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Volapalooza culminates semester with bang Girl Talk, Matt Costa, The Kingston Springs headline UT concert in front of thousands Park. On top of providing a proper outdoor environment, the park can hold around 10,000 people — a number that event coordinators wouldn’t mind reaching after 2010’s Arts and Entertainment Editor record attendance of more than 8,000.

"Last year set a big bar for us as far as attendance Each year, the end of April signals the end of another goes," Zanath said. "This year, we actually upped the spring semester at UT. Although all-night study amount of public tickets we can sell, so we are sessions for finals are right around the corner, actually striving for a little bit more."

Volapalooza: The Kickoff to Commencement What the planning committee could not plan arrives to give the community a celebration for for, however, was a pair of storms that occurred completing months of classes. during the week of April 25 through April 29, The event, which is free for UT students, feaone week prior to the event. The damage tured concerts from popular acts like Cake, Ben inflicted from the storms forced the event to be Folds, Passion Pit and Dashboard Confessional in moved from World’s Fair Park to the REC past years and is put together by the Campus Sports Intramural Fields.

Entertainment Board, Cultural Attractions The quick change of venue was a contributCommittee and SGA. ing factor to the event’s reported attendance of To meet the different musical needs of the UT just more than 6,500. Despite not surpassing community, event coordinators release a survey the previous year’s total, event coordinators each year that allows students to voice their opinwere very satisfied with the large crowd that ions on certain bands and genres. came out for the event.

“We always aim for diversity and try to repre“(Our capacity at the intramural fields) was sent the campus as best we can,” Kyle Zanath, senactually 7,500, compared to a capacity (that is ior in biological sciences and member of the much larger) at World’s Fair Park,” Nicole Volapalooza subcommittee, said.

Stratman, Volapalooza director for CEB, said.

Over the last few years, a prominent genre for “Considering that and considering the lastthe survey has been electronic music. This led to minute location change and just everything the choice of Passion Pit in 2010, as well as the that’s gone on this year, I’m pretty pleased with selection of Girl Talk to headline this year’s conthe results.” cert.

Although the impromptu dance party provid“Girl Talk was definitely on the top 10 on the ed

by Girl Talk may have been the big draw for survey, and the electronica genre was No. 3 out of many students, the musical aspect of the event genres,” Zanath said. was not the only reason for students to attend.

Girl Talk, a 29-year-old DJ named Gregg Gillis, Food provided

by Pitmasters Barbeque, Sweet is nationally renowned and specializes in digital CeCe’s and Domino’s Pizza, among others, gave sampling and mash-ups. His legally questionable UT students an extra incentive to stick around use of popular music, which ranges from Miley between sets.

Cyrus to gangster rap, has brought him to large Event coordinators also set aside a special venues including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. time for seniors, beginning an hour before the Another popular musician featured at the April gates opened to underclassmen. Senior Hour 29 event was singer/songwriter Matt Costa who rewarded the soon-to-be graduates with free serenaded the crowd with the melodies of food from the vendors previously mentioned as “Sunshine,” among other songs from his reperTia Patron • The Daily Beacon well as the best seats for the concert. toire.

No matter what class ranking a student may Opening for Costa and Gillis were Tennessee’s Gregg Gillis of Girl Talk performs during a set at Volapalooza on Friday, own The Kingston Springs, a quartet of musicians April 29. The night opened with a performance by Matt Costa and The have, the annual event promises to be one of a Kingston Springs followed by the headlining act of Girl Talk. kind in its offerings of free entertainment and who are from the town of the same name just outsocial cohesion. side of Nashville. This addition rounded out the “It’s great because it kind of brings everyone togethVolapalooza lineup by giving the audience a healthy bal- date. Volapalooza was the group’s biggest performance at ance between the soulful Costa and the toilet paper- the time, but it merely served as a warm-up for the band er,” Kim Kester, a member of the Volapalooza subcommitbefore the young musicians headed to Lollapalooza this tee, said. “For the people who aren’t as much into the big launching Girl Talk. athletic events … they can go to something they really The Kingston Springs is a young upstart group that summer. enjoy.”

For years, Volapalooza has taken place at World’s Fair has only been putting together music for a short time.

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The group is comprised of lead singer/guitarist Ian Ferguson, bassist Alexander Geddes, drummer Matt Demaio and jack-of-all-trades James Guldry (guitar/keys/horn).

Although the group is currently putting together a fulllength album, an eight-track EP is its only recording to

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Adult film star, pastor debate ethics of porn Brandi Panter Managing Editor It all began with a question.

As some unexpected delays kept the Sept.

28 debate between porn star Ron Jeremy and Chris Gross, pastor and founder of the website www.xxxchurch.com, from starting, moderator Lynn Sacco, associate professor of history, walked around asking various young women the question: “Is porn demeaning to women?” to varying degrees of hesitant responses.

“Why is this happening?” Sacco further inquired to a young woman standing in an aisle of the UC Ballroom. “Do you think that porn affects you negatively as a woman?”

The debate, co-sponsored by the Issues Committee and the Women’s Coordinating Council, kicked off not soon after, with Gross and Jeremy appearing on the stage at either end behind a podium. Both men sported purple, with Gross in the form of a suit and Jeremy in the fashion of a purple Hawaiian print shirt, sweat pants and red Crocs.

The debate didn’t begin without controversy, as Gross invited Jeremy to make his opening statement first. A shout of “Why, are you scared?” launched from the audience prompted Jeremy to defend his sparring partner, saying “I’m under the attack.”

After some explanation of both sides of the debate, Gross began his introduction by explaining what piqued his interest in pornography outreach.

“I started XXXchurch about eight years ago,” he said. “I was a youth pastor. I didn’t grow up around porn. We didn’t have cable, didn’t have Internet.

“Then about 10 years ago, I was working with a bunch of teenagers after graduation, you know, slow Internet, dial-up, who would say, ‘I waited 20 minutes for this picture to download, and I saw boobs and it was awesome.’”

Gross said that he is not opposed to pornography but aims to offer aid for addiction.

“You would go to AA if you have a problem with alcohol,” he said. “We aren’t trying to shut down the porn industry. We are just trying to offer people help who are addicted to porn.

“We’re not there to boycott or to say ‘Don't look at porn.’ Instead we’re saying, ‘If you have a problem, we want to help.’”

Gross’ website offers support, information

to aid with addiction and even software to monitor a user’s history and to notify whoever the user chooses to hold them accountable for their slipups, among other features.

Jeremy began his portion of the counterattack by informally polling the audience.

“Show of hands, who here has watched porn with a significant other,” he asked, as a few scattered hands raised around the room.

Jeremy’s argument centered on the idea that pornography can be helpful to couples, with his emphasis being placed on the benefits it can have for couples in terms of fantasies and erotica.

“Big deal, it’s just sex,” Jeremy said, addressing the notion that pornography is somehow controversial.

He added that the majority of the people in the room could probably tell him more than he knows about sexuality.

Jeremy also addressed the impact of pornography on women, the theme of the debate and something that Gross neglected to address in his attack. Jeremy cited Third Wave feminism as a source, saying that women can often feel empowered by porn and embrace sexuality, as well as addressing that many female porn stars have gone on to be successful entrepreneurs. He also suggested that pornography is no worse than Rrated films, music videos or nude beaches in terms of stimulation.

“Andrew Dice Clay used to talk about how he would rub up against beautiful women on the subway and get turned on,” Jeremy said.

“How is that any worse than porn?”

Jeremy summarized his argument around the idea that porn is helpful to people.

“Why are you watching porn?,” he said.

“For two reasons: One is to enjoy watching what you might want to try out with a partner; the other is to observe it, to see the act.”

The Q-and-A session saw a variety of questions from students, ranging from the ethics of violent pornography to the relationship between video games and sexuality to Gross’ spirituality.

The evening had a few laughs scattered throughout, though, with Jeremy and Gross often ribbing each other from either side of the stage.

“His penis works, but his eyes don’t,” Gross said after Jeremy misread an article, which he brought to argue his side of the debate.

“Yeah,” Jeremy said, “and this is a pastor.”

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Ron Jeremy debates the current status of the pornography industry during The Great Porn Debate on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Students turned out en-mass to the event to hear an intelligent discussion on the often taboo subject.

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Dance company showcases skill "Casey Sams (assistant professor in the UT Department of Theatre) has been an Arts and Entertainment Editor incredible advocate for our situation and for our organization, and she's just been there It's hard to keep a good dancer down.

The Boss Dance Company, composed of for a lot," List said. "The support (from fac32 current and former UT students, hosted ulty and friends) has grown exponentially its spring showcase at Austin East High as a result of not having the program."

Because of the group's limited resources, School on March 3 through March 5.

Originally, many members of the group most of the year is spent in preparation for were affiliated with the university's own its spring show. The collection of works dance company, but after budget cuts choreographed by friends and other assisscrapped the program in 2010, the dancers tants will embody most of the group's talent decided to keep things running on their in various forms of dance.

Preparation for the show's 10 different own. As they learned through producing their own show, there's more to dancing pieces began in mid-September, Andrea Wilson, one of the company's choreograthan just choreography.

"We went from having a department with phers and a UT alum, said.

Although there has been stress with the a dance staff and an artistic director that was employed by the university to being a more bureaucratic side of the production, completely student-run organization," the dancers also face the tough schedule of preparing each artistic piece.

Lauren List, junior in "For a lot of enterprise managedancers, you don't ment and vice presijust have one rigorous dent of the dance rehearsal," List said. company, said.

"You have four rigorIn the past, the ous rehearsals backgroup was assisted by to-back." the university when it In order to fully came to setting up showcase the comparehearsals and finding ny's talent and to prochoreographers. vide a wider variety These responsibilities of genres, the show later fell squarely on featured pieces from the shoulders of List jazz, hip-hop, ballet and Caitlin Burke, the and others. company's president.

"Instead of having "It's absolutely – Caitlin Burke, President of a show theme, it's overwhelming when Boss Dance Company, on more about showing you think about the fighting to keep the company different types of magnitude and caliber alive dance," Wilson said. of things that we have The evening also to do as students," displayed the creativiList said.

As is often the case when programs are ty of Austin East students, as they percut, students like List who came to UT formed a piece they put together last fall.

In light of all the company has been specifically for the dance program had to through during the last year, the dancers adapt in order to keep doing what they love.

"We've had to become more resourceful were thrilled to have the opportunity to perwith our spending and venues, and we've form in front of an audience, List said.

Regardless of what obstacles, the group had to be creative in order to keep the show is devoted to keeping things running. going," Burke, junior in mathematics, said.

"I think there will definitely always be a "Ever since freshman year, I've just wanted to fight to keep the program around because dance company as long as there are dancers who are dedicated enough to put forth the of everything it's done for me."

Despite no longer being a UT program, kind of time it takes to run a company," List the members of the company have received said.

"We're still here," Burke said. "We still some guidance and assistance from UT fachave a voice. We're still fighting for what we ulty. love to do, and it's not going to change."

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Members of the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company perform in the Clarence Brown Theatre on Oct. 19, 2010. The company, which has been featured in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the U.S., blends new and traditional styles of American and Asian dance.

