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Police: Alcohol may have been Involved in crash
The State College Police Department said alcohol may
have contributed to a crash at 2:07 a.m. Sunday at the comer
of South Pugh Street and East Fairmount Avenue.
Police said one of the drivers, a 19-year-old man, ran a stop
sign on East Fairmount Avenue at 35 to 40 mph, colliding
with another vehicle.
The 19-year-old man did not sustain any injuries, but
police said both the 24-year-old driver of the other vehicle
involved and a passenger, whose age is unknown, were
injured in the crash.
Both individuals sustained head wounds and were trans
ported to Mount Nittany Medical Center via Centre Life Link
EMS, police said.
Charges have not yet been filed in connection with the
accident, but police said they are investigating the incident
as a possible DUI crash. Police were unable to confirm the
blood alcohol content of the drivers involved as of press time
Monday.
Man faces charges after high-speed chase
A 24-year-old man is facing charges after he led officers
from three local police departments on a high-speed chase
shortly after 12:20 a.m. Monday morning, the State College
Police Department said.
A State College Police Department officer watched Adam
E. Hammon, of Huntingdon, Pa., stagger as he walked down
the 300 block of East College Avenue and proceed to enter
his vehicle, police said.
Hammon then began driving west on College Avenue,
weaving in and out of traffic prompting the officer follow
ing behind to activate his siren and lights, police said.
Police said Hammon continued driving even as an addi
tional State College patrol vehicle, two State College officers
on foot, and officers from the Ferguson Township Police
Department and Patton Township Police Department pur
sued him sometimes reaching speeds in excess of 100
miles per hour.
Hammon eventually collided with a guardrail on West
College Avenue near Route 45 and Shingletown Road, police
said. Hammon is charged with six counts of fleeing or
attempting to elude a police officer and two counts of reck
lessly endangering another person in connection with the
incident, police said. Police said Hammon is also charged
with one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol
or controlled substances, resisting arrest or other law
enforcement, reckless driving, careless driving, and viola
tions of driving vehicles at safe speeds and traffic control sig
nals.
Police said Hammon was treated at Mount Nittany
Medical Center and then taken to the Centre County
Correctional Facility, where he was arraigned Monday on
$25,000 cash bail.
Theft: A silver Macßook Pro, valued at $2,200, was stolen
from a residence at 142 S. Allen St., apartment No. 306, the
State College Police Department said. The theft occurred
sometime overnight Saturday, police said.
Criminal Mischief to Vehicle: A vehicle suffered damage
to its hood, headlights and bumper at about 2 p.m. Sunday
while parked at 232 E. Fairmount Ave., the State College
Police Department said. The extent and value of the dam
age was unknown, police said.
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understand why the decision to
enforce alcohol-free dorms was
made.
Adam Boyer, who will live in an on
campus residence next year, said the
decision was made to combat the
image of Penn State as a top party
school.
Boyer (junior-history and political
science) said he isn’t too worried
about how the policy will affect him.
“I’m personally not upset. It
seems to me if you drink in the dorm
room by yourself, you’re an alco
holic,” he said.
Boyer said he’s sure other older
students in the dorm will be upset
when the rule takes effect. But when
it comes down to it, there will always
be alcohol in the dorms, regardless
of age, he said.
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Coaches
From Page 1.
be an exciting event, and hopefully
we’ll put on a good show for every
body.”
The two coaches look to reverse
direction in their final game this
season. The Lions will try to do so
with redshirt sophomore line
backer Mike Mauti, who Patemo
said will play in the contest, as he
recovers from a dislocated right
shoulder.
Patemo lauded Meyer for always
being a step ahead of his oppo
nents, but that fell short this’sea
son in Gainesville, Fla. Turnovers
plagued the Gators all season.
“We have a very clear, a succinct
plan to win here at Florida,” Meyer
said. “And this is the first time in
many, many years that we did not
follow that plan to play great
defense, take care of turnovers,
score in the red zone and have a
dominant kicking game.”
Redshirt freshman Jordan Reed,
Florida’s dual-threat quarterback,
hasn’t practiced as he recovers
from a concussion he suffered dur
ing the Gators’ loss to Florida State
on Nov. 27, but Meyer said Reed
should be ready for the Outback
Bowl.
