The Daily Collegian Borough By Anita Modi COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The first State College Borough Council meeting of the month fea tured the voices o: several Penn State students interwoven with those of staff members Ben Pugh (sophomore-actu- _ . arial science), ° who was nominat- ed to temporarily fill the position State College seen as leader in green, sustainable efforts By Anita Modi COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER State College has been a leader in reducing green house emissions in recent years and now other munic ipalities in the Centre Region are being called to follow suit. Three years ago, the borough of State College passed Resolution 944 a list of action items designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the borough’s sustainability and public transportation options. The resolution was passed in response to a study on local sustainability efforts by Penn State researchers on behalf of the Centre Region Council of Governments. Now, in response to a 2009 region-wide sustainability study for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, other COG municipalities are being asked to follow State College’s lead. Brent Yarnal. professor and associate head of the geog raphy department at Penn State, and Howard Greenberg, senior research associate at the Center for Integrated Regional Assessment, edited the region-wide study, which will be presented to the DEP on Friday. They also developed a climate action plan modeling Resolution 944 that includes action items for College Township. Ferguson Township, Halfmoon Township, Harris Township and Patton Township. Yarnal said the climate action plan lists a total of 32 action items similar to those currently enforced by State College. Community members and stakeholders who par ticipated in the Penn State study originally generated the actions, he said. But not all municipality' representatives are enthusias tic about adopting sustainability mandates. Ferguson Township Councilman Bill Keough spoke before the COG General Forum when the results of the region-wide study were first discussed in October and said it.was the individual's responsibility go green not the responsibility of municipalities themselves. "We’ve too often as government officials gone to the legislative process. I’d want to get behind a massive edu cation program rather than look at legislative solutions to the issue we have before us,” he said. The DEP cannot force the municipalities to enforce each item, so the individual townships and the borough will decide which goals they'd like to pursue in the com ing months, Yarnal said. Since adopting Resolution 944, the borough has imposed mandates on both local businesses and individ ual residents and set long-term goals to keep State College green. State College Borough Council Member Peter Morris said. Morris, also a member of the COG pub lic services and environment committee, said the bor ough has prohibited diesel trucks from idling for longer than a certain period of time and purchased hybrid cars to use in place of traditional gasoline cars. Yamal said the borough has kept up with the spirit of going green and adopted a number of projects recently that weren't even included in the original resolution, including installing a green roof at the municipal building. After the state department receives the update on the program's progress this Friday, the municipalities will be asked to look over the final version of the action items. Ways to go green ■ Turn off water when brushing your teeth ■ Use energy-saving lightbulbs ■ Walk or bike to work r r r , t 4? , * ’:•* e *' (, ■ ' -v v ’■*' -v, v *r ,4} f - «*.. -JMsa . ’ >. ' - ,>» ’ * ,0 » ' v-\ , ' «• » s *v. ■- ♦ f'v . *~ V.* *■• .VttfcV* ' «?-£ ■«»'<* vjs- •*’ ii f **•*«,. * ** place I go to school, this is my home.” The meeting began with a pres entation by three members of the Centre County Report, a weekly 30-minute newscast produced entirely by Penn State students and faculty. Veronica Bautista, an anchor and reporter for Centre County Report, described her experience working 20-hour weeks at the pro gram’s HD studio at Innovation Park, developing story ideas, writ ing and editing. “I’ve learned to perfect camera skills, write strong scripts and ask JL. it / Ballard Holye, an employee of Neon Entertainment, of Ashville N.C., helps Sunita Rupareiia (junior-marketing) cre ate a wax model of her hand during the Student Programming Associations s relaxation week. Greek officers inducted, honored By Mike Hricik COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Commemorating past accomplish ments and looking forward to the spring semester, more than 100 mem bers and advisers of Penn State's greek community assembled for the induction ceremonies of greek council and executive board members. The event, held at Days Inn State College, 240 S. Pugh St., recognized both outgoing and incoming officials on the Interfraternity Council. Multicultural Greek Council. National Panhellenic Council and Panhellenic Council. Susan LeGalley. assistant director of fraternity and sorority life, delivered the welcoming address, commending incumbent greek officers for their hard work in 2010. Stay up to date on deadlines and promotions! follow www.twitter.com/mycollegianad '1- «. , *“ • * y '-v; "They have done so much with our group community They have chal lenged myself, staff and I Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Roy I Raker to be better professionals." LeGallev said. Outgoing PHC President Sara Linkosky .said her organization provid ed sororities with lasting changes including new risk management pro cedures. "The greek community certainly deserves commended for their accom plishments this year." Linkosky 'sen ior political science) said. PHC President-elect Paige Kothau.s 'jur ' said that she is e' ii ed for the journey ahead. Outgoing IFC President Max Wendkos 'senior-marketing and psy chology) noted that during his tenure, his executive board introduced new Say ,? .i ' .*‘.s- -* « '■ - m - * •- * ■ '• T' ’■ .r ■■ *>*.. ■4f :• -, ■•*■ •. *i-r. ■'%’*■' > ’ "*■*• ■-. f sr+ »' ■'*} ' 'l'j'f 4' f'“- » ' •, <&?*:£ ' < ■■ -* ' * '>*. *’ * . . * .** v •?** v * ' ' *>£ o ,v< ■'■” -<,r *--> i‘.f -% «9F* important questions," Bautista (senior-journalism) said, empha sizing the program’s importance to aspiring reporters, directors and producers. She said over the course of the past semester alone, the staff has covered pertinent Centre County issues ranging from local stabbing incidents to the midterm elections using television broadcasts as well as Webcasts and Eacebook and Twitter updates to reach its audi ences. Kara Warr (senior-journalism), producer of the Centre County Report, said the program hopes to CHRISTMAS TREES One for Here or one to take Home Choose and Cut or Fresh Cut (saws provided) Free hayrides to trees Beautiful Firs, Pines & Spruce -weekends Wreaths and Roping Free Shaker - cleaning and wrapping ; v- p r * - ■■' %*-' f ~ ■ v>' '■ Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 I 3 provide live feeds at 12 p.m. to Penn State audiences starting next semester. Currently, the pro gram runs at 11 p.m. In addition to hearing from Penn State students, the council took time to adopt a number of consent items, including the renaming of the plaza in front of the State College municipal build ing. The plaza will now be named the Mayor Welch Plaza, in memo ry of Mayor Bill Welch and in honor of his 16 years of service to the State College community. To e-mail reporter: arms373@psu.edu sexual assault and social event poli- Incoming IFC President Dan Florencio < senior-philosophy) said he will maintain his commitment to a thriving greek community. Current NPHC President Shadivah Haines congratulated her newly elect ed executive board including Raul Mendez i senior-crime, law, and jus ticel. president-elect. ' I charge you all to be strategic as von motivate, inspire and continue to lead this community." Haines (senior industrial engineering) said. MGC President Pankaj Khurana (senior health policy and administra tion) said he feels his council is in good hands with incoming president Purav Patel isenior-industrial engineering). mail reporter: mjhsso7@psu.edu areSQla PHIUY Check out the latest info from the Greater Philadelphia area in our classifieds section. Katie Silvis Collegian