2 I Wednesday; Nov. 17,2010 NEWS IN BRIEF State Theatre to screen film of live musical “Les Mis6rables the 25th Anniversary” will be shown at the State Theatre at 7:30 tonight. NCM Fathom, Omniverse Vision and Cameron Mackintosh present the film of a live performance from London's 02 theatre on October 3, 2010. General admission is $l5 and the film should be treated as one with a PG-13 rating. MEETINGS & EVENTS Sonia Fahmy, professor at Purdue University, will be giving a lecture entitled “Scalable Network Monitoring: When to Measure and When to Infer” at 10 a.m. in 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building. The event will be hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. For more information, call 814-865-9505. Ying Cui, professor at Penn State, will be giving a lecture enti tled “Slow Rates of Fossil Carbon Emission Caused the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum” at 11:15 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The event will be hosted by the Earth Systems Science Center and Earth and the Environmental Systems Institute. For more information, call 814-865-0478. The Earth and Mineral Science Library will be screening the video “A Sea Change” at 12:15 p.m. in 105 Deike Building. For more information, call 814-863-7073. Scott Martin, professor at Harvard University, will be giving a lecture entitled “Organic Particles in the Natural Atmosphere: The Chemistry of How They Form and How They Affect Climate, Plants, and the Hydrological Cycle” at 2:30 p.m. in 102 Chemistry Building. The event will be hosted by Miriam Freedman of the Department of Chemistry. For more informa tion, call 814-867-4267. David Fitzjarrald, professor at the State University of New York, will be giving a lecture entitled “Seeking the Vegetation Breeze” at 3:30 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The event will be hosted by the Department of Meteorology. For more information, call 814-863-8566. Jeremy Avigad, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will be giving a lecture entitled “Metastability in Ergodic Theory" at 3:35 p.m. in 106 McAllister Building. The event will be hosted by the Department of Mathematics. For more information, call 814- 865-7527. Ray Jayawardhana, professor at University of Toronto, will be giving a lecture entitled “Characterizing Exoplanets” at 4 p.m. in 538 Davey Laboratory. The event will be hosted by Jason Wright of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. For more information, call 814-865-0418. *? U C ZB ST K* 1 * s m L- I w *» v LUNCH Findlay, Pollock, Redlfer and Wamock: hot and sour soup, mushroom barley soup, asian bbq pork sandwich, asian stir fry, shanghai chicken, sticky rice, vegetable egg roll, vegetable lo mein, kyoto blend, sauteed zucchini Simmons: baked tomato basil tofu, chicken caesar salad, chick en caesar wrap, baked four cheese whole wheat penne, edamame fried rice, turkey burger, vegetarian garden burger, broccoli with carmelized onions and pine nuts, brown rice and grain pilaf, couscous tuscano, ginger glazed sugar snap peas, roasted roma tomatoes, sweet potato wedges, whole baby car rots Waring: hot and sour sauce, lunch roll basket, soup of the day, oriental chicken salad, chicken cosmo not, feature grilled chick en sandwich, grilled chicken breast, kyoto blend, quarter pound cheeseburger, quarter pound hamburger, sauteed zucchini, shanghai chicken, shoestring fries, sticky rice, asian stir fry, baked potato, broccoli florettes, brown rice, mushroom barley soup, vegetarian burger DINNER Findlay, Pollock, Redlfer and Wamock: hot and sour soup, mushroom barley soup, cajun baked tilapia, chicken marsala Correction An article “Pmui State atanmms starts vinyl record label” on page 1 of Tltesday’sDaiJytolJegianimOTrectly stated infor mation about the company. 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The companies use what’s called fracking to break up the rock; oppo nents say the chemicals used in the process can contaminate water and air. City Council President Darlene Harris said her biggest concern was people's health. She said she had heard stories about people being sickened by water contami nated by Marcellus drilling. She said claims by the industry of the thousands of jobs being created wasn’t worth the risk. “They're bringing jobs all right,” Harris said. “There’s going to be a 9-12 project talks post-election plans For the first time since the November elections and for the last time this year, the 9-12 Project of Central Pennsylvania held a gener al meeting Tuesday night at the Ramada Inn, 1450 S. Atherton St. The meeting covered a medley of topics, though the focus was on what the group’s plans should be now that the midterm elections have passed and Republicans have taken a majority in the House of Representatives. President Peter Trippett spoke to a crowd of approximately 20 peo ple about focusing on local issues and politics, instead of on nation wide