The Florida coach alluded to the
difficulties in keeping up a 7-5
team’s excitement level, especially
in today’s college football, marred
UPUA
From Page 1
Shubin’s advice.
“We should still set the prece-
dent that wrong is wrong, Ragland we did the same thing when we Ragland also discussed the issue
(senior-political science) said, were younger and grew up to be of student safety and handed out
“Students should know their law-abiding citizens.” surveys to collect data on students’
rights, but above all, they shouldn’t UPUA Programming Committee feelings regarding campus safety,
do wrong.” Chairwoman Ali Cook said she The surveys are also available
Shubin said times have changed believes students will find Shubin’s online at UPUA’s website for com
since he and parents of Penn State advice helpful. pletion.
Applicants
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the advent of online applications
and the application fees are rea
sonably modest and have not
increased significantly in recent
years.”
This year, Penn State received
more than 115,000 applications uni
versity-wide 6,000 more than in
2009, Penn State spokeswoman Jill
Shockey said.
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That number has increased for
several years and includes gradu
ate, law and medical school appli
cants in addition to undergraduate
baccalaureate applicants, Shockey
said.
Pangborn wrote that the number
of applicants to Penn State has
increased steadily during the past
five years, but acceptance rates
overall have been very stable dur
ing that time.
“The standards have been very
constant over the years,”
Pangborn said regarding this
year’s statistics.
“By maintaining the mix of tal
ented students in the applicant
pool, we can continue to meet the
Broadway
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“Spring Awakening” last spring.
He then traveled to New York City
with a friend and stood out on the
street for about five hours in the
morning just to get a chance to
audition. He credits the theatre
program at Penn State with
preparing him to get through audi
tions.
“It’s not like I took a class in
national touring 101, but without
Penn State, there is absolutely no
way I could have gotten this job,”
Hogan said.
He also credits the work he did
in the Upper Darby Summer Stage
a community theater program
before attending Penn State to
helping him get acclimated to the
world of theater.
“It made me want to pursue the-
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simply cannot have students
camping out in mid-December,
and that’s what you get with a
simple first-come, first-served
sale,” Myford said.
Some students were upset
with the system of the Alabama
lottery, like Chris Shlemon, who
woke up before 5 a.m. for the 7
a.m. lottery Aug. 30 but did not
receive a ticket.
“Honestly, I’m not a fan of the
lottery system,” Shlemon (jun
ior-chemical engineering) said.
“If you really want a ticket, you
should camp out no matter what
the weather is like.”
Myford said the lottery is the
last resort for ticket sales, and
the athletic department is con
cerned with getting as many stu
dents as possible to the game.
But, he said, if supply does
exceed demand, the lottery is
“I think it always helps when you get an
opportunity to play a school like Penn State... The
minute you say the words Penn State or Coach
Patemo, you know you better be ready to go.”
by the glory of winning national
championships and players seek
ing to become high NFL draft
picks.
Most of his players, he said, have
been able to avoid those inclina
tions, and he sees a matchup with
Penn State as a spontaneous moti
vation builder for his players.
“I think it always helps when you
get an opportunity to play a school
like Penn State because that’s
instant respect,” Meyer said. “The
minute you say the words Penn
State or Coach Patemo, you know
you better be ready to go.”
Penn State and Florida strug
gled in finding a primary quarter
back and featured squads with
young and inexperienced players.
Redshirt sophomore Matt McGloin
has since become Penn State’s
quarterback, and Paterno said he’ll
be the starter for the bowl game.
Paterno compared Florida to
Penn State. He thought both teams
are in similar predicaments, in
which young players still have
something to prove.
“They have to compete,”
students were in college. “I think he provided a valuable
“We’re living in a totally different service for students and I don’t
world now but I’m not convinced think he encouraged students to
that it is a better world,” Shubin engage in illegal activities,” Cook
said. “The government can put so (sophomore-finance and econom
much destruction in your life when ics) said.
enrollment goals while maintain
ing consistently high admissions
standards.”
Gabe Santi, director of communi
cations for the Office of Admissions
at Michigan State University,
another Big Ten school, wrote in an
e-mail that while the freshman
class enrollment has been relative
ly constant, MSU is also experienc
ing an overall increase in applica
tions.