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Theater brings Broadway to UT Some of the professors in the department have had successful film or Broadway careers before Staff Writer they decided to join the faculty. Carol Mayo UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre provides enter- Jenkins has worked with huge names in the busitainment and excitement for students and the ness, like Henry Fonda and Al Pacino and referred to her real-world experiences during her community.

The Clarence Brown Theatre produced eight classes. Another famous professor is Jed plays during the 2010-2011 school year. From Diamond. Hale said Diamond was incredible to modern productions like “Phaedra,” which was learn from.

“He has the uncanny ability to look at you and performed in the small lab theater, to extraordinary classic shows like “The Merry Wives of give you incredible insight,” she said. “He is an Windsor,” the Clarence Brown Theatre does it amazing phenomenon.”

The smaller shows can provide the actors with all. Recent graduate James McGuire encouraged just as incredible experience as the larger musipeople to participate in these events.

“It’s really good to be a part of the shows,” he cals. McGuire was involved in the five-person play “The Story of Opal” and said it became his said.

There is no requirement to be a theatre major favorite play.

“We all became extremely close to one anothto be a part of any of the productions. The Clarence Brown Theatre accepts students, local er and very connected to the text,” he said.

Senior in actors and t h e a t r e actresses as Matthew well as talent Gulley said he from out of thinks the state.

Clarence “Whether Brown Theatre you’re a student has a lot to or a local peroffer to stuson who wants dents. He said to act,” he said. his favorite “They have part of the proopen auditions, gram is the and anyone can closeness he come and try feels with the out.” rest of the stuIt began with dents and the “Amadeus,” a George Richardson • The Daily Beacon pt) faculty. show that the The Clarence Brown Theatre is lit by the late after“They make brought the C l a r e n c e noon sun on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. The campus you feel welBrown Theatre theatre produced eight plays during the 2010-2011 come,” he said. and the school year which varied from the classics to such “It made me feel where I K n o x v i l l e modern productions as “Phaedra.” belong and I Symphony Orchestra together. The pair chose “Amadeus” to think that’s a good thing about the CBT.” The Clarence Brown Theatre is part of the celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Clarence League of Resident Theatres. There are fewer Brown Theatre and the 75th anniversary of the than 80 LORT theatres in the world, and only 18 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

The year continued with more musicals and of them are part of a university.

This association helps bring in professionals smaller plays. Kathryn Hale, senior in theatre, to work directly with the students, giving them participated in multiple productions throughout the year and finished with a part in “The Music valuable tips and helping them see what it’s like to work in the field after they graduate.

Man,” another large production.

The Clarence Brown Theatre holds open audiHale said the Clarence Brown Theatre helps tions for each of their shows, and everyone is theatre students in multiple ways. It helps build their resumes and introduces them to profession- invited to audition. Information about when auditions are held is available at theatre.utk.edu. als.

More information about the Clarence Brown “As actors who want to continue in the busiTheatre and how to participate in the drama proness after college, it’s really important to get out gram is available on the website as well. there and build up our resumes,” she said.

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‘Amadeus’ features widespread cast Gulley said working with so many people caused some problems, but in the end, Staff Writer the show was better for it. His favorite part of the entire experience was the music.

The Clarence Brown Theatre kicked off “The music was amazing,” he said. its 2010-11 season with “Amadeus,” a musi- “Having Mozart pieces performed live by cal that brought together two of Knoxville’s the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the premier performance arts companies. opera singers just took it to another level.”

“Amadeus” tells the story of famous comGulley said he auditioned for this particposers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang ular play because he loved the original Amadeus Mozart. Throughout the play, story. After the show, Gulley heard so much Mozart writes brilliant compositions, while praise about the play that he said he wishes Salieri tries, and sometimes succeeds, to he’d seen it rather than acted in it. thwart him at every turn. The play pairs a “I wish I could have seen ‘Amadeus’ from deceit-filled plot with the music of Mozart the audience’s perspective,” he said. “It just and Salieri. seemed amazing being in it, and people tell Actors from across the nation participat- me it’s their favorite thing they’ve seen at ed in the show. the CBT.” James McGuire Another was a theatre t h e a t r e student when major, Kody he got involved Pratt, was with the part of the Clarence Brown ensemble.

Theatre and She said she played two was basically small parts in moving fur“Amadeus.” He n i t u r e said professionaround but als came from loved that many places, she got to be including New a part of the York, to be part production of “Amadeus.” in any way.

“They were “It was my wonderful, first experiwonderful men ence being in and amazing • Photo courtesy of The Clarence Brown Theatre a real show actors and so John Feltch, as Antonio Slieri, Amelia Mathews, as with profeswere the local Constanze Weber, and Brian Sills, as Wolfgang sionals, and people, too,” he Amadeus Mozart appear in a promotional shot for it was incredsaid. she Amadeus. The trio were featured in the production ible,” McGuire put on by The Clarence Brown Theatre from Sept. said. said being a 8-19, 2010. part of the pro“A m a d e u s ” duction was a w a s great experience all around. The partner- described by another theatre major, ship the Clarence Brown Theatre main- Kathryn Hale, as an event rather than a tained during the show made it extra spe- show. It is productions like this one that cial. make the Clarence Brown Theatre special “Collaboration is a big thing in theater,” to the students, the faculty and the commuhe said. “I really loved that process a lot, nity, she said. because the music was really wonderful, More information about the Clarence and I think it may be the best music ever Brown Theatre, including the 2011-12 show written.” schedule, is available on its website, Some of the faculty that are part of the clarencebrowntheatre.com. voice program in the music department also George Richardson • The Daily Beacon Auditions for all Clarence Brown Theatre joined in the show. Matthew Gulley, senior plays are open to the public. Anyone can in theatre, played Salieri’s chef. He said it audition and information about casting call Students from Alpha Tau Omega fraternity perform in “Bibbidi Bobbidi Booze” durwas interesting to have so many people dates and times is available at ing Carnicus on April 9. The performances by various student organizations have been an annual tradition at UT, ongoing since the event’s inception in 1929. involved. theatre.utk.edu.

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Former students mix love, music While the fact that the album debuted at No. 8 on iTunes Overall Album chart and broke Billboard’s Top 200 might be impressive, the means for funding “Chasing A musician’s life can be tough living on the road, espe- Someday” are equally interesting.

After setting up an account on the web site, cially if that musician is married. Luckily for Drew and Ellie Holcomb, they have no separation between business Kickstarter, fans of the band were able to make donations between $5 and $2,500 to the album project. and personal life.

“We’ve got a pretty wide fan base, so we thought it Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, a band that currentwould work really well,” Holcomb said. ly calls Nashville home, originated in Knoxville, where After six days, the band acquired $15,000, which fully Drew and Ellie (then Ellie Bannister) were attending UT. funded the most recent album.

Near the end of his college career, Drew started to take a Inspired by its fans’ generosity, the band put together more serious interest in his music and began playing at an album consisting of the best songs in its repertoire. venues like Downtown Grill and Brewery.

Working from a list Although the couple of 25 new songs, the didn’t marry for some group narrowed it time, their relationship down to what the has been complemented members felt were over the years by a mutual the best 12 songs. knowledge of music.

After the final list “One of the reasons we was put together, fell in love in the first the band spent six place is because we both weeks recording the had such a love for tracks. music,” Drew Holcomb “We thought, said.

‘Instead of just havAfter the Holcombs ing whatever songs received diplomas and we’ve written, let’s exchanged vows, the band really challenge ourwas officially formed with selves to write and the inclusion of Nathan Dugger, Jon Radford and • Photo courtesy of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors pick the best ones,’” Holcomb said.

Rich Brinsfield. “(Then) there’s not The group, which draws a wide range of influences from Patty Griffin to REM, put together a sound with the a dud or a throwaway song on the album.”

Though their musical endeavors have not always been simplicity of a singer/songwriter, while featuring clear glamorous, the Holcombs say they have always been Southern roots. together for the ride. This presents a dynamic that many Holcomb started his musical career as a solo artist, but bands may not have to deal with as much. now that the Neighbors is together, the Memphis native is “Ellie’s really a trooper, because it’s five guys and her,” finding that the experience is altogether new.

“When I first started out, you would work your tail off Drew Holcomb said. “We have to work hard trying to find just to book one show … and just hope that people show time to enjoy each other outside of work.”

Given the band’s local roots, Knoxville has been one of up,” Holcomb said. (Now) we’re a working band that makes their living playing music on the road and at the the group’s favorite places to play. More recently, though, the band has set its eyes on reaching a larger audience. end of the day, that’s all you can really ask for.”

“If we could expand what we’ve done in Knoxville to 20 “Passenger Seat,” the band’s first studio album, received moderate success, but its newest album, or 30 other cities, that would be amazing,” Holcomb said.

“Chasing Someday,” has received overwhelmingly positive “But continuing to grow (our audience) and continuing to make a living playing music, that’s all we can ask for.” reviews since its release in early February.

3-D films test importance of quality

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Will Abrams Arts and Entertainment Editor Decades ago, Hollywood attempted to answer a serious decline in box office sales with a series of gimmicks. While these included wild ideas like smell-o-vision and others, one niche market has come around again to test the waters.

3-D films once involved an audience wearing redand blue-tinted glasses, while images from the film popped out at them.

Although not limited to the genre, horror films are good examples of this, where viewers might see an ax come through the screen in an attempt to make the film more exciting for the audience.

Technology has come a long way since then, though. Now these films come with slightly more comfortable, clear glasses, and the three-dimensional effect is supposed to lead to a deeper immersion in the film.

While that may not sound so dissimilar, it's all a part of the James Cameron-led movement to prove the legitimacy of 3-D projection.

Since the creation of Cameron's "Avatar," the director, along with others in Hollywood, has preached the message that new technology is here to enhance the storytelling method for a new generation. After all, there are some ideas that sound amazing on paper but involve too high of a visual concept to be properly done. This all sounds good and well at first, but is 3-D really all for the good of a story's audience? Is it more than just a ploy to inflate ticket costs?

Perhaps the two sides of the 3-D debate can be separated by what one considers the ultimate goal of film to be.

If it is solely a means for entertainment, then this new technology is something to be praised, as it opens the door for new methods of storytelling. No matter what one thought of the writing in "Avatar," the visual effects were fantastic.

On the other hand,

though, film can also be viewed as an artistic form that is corrupted by such cheap tricks. Let's face it, most of the films being put out in this newer format are not exactly "Citizen Kane." With franchises like "Saw" and "Step Up" eagerly climbing aboard the 3-D train, it doesn't seem that this technology is shooting for highbrow material.

Despite the overwhelming financial success of "Avatar," most of the projects taken underneath the 3-D wing have either flopped (2011's "Mars Needs Moms" made roughly one-fourth of its reported production budget) or received mediocre success ("Tron Legacy" is about $50 million in the black once foreign gross is added).

While three of last year's domestic top-five highest grossing films were made with 3-D technology, one always has to remember that a ticket for these films costs as much as $4 more than one for a normal film. On top of that, "Toy Story 3" and "Shrek Forever After" are sequels to wildly popular family films and thus would have ended in the top 10 regardless.

The battle over 3-D has seen the new technology take a beating in ticket sales recently, but this year may be the deciding factor for its future. This summer features family films ("Cars 2" and "Kung Fu Panda 2"), superheroes ("Thor," "Green Lantern" and "Captain America") and sequels to popular franchises ("Final Destination 5" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon") all shot in 3-D. With such large film projects being presented in the new format, there is only one thing for the film purists to do: hope James Cameron isn't lying.

