2 I THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 2010
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Fraternities waive rights to preliminary hearings
Three fraternities each waived their right to a preliminary
hearing in court Wednesday.
Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, 338 E. Fairmount Ave., is
charged with two counts of misdemeanor unlawful acts rela
tive to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees, the
State College Police Department said. Police said the fra
ternity held a party where an 18-year-old woman was served
Milwaukee's Best beer.
Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, 329 E. Prospect Ave., is
charged with one count of unlawful acts relative to liquor,
malt and brewed beverages and licensees, police said. On
Sept. 5, a 20-year-old female student was served mixed
drinks at the fraternity, police said.
Beta Sigma Beta fraternity, 255 E. Fairmount Ave., is
charged with two counts each of misdemeanor selling or fur
nishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors and
misdemeanor unlawful acts relative to liquor, police said.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred overnight
on Oct. 1, in which police said two underage female students
one of whom, 18 years old, was transported to Mount
Nittany Medical Center for an alcohol overdose drank
alcohol earlier that night at the fraternity
Local superintendent charged with DUI
State College Area School District Superintendent
Richard J. Mextorf, 48, of Port Matilda, was charged with
DUI on Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
At 7:58 a.m. on Nov. 18, police said an officer stopped
Mextorf for a traffic violation along Route 64 near Stover's
Sub Shop and detected an odor of alcohol on Mextorf's
breath.
Mextorf was found to be under the influence of alcohol,
and police said he was taken into custody and charged with
DUI and other related traffic offenses.
LUNCH
Findlay, Pollock and Warnock: Turkey noodle soup, wild rice
soup, chicken cheesesteak, edamame fried rice, shrimp scampi
with penne pasta, broccoli florets, cheddar cheese sauce, sea
soned curly fries, sugar snap peas, fresh baked chocolate chip
cookies, guilt-free zucchini bread, orange gelatin, oreo cookie,
strawberries and bananas, whipped topping
Simmons: Baked tomato basil tofu, grilled buffalo chicken wrap,
chicken pot pie, hearty vegetable sauce, sixth pound burger,
vegetarian garden burger, wheat penne pasta, baby carrots with
dill, broccoli florets, chick pea bulghur, tomato pilaf, ginger
glazed sugar snap peas, oven baked potato wedges, sauteed
zucchini, tropical rice pilaf, chocolate pudding, fresh baked
chocolate chip cookie.
Waring: Lunch roll basket, soup of the day, turkey noodle soup,
turkey BLT salad, broccoli florets, chicken cheesesteak, featured
grilled chicken sandwich, grilled chicken breast, popcorn chick
en, quarter pound cheeseburger, quarter pound hamburger, sea
soned curly fries, sugar snap peas, white cheese sauce, beef
and broccoli stirfry, baked sweet potato, edamame fried rice,
vegetarian burger, wild rice soup, fresh baked chocolate chip
cookie, guilt-free zucchini bread, orange gelatin, oreo cookie,
strawberries and bananas, whipped topping
DINNER
Findlay, Pollock and Warnock: Turkey noodle soup, wild rice
sdup, burger topping bar, grilled chicken breast, hot dog, hot
dog bar, quarter pound bacon cheeseburger, quarter pound
hamburger, turkey burger, vegetarian burger, boston baked
beans, shoestring fries, sugar snap peas, zucchini and yellow
squash, aerosol whipped topping, banana cake, applesauce,
chocolate shavings, graham crackers, hot chocolate, midnight
cake, mimi marshmallows, white cake
Simmons: Whipped topping, chocolate shavings, hot chocolate,
mini marshmallows, California teriyaki rice bowl, baked cod with
lemon, grilled chicken breast, grilled vegetables with whole
wheat penne, sweet and sour beef stir fry, baby carrots with dill,
broccoli florets, chick pea bulghur, tomato pilaf, ginger glazed
sugar snap peas, oven baked potato wedges, sauteed zucchini,
tropical rice pilaf, chocolate pudding
Clarification:
An editorial "Tuition can't be taken lightly" unclearly
stated some information about Rally in the Rotunda.
The tuition event in Harrisburg is spearheaded by the
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments.
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IFC president discusses THON, term
At a press conference on
Wednesday night, Interfraternity
Council President Max Wendkos
addressed different aspects and
occurrences throughout his term.
Among the different stances he
took, policies he helped form and
rules he enacted, one thing
Wendkos didn't have much pull
over was what happened at the
beginning of fall semester: contro
versies surrounding the
Inter fraternity
C ouncil/Panhellenic Dance
Marathon. But the soon-to-be
lame-duck president said he hopes
things improve for the next execu
tive board.
After various THON overalls
made the decision to no longer
release the list of totals raised by
individual organizations and to
change the quantity of organiza
tions publicly recognized, Wendkos
said he had a few bones to pick
with their approach.
"It decreased competition and
negatively impacted productivity"
Wendkos (senior-marketing and
psychology) said. "They didn't real
ly see it that way, they just thought
that competition detracted from
the kids."
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Penn State graduate students
met Wednesday to share ideas for
the prospective expansion of the
HUB-Robeson Center, including
green roofs, new eatery options
and water bottle fill stations.
Student Activities Director Mary
Edgington attended the Graduate
Student Association meeting in the
HUB to get input from students.
Edgington said the expansion
an estimated 30,000 square feet
toward the HUB deck and the
White Building is expected to
take place within the next four
years.
"We understand the importance
of student involvement on the proj
ect," she said. "We just want to
open up the floor to students on
what they would like to see done."
Graduate students requested
silent study rooms and computer
labs many agreeing undergrad-
State Patty's
From Page 1
Newly elected Interfraternity
Council President Dan Florencio
said statistics seem to suggest it's
those from outside Happy Valley
not Penn State students who are
causing most of the problems on
State Patty's Day. He said it's ulti
mately up to the presidents of Penn
State's fraternity chapters to
address State Patty's Day celebra
tions, but the stance of the IFC
Executive Board is clear.
"We're strongly against any holi
day that celebrates excessive
drinking and we're going to contin
ue to be leaders in addressing
these issues," Florencio (senior
philosophy) said.
"As evidenced by past State
Hanukkah showed their acceptance of all order to experience it and share it
faiths. Chabad Vice President Jon with others."
Frisch (sophomore-computer engi- Rose addressed the students
From Page 1. neering) said events like this are and families, saying he, too, was
to Jewish tradition, a small amount important in order to bring togeth- thankful for the opportunity to
of oil only intended to last one night er both students and members of share the holiday with the commu
instead burned for eight days. the community. nity.
To celebrate the holiday, Jews Student Melanie Stiekman (jun- "You have to embrace diversity
light candles for eight nights, give ior-public relations) said she is and celebrate it," Rose said.
and receive presents and eat fried thankful for her religion. "One person doing something
foods. "On Thanksgiving, I mentioned good and sharing it with others is
Members of the student organi- my appreciation for my religion," truly special. Holidays are for
zation gathered in celebration and she said. "I came here tonight in everyone." •
Weather
From Page I.
crews had managed to patch most
of the holes and clean up the dam
age, Ruskin said.
Earlier in the day, though, flood
ing on campus was still an obstacle
for many trying to make their way
around.
"As I was walking this morning it
was flooded all over the place,"
Campus Weather Service
President Robert Lydick said.
"The borough was basically a
river."
Aside from the rain, Lydick said
this week's weather was also sig-
Zoning philosophy) said he plans to reach which would apply to fraternities
out to fraternities to relay the clay- re-colonizing under the temporary
From Page 1. ification to them. use provision, until this October,
The borough clarified the defini- Fbuntaine said.
posal as the Jan. 10 public hearing lion of a fraternity last May, but If there are no changes made
approaches. decided to wait on voting on a sug- after January's public hearing, the
Newly elected IFC President gestion, which was originally pro- rezoning proposal may be voted on
Dan Florencio said he spoke with posed by fraternity representa- at the borough council meeting in
Fountaine today to make sure tives. February Fbuntaine said,
everyone was on the same page The suggestions would place
with the issue. Florencio (senior- requirements on the proposal,
"It decreased competition and negatively
impacted productivity."
greek community deserved more.
Even though there was a compro
mise between greek life and THON
that entailed naming the top five
totals and putting six through 10 on
a big-screen, Wendkos said more
could be done.
"Competition fuels incentive.
They have to stand out in the cold
and rain, I think it'd be great if they
announced and recognized them
for their hard work," he said. "But
it doesn't seem like at this time
THON wants to do that."
Wendkos said he understood
some of the rationale, but he isn't
sure if it's the right way to move
forward.