issues. “If we all go back to our lives as usual, nothing will change. History has shown time and time again that, left to their own devices, elected officials will fall prey to lob Hospital From Page 1 to the entrance for ambulances, Coudriet said Tuesday night. “On the surface, this appears to be a much improved traffic flow pat tern for a busy part of the hospital,” Eric Bernier, a member of the plan ning commission, said. The company is looking to begin construction on temporary staff parking lots, Coudriet said. “We’re looking to do the tempo rary parking lot before the ground Concert From Page 1 icon in jazz and contemporary music.” Nicholas Payton, the second per former of the evening, played jazz trumpet with a Cajun twist. psucollegian.com Trudeau said the CPA has hosted Payton in the past. Trudeau added Payton is an “absolutely fabulous trumpet play er.” The Joe Krown Trio, who opened to come back and perform here She’s happy Himan often returns again.” to Penn State to play at the Student Judy Albin, senior associate Programming Association’s director for Union and Student Noontime concerts and other ven- Himan is excited to return to Activities, watched Himan’s musical ues. Himan From Page 2. Penn State and perform his new career grow while he was a student “I think kids find something in his songs on a piano, he said. at Penn State. music that resonates with them,” “It’s been a while since I’ve been Albin worked in East Halls at the Albin said. back,” Himan said. “I owe a lot to time Penn State. I learned how to be a Himan often played his music bumps and bruises and happy times musician here, so I’m glad to be able there for Residence Life, Albin said, that Eric writes about.” .Elizabeth Murphy Alex Weisler .Beth Ann Downey Big Brother ..Andrew Metcalf .Lexi Belculfine From Page 2. their community,” Walter said. “You’re constantly hanging out with people your own age, so having the opportunity to hang out with a little kid once a week is realty cool.” While one hour a week may not seem like a large commitment, Walter said he knows he has to make his “little” a priority. “There are plenty of other things that I could be doing, but I try to keep in mind that I have a relation ship with this kid,” Walter said. Centre County Big Brothers Big Sisters Program Director Jodi Morelli said she could talk for hours about the benefits “littles” gain from the experience of being involved in the program. “The kids are able to have a posi tive role model and someone stable LOCAL By Jennifer C. Yates ASSOCIATED PRESS By Nick Manella COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER lot of jobs for funeral homes and hospitals. That’s where the jobs are. Is it worth it?” Pennsylvania is the center of the Marcellus Shale activity, with more than 2,000 wells drilled in the past three years and many thou sands more planned, as multina tional exploration companies invest billions in the pursuit. About 362 acres, or about 1 percent of the land in Pittsburgh, has been leased for drilling, according to the University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research. But no companies are currently drilling in the city or actively pur suing drilling on the leased proper ties. The bill was drafted by the non profit Community Environmental Legal Defense Fhnd. It now goes to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who has ten days to decide if he will pass, veto or not sign the bill. Ravenstahl has indicated he opposes a ban, but had no immedi ate comment Hiesday, his spokes woman said. If he vetoes the bill, the council would need six votes to override it; if he doesn’t sign the bill, it becomes law. Attorneys representing gas companies have said they may sue to challenge the ban because they say drilling is rightly regulat ed by state and federal environ- byists, political action groups, or large corporations,” Trippett said. “The pressure on politicians to compromise their principles is incredible.” Attendee Paul Kozlovsky, of State College, mentioned two spe cific areas for members of the group to get involved in. “In order to not lose sight of local issues, there are two key areas that need citizen involvement,” Kozlovsky said. “Municipal boards and school boards. These meetings go largely unattended, go so your voice can be heard.” Trippett reemphasized the need to focus on school boards, and specifically what’s taught in local public schools. “Part of the reason we’re in this mess is because of our education,” he said. “People who go through public schools aren’t taught what it freezes to free up other spaces around the hospital for patient park ing,” Coudriet said. “Parking is at premium out there already and they’re trying to get in as much parking space as possible without disturbing too much traffic.” Coudriet said the company hopes to have all the construction docu ments in order by Dec. 31. Following that deadline, Kent Baker, College Township engineer, said the plan will