— Will Abrams is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at wabrams1@utk.edu.

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Pearl fired amid glaring NCAA allegations One season removed from Elite Eight run, Vols coach relieved of duties by UT brass head coach moving forward. The university self-imposed salary reductions and recruiting restrictions on Pearl and his Matt Dixon assistant coaches. Pearl coached without a contract this season Sports Editor after his previous one was voided because of the admitted violations.

Zac Ellis In November, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive suspended Editor-in-Chief Pearl for the first eight conference games of the season.

Tennessee received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA This spring, the Bruce Pearl era ended at Tennessee. in February, charging Pearl with several major violations, Pearl was fired by UT on March 21 after six seasons as the including an unethical conduct charge. men's head basketball coach. UT released statements by both The notice also charged Pearl and Jones with illegal contact athletics director Mike Hamilton and Chancellor with a high school junior on Sept. 14, Jimmy Cheek on Monday night confirming four days after the initial press conPearl’s firing. ference, where an emotional Pearl “Today, we are announcing that we have expressed his regret for his actions. reached an agreement with Bruce Pearl that will Pearl guided the Vols to the NCAA result in him and his immediate staff being Tournament in each of his six years relieved of their duties with the University of as coach, a school record. The Vols Tennessee men’s basketball program,” Hamilton reached the Sweet 16 three times said in a March 21 statement.

(2006, ’07, ’08) and the Elite Eight in Terms of the university’s agreement with 2010 for the first time in school histoPearl included the former head coach being paid ry. his current salary through June 30, 2011.

Pearl finished his UT tenure with Beginning July 1, Pearl will receive $50,000 per a career record of 145-61, including month for 12 months along with health insur65-21 in SEC games. Under Pearl, UT ance benefits for a total cumulative amount of won the SEC regular-season title in $948,728. The remaining coaching staff will 2008, and claimed three SEC Eastern receive their current salary through July 31.

Division titles.

The statement by Hamilton touched on the UT's season with a 75-45 loss to past year’s NCAA investigation into Pearl and Michigan in the second round of the his basketball staff, including violations commitNCAA Tournament on March 18. ted on Sept. 14, 2010 and a previously unmenSenior point guard Melvin Goins tioned violation committed in March 2011. acknowledged the NCAA investiga“The cumulative effect of the evolution of the tion, as well as Pearl's future job stainvestigation combined with a number of more tus, could've been a factor in the Vols' recent non-NCAA-related incidents have led to a recent disappointing 19-15 season, belief that this staff cannot be viable at the only season UT failed to win 20 Tennessee in the future,” Hamilton said. games under Pearl.

Cheek echoed Hamilton’s statement.

“It was wearing on us from day “From the University’s perspective, this decione,” Goins said. “Just to have your sion is an institutional decision, with counsel coach going through that and knowand input from many who know and love this George Richardson • The Daily Beacon ing that he's given us his all going to university,” Cheek said in the statement. work every day and going through a Hamilton apologized to fans for comments Bruce Pearl awaits questioning at a press conference regarding his NCAA allegations on tough situation like that. It says a lot Sept.

10, 2010.

Pearl was fired by UT on March 2, after six seasons at the helm of made regarding Pearl’s job security prior to UT’s about his character. Just says a lot first-round game against Michigan in this past Tennessee’s basketball program. Pearl took UT to six NCAA Tournaments, including the about what kind of guy he his, man. school’s first-ever Elite Eight in 2010. season’s NCAA Tournament.

I'm a big supporter of coach Pearl.

“Lastly, I want to apologize to our fans for my “... Coach is a great guy. He gave untimely comments prior to (that) week’s NCAA appearance,” 10, 2010 press conference, where Pearl acknowledged he pro- me an opportunity that most coaches in the nation wouldn't Hamilton said. “While my comments were never intended for vided “false and misleading” information to the NCAA regard- have gave me. It's been a great time to play under him.” harm, they became an unneeded distraction to what has ing a barbecue at his home with three then-junior high school Before coming to Knoxville, Pearl was the head coach at already been a year of distractions.” prospects, all of whom were verbally committed to Pearl at the Southern Indiana (1992-2001), where he won the Division II Pearl informed fans via his Facebook page on March 21 that time. national championship in 1995, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee he had been fired.

Hamilton and Cheek each expressed their desire at the (2001-05), where he guided the Panthers to the Sweet 16 in his “I will preface this by saying that I love the University of September press conference for Pearl to remain the program's final year.

Tennessee and the Volunteer pride,” Pearl said on his Facebook page on March 21. “That said, I have disappointed not only myself, but you as fans, in my actions involving violations of NCAA rules. I am forever grateful to the fans to let me coach their team. I will be a Volunteer for life!"

Associate head coach Tony Jones, assistant coaches Jason Shay and Steve Forbes, Ken Johnson, director of basketball operations, and Mark Pancratz, assistant to the head coach, were seen entering the Stokley Athletic Center to meet with UT officials in the late afternoon of March 21 and exited the building a short time later, declining to comment.

Pearl's future with the university began unraveling at a Sept.

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Student takes Vol fanhood to unique level marketing, said Sullivan's passion was key in asking for the senior's help.

Zac Ellis "He was really inciting the students to get into the Editor-in-Chief game," Kose said. "If you look at the way he dresses, you can tell he has a lot of passion for Tennessee basketball.

His outfit is outrageous. His antics are over the top.

We said, 'Let's see if this guy can take our student secHis passion is unrivaled. tion to the next level and be the But for Richard "Sully" Sullivan, it all amounts leader of our student section.'" to just another UT game at Thompson-Boling Two years later, Sullivan hasn't Arena. looked back.

Sullivan, a senior in biological sciences, has "He's been great," Kose said. "He's been one of the most recognizable fans gracing the the kind of liason with the athletics student section at UT men's basketball games for department to the student groups almost his entire college career. Posted up on the who attend the game. We can run floor directly in front of the "Rocky Top Rowdies," ideas through him, we can encourage Sullivan is often seen leading the students in him to get the crowd going. cheers throughout each contest, wearing a loudly "He's been a great extension of the fashioned Tennessee outfit at each game. athletic department to get students Sullivan said his unusual brand of fandom startexcited about basketball." ed as a high schooler.

But the key to Sullivan's antics is "Growing up in high school, I played football, the fun he has at every game. He hasand all our football guys used to dress up to go to n't missed an SEC game during his the basketball games," Sullivan said. "So when I time at UT, and he's been front and got (to UT), we just kept doing that. center for historic moments on the "We'd dress up, get to the game early, lead Tennessee hardwood, like the Vols' cheers. That's how I started becoming a big basketupset of No. 1 Kansas last January. ball fan."

"Going into that game, I was sayMany fans could lay claim to Sullivan's immense ing, 'Do we even have a chance?'" amount of passion, but it's Sullivan's gameday outSullivan said of the matchup which fit that puts him head and shoulders above casual followed the well-documented arrests fans. The get-up has evolved from his 2007 freshand suspensions of four UT players. man year , but his fashion statements have "It turned into probably the greatest remained as outlandish as ever. upset in UT sports history. Being First, there's the orange-and-white checkerboard there for that was a surreal moment." shoes Sullivan painted in his North Carrick dorm Sullivan's costume even changes room as a freshman. Then, Sullivan chooses for specific occasions. between his orange-and-white pinstripe pants and "Last year, we had 'white-out.'" overalls. The centerpiece of Sullivan's outfit is a Sullivan said. "I wanted to do somethrowback Wayne Chism jersey. thing different.

I called around cosFinally, it's all about the accessories. tume places trying to figure out what "I'll put on four or five different kinds of beads," I could do that was all white, and I Sullivan said. "Then the UT flag cap, my orange ended up renting a white tux with top hat, and occasionally I'll paint my face, dependtails and everything to wear to the ing on the game." game.

Sullivan said the goal is simply to keep the stu"It got a lot of positive feedback. I dent section engaged in the game, even when the ended up doing it again for College Vols aren't playing well.

GameDay this year."

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon "A lot of times, something bad will happen in The chance to lead students has the game," he said, "and so we try to start a posi- Richard “Sully” Sullivan cheers in front of the student section during a game tive cheer. When you go to other sports, the crowd against Mississippi State on Feb. 26. Sullivan has never missed an SEC basket- been rewarding for Sullivan, but even he is surprised at his effect on the influences the game, but in basketball, because it's ball game during his four years at UT. Rocky Top Rowdies. such a small atmosphere, the student impact is so "(UT) told me to keep the students in unison, to serve 'Would you just want to stand back here and lead the great. a purpose," Sullivan said. "And it's kind of taken off, I "When students are used to doing the same thing, it cheers?' So from there, it took off."

Doug Kose, assistant athletics director for sales and guess." makes a bigger difference."

During Sullivan's sophomore year at UT, the athletic department took note of the Nashville native's effect on the student population. They wanted to make Sullivan a mainstay at UT basketball games.

"The marketing department came to me and said, 'Hey, we love what you do,'" Sullivan said. "They said,

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Tennessee next stop for former Irish standout Notre Dame star focusing on academics with eyes on UT degree after NFL rookie season Matt Dixon Sports Editor When the nation's top football players choose a university to enroll in, there's usually a lot of hype and attention put on them by that school's fan base Tennessee is no different. In fact, Vol fans are among the rowdiest and most vocal in the country.

So if a player enrolled at UT in January and immediately became the best receiver and punt returner on campus, he certainly would've been met with all the hoopla, right?

But that's not exactly what happened to Golden Tate, who came to Knoxville shortly after finishing up his rookie season with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

So why did he decide to come to UT? "I'm from Nashville, and I came out as a junior to enter the NFL Draft," Tate said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Beacon. "I went to undergrad school at Notre Dame, and one of the reasons I went to Notre Dame was to eventually get my degree, so I figured I'd come back and start working towards my degree.

"I just kind of decided to come to UT, because that's where my friends are, and I can also take some credits that were transferred from Notre Dame."

Tate is currently taking nine hours of classes and will need 21 more hours after this semester to graduate with a sociology degree.

"That's ultimately what your goal should be when you come to college," UT coach Derek Dooley said about Tate's decision to come back to school and graduate. "I think it's a great example for everybody, that no matter what your future holds, having that degree, it's a meaningful achievement, accomplishment, and hopefully, it's a good indicator of creating an opportunity for you down the line."

Tate's decision to come back to college just a year removed from giving up his amateur sports status is unique.

Many athletes who leave school early for professional sports never come back to school and get their degree. Others wait until after their playing days are over, years down the road.

However, for Tate, he was aware the longer he spent away from the classroom, his chances of returning would diminish.

"Well, I kind of figured that the farther away I get from it, the less likely I am to go back for one, and that's what people have been telling me," he said. "Secondly, this year is kind of a different type of year, different type of offseason with the (NFL) lockout so I figured I'd do something with my time — that is going to school during this period when I don't know when I'd be back working.

"It's just kind of a coincidence that my rookie year I have to deal with the lockout and getting the opportunity to come back and knock out the credits."

Seattle selected Tate in the second round with the 60th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tate helped the Seahawks win the NFC West division this past year. Seattle then upset the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round of the playoffs before falling to the Chicago Bears in the divisional round.

