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Residence halls to be alcohol-free
By Megan Rogers
and Micah Wintner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITERS
Students signing housing con
tracts for the 2011-2012 academic
year will agree to a new university
policy to mitigate alcohol use:
Alcohol-free residence halls.
Most on-campus living areas, will be "very clean and very easy."
including Eastview Terrace and The new policy will also make
Nittany Apartments, will be alco- housing staffs lives easier, Latta
hol-free beginning in summer said.
2011, university spokeswoman Jill "Some of our staff do have to
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PSU reacts to increased applicants
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"Because of the rising number of students who apply to
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UPUA discusses
rights at meeting
By Jessica Tully
and Christina Gallagher
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
State College attorney Andrew
Shubin said Centre County police
officers are too concerned with
generating a high number of stu
dent arrests for low-level offenses
at the University
Park
Undergraduate
Association
sponsored town
hall meeting
Monday night. '
“What the stu- ;
dents don’t
understand is Shubin
that Penn State
is not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia.
State College is like Mississippi
the prosecutors, defense attor
neys and jurors are very conser
vative," Shubin said.
Shubin, a guest attorney at the
meeting, said that if he was
defending a client in a
Philadelphia county, the first
thing that he would tell the judge
is that his client is a student at
Penn State because it is highly
recognized institution.
But he said if he were repre
senting a student in Centre
County, it would not matter that
the student attended Penn State
because his client’s background
would be nearly identical to that
Shockev said. The White Course handle what I would call some
Apartments will not be alcohol- pretty disgusting situations,
free, because they mostly house Latta said of situations involving
graduate students who are at drunk students,
least 21, Shockey said. Shockev said she is unsure of
Stan Latta, assistant vice presi- what the consequences will be for
dent of the Penn State Office of violating the policy.
Housing, Food Services and This past fall, all residence halls
Residence Life, said enforcement with a concentration of first-year
ilications received
of 40,000 other students
Shubin said that it is important
for students to realize that State
College is a school zone, so low
level offenses, such as drinking
and selling marijuana, are treat
ed much more harshly. If his
client lived in Philadelphia and
was caught selling a quarter
pound of marijuana, he would get
a misdemeanor charge at the
most, Shubin said. If his client
was caught selling the illegal sub
stance in State College, he would
most likely receive a two to four
year mandatory prison sentence.
"I hate that I am paying taxes
to incarcerate engineering
majors," Shubin said.
Shubin said he stresses the
importance of students knowing
their rights, which are the same
for all citizens regardless of age.
He also offered three rules for
interacting with the police when
questioned by authorities.
"Never give a statement to a
police officer if you are the sus
pect of a crime. The answer to
every question after you give
your name should be lawyer,
attorney or counselor. Always be
cooperative with the police officer
anything you say will be used
against you," he said.
UPUA President Christian
Ragland said it is important that
students do not misinterpret
See UPUA, Page 2.
students transitioned to alcohol
free residences. Shockey said. She
said the change mostly affected
East Halls dorms, but there are
some first-year student popula-
For high school seniors brim
ming with anticipation about
their acceptance to Penn State,
the daily routine of checking the
mailbox can be a nail-biting ven
ture.
With the knowledge that there
are no guarantees of acceptance,
upcoming college students are
applying to more and more col
leges to better their chances of
admission.
And Penn State admissions
officials know 1 that main of then
accepted students have applied
to other colleges.
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By Sarah Peters
COLI EGIAN STAFF WRITER
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Jim Hogan put his Penn State career on hold last spring to tour with
the Broadway musical “Spring Awakening."
Student acts, travels
in Broadway musical
By Hannah Rishel
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Last spring, Jim Hogan was
attending classes, taking exams
and living the life of the average
Penn State freshman.
But this spring he will return
to Happy Valley not as a student,
but as an actor in a national the
atrical tour.
Hogan put his Penn State it all knocked out and then mov
career on hold last April, when ing to New York City to do the
he landed the role of Georg in whole theater thing,” he said,
the national tour of the His plans changed when he
Broadway musical ‘‘Spring heard about an open audition for
Awakening." He will resume his See BROADWAY, Page 2.
tions in South and Pollock Halls as
well. It is too soon to tell whether
the change was successful,
Shockev said.
"It's just part of the university’s
overall plan to try and make sure
students are healthy, safe and in
an environment that they can
receive the best educational expe
rience." she said.
Because of the new rule, stu
dents more than 21 years living in
the dorms will not be allowed to
store or consume alcohol in their
Undergraduate Education
Robert Pangborn wrote in an e
mail that as students apply to
more and more colleges and uni
versities. the rate of students
accepting and attending a college
they were accepted to has
declined. Admissions officials
increase offers of acceptance to
maintain the same yield rate.
Pangborn said a trend that
holds true at Penn State.
"I think students are choosing
to apply to more places so that
they can maximize their options
when ultimately deciding where
to attend." Pangborn wrote. "The
effort involved in applying to
more places has declined with
See APPLICANTS. Page 2.
studies in fall 2011 as a sopho
more majoring in musical the
atre.
"I'm having the time of my life,
and I'm just getting started,” he
said.
Hogan said he never expected
to take time out from college to
do a national tour.
“I had planned on going to
Penn State for four years, getting
rooms, Shockey said.
The decision was announced at
September’s Penn State Board of
Trustees meeting, where Vice
President for Student Affairs
Damon Sims introduced the uni
versity’s multi pronged approach
to combat alcohol use, Shockey
said.
Input was taken from students
before making the final decision,
Shockey said.
And some students said they
See ALCOHOL. Page 2.
OUTBACK BOWL
Bowl
ticket
details
public
By Christina Gallagher
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Penn State students will be
able to purchase tickets at 8 a m.
on Dec. 11 to see the Nittany
Lions take on the Florida Gators
at this year's Outback Bowl
set to take place on New Year's
Day.
At least 550 tickets have been
reserved for students, and more
may be made available if possi
ble on Saturday. Associate
Athletic Director for Marketing
and Communications Greg
Myford said. Tickets went on
sale for the public Monday.
Tickets are $7O each, and with
a limit of two tickets per person,
each student can have a travel
ing partner. Tickets will be sold
on a first-come, first-served
basis, unless the supply of tick
ets exceeds the number of stu
dents in line at the Biyce Jordan
Center, Myford said.
"The lottery, if it comes to that,
will work the same way that it
did for the Alabama game. We
See DETAILS. Page 2.
If you go
What: Penn State student
Outback Bowl ticket sale
When: 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11.
Where: Bryce Jordan Center
Ticket Office
Details: $7O with student ID
Coaches look
for similar
team direction
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Florida coach Urban Meyer is
thankful for his team’s Outback
Bowl bid but also
admittedly sur
prised in receiv
ing it after a
mediocre sea
son
Like Florida,
Joe Patemo and
his Nittany
Lions followed a
similar path, one
that started with
high expecta
tions and a top
-25 ranking and
led to 7-5 in the
standings with a
.500-conference
record.
The two meet
at 1 p.m. New Patemo
Year’s Day at
Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa, Fla.
“We’re delighted to have an
opportunity to play against
Florida,” Patemo said Monday.
“Urban is one of my favorite peo
ple in coaching, and it’s going to
be exciting to play against them,
particularly in the setting that
we’re going to be in, the 25th
anniversary of a great bowl
game and a great city. So, it’s an
exciting time for us and going to
See COACHES, Page 2.