go through the rest of the approval process in late January or early Febraury. If all goes according to plan, con- fer New Orleans Nights was com prised of Russell Batiste on drums, Joe Krown at the electric organ and Walter “Wolfman” Washington on guitar and vocals. Washington’s nickname was proven apt when, at one point dur ing the trio’s performance, the vocalist worked a dog-like howl into the song. The trio’s performance was more than temporary, as the band stuck around to accompany Payton’s jazz trumpet performance. Attendee Linda Law of Clearfield in their lives,” Morelli said. “Locally, over 80 percent of the kids have had an increase in confidence, decision making skills, and relationships.” Morelli said children paired with “bigs” are also less likely to skip school, develop drug and alcohol use and engage in delinquent activi ties. “It’s a great way to fulfill commu nity service hours in a realty fun way and it’s a way for students to keep that family connection when they’re away from home because they’re able to connect with children,” Morelli said. Kristina Simpson’s public rela tions team for her COMM 473 class was assigned Big Brothers Big Sisters as their client and is working with them to bring more volunteers to the program. Simpson said she’s learned more than she could imag ine. “It’s a long-term commitment but The Daily Collegian gas drilling mental protection agencies. Meanwhile, the Canonsburg based Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, called Tuesday’s vote “a blow to the city’s weak financial standing” and an attack on property rights. “At a time when the natural gas industry is generating jobs and prosperity for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians and economic development across the Commonwealth, it’s unfortunate that the council continues to main tain a shortsighted view regarding responsible shale gas development and its overwhelmingly positive economic, environmental and energy security benefits,” coalition President and Executive Director Kathryn Klaber said in a state ment. Before the vote, City Councilman Doug Shields, the bill’s sponsor, talked about what he called the “arrogance of this industry” that he said puts money ahead of trying to figure out the health, environ mental and municipal effects of drilling. “This is an important statement being made today, and it’s not just the city of Pittsburgh,” he said. “People are looking to this council and I think they are seeing some thing extraordinary here in that regard.” means to be an American any more.” Group member Tom Martin, of Julian, also stressed the impor tance of visiting the offices of newly elected local officials to both famil iarize with the new leaders, and let citizens voice their opinions. “Everyone should know their mayor and local officials by name and face,” Martin said. Other topics covered at the meeting included a recap of a talk sponsored by the Penn State Objectivist Club on America’s “healthy” addiction to oil and oil byproducts, in addition to the announcement that the group will be holding a constitution class sometime after the new year. There-will be no general meeting in December because of the holi day season. Meetings will resume in January. To email reporter nwmSo7o9psu.edu struction for the expansion will begin in March, Coudriet said. The sketch plans were presented mainty for feedback from the plan ning commission, said A 1 Barbour, planning commission chairman. He said the plans so far look “very nice.” The sketch plans will go before the College Township Council at their meeting Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the College Township Municipal Building, 1481 E. College Ave. To e-mail reporter kmws34o9psu.edu said she enjoyed the level of talent offered so frequently by the CPA. “The level of performance is out standing,” she said. “It’s compara ble to that of shows in New York City, even.” The musicians showed their southern pride throughout the evening, made clear in lyrics from one of Payton’s songs. “Let us stay right here forever, in this place called New Orleans,” Payton said. To e-mail reporter, dass46l@psu.edu “People see the same journey and you realty get to develop a friend ship with a child and they realty do look up to you,” Simpson (senior marketing and public relations) said. Simpson’s group is taking several initiatives to get more college stu dents, especially men, involved like going to classrooms to recruit volunteers and holding information sessions because there are 80 to 100 children waiting to be matched with a big. There will be an information ses sion tonight in 113 Thomas Building from 7 to 8 p.m. Simpson said she takes pride in helping the cause and loves getting to see what the organization is all about “We see how much the volunteers enjoy it and how beneficial it is to the kids,” Simpson said. “What a huge difference it makes in their lives.”
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