Tate finished the year with 21 receptions for 227 yards and also returned 16 punts for 202 yards.

"It was different," Tate said of his first year as a pro. "Definitely wasn't easy. There's a lot of mental things that I have to get down. I guess you kind of have to play the game within the game. It was tough. I definitely learned a lot, and I think this past year is definitely going to help me for next

year."

During his collegiate playing career, Tate was an explosive playmaker for the Fighting Irish from 2007-09. He left South Bend amassing more than 2,700 all-purpose yards and as the most decorated receiver in school history.

He was named a first-team All-American in 2009, winning the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's most outstanding receiver, after catching 93 passes for 1,496 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior.

Yet despite his personal success on the field, the Irish didn't live up to the hype that surrounded them during Tate's tenure.

"If you look at it from a team prospective, we did not accomplish what I came there for: win a major (BCS) bowl game, or at least go to a major bowl game, we did not do that in the three years I was there," Tate said. "Personally, I did what I had to do to get me here, with thanks to Coach (Charlie) Weis and the guys I teamed with, especially (quarterback) Jimmy Clausen getting me the ball. Personally, I got to where I needed to be."

Weis, a successful offensive coordinator with the New England Patriots, was a big factor in Tate's decision to attend Notre Dame, as well as his visit to the campus.

"My recruiting trip, I absolutely just fell in love with the place and the type of people there and the character they represent," he said. "The three basics were that after I leave, I'm going to have best educations in the country. Secondly, I know Coach Weis had won Super Bowls and I wanted to be in the NFL eventually, so that kind of connection. Thirdly, I knew that they were graduating two of their top receivers, which meant they were going be open spots for young guys to come in to play."

Being from the Volunteer state, Tate was obviously targeted by Tennessee when he was regarded as one of the nation's top prospects in recruiting class of 2007.

"They highly recruited me," he said. "I think they might have been my second scholarship or my third scholarship (offer) behind MTSU and Vanderbilt. Definitely got recruited by Coach (Phillip) Fulmer and all those guys."

But along with being a football star who was recruited by colleges across the country, Tate was also a standout outfielder on the baseball diamond. He was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft and later by the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 MLB Draft.

"I wanted to go to college at the very least and try both sports," he said. "It's kind of a different game, you know. It's more fun to play around in high school and all that stuff, and then once you • Photo courtesy of Jonathan R. Lessans get to college, it's win at all costs. I wanted to try them both and after my first season, I still didn't know where I wanted go with it. Then after my Golden Tate carries the ball up the middle against Navy on Nov. 7, 2009. Tate, who second season of playing both sports, I kind of fig- played with Notre Dame and went on to the NFL Seattle Seahawks, recently ured I'm a little better at football, and my passion enrolled at UT to finish his degree while staying close to home and his friends. is really for football, and I really enjoy the joy that football brings. So after talking with Coach Weis, I came out and had a great junior campaign (in football), so I kind of felt that was the need for me to go ahead and decide what was going to make me happy, and what's also going to make it so my family can live comfortable. So I decided on football."

Tate's decision to focus on the gridiron took him from South Bend to Seattle.

The decision to focus on academics has brought Tate to Knoxville.

Only now, he's just a senior majoring in sociology, not the talk of the campus.

"We could use him," Dooley said. "We'd take him if he had some eligibility left."

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Dooley tenure starts with up-and-down season Matt Dixon Sports Editor The 2010 Tennessee football season can be summed up in one word Loco.

The touchdown celebration offensive players began using midway through the season, which was in reference to a song by Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, effectively characterized Derek Dooley’s first year as coach to a T. An orange Power T. From the third head coach in as many seasons to the midseason quarterback change to their unprecedented ending in the Music City Bowl, the Vols endured all the craziness to finish the year with a 6-7 (3-5 SEC) record.

“It's hard to describe how proud I am of this football team,” Dooley said following UT’s 24-14 Nov. 27 victory over Kentucky to end the regular season and earn a bowl bid. “Sitting there at 2-6 and people are talking about us being the worst football team in Tennessee history, and nobody in this organization flinched. I'm real proud of them for that.

“We never got affected by the results. We kept improving each week.”

Following a 38-24 loss at South Carolina to drop the Vols to 2-6, senior middle linebacker and team captain Nick Reveiz said fans always will remember a team more by how it finishes.

This holds true to this Tennessee team, albeit for a bit of the wrong reason.

The Vols’ four-game sweep of their November schedule —

Memphis, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Kentucky — gave UT the opportunity to play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 against ACC foe North Carolina.

The virtual home game for UT was a back-and-forth affair, and the Vols taking a late fourth-quarter lead before a controversial ending sent the game to overtime, where the Tar Heels would eventually win 30-27 in double overtime.

“We played our guts out,” Reveiz said following the game. “And I don't think the scoreboard should determine how we feel about the game.”

A pre-snap penalty against North Carolina with two seconds left in the game allowed the Tar Heels to attempt the game-tying field goal, sending the contest to overtime.

“I hurt for that whole football team,” Dooley said afterward.

“There's a bunch of guys in there crying. But I told them I was proud of them. You don't always define yourself as a competitor or a man by results that happen. And this team, I hope, won't, because they've been fighting like heck since November, and they put up a heck of a fight against a good football team tonight.”

However, this wasn’t the only game the Vols believed they had won when the clock hit zero.

On Oct. 2, a 2-3 UT squad, one that had suffered back-to-back home losses to Oregon and Florida before an overtime win against UAB the previous week, faced then-No. 12 LSU on the road, in Tiger Stadium. Trailing 14-10 late and inside the UT 5-yard line, the Tigers suffered from miscommunication and failed to run a successful play, seemingly giving the Vols the upset.

But UT was penalized for having too many players on the field, giving the Bayou Bengals one final play, which resulted in the gamewinning touchdown.

Final score: LSU 16, Tennessee 14.

“I’m proud of our football team,” Dooley said in the postgame press conference. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a loss like that. I guess we’ll get right to the last play. They changed personnel and ran a bunch of guys on the field. The rules are (the referee) should stand over the ball and give us a chance to substitute. I am going to have to look at the film and see if that was the case. Things happened fast, and guys didn’t run off the field. The ball was snapped pretty quickly, and so we lose the game. I don’t know what else to say.”

The loss to LSU was the beginning of a four-game losing streak, which saw the Vols get blown out the next week in Dooley’s return to Athens, Ga., where his father, Vince, was a legendary coach.

After a bye week, the Vols returned home to face No. 7 Alabama on Oct. 23. UT trailed just 13-10 at halftime, but the Crimson Tide outscored the Vols 28-0 in the second half, en route to a 41-10 rout.

With a 2-5 record (0-4 SEC), the Vols were faced with the

challenge of traveling to face SEC East-leading South Carolina.

The No. 17-ranked Gamecocks would eventually capture the Eastern Division crown, earning a spot in the SEC Championship, thanks in large part to their 38-24 win over the Vols on that Oct. 30 afternoon.

Looking back, the Tennessee-South Carolina game ultimately decided who would sit atop the SEC East standings at season’s end.

Still, the South Carolina game was the turning point in the Vols’ season.

The following Monday, at his weekly press conference, Dooley announced the permanent change at quarterback: “I know everybody wants to talk about the quarterback situation, so let's go ahead and get that out,” Dooley said. “We're going to start Tyler Bray this week, and I just feel like that's the best thing for our team right now.”

With Bray the starter, the Vols’ offense exploded.

The final win of the season — against Kentucky on Nov. 27 — was an especially significant victory.

It was Senior Day — the final time the Vols senior class would take the field in Neyland Stadium. The game itself also had added importance: A loss to the Wildcats meant no bowl game for the Vols, and an end to the 25-game winning streak UT has over its rivals from the Bluegrass State.

But in an emotional game, the Vols, led by seniors like defensive end Chris Walker who had endured so much during their time in Knoxville, defeated Kentucky for the 26th straight time, the longest consecutive streak in the country.

“I tried to hold it together when coach Dooley called the seniors up to run through the T for the last time, you saw everybody — just tears started flowing,” Walker said after the game. “We didn’t even do anything yet, but it was just something about running through that T for the last time and seeing your parents on the sideline and knowing that you are not going to play in Neyland Stadium anymore.

It was a tough feeling but we had to come out and still play the game.”

Dooley was especially complimentary of the senior class, which provided much-needed leadership throughout the up-and-down year.

“I was proud of them,” Dooley said. “How can you not be? I think their class, half of them aren't even here through attrition, whatever.

All the stuff that happened to these guys, these were the few that stuck with it and loved Tennessee. They didn't care what happened.

They believed in Tennessee. They got rewarded today for sticking to it. So I am proud of them. And I thanked them. I appreciated what they've given to me, because they've given me their all. And that's not an easy thing to do.”

Heading into the upcoming season, it also won?t be an easy task replacing that senior class, many of whom played significant roles on the team that will now need to be filled, mainly by underclassmen.

“We're going to open up next year with more than 70 percent of our roster freshmen and sophomores,” Dooley said at his pre-spring practice press conference on March 21. “To think we're going to sit there and amp it up on cruise control, we're fooling ourselves. We're going to have the youngest team probably in America next year. We need to start right now in making sure that our sophomores of next year don't play like sophomores. We need them to play like juniors and seniors.”

Dooley even went as far as saying the 2011 recruiting class, consisting of the players who will be freshmen or junior-college transfers this fall, is critical to him and his coaching staff.

“Let's face it: This class is probably the most important class for me and our staff,” Dooley said on National Signing Day in February.

“You don't just get 10 years at these jobs, so you better have a pretty good first recruiting class. Time will tell if it's good enough.”

“I was real proud of how we ended up the spring,” Dooley said after the Vols’ annual Orange and White Game. “I felt like everybody on our team improved. Units improved.”

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Fans should rally behind Martin

Cuozno Martin inherits UT program “As long as you’re part of the program, we expect you to be ready to play,” Martin said following the loss on what the benefits of playing UT were. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman and are 160 pounds Faced with the job of replacing Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Cuonzo and 5-(foot)-5-(inches). You’ve got to be ready to compete. We don’t Martin was hired by UT on March 27 as the 18th head coach in the recruit guys to sit on the bench and just joy ride and watch the show.

“As far as taking something away from this game, it’s what our men’s basketball program’s history.

“Cuonzo is among the most promising young coaches in the game, young guys learn about the atmosphere, the level of competition, the and we are excited about the coaching ability, toughness and energy level of toughness needed to compete. It’s like I said to the young guys that he brings to our program,” men’s athletics director Mike before we left the gym. I asked, ‘What year is (UT freshman) Tobias Hamilton said in March 27 press release. “He has a proven track Harris?’ If you can play, it doesn’t matter what year you are, where you record of success as a head coach at Missouri State and an assistant come from, who coached you. A ballplayer is a ballplayer.”

The 39-year-old Martin graduated from Purdue University in 2000. at Purdue as well as an outstanding career as a college basketball playHe spent seven seasons as an er. His Missouri State program assistant coach and one season improved from 11 wins to 26 in just as the associate head coach at two seasons, and they won the reghis alma mater before he was ular-season conference champihired by Missouri State on onship this year.

March 26, 2008.