“This can be attributed to a vari
ety of things, including increased
interest by students and parents,
more national exposure and promi
nence for Michigan State
University, and an increase in
international student interest in
MSU,” Santi wrote.
The admission ratio has
remained relatively constant, he
wrote. For the fall 2010 semester,
the freshmen admission ratio was
70 percent, compared to 72.5 per
cent for fall 2009.
Penn State’s overall enrollment
has also increased, Shockey said.
Part of the growth can be attrib
uted to an increasing number of
students pursuing degrees
through the World Campus.
The Penn State World Campus
ater as a career,” Hogan said.
While acting in the Summer
Stage, Hogan met Andrew Baglini
(senior-meteorology) and Andrew
Diyden (senior-hotel, restaurant
and institutional management).
“I was not surprised at all when I
found out Jim was going to be tour
ing with ‘Spring Awakening,’ ”
Baglini said. “I was extremely
excited for him. But he’s such a tal
ented guy the production is
lucky to have him.”
Hogan, not the only student on
the tour who has taken a hiatus
from college, said he is ecstatic to
return to Happy Valley for the two
night engagement of the show at
Eisenhower Auditorium.
“I miss everything about Penn
State,” he said, laughing. “I
absolutely miss football. I can’t
believe I missed the 400th victory
of JoePa”
He said he’s only been able to
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the only orderly means of allo
cating the available tickets.
Paternoville President Alex
Cohen said he does not expect
the ticket sales to end in a lot
tery.
“I would love to say the whole
student body will be going. If you
look at the bowl schedule you
definitely have to circle it as the
marquee game,” Cohen (senior
marketing) said.
“It’s Penn State against
Florida, Joe Paterno vs. Urban
Meyer and two programs who
are both rich in history.”
Shlemon, who has previously
attended the Rose Bowl and
Capital One Bowl, said he is still
unsure about whether or not he
will be in line Saturday morning
to purchase his tickets.
“Cost is a big factor as well as
the date of the game,” Shlemon
said. “There’s a lot of other big
games on that day and it would
be nice to watch other bowl
games and to relax.”
Urban Meyer
University of Florida football coach
Paterno said. “They have to be in
situations where there’s some
thing on the line, and you got to
find out which kids just like to play,
and they’re not looking over their
shoulder to see whether there’s an
agent involved or whether they’re
going to carry the ball ‘X’ number
of times.”
NOTES: Safety Andrew Dailey
and defensive end Kevion Latham
will leave Penn State because both
have job opportunities and didn’t
have aspirations for professional
football, Paterno said.
Dailey said after the Nov. 27 loss
to Michigan State he was con
cerned about his long-term health
after dealing with neck stingers
throughout his career ... Paterno
said the Lions also might lose
“another kid or two” who has NFL
hopes.
“Sometimes parents get
involved with thinking their kid is a
little bit better than they are and
thinking they’re pro players and
that kind of stuff.”
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has an enrollment of 8,524 students
who exclusively take classes
online, an enrollment increase of
20 percent from last year.
Enrollment at Commonwealth
Campuses has increased, but
University Park enrollment
remained relatively stable,
Shockey said.
The university’s new strategic
plan also includes recruiting addi
tional numbers of international
students to “emphasize Penn State
as a global university,” Shockey
said.
Pangborn wrote that while inter
national undergraduate enroll
ment is almost comparative to
other schools in the Big Ten, only
about 9 percent of summer and fall
applicants were international stu
dents.
First-year international student
enrollment accounted for less than
five percent of total new first-year
students entering Penn State’s
campuses.
“Applications have increased
over the last five years as interest
in Penn State has increased and
broadened,” Pangborn said.
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watch one Penn State game in its
entirety this season because of his
busy tour schedule.
In addition to seeing his friends,
Hogan plans on showing other cast
members around campus, com
plete with a stop at the Berkey
Creamery.
“I’ve got to give them the full
Penn State experience,” he said.
“Spring Awakening” will be per
formed at Eisenhower Auditorium
April 12 and 13.
Tickets are currently on sale at
all Penn State ticket locations for
$42 and $36 for University Park stu
dents, $57 and $5l for adults and
$52 and $46 for children 18 and
younger.
Hogan said he hopes Penn State
comes out to support him when the
show makes its stop in Happy
Valley.
To e-mail reporter: hmrso27@psu.edu