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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
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council approves Pugh’s nomination
of a non-voting student represen
tative to council, addressed the
council at the meeting.
The position of a non-voting stu
dent liaison to the borough council
was approved on October 18,2010
as Resolution #lO3O.
Before unanimously approving
his nomination and declaring his
appointment to run from Jan. 1 to
April 30, 2011, council members
called on Pugh to introduce him
self.
“I’ve lived in State College 19
years of my life,” he said. “I’ve
grown up in the State College
school district. This is not only the
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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
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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.
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"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
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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
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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.
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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).
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