“Cuonzo has an inspiring personMartin scored 1,666 career al story, and we look forward to his points during his Boilermaker impact on Tennessee basketball. career. He earned First-team We welcome Cuonzo, his wife All-Big Ten honors during his Roberta, their sons Joshua and senior season, during which he Chase and their daughter, Addison, averaged 18.4 points per game. to the Tennessee family.”

Purdue won consecutive Big Martin leaves Missouri State Ten titles in his junior and senafter three seasons, during which ior years. he compiled a record of 61-41 He hit eight 3-pointers, a (.598). He was named the Missouri Purdue record, in a 1994 Valley Conference Coach of the NCAA Tournament game that Year this season after guiding the Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon was in Thompson-Boling Bears to a 26-9 record and the conference regular-season champi- Cuonzo Martin speaks with a member of the media at Arena.

Martin was drafted by the onship for the first time in the pro- his introductory press conference in Thompson-Boling Atlanta Hawks 57th overall in Arena on March 28. gram’s history. the 1995 NBA Draft.

Martin was awarded the Ben He played professionally for four seasons, including with the NBA’s Jobe Award in April, which is given to the top minority head coach in Milwaukee Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies and in Italy.

Division I. Martin was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in November Missouri State won the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason 1997 for a malignant tumor between his heart and lungs. His cancer Tournament and finished the year 24-12.

The Bears compiled a home-record of 36-3 during Martin’s last two is now in full remission.

He has since been active in promoting and supporting cancer seasons.

Martin even coached against the Volunteers this past season on awareness and varies charities.

Purdue established the Cuonzo Martin Challenge Award after he Nov. 17 in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. Tennessee defeated Missouri State 60-56 in Knoxville to advance to was a spokesman for the inaugural Purdue University Center for the semifinals of the tournament in New York, where the Vols would Cancer Research Challenge for Cancer, which raised more than $30,000 for cancer research at Purdue. eventually win the tournament.

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Matt Dixon Sports Editor Go ahead and admit it.

When you first heard Tennessee had hired Cuonzo Martin on March 27, you probably had the same reaction you did when you learned Derek Dooley was hired by UT. "Are you serious?"

"That's the best we can do?"

Yet exactly a year after losing to Michigan State in the Elite Eight by one point — March 28, 2010 — the Volunteers introduced a coach who had yet to even coach in an NCAA Tournament game.

But like Dooley, who had a career record of 16-20 in three seasons at Louisiana Tech before coming to Knoxville, the wins and losses don't reveal the whole story.

Instead, fans should look beyond Martin's 61-41 record in three seasons at Missouri State.

"Cuonzo is known as a great recruiter, a solid floor coach, person of great integrity, a great father, a great husband and now, he is known as the head coach of the University of Tennessee," men's athletics director Mike Hamilton said at Martin's introductory press conference on March 28.

Martin's job at UT will be tough enough, especially if Tobias Harris and/or Scotty Hopson leave early for the NBA. He's replacing a legend.

Bruce Pearl made Tennessee basketball what every Vol fan dreamed of it being.

And more importantly, Pearl won over the fan base.

Whoever UT hired was going to be given the task of replicating Pearl's success on the court.

Martin now has that job.

"For me, I embrace the success, because it's a program," he said. "I think you want to

embrace it, and it helps you when you recruit when somebody has success. I mean, somebody has to follow (Pearl).

"If you don't want to follow him, you're afraid of competition, you're afraid of being successful. For me, I didn't really think about it like that. I thought it was a great opportunity to be a part of a great program."

He may not paint his chest for a Lady Vols home game or even wear an orange blazer against Kentucky and Vanderbilt — he said that decision was up to his wife.

But Martin needs the Tennessee fan base to support him.

He's not Bruce Pearl.

He's Cuonzo Martin.

The 39-year-old up-and-coming coach spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Purdue, under Gene Keady and Matt Painter before three seasons with the Bears of the Missouri Valley Conference.

He's a former NBA player, a cancer survivor and he was raised in East St. Louis, Ill. Given his background, coaching basketball at Tennessee will be relatively easy.

And Vol fans shouldn't make his job any harder than it should be by comparing him to his predecessor in any area besides what happens on the court.

And even then, Hamilton believes Martin will succeed.

"Cuonzo will win at University of Tennessee," he said.

— Matt Dixon is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at mdixon3@utk.edu and followed on Twitter at @MattDixon3.

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Deep Lady Vols squad falls short on title run Simmons, Bjorklund lead seasoned roster through perfect SEC record, lose in Elite Eight Tennessee rebounded from the loss with an overtime victory against No. 2 Stanford in Knoxville on Dec. 19. Even when the Lady Vols lost a sizable lead, Summitt wouldn’t let Editor-in-Chief her players quit.

“She just said, ‘We’re not going to lose this game,’” Tennessee coach Pat Summitt knew early on what the Simmons said of Summitt’s timeout speech near the end of key to this year’s Lady Vol basketball team would be. the contest.

Depth. Lots of it.

The Stanford win thrust the Lady Vols onto a nonstop “With 13 players,” Summitt said at the team’s train that appeared unflappable. UT defeated ETSU November media day, “we have more depth than we proband Rutgers at home before opening SEC play on Jan. ably anticipated.”

2 against LSU. Counting the victory over Stanford, That fact held true throughout another successful Tennessee would close out the regular season on a 19Lady Vol season as Tennessee used a deep bench to fin0 run, including a 16-0 slate in conference games. ish Summitt’s 37th season with a 34-3 record, one SEC “We didn’t set our for that, but you hvae to give regular-season title and one SEC Tournament title. this team a lot of credit,” Summitt said of UT’s undeHowever, the Lady Vols fell short on reaching another feated SEC record. “We went on the road and won national championship, falling to Notre Dame in the some games. We had some tough games.”

NCAA Tournament Regional Final in Dayton, Ohio, in The looming SEC Women’s Tournament in March.

Nashville offered a chance for the Lady Vols to take “I hope our players learn from this, because we have a their second conference tournament title in as many way to go,” Summitt said after the loss. “We were years. exposed today.”

Following the lead of an undefeated SEC regular But the tournament loss did not define the Lady Vols’ season, Tennessee hit its stride when it needed most. season, which featured an unblemished conference The top-seeded Lady Vols took out Florida, Georgia record, the ninth time Summitt’s Tennessee team has run and Kentucky in an exhibition of Tennessee’s best the table in the SEC. shooting of the season to win the 2011 SEC Women’s The Lady Vols began the season ranked No. 4 in the Tournament championship. preseason AP poll. Senior Angie Bjorklund led a group of In the tournament final against the Wildcats, UT returning players, including juniors Shekinna Stricklen hit a school- and tournament-record 16 3-pointers. and Glory Johnson.

Bjorklund, who became Tennessee’s all-time leader in The newest addition to the squad who had the largest 3-pointers during the regular season, knocked down impact was freshman guard Meighan Simmons, who seven threes en route to 23 points. burst onto the Tennessee scene and quickly earned a “We’ve been through the highs and the lows,” starting role thanks to her potent scoring ability.

Bjorklund said. “We’re not going to give up, and we Simmons led UT’s season in scoring with 13.5 points per want another championship.” game.

The NCAA tournament would be the final test for The Lady Vols began the season with four straight victhe Lady Vols. Armed with a No. 1 seed, Tennessee tories capped by a home win over Arizona State on Nov. overwhelmed 16-seeded Stetson in the first round 21. After a relatively close 80-64 victory, Summitt harped before barely overcoming Marquette in the second on her team’s need to play a 40-minute game defensively. round.

“In the second half, we played with more consistency,” The Lady Vols reached the Dayton Regional to face Summitt said. “We did a better on the boards and on fourth-seeded Ohio State in the Sweet 16. Though defense.”

Tennessee defeated the Buckeyes 85-75, a shoddy first Next up was a the Paradise Jam Tournament in the half almost spelled doom for UT. U.S. Virgin Islands. After disposing of both Missouri and Summitt’s halftime speech rekindled the spark Georgia Tech in the first two rounds, Tennessee fell short within her roster. against No. 12 Georgetown in the tournament final, 69“It was about an eight and a half,” Summitt said, 58.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon ranking her rant on a scale of one to 10. “I wasn’t real The Lady Vols committed 29 turnovers against the Hoyas. For UT, it was an earlier loss than expected.

Shekinna Stricklen celebrates with Glory Johnson during a happy. But that’s what you have to do at times.”

No. 2-seed Notre Dame stood in the way of a Final “Our team did not come to the gym on a mission to game against Ohio State on March 26. With the victory the win,” Summitt said. “I’m very disappointed. I think Lady Vols advanced to the Elite Eight, only to be stopped by Four berth in the next game’s Elite Eight matchup.

Though the Irish came into the game with a 0-20 allGeorgetown came in here and was tougher and more Notre Dame. time mark against Tennessee, a 24-point performance aggressive.” from Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins and foul-plagued Tennessee returned home for two lopsided victories over Lamar and Old Dominion before embarking on a two- nine UT shots and scored 21 points to hand the Lady Vols Tennessee stars helped end the Lady Vols season with a 7359 loss to the Irish. game road swing against Texas and Baylor in the Lone Star their second loss of the season, 65-54.

“I think we learned that we have a long way to go,” The focus, Summitt said, was not there for Tennessee’s State. The Lady Vols held their own against the Longhorns Bjorklund said.

“It is a long season, and we just have to stay roster. for a 92-77 victory before facing the Bears of Baylor, who “I hope our players will learn from it, because we have a had memorably knocked Tennessee out of the 2010 Sweet positive, watch film and get back in the gym and learn from our mistakes and continue to get better every single day.” way to go,” she said. “We were exposed today.”

Sixteen in Memphis.

Summitt admitted in preseason that Baylor was circled on her schedule.

“Certainly if you look at who we’re playing, I can’t wait to play Baylor, I’ll be honest with you, just to see where we are,” Summitt said. “That’s going to be a great gauge for us.”

On Dec. 14, Baylor’s 6-foot-8 Brittney Griner blocked

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Vols’ rocky season ends with first-round loss NCAA troubles, inconsistent play stall Tennessee’s season after impressive 7-0 start Colin Skinner Assistant Sports Editor

game of the season to Indianapolis at home on Nov. 8, but wouldn’t look back for its first six regular-season games. During the stretch, UT won the Preseason NIT Tournament championship game against No. 7 Villanova, eventually capping off the winning streak with an impressive nationally televised win against No. 3 Pittsburgh on Dec. 11. The Volunteers were ranked No. 7 in the nation and 7-0.

The season would never feel the same for these Volunteers and the UT fans hoping for another late NCAA Tournament in March run after the Pitt win.

Amidst roster changes and coaching

In what can be described as an uncertain era in the history of UT athletics, the one sport that had everything going for it was basketball.

Under the guidance of Bruce Pearl a season ago, the Volunteers basketball team was seconds away from making its first Final Four in program history. After that, it all seemed to unravel.

In September 2010, Pearl admitted to lying to NCAA investigators about hosting recruits at a barbecue at his house before the season, as picture evidence proved his guilt. The SEC came down hard, suspending Pearl for eight conference games to start the 2010-11 season. School officials agreed to pay Pearl $948,728 worth of salary and benefits as part of his displacement agreement.

Regardless, university chancellor Jimmy Cheek stood by the coach, who had amassed a record of 126-46 while at Tennessee.

“Bruce is our coach, and he's going to be our coach for many years," Cheek said on Nov. 20.

"We're going to get through this adversity.”

Assistant coach Tony Jones would take over the reins when Pearl began his suspension on Jan. 8, a 68-65 loss at Arkansas.

As for the team, everything looked promising entering the year. Incoming freshman forward Tobias Harris had made a Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon lot of noise as one of the preKenny Hall goes hard to the basket over a College of mier freshman entering college Charleston defender during a game on Dec. 31, 2010. basketball, and junior guard Scotty Hopson had been show- Hall looks to become a more integral part of the rotaing flashes of brilliance on the tion in his upcoming junior season with the Vols. court since his freshman season on Rocky Top. Speedy senior Melvin Goins changes, the Vols would go 5-7 through held the starting spot at point guard, backed by December and most of January, including a distalented newcomer Trae Golden. Sharpshooter mal 3-4 record with Pearl at the helm until he Skylar McBee and big man Brian Williams was forced from the bench for four games. That stretch included home losses to Oakland, USC added experience to the Vols’ roster.

Pearl announced that this was the “most tal- and the College of Charleston and a road loss at ented team he had coached at Tennessee,” and Charlotte. Interim head coach Jones would all fingers pointed towards a repeat Sweet 16, coach four close games and go 2-2 as head coach before Pearl returned to the bench for and maybe even Elite Eight trip, in March.

The Vols dropped their second exhibition one game against Connecticut. The Vols suf-

fered a painful defeat to No. 8 UConn, 72-61, on CBS national television.

“For me, it was good to get back, and it was fun to be in the game for a while," Pearl said.

"It was fun to have some effect on the game.”

The Jones-led Vols won their next three SEC games against LSU, Ole Miss and Auburn but dropped the interim coach’s final game as head coach to Alabama in overtime.

In a highly anticipated match-up involving the return of Pearl and his orange blazer, the Vols took on the 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington on Feb. 8. The Cats took care of business and toppled the unranked

track, and it will help our confidence,” Pearl said after the game.

Once again, though, the much-needed momentum wasn’t enough to spark an impressive winning streak. The Vols would go on to beat No. 18 Vanderbilt on Feb. 22 on the road to help solidify its argument as having the toughest schedule in the land, but only managed a lackluster 3-4 season-ending stretch.

To make matters worse, a non-NCAA related incident later reported by school officials put a sour note to an already trying season for the UT basketball team and its coaches.

Athletics director Mike Hamilton made some ill-timed comments about Pearl’s future at Tennessee, just days before the No. 9-seed Vols secondround game against eighth-seeded Michigan. The Vols were embarrassed in a 30-point blowout, the largest margin of victory in an 8-9 game in NCAA tournament history, 75-45.

Unsurprising to many fans, faculty and students of UT, the school decided to get rid of their leader of six years.

“I care about coach Pearl and his family,” Cheek said in a released statement. “I appreciate the job that he has done at Tennessee. From the university's perspective, this decision is an institutional decision, with counsel and input from many who know and love this university."

On March 27, just nine days after the drubbing against Michigan, the university announced the hiring of Cuonzo Martin, a lesser-known coach from Missouri State who went 61-41 there as head coach. More imporWade Rackley • The Daily Beacon tantly, the Purdue graduate and Tobias Harris elevates of LSU defender Matt cancer survivor emphasized the Derenbecker on Jan. 26. Harris helped lead the Vols integrity and hard work Tennessee during his freshman year at UT. was searching for at his press conference the next afternoon.

Volunteers 73-61, sending Tennessee packing Martin was awarded the 2011 Ben Jobe for Gainesville, Fla., where Pearl’s Vols would National Coach of the Year Award April 1, prelose 61-60 after leading 35-29 at the half. sented annually to the top minority coach in Tennessee was now hobbled with a 15-10 NCAA Division I men’s basketball. Depending record, 5-5 in conference play. With eight on the status of Hopson and Harris declaring games left in the SEC season, the Big Orange for the NBA draft next year or staying for needed a win as it returned to Knoxville play Martin’s first season, the Vols will need players South Carolina in Thompson-Boling Arena. to step up this upcoming November in remainAnd win they would, ousting the Gamecocks ing players like Golden, forwards Kenny Hall 73-67. and Jeronne Maymon, and guards McBee, “It was good to get back on the winning Cameron Tatum and Jordan McRae.

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Iconic Ayres Hall emerges from renovations Kristian Smith Student Life Editor

As far as the interior renovations, one of the main concerns was central heating and air-conditioning, something the building had previously lacked.

“It was desired to incorporate a central mechanical system that eliminated window air conditioners and radiator heaters as the cooling and heat sources,” Wilson said.

Wilson said other goals were to relocate the central elevator that had been installed in the 1980s and to recover the fourth floor that had been closed by the State Fire Marshall's Office.

Ayres Hall, the iconic centerpiece of The Hill, was reopened in January after years of renovations. Closed since 2008, Ayres Hall was reopened for the spring 2011 semester.

The purpose of the renovations was to bring the 90-year-old building into the 21st century.

“Ayres is the iconic building of the UTKnoxville campus and needed renovation to bring the building up to today's functional needs of an academic facility as well as handicap and fire code compliance,” said Lori Wilson, project manager of UT facilities planning.

Wilson said the team aimed to keep as much of the original architecture in tact as possible while updating the interior.

“The goal of the project was to maintain the architectural integrity of the building while bringing it up to a current and modern functioning building in technology and classroom offerings for an academic building,” she said.

Wilson said keeping some of Ayres’s design features, such as the clock face, was also a major goal for the project.

“We desired to reuse as much as possible of some of the cherished aspects of the building — such as the wood floors, the terrazzo in the corridors, the paneled wood doors and transoms and the central staircase,” she said.

The construction for the building was completed in two phases, mainly to preserve these features.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon “Demolition began in November 2008 and was per- Michael Sena, freshman in architecture, walks past a formed by Southern set of windows in Ayres Hall on Jan. 17. The windows, Constructors,” Wilson said. located in an open study area of the historic building, “The purpose of a separate depict famous UT landmarks and the phases they have demolition package was to gone through over the years of the university. selectively remove materials in The team also wanted to make the building the building that were to be refurbished and reused. Some examples would be the wood floor- more environmentally-friendly.

“It was desired that Ayres be a LEED ing, the hand rails to the stairs, wood trim, door, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental and other such items.

“The second phase was the construction phase Design) certified building,” she said. “We expect and that was performed by Johnson and Galyon. to achieve Silver status for this building and that That work began in May of 2009 and was effec- it will be our first LEED certification on campus.”

Wilson said all these goals, and more, were tively finished in January 2011.”

met throughout the course of the project.

As a result of the renovations, the air system in Ayres is now completely controlled and the building has wireless Internet. Also, all the classrooms now have glass boards instead of chalk boards and the fourth floor was reclaimed. In addition, the building has new windows and improved lighting.

The building also received fire code and ADA certification, specifically by adding three elevators.

with the renovations.

Elizabeth Smith, staff member in the College of Arts and Sciences advising office, said she enjoys working in the renovated building.

“Everything is so beautiful, especially the windows,” Smith said. “We just love it here.”

Alex Goduco, senior in management, remembered her first math class in Ayres when she was a freshman in 2007.

“I had to go to Ayres four times a week and it was always so hot in there,” she said. “I thought the building was so pretty, but it made it hard to concentrate on calculus when there was no air conditioning.”

She said the renovations have made Ayres a better place.

“The building is much better now,” she said. “Now I don't mind walking up The Hill to get there.”

Originally constructed in 1921, Ayres Hall was named for Brown Ayres, the 12th president of UT. Ayres served as president from 1904 until his death in 1912, and during his term as president, the departments of law, medicine and dentistry were expanded to colleges, and the academic stature of the College of Liberal Arts was elevated.

Also, the agriculture program was expanded and the teachertraining program was incorporated into the university. A school of commerce, now the College of Business Administration, was created and a university library was built.

Because of these changes, says a 2010 article in the George Richardson • The Daily Beacon Torchbearer, Ayres wanted to Tables and chairs for a reception fill the main entrance build a prominent structure on of the newly renovated Ayres Hall on Nov. 11, 2010. The Hill (known then as Students enjoyed their first semester back in the iconic College Hill), which was the campus building, after remaining under construction focal point of the university.

He believed such a structure since the end of the 2008 fall semester. would emphasize UT's Another concern was the relocation of differ- strengths. Ayres wanted this new structure to ent academic departments that are housed in the replace three old buildings, West College, Old building. Displaced since the beginning of the College and East College, which were demolrenovations, the math department is now back in ished.

Ayres, and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Ayres chose the collegiate Gothic style for the dean's office's staff and advising office are now building because it was in fashion at several Ivy also located in Ayres.

League universities, including Yale and Students, faculty and staff seem to be pleased Princeton.

Orientation Issue 2011 Info on University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rankings General —U.S. News and World Report ranked UT Knoxville 47th among all public universities, up five spots from 2010, in its 2011 Best Colleges list. The list includes 260 American universities offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

—Forbes Magazine listed UT Knoxville in its 2010 America's Best Colleges list. UT Knoxville was ranked 453 out of 600. Forbes looks at numerous factors, including overall academic experience, graduation rates, student debt, academic success and graduate success.

Best Value —The Princeton Review ranked UT Knoxville among the 50 best values in public higher education in its "Best Value Colleges for 2010" list.

—Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine listed UT Knoxville as one of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges," in its 2011 list which ranks American colleges based on academic quality and affordability. UT was the only Tennessee public university to make the list.

—Forbes named UT Knoxville one of its 2010 Top 100 Best College Buys. UT Knoxville's rank was 76th out of 100.

U.S. News and World Report 2011 (undergraduate programs) —UT's overall undergraduate business program was ranked 34th among public universities.

—The College of Business Administration's undergraduate supply-chain management/logistics program was seventh among public institutions and ninth nationally.

—The College of Engineering's undergraduate program was ranked 37th among public universities.

U.S. News and World Report (graduate programs) —UT's College of Business Administration's supply chain and logistics graduate program is ranked seventh among public universities (2011).

—The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences' graduate education program ranked 33rd among public institutions (2011).

—UT's College of Engineering's overall graduate program is ranked 43rd among public universities (2011).

—The College of Engineering's nuclear engineering graduate program is ranked ninth nationally (2011).

Other ranked engineering programs: —The civil engineering program is ranked 39th among public universities (2011) —The electrical engineering program is ranked 38th among public universities (2011) —The mechanical engineering program is ranked 39th among public universities (2011).

—UT Knoxville's law program is ranked

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—The College of Law's clinical training program is ranked seventh among public universities (2011).

—U.S. News and World report ranks some graduate programs on different cycles but includes the most current program lists in their annual report which is published electronically and printed in the magazine and college guide format: —The College of Veterinary Medicine's graduate program ranked 11th among public universities (2007).

—The College of Social Work's graduate program ranked 15th among public universities (2008).

—The School of Art's MFA in printmaking ranked third among public universities in 2008; the overall MFA program was ranked 24th among public universities (2008).

—The College of Nursing's graduate program ranked 48th among public universities (2007).

Academic programs —DesignIntelligence, a journal produced by the Design Futures Council, ranked UT Knoxville's undergraduate architecture program 20th in the 2011 Top 20 Architecture Programs.

—EdUniversal ranked the UT Knoxville College of Business as one of the "1,000 Best Worldwide Business Schools" (2010).

—The Princeton Review listed UT Knoxville's College of Business Administration's full-time MBA program in its 2011 "Best 300 Business Schools" list.

—UT Knoxville's full-time MBA program was ranked 71st in the 2011 Top 100 U.S. by Poets & Quants, a composite of the five major rankings including Financial Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Forbes and U.S. News & World Report.

—The Wall Street Journal ranked UT Knoxville's Executive MBA program first in level of participants' full-time work experience, second in organizational support and ninth in non-regional focus in the newspaper's 2010 executive MBA rankings. Only 56 programs were ranked out of more than 700 worldwide.

—Financial Times ranked the UT Knoxville Executive MBA Programs among the Top 100 worldwide (2010).

—Supply Chain Digital magazine ranked the College of Business Administration supply chain management program as second nationwide (2010).

—The Public Accounting Report ranked UT Knoxville's undergraduate and master's accounting programs among the top 25 in the country among public universities (2010).

—The Princeton Review listed the UT Knoxville College of Law as one of the "Best 172 Law Schools" (2011).

—preLaw magazine, run by the National Jurist, a leading news source in the legal industry, ranked the UT Knoxville's College of Law 11th in the 2010 Top 20 Best Value Law Schools.

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DiPietro begins tenure as new UT president Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief The first thing Joe DiPietro heard was the noise. Cheering, lots of it.

When the UT Board of Trustees selected DiPietro, then the chancellor for the UT Institute of Agriculture, as the new president of the university system on Oct. 22, the soft-spoken DiPietro had little time to react; his staff was already doing that for him.

"I walked out in this inner office to a bunch of screams in the hallway," DiPietro said in his Morgan Hall office in one of his first sitdown interviews as UT president-elect in December. "I had a bunch of support in Morgan Hall, so there were plenty of people in this office to congratulate me."

"It's one of those benchmark moments in your career. I remarked to myself, 'Oh boy, I've been given a wonderful opportunity.'"

DiPietro, who assumed office in January as UT's 24th president, adopts the leadership of an institution facing a variety of issues. UT is scheduled to lose federal stimulus funds this summer, making cost-cutting challenges even more daunting across the board. University employees have not enjoyed an increase in salary in nearly four years, and the foundation of the position of system president itself has lacked stability over the last decade.

But the 59-year-old's attitude is not flustered by the large-scale problems facing UT. His new position is, in his words, "an opportunity."

"My theory's always been to do a good job, take good care of your place, and good things will happen," DiPietro said.

faster.

"It's sort of gotten less whirlwind-like lately," he said. "But the first few weeks were particularly whirlwind-like. It was fairly hectic trying to get that all balanced. There was just a lot to do and lots of things to attend and go to. But it's been a lot of fun."

For the veterinarian-turned-academic, the road to the top of Tennessee's higher education was a path of chance, and in many ways, good fortune.

The road to the top DiPietro grew up in Charleston, Ill., home to Eastern Illinois University, as a second generation Italian-American. His grandparents migrated from the Abruzzo region of Italy, only 50 miles east of Rome, to the panhandle of West Virginia just outside Pittsburgh. But it was Charleston that became home to the DiPietros.

"I grew up around a small university about the size of UT-Martin," DiPietro said. "It was a college-town feel. When I go to Martin, I feel like I'm in my hometown."

An appreciation for veterinary medicine came at an early age for

in his college while the full-time dean was on leave.

"And what was a one-year hitch became a vocation," DiPietro said.

DiPietro made his way to the University of Florida in 1997, where he worked alongside current UT chancellor Jimmy Cheek, as the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. After nine years in Gainesville, UT came bidding for DiPietro's services.

"I don't believe people in these administrative jobs should be here forever," he said. "I've always thought that somewhere between eight and a dozen years is when you need to start thinking about leaving.

In his many stops, DiPietro developed a reputation as a skilled team-builder and knowledgeable leader, leading some media outlets to call him, "The Michael Jordan of higher education." But now, in the most prominent position of his career, several challenges await DiPietro.

'This is Joe's philosophy' On his first day on the job in January, Joe DiPietro made one thing very clear: He isn't wasting any time.

In a university-wide email sent on Jan. 3, DiPietro underlined the importance of starting his duties from the get-go.

"I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting to work," DiPietro wrote in the email.

DiPietro's work will likely come in several forms during the early moments of his tenure as UT system president. Stimulus funds are scheduled to run dry in July, a situation that will likely make finances tighter and university positions less stable.

"We'll be a smaller place come July 1 because of the budget cuts we've been through," DiPietro A welcome whirlwind said. "People will have to understand that they've When UT's presidential selection committee began got to be more patient with us from the standreviewing applications for the university's new system point that we may not be as nimble as we once president last fall, at least one of the 71 applicants deliberwere. We'll have to grow out of that." ated for almost a year before submitting his name into the Thanks largely to financial difficulties, univerprocess. sity employees have not experienced salary "I thought a long time about it," DiPietro said. "I probincreases in four years. DiPietro believes the time ably thought about it eight or 10 months. (My family and for change could be near.

I) love Tennessee and we didn't want to leave here.

"I'm concerned about compensation of "Some people who get into this job, if you asked them employees," he said. "Our people have been four 15 years before, they'd say their goal was to be a universiyears without a change in compensation; this is a ty president. That was never my goal. Frankly, I've never key year where we need to do something about had the goal to be a dean or a chancellor. These things just that." happen to me."

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon A need to address those issues is first on When considering his application, DiPietro discussed the option with his wife, Deb. After moving around from Joe DiPietro discusses his new position as UT system president in Morgan Hall DiPietro's priority list, but he said the difficulties university to university, Tennessee had become a home to on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. DiPietro was selected as UT’s 24th president in do not outweight the strengths of the university he inherited. the DiPietros, so they decided to plant their roots even October and assumed the office officially on Jan. 1.

"One of the most impressive things once deeper.

"It was clear she doesn't want to leave Tennessee," DiPietro said DiPietro. As a 13-year-old, he witnessed a local practitioner perform- you've been here a while is how connected the people across the of his wife. "I agreed with her that if this worked out, fine. If it did- ing a procedure known as "floating teeth," or the grinding down of state are with UT," DiPietro said. "At these other states I've been at, n't, I was going to wrap my arms around the institute and keep doing a horse's tooth. It didn't take long for DiPietro to figure out his pre- you have a lot of universities to have loyalty towards... But you'll see orange from one end of this state to the other." great things with a great group of people. I've loved the job I've been ferred career path.

Once in veterinary college, DiPietro was invited to help out a proDiPietro said he looks forward to working with the system's camin up until this point."

The selection committee eventually narrowed the applicant field fessor with lab research. The opportunity to work in parasitology — puses across the state, hoping to solidify educational programming down to DiPietro and Brian Noland, chancellor of West Virginia's specifically with ascarids from horses — opened doors DiPietro that he says is already "particularly strong." He plans on continuing UT's Biofuels Initiative and the use of the Cherokee Farms research higher education agency. The board opted for only two final candi- never imagined.

Following his dream upon graduation, DiPietro set up a small campus to keep the university on the cutting-edge of research. dates instead of three.

But DiPietro is quick to admit that the most important aspect of "In some people's minds, there were two candidates, and they practice in Illinois working long hours while soaking up the experiwere the only two candidates they were comfortable with," Jim ence. But at the bidding of a former colleague, DiPietro opted to his job — and UT — is the people.

"It's a great place, but the place is really not about the president," Murphy, chair of the UT Presidential Search Committee, said after return to Illinois for graduate studies after nearly three years in practice. he said. "It's about the people who get the work done. This is Joe's the Oct. 20 vote.

DiPietro joined the university faculty soon after graduation. He philosophy.

Two days later, on Oct. 22, the UT Board of Trustees selected became a full professor of veterinary pathobiology by the early ’90s "It won't be about Joe. It'll be about the university and what it gets DiPietro as UT's next leader by a slim 11-10 margin.

Since that moment, the life of DiPietro has moved from fast to before being offered a position as interim associate dean of research done for students and the people across the state."

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Historic campus cafeteria closes; stood as UT landmark since 1925 Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief Sophie's Place, one of the most iconic venues on UT's campus, permanently closed its doors on Jan. 28 as a part of ongoing renovations to Strong Hall dormitories.

"Basically, a lot of the campus has moved away from here now," Charles Brakebill, UT vice president for development emeritus, said. "And with the resident halls closed, (Strong) is going to be offices."

Sophie's remained in the basement of Strong even after the residence hall closed as student living in 2008 with proposed plans of becoming administrative offices. UT opted to leave Sophie's open until a replacement dining hall could be completed, and with the Jan. 10 opening of Southern Kitchen in Vol Hall, administrators decided the time was now to close Sophie's doors.

Named after the famed ghost said to haunt the halls of Strong, Sophie's first opened in 1925 and is arguably the most famous dining hall on UT's campus. Before the opening of Southern Kitchen in Vol Hall, Sophie's served as the only dining option for students on the north end of campus for many years.

Brakebill said Sophie's was even the premiere dining location for students decades ago, when he first stepped on campus after World War II. "A lot of students came right through where we're sitting," Brakebill said of the cafeteria. "It was more than a cafeteria; it was the social hall. You came to see and be seen.

"If you wanted to eat on campus, it was here or Ellis & Ernest Drug store, right in front of where the UC is now."

On Sundays, Sophie's was once even open to the public, catering to those not affiliated

with the UT campus.

"The Knoxville church crowds used to line up all the way out the front door," Brakebill said.

"It was the cafeteria," he said. "I don't know a better place for food service around these parts back then. There was nowhere else to eat.

Clement Hall wasn't here, but these daormitories were all here. This whole hillside was full of students, big houses all the way up Volunteer Boulevard."

The popularity of Sophie's has transcended generations, with students today sharing the same memories of the dining hall as Brakebill's generation. Even with new options like an updated Rocky Top Cafe in the UC, several students admit the down-home feel of Sophie's cannot be easily replaced.

"I'm shocked that it's closing," Ryan McGranaghan, senior in aerospace engineering, said. "That was my go-to place since my freshman year.

"I thought it was the best cafeteria food on campus, and it was very convenient when you had class on the north side of the Hill."

Though Sophie's was best known for its food selection, it was the service many students found most memorable.

"The people at Sophie's were really nice there," Hannah Rust, sophomore in art and psychology, said. "But I'll miss the food, too."

Southern Kitchen on the bottom floor of Vol Hall will now be the primary on-campus dining that is technically "off-campus," on the north end of Cumberland Avenue, with the exception of Clement Hall's Pilot Express store. The dining hall will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and will accept Dining Dollars, as well as All-Star, for students without meal plans.

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Chomsky lectures on public control UT Issues Committee brings esteemed professor for campus visit ity," he said.

Chomsky also discussed the history of the labor movement and how it applies to issues today.

"The United States has a violent labor history," he said. "The Renowned linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam rallying cry of the late 19th-century labor movement was, 'Those Chomsky spoke to a packed house on Jan. 25.

An emeritus professor of linguistics at Massachusetts Institute who work in mills should own them,'" he said.

Chomsky said this holds significance today, specifically with the of Technology, Chomsky opened the lecture by telling the audience he wanted to address "some serious problems we're having here at automobile industry.

"Obama took over the auto industry, so the government owns home."

"The guiding principle (for American government) is that as it," he said. "The government is closing plants when they could long as the public is under control, everything is fine," he said. turn them over to the workers and let them run it for profit."

He also discussed how history plays a role in today's public rela"(The traditional argument is) the tions and marketing industries. powerful should gain ends by any "By World War I, the business possible means. As long as the pubclass realized that because of new lic is kept under control, public will freedoms, it was impossible to doesn't matter." control the public by force, so Chomsky referred back to this they need new means," he said. principle many times throughout "They tried to control of opinion his lecture and said it was the base and attitude to divert people of many of the nation's problems. from the public arena. This is He said the principle was a secuwhy the public relations industry rity threat to the U.S. and was at the was started." root of both terror and the huge Chomsky called elections military budget that is strangling today "public relations extravathe economy. ganzas."

"The military budget is half of "You don't want to provide the deficit," Chomsky said. "The information about the candiother half is the heavily privatized dates; that's the last thing you health care system. We would not want to do," he said. "So you have debt and might even have a delude people with slogans." surplus if we did not have (the In regards to political parties, health care system)."

Chomsky said they have shifted Chomsky also discussed terrorsharply to the right. ism and the post-Sept. 11 United "Democrats today are what States. used to be moderate "Bush said terrorists committed Republicans, and today's crimes because they hate our freeRepublicans are so deep in the doms," he said. pockets of business, you have to Chomsky discussed the United have a magnifying glass to find States' support of dictatorships in them," he said.

Egypt, Tunisia, Georgia, Jordan Chomsky also discussed tax and Colombia. He said this too falls Gabi Caballero • The Daily Beacon cuts and their benefit to the under the "guiding principle."

"A post-Sept. 11 poll showed An audience member receives a book signed by wealthy.

"There has been a spectacular anger because of U.S. support of Noam Chomsky following a lecture on Jan. 15. dictatorships and blocking democ- Chomsky has written over 150 books and is con- increase in wealth in the top 1 racy," he said. sidered by many to be the “most cited living percent of the population," he said. "The Bush tax cuts of 2011 Though Chomsky said the "guid- author.” were made to benefit the rich but ing principle" was apparent in all were crafted so people would not aspects of government, he also said it could have very severe conrealize what was happening." sequences.

He said Social Security also plays into this.

"The most serious case is in Pakistan where there is a threat of "Social Security is actually in good shape, despite what you radical Islamists getting a hold of nuclear weapons," he said.

Chomsky said this "guiding principle" is not a recent thing, read," he said. "The rich want to get rid of Social Security, because it is based on the principles of compassion and solidarity, and (the though.

"Throughout American history, there has been a constant strug- spread of these principles) could be dangerous for the rich."

Students said they gained valuable insights from Chomsky's lecgle over who should control and who should obey," he said. "The ture.

Founding Fathers were ambivalent about democracy."

"I though he did a very good job of historically representing Chomsky added that James Madison, one of the framers of the Constitution, was concerned that if voters could determine policy, what has been covered up in this country," Cori Kunberger, senior in psychology, said. it would challenge the privileged.

Chomsky ended his lecture with a question for the audience.

"This is why he put the power in the hands of the Senate, whose "Will we subject ourselves to the guiding principle?" he said. primary task is to protect the opulent minority against the major-

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‘Reach’ leaders assume SGA office

Author demonizes unhealthy fast food, exposes animal cruelty facts

that's been in the back of my mind since freshman year.

"All our hard work paid off."

Editor-in-Chief The Reach campaign spent the majority of the week leadMoments after the 2011 SGA election results were ing up to the election campaigning on its main issues surannounced on the night of April 6, Reach campaign presiden- rounding the student body. Improvements to student parking, the extension of the HOPE Scholarship to cover summer tial candidate Ross Rowland still didn't know how to react.

The newly elected SGA president had a new position to courses and alterations to final exam study days are just some of the platforms as a part of Reach's campaign. become accustomed to.

Rowland said the student body's newly elected represen"To be honest with you, I still don't know how to feel," tatives will hit the ground running with each of the party's Rowland said after the election. "I'm looking forward to getplanned initiatives. ting the full feel."

"Our three, four main points are what we try to focus on," Rowland and fellow Reach candidates Courtney Sharp and Drew Shapiro won the 2011 SGA elections over the SPARK Rowland said. "The extension of the HOPE Scholarship in campaign on April 6, announcing the victory to a packed the summer, that's been a project of mine for a long time. I really want to deck at the Reach ensure that hapelection party at pens on this camthe Roaming pus."

Gnome on The Sharp said that Strip. despite the victory Rowland at the top, the win defeated SPARK was a team effort. presidential can"For me, there's didate Courtney so much pressure Vick with a total because if we don't vote count of win, all these peo2,286 votes. ple that have been Sharp, the Reach working for us, vice presidential their careers in candidate, defeatSGA are shot," ed SPARK's Max Sharp said. "And Gearin with that's who we do it 2,519 total votes for. They're so while Shapiro, great and they Reach's Student George Richardson • The Daily Beacon work so hard."

Services director Rowland and c a n d i d a t e , Ross Rowland, Courtney Sharp and Drew Shapiro celebrate with fellow emerged in front Reach campaign members and supporters after announcing the party’s Sharp both admitted the campaign of SPARK's victory in the SGA elections on Wednesday, April 6. and all the work Quintavias King involved took a toll on those who volunteered all their time with 2,524 total votes.

With the conclusion of Campaign Week, which began on and efforts for their cause.

"There's been a lot of ups and downs," Rowland said. "But March 30, the Reach candidates arrived at the Roaming the sheer amount of focus and effort and energy it takes to Gnome just before 9 p.m. on April 6 to deliver the news to accomplish all this, it's a lot. But thanks to all of our group, friends and supporters.

"Thank you all so much," Rowland said, addressing the our exec, our senators, everyone that worked with us.

"That's the only way we were able to pull this out." crowd. "We really, really appreciate y'all's love, y'all's supSharp said the campaign is meant to represent more than port, y'all's dedication. The most personal thing someone can do is to donate their time, their energy, their effort ... we its top three candidates; every person involved will have a really, really appreciate what all you all have done this past chance to make a difference on UT's campus.

"There are a lot of tough parts about running a campaign," week."

Even after the announcement, the feeling of excitement Sharp said. "But I think the toughest is just keeping things in perspective. At the end of the day, we're all so lucky to even had yet to escape the candidates.

"I'm shocked," Rowland, junior in public administration, have this opportunity, and sometimes it's hard to think that there's life past winning or losing. said. "I'm numb. It still hasn't hit me yet."

"Knowing that in this campaign, there's something so Sharp echoed Rowland's surprise. much bigger than a single candidate winning ... SGA is some"Just pure joy and excitement," Sharp, junior in Spanish and psychology, said. "It's crazy, because this is something thing bigger than any of us."

Schlosser said.

The market is not telling Staff Writer the public the information it Eric Schlosser, the author needs to make good, healthy of "Fast Food Nation: The decisions.

"There is no such thing as Dark Side of the All-American Meal," spoke to a filled audi- choice if you're only given one point of view," Schlosser said. torium on Feb. 22.

Schlosser used the exam"I've been a big critic of ple of STDs to show how a McDonalds for years," burger comes from thousands Schlosser said.

He produced a New York of cows compared to the '50s Times bestseller on his hatred when a burger came from the for fast food restaurants and butcher shop and was made how they are making America of two cows. Diseases within fat. He still enjoys the occa- meat from the cows are much sional burger, just not from more likely today, and currently more people acquire fast food chains. food poiIn the last soning 40 years, than they food has did 40 changed years ago. more than There it has in are 13 40,000 m a j o r ye a rs . slaughterA f t e r houses WWII, in across S outhern America California, that feed t h e their aniMcDonald m a l s brothers steroids – Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast decided to and horFood Nation: The Dark Side of bring the m o n e s the All-American Meal,” assembly that are on unhealthy fast food line of a illegal for factory to humans. the restau"It's r a n t kitchen. Success was obvious, incredible anyone could treat and when a traveling milk- animals this way," Schlosser shake salesman, Ray Kroc, said.

Schlosser struggled with saw the line around the door, he envisioned McDonalds as the idea that media pressures the public to be thin but proa national chain.

"He believed success is motes fatty foods. Children of measured in dollars," the poor are becoming obese and the children of the middle Schlosser said.

In 1968, there were 1,000 and upper class are developMcDonalds restaurants in the ing eating disorders.

He shared a story about U.S.; now there are over Jamie Oliver visiting an ele30,000.

McDonalds and other fast mentary school where kids food chain restaurants pride couldn't recognize vegetables themselves in the ignorance and fruit. Around 25 years of the people eating their ago, America was one of the fittest countries, but now it is food.

"Knowledge is power," at the bottom of the rankings.

Zac Ellis

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The Daily Beacon • 7A

Ghosts, legends surround campus culture Strong Hall, Tyson House among UT locales boasting popular myths, spooky stories ited with turning on lights.”

The house, which was given to the university as part of a grant

by Lawrence Tysons, was granted as an Episcopal ministry house before eventually being converted into the office for alumni affairs.

With many Halloween traditions that dart in and out every year The only condition within the grant maintained that the grave of (picking the right costume, buying candy for the trick-or-treaters, beloved family dog, Bonita, be maintained in the front yard. terrible scary films being released en-masse, choosing the right parIt is said that Bonita is the ghost haunting the house, as well as ties, UT playing South Carolina), the telling of ghost stories is one being the rumored “ghost dog of the Hill,” a vicious black dog with that seems to hover every year. dripping fangs. She is said to be keeping watch for her master, who With a campus that dates back to 1794, UT is no exception to its was a military general. fair share of history when it comes to things going bump in the Despite the stories, those working in the Alumni Office say night. Of the most popular haunt-spots on campus, including Strong they’ve never noticed anything strange.

Hall (a former residence hall for women, now home to Sophie’s “You know, I’ve worked here a long time, and I’ve never seen anyCafeteria), Hoskins Law Library and the Tyson Alumni House, it thing,” Mary Holtman-Reed, alumni program director, said. seems as though everyone has a story to tell on Halloween.

“Everyone has a story, you know, that they’ve seen something Strong Hall spooky or heard some noise or the lights turned out, but I’ve never Strong Hall is named after Sophronia Strong, the mother of seen a thing.”

Benjamin Rush Strong, who, within his will in 1915, gave a sizeable Other notable haunts grant to the university. Within the generous Other notable spooky spots on campus grant remained the condition that an allinclude Alumni Memorial Building, which is women’s residence hall, named after rumored to be haunted by a ghost named Sophronia, was to be built and a garden was Fanny, who fancies herself an actress and to be maintained. enjoys performing.

Not long after the residence hall was built “She originally haunted Old Science Hall,” in 1925, “Sophie” came along too.

Creekmore said. “When the building was Having been a mother to 12 children, razed in 1967, Fanny was said to have moved Strong was well-versed in the role of nurturher home to Alumni Memorial. Legend has it ing, something that her ghost continued to do that she haunted the auditorium of Science as girls occupied the now-defunct residence Hall