm ment Sunday, but said that the store will remain open its usual Pi-hours following the incident. Police said the man has been described is a white male, standing at about >. Leri Richter said events sir International Education Week hi i; achieve that goal by expo- .. siu dents to global perspectives d a :: their regular day-to-day lives The week's "signature" precr w'hich will be hosted by Ir University Office of Globa' Programs, will include a pre.'>-nta- tion from keynote speaker Khanjati Mehta about his recent trawls m Kenya; an International Oppiai.i:;; ties Fair focusing on local global involvement; author Rita Golden Gelman speaking about iter book "Tales of a Female Nomad.'' and a live teleconference with "Shanghai Girls" author Lisa See, Richter -aid. Connor (senior-print journal;- said she is most looking iorwa •; Gelman's presentation abo; experiences living all over the and her ncwlv founded non o: Mi’ organization called "Let’' i Global." order to sell their products in the United States. The artisans an- gi\on a fair price for their handiwork ;<■ help them financially, she said, end the crafts are then sold at Ten Thousand Villages' stores and emit fairs throughout the count it. 'The main idea is to provide i market for crafts people who mht wise would not have one, coordinator Tina Leitzel said Jewelry, home accents, si inn plates, toys and more were ncaih labeled with their country of origin. About 30 countries were represented at the fair. A few attendees wanted to injuries. The restaurant was closed and no one was inside at tm - time of the accident. But the crash dosed South Atherton Street lorhalf hour, police said. Yellow police tape cordoning off the restaurant and a sign .-luting that the building's use and occupancy was prohibited remained m place throughout the weekend. Arby's remains cYseb and a restaurant manager w;e- uoaxaiiable for comment by press time Sunday To e-mai! reporter zjgsol2*'psu.edu gunpoint Sail. At the time of the incident. he was dressed in a black hooded coat, biaek shirt with a light colored collar and culls and blue jeans, police said. Police could not sov k any surveillance vide?. ■ might have capture": help their investigation Police could not spc. m money was taken in * ! liie investigation is ,aid e-mail report "It's going to bo reailv nvone who has had a s;n ore or is seeking te h.e.- .■xperience." Connor said : iberating to hear the a kings people are doing world." This \ oar's theme of -Celebrating 100 Years of Internationalization" was inspired by an article shat her colleagues found about the Cosmopolitan Club. :i;c- first .'■indent group to cult nationalism at Penn s ■ Janet Haner. public - linator tor the I'nisr '• 'label I’rograms. .-.nib < ..ill be taking p!a■■■• Lm . • including sj>. ■; i'lormanees. cui rid poetry and bini'M- tea ceremnm am;: 5-'lt? mail repoae ■ npport specific eotimra . .oul vd unteers were on hand to h: ip 'in'in locate crafts that would them. Ranging from plan entirely of recycled nev.-pap-T to callings that could pass for fine jew eliy, attendees said the ranee >;i arts and crafts offered seen thing tor everyone. "1 was here lasi eni bought a lot for the ban;. The baskets are reaih. toys," attendee Camille y Many other shopper opportunity to shop mr ; t>n gilts while supporting tin - r.n; M Students race in 13th Moxie-thon Class of 1987 graduate Melissa Heydenreieh was fre quently seen running around campus with a bandana in her hair during her time at Penn State. Heydenreieh was diagnosed with cancer and lived only nine years after her graduation, but her love of Penn State and running continues to live on. Sunday marked the 13th Annua! Lion Ambassador Moxie thon. a 5K 10K. The race raises money tor the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in honor ol Heydenreieh. a former Lion Ambassador who was diagnosed with acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in August of 1998 and died jus* a few months later. The race raised 57.914.20 this vear. Rachael Grosso, a Lion Ambassador and one of the coor dinators for the event, said that she was happy about the nice weather and impressed with the turnout for the race. “This is such a great cause, because there are so many people who have suffered." Gros.-o '.senior-veterinary and biomedical science) said. "It really is a great way to show support. And we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day in November." Grosso said money was raison through individual fundraising, registration tees. Movie teamvlopes and an auctioning of sports event tickets on eßay i e . ; v will also be a post-race fundraiser today at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. 22ft W College Ave. from 2 p.m to 7 p.m. Lion Ambassador Kyle Johnson, iamily relations coordi nator for the event, said the Heydenreieh iamily is still very involved with the 5K 10K race "Eleven of them showed up !oda> and it's great to see they're still involved alter i ; ye.i:>.' Johnson 'junior accounting) said. •Johnson said he was also impi which he said surpassed last year's parti: ipm walkers and runners pre reeiMered .aid man.' tered Sunday before the raet "Melissa was realh great event and it's great peep support it." Johnson said Before the start ol the race nuiside the Intramural Building. Susan Hevdenreieh. Meii.-'aV mother, sent off the runners with her pre-race aimminn ments. Susan said she is grateful to the Lion Ambassadors as-organizing the event vear after vear. "It blows us away and totally humbles u every year." Susan said, adding that Hoydenrcieh wa.- a die hal'd Penn State fan and an avid runner Thi- -men ported tiling for us to be invok ed in (or her mem .Jadyn Sokol esenior■communion! development) is a Lion Ambas.-. e - ent esu etu: it's a really groat eati.se tor ali kul said "She left a lea; tee oj a David Frankenfield (senior-economics) former Lion Ambassador Melissa Ui e..j a the 5K Mixie-thon in her hone appeal a) a-n and nmaei-v. The Daily Collegian By Anna Orso FOR T HE COLLEGIA’ >■ ’i; inn mis is a nut- i'vr!\ vear to an ! nvn nnmental la; ran in the ■ ! nniout. \boiit 100 .i-w Melissa. *■ i i photos of io starting
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