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Center reveals
expansion plans
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Sketch plans for the proposed expan
sion of Mount Nittanv Medical Center's
emergency department were presented
for feedback at the College Township
Planning Commission meeting Tuesday
night.
Karla Coudriet. project manager for
Gannett Fleming, the construction
company in charge of the expansion,
presented the sketch plans to the plan
ning commission for their feedback.
The basics of the project include a
The Joe Krown Trio perform tneir jazzy riffs during New Orleans Lights on Tuesday night in the Eisenhower Auditorium
Artists feed Southern flavor
Trio playing jazz akin to the New "It's amazing." she said. "It takes a
Orleans stvle. real musician to improvise in composi
(TA Director George Trudeau said tion like that."
It mav not have been Mardi Gras in the organization was glad to bring such Allen Toussaint, who is known for
Eisenhower Auditorium, but it was tlte renowned artists to campus. working with artists like Paul
next best thing. T love it." he said. "These musicians McCartney and The Rolling Stones.
The Center for the Performing Arts are the spirit of New Orleans and headlined New Orleans Nights with a
hosted New Orleans Nights in they're playing music that emanates piano and vocal performance.
Eisenhower Auditorium Tuesday night, from the great city." Trudeau said it was an honor to host
The show was sponsored by Jazz The southern jazz musicians incorpo- a musician of Toussaint's caliber.
Spectrum on The Lion tio.7 EM and rated extensive improvisation into their "He s a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer,
Glenn and Nancy Gamble. songs a talent that attendee Melany and he's worked with so many great
The event featured Allen Toussaint. Cruz i.sophomore-agribusiness man- artists." Trudeau said. "Hes really an
Nicholas Payton and The .Joe Krovvn agement > said was impressive. See CONCERT. Page 2.
By David Strader
COIIEGiAN
Courtesy of Bobby Walter
Big Sister Taylor Springer spends time with her Little Sister, Sirenity.
Students give back
By Anna Orso
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Bobby Walter said one of the run up to you and give you a hug
most exciting feelings in the and you can tell that they want to
world is to have a child smile and talk to you," Walter said,
genuinely want to be with you. Walter mentors T.J., a third-
Walter (freshman-marketing grade student at Park Forest
and French) is a student volun- Elementary School, for an hour a
teer for the Centre County Big week.
Brothers Big Sisters program "I think it's important for col
and said he knows he can make a lege students to get involved in
difference in a child's life. See BIG BROTHER, Page 2.
40.500 square-foot addition to the emer
gency department, renovation of 17,000
square feet of the existing emergency
department, new canopies and patient
drop-off areas, and expanded parking ’
lots Coudriet said. The expanded emergency department
The plan proposes 220 spaces, with 24 proposes a 40,500 square-foot addition,
of them reserved for handicapped
spaces, and have a total of 314 spaces
available when everything is completed.
she said.
The emergency department saw a The construction also calls for reno
record number of 30.000 patients last vation of the entrance to the emergency
year, Nichole Monica, director of com- department, allowing for better access
munications at Mount Nittany Medical See HOSPITAL. Page 2.
"The kids really enjoy seeing
you and it's so exciting when you
walk into the building and they
Center, said last week. The hospital is
anticipating that number will continue
to grow.
Folk artist to fire up Inferno
By Erika Spicer
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Folk-rocker Eric Himan may be
touring all over the country, but
he's finding time to return to his
roots.
The Penn State alumnus will
perform at 10 tonight at the
Inferno Brick Oven and Bar, 340
E. College Ave. The concert is a
21-and-over event, and cover
charge will be determined.
Trading his guitar for a piano,
Himan, Class of 2001, will perform
songs from his new CD, “Out with
the Old." The CD includes a mix
of songs from his other albums,
but features him on a piano
instead of a guitar, Himan said.
“The guitar was my security
blanket,” Himan said. “Playing
my songs with the piano is a total
ly different feel and fun, definitely
something I’ve never done.”
He has traveled all over the
country, performing and opening
at events for stars, like Cyndi
Lauper.
Himan said he will play a vari
ety of songs at the concert, rang
ing from Katy Perry and Journey
Christine Reckner Collegian
Courtesy of evocattvesounds.com
Alumnus Eric Himan will perform
songs from his new album.
covers to songs from old CDs and
“Out with the Old.”
Inferno Marketing and
Advertising Director J.P Mills
said he predicts a successful con
cert.
THON FUNDRAISING
Alumni
group
restricts
access
THON denied
contact database
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Students will no longer be able to access contact
information for alumni via the Alumni Association
to solicit donations for the Interfraternity
Councii/Panhellenic Dance Marathon but
THON officials say they're not worried about the
effects of the decision.
The decision was made because there is cur
rently an "overabundance" of solicitation for
THON, Alumni Association Executive Director
Roger Williams said.
"If there's too much of this, it looks confusing and
some of the solicitation efforts don't look legiti
mate,” he said.
The Penn State Division of Development and
Alumni Relations which houses the Alumni
Association decided to freeze student organiza
tions' access to their contact database. Williams
said.
Some of the officials who made the decision said
they want to make THONvelopes the primary
source df solicitation.
They're working with THON officials to make the
best decision moving forward, they said.
THONvelopes are letters students can send to
friends and family explaining what THON is and
asking them to consider giving a gift. THON Public
Relations Overall Chairwoman Jony Rommel said.
THONvelopes will first be collected during the first
week of December, she said.
This puts THON in a new position, Rommel (sen
ior-philosophy) said.
But she doesn’t think it will have a large effect on
donations.
Senior Vice President for Development and
Alumni Relations Rodney Kirsch met with THON
leaders, including THON Overall Chairwoman
Kirsten Kelly on Monday, Williams said.
At the meeting, THON officials were asked to
look more closely at the decision's implications.
Williams said.
Kelly said THON was looking into a wav to
remove some of the burden of solicitation from the
university prior to the recent decision.
“We are collecting more info from THON organ
izations to see how they handle alumni solicitation
so we can let the university know how we antici
pate this to affect THON," Kelly (senior-marketing)
said.
Rommel said THON is taking its conversations
with university administrators seriously.
THON will also look into how the decision will
affect student groups that solicit donations for
THON, she said.
Rommel said greek organizations will be the
most affected by the decision.
They have the most ties to their THON alumni,
she said.
Kelly said she contacted the Interfraternity
Council and Panhellenic Council presidents to
inform them of the changes in how the organiza
tion solicits donations.
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"He has a great personality, and
you can judge from his touring
schedule in the past that he
knows how to put on a show,”
Mills said. “I imagine he’ll proba
bly end up playing for about three
hours.”
Himan credits much of his suc
cess to Penn State. Though he was
a psychology major, music was his
hobby and comfort, he said.
He said he played many of his
early gigs at East Halls and
Pollock Commons.
“Penn State was a great oppor
tunity for me to realize who I was
as a musical performer,” Himan
said. “There were so many places
to play and so many people that
supported me.”
See HIMAN, Page 2.