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Club protests,
drops pants
By Jessica Tully
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Members of Eco-Action
dropped their pants outside of the
HUB-Robeson Center Thursday
to show they were more embar
rassed about using coal for ener
gy than being half-naked in front
of other students.
They said they wanted to bring
attention to the university’s
decision on whether to continue
to use coal or switch to a natural
gas or renewable energy at the
PSU
awaits
bowl
By Andrew i. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
At this time next year, two Big
Ten teams will be preparing for
the final game of the season
the inaugural conference cham
pionship game in Indianapolis.
But for now. Big Ten fans have
to settle for a week of relaxation.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t
something to watch for on
“championship Saturday." In
fact, the 4 p.m. SEC title game
between South Carolina and
Auburn could play a huge part in
where Big Ten teams head for
their bowl games especially
Penn State, which appears des
tined for either the Outback
Bowl or the Gator Bowl.
A decision is expected Sunday.
Here’s a look at the two sce
narios and how they affect the
Nittany Lions:
If Auburn wins...
This is the easier scenario to
predict, and probably the more
likely of the two.
The Tigers are favored and
have their first-ever berth in the
BCS title game on the line.
If Auburn completes its unde
feated regular season, the
Gamecocks will lose their shot
at a BCS bowl and fall to the
mercy of the bowl representa
tives. That could take them to
Tampa for the Outback Bowl
against Penn State. The
Outback Bowl has expressed
interest in the Nittany Lions,
despite the fact it could be
choosing among Penn State,
lowa and Illinois. The latter two
beat Penn State decisively early
in the season.
“Penn State is one of the most
tradition-rich and quality pro
grams year in and year out,"
Outback Bowl representative
Mike Schulze said Thursday.
“This year is no exception."
Schulze cited past experi
ences of Penn State in the
Outback Bowl, where the
Nittany Lions have sold tickets
and capitalized on the field with
a 3-0 record.
He added head-to-head
records is simply one piece of
the puzzle, citing performance
down the stretch (lowa ended
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BRID
PSU addresses disparities Tipping the scale
women's studies department and Planning and Institutional
professor of rural and women's Assessment, looks at the rate of
studies, said the problem is both tenure for female faculty who
Across the country, women historical and contemporary. entered the tenure track from
have made progress toward work- Some female professors may be 1990 through 2002 and gives indi
place equality. But teaching in the on the tenure track while they're viduals seven years to achieve
college classroom, women still having children, contributing to tenure. The typical tenure track is
struggle to achieve equality with the problem. And in some fields, six years, but the report takes into
men. * women may be expected to work account faculty who may have
By Sarah Peters
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
At Penn State, more male pro- harder than men, Sachs said. “stopped the clock” for a year for
fessors than women have earned The Faculty-Tenure Flow Rates: medical or other reasons,
tenure, and more men hold faculty 2009-2010 Annual Report, pub- For the most recent year of
positions than women. lished by the Vice Provost for entry, 2002, 58 percent of female
Carolyn Sachs, head of the Academic Affairs and the Office of See GENDER. Page 2.
West Campus Steam Plant.
A decision on the matter is
expected in January.
The West Campus Steam Plant
has to be upgraded because of
new regulations from the
Environmental Protection Members of Eco-Action stand outside of the HUB-Robeson Center on
Agency. Thursday afternoon in order to raise awareness about fossil fuel use.
Eco-Action members said they
are concerned the university is want the university to do more Nagy (junior-economics) said,
not seriously considering using extensive research on all of the One month ago, the club
renewable energy. different types of renewable marched to Penn State President
"The West Campus Steam energy like wind, thermal or Graham Spanier's office to voice
Plant consists of 95 percent of all geothermal energy," Eco- its concerns. A coalition was
campus heat and hot water. We Action Vice President Stefan See PROTEST, Page 2.
Daniel Bott/Collegian
Ava Langelaan, 5, of State College, shares her wish list with Santa Claus at the Christmas tree lighting at
Allen Street on Thursday. The annual ceremony is topped off with the lighting of a large holiday tree.
Santa brings holiday cheer
By Anita Modi
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Dozens of families gathered at
the corner of College Avenue and
Allen Street to welcome Santa
Claus to State College on
Thursday night.
The Annual Holiday Tree
Lighting Ceremony, held from
5:30 to 7 p.m„ not only featured
Santa's much-awaited arrival rid
ing an Alpha fire truck, but musi
cal performances, hot chocolate
and the lighting of a giant holiday
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tree also helped spectators cele
brate the winter season.
"It's a carnival atmosphere
with a nice Christmas feel to it,"
said State College Mayor
Elizabeth Goreham. who began
the evening's festivities. "It’s a
thrill, and families from all over
the region come down to be a
part of it."
Jody Alessandrine. Executive
Director of the Downtown State
College Improvement District,
said the event usually attracts
over 500 people depending on the
weather. While State College
originally hosted an annual
Christmas parade years ago, the
tree lighting ceremony has been
held since at least 2002, he said.
The evening program started
with a reading of “The Night
Before Christmas” by Mrs.
Claus, who sat in an armchair
before an audience of children
sipping hot chocolate and eating
popcorn provided by the Lions
Club.
Now this is just tradition," she
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Despite strides toward equality,
Penn State still employs more
male faculty members than
women, and men achieve
tenure at higher rates.
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Source: Penn State Budget Office
Music
store
moves
By Matt Scorzafave
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Vintage music store The
Music Underground moved
Monday to a new location, now
sharing a space with hookah
lounge Chronic Town at 224 W.
College Ave.
The move came less than a
year after The Music
Underground opened on 316 E.
College Ave., in a space that was
previously occupied by City
Lights Records.
Jesse Ruegg, co-owner of The
Music Underground and
Chronic Town said the move was
unexpected, but is confident the
move will not affect customers'
perception of the store.
"I don’t think people who ini
tially came to The Music
Underground did so because of
its location." Ruegg said.
Ruegg, of State College, said
The Music Underground opened
this past July, with the intentions
to expand into its space with a
cafe and full arcade area.
“We knew we weren’t going to
cover our costs with just a
record store,” he said.
Ruegg said that when the
music store was ready to
expand, they discovered that
building codes required the
store to install a brand new heat
ing and cooling system.
“It would have been a $20,000
investment that we felt the land
lord should be responsible for."
he said.
Due to the building code
issues, the store decided to
move to its new location, notify
ing consumers with a small
press release and updates to the
store's website and Facebook
page, Ruegg said.
The Music Underground not
only sells vinyl records, CDs and
other music memorabilia, but
also provides turntables and
other music equipment available
for rental.
According to The Music
Underground's Facebook page,
the store’s new shared space
will include a lot of the same fea
tures as the original store loca
tion, with "even more records.
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The Music Underground has
moved to 316 E. College Ave. The
store sells records, CDs and
turntables, among other things.