"I guess they're trying to make it
more equal," he said. "It may be
the right thing to do or may not be
the right thing at all."
Above all, Wendkos said, greek
life needs better communication
with THON in the future. Dealing
with a lot of miscommunications
this year, he said the incoming
executive board for the IFC is look
ing to assign more liaisons for
THON to improve communication
uate students are louder, which
makes studying in the HUB diffi
cult. Other ideas included a sit
down coffee shop, microwaves and
more auditoriums.
Edgington said more meeting
rooms would be included because
of widespread demand.
"A lot of student organizations
don't even apply anymore, because
they know they can't get a space,"
Edgington said
GSA President Jon Lozano said
he thought the smaller meeting
spaces would be useful to several
student groups.
"Right now, you pretty much
have to go small or go giant,"
Lozano (graduate-student affairs
and law) said, who referenced ven
ues like Alumni Hall. "Something
in between there would be really
good."
Graduate student David Deluliis
said although he won't be at Penn
State long enough to see the
expansion completed, the GSA
"As evidenced by past State Patty's Days, it's
literally just excessive drinking."
Patty's Days, it's literally just
excessive drinking."
Penn State spokeswoman Lisa
Powers said she preferred not to
call State Patty's Day a "holiday"
at all, instead calling it an "irre
sponsible," "made-up" and
"selfish" event.
"People think they're creating a
tradition," Powers said. "But the
results of past years' emergency
room visits and general destruc
tion would not indicate that this is
an opportunity to connect with
each other"
Despite the opposition,
Balarnuta said she's planning on
nificant because the decline in
temperatures the mercury
dropped about 20 degrees in a mat
ter of three hours Wednesday
marked the official start of State
College's "meteorological winter."
The arrival of cold weather may
have seemed like it was behind
schedule compared to past years,
but Lydick said it's actually on
time.
"The reason it feels so late is
that we didn't have a cold burst this
year last year we had a record
snowfall on October 15," Lydick
(junior-meteorology) said. "So it
seems like we've had a late start,
but it's really right on par with
where we'd be normally."
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Max Wendkos
Interfraternity Council President
between the groups.
"We need to connect the gap," he
said.
Sydney Bickford, a member of a
THON committee, said she thinks
Wendkos made the right move in
terms of speaking out on behalf of
the greek community during his
presidency
"He took a stance and shared his
opinion with members of THON
because it directly affects both par
ties," Bickford (sophomore-
English) said. "That's important
and I think they should continue to
keep up that communication."
Chris Hershey, another member
of a THON committee, said the
controversy surrounding the
reveal diverted both sides from the
main priority.
"Even though there were a
bunch of disagreements and stuff,
in the end, none of that should real
ly matter because everything
should be done for the kids"
Hershey (sophomore-division of
undergraduate studies) said.
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could help prospective students
with their ideas.
"I'm most concerned with what
will be here for future students
that we didn't have," Deluliis
(graduate-communications) said.
Edgington said the project would
include enclosing the outdoor
space by Joagie's Hoagies, new
HUB food options and renovating
the Penn State Bookstore, along
with adding space. The expansion
would not include the original plan
of connecting the HUB and White
Building, Edgington said.
Edgington said much of the
expansion plan has yet to be
approved and the project is still in
the preliminary input and design
phase. Any suggestions to student
activities were welcome.
GSA Executive Secretary Nana
Dawson-Andoh (graduate-psychol
ogy) jokingly said her fantasy HUB
would include a plastic ball pit.
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Dan Florenclo
newly elected lnterfraternity Council President
enjoying next year's event, and she
said it's ultimately up to students
to behave responsibly on State
Patty's Day. And Florencio said he
hopes students take into account
the impact their actions on State
Patty's Day might have on the
community before they step out for
this year's event.
"I'm from State College, so I kind
of have a unique stake in this,"
Florencio said. "But it's the
responsibility of students to
behave in a safe manner and take
care of our town it's home."
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But back at OPP Ruskin said
he's thankful that winter wasn't in
a hurry to descend on Happy
Valley.
After last year's winter weather
cost up more than $1 million in
snow removal costs for OPP a
first in Penn State's history
Ruskin said an extra day without
snow means less money spent on
heating buildings, clearing roads
and other precautions that come
with a colder climate.
"The earlier winter comes, the
more expensive it is to deal with,"
he said. "Jack Frost is an expen
sive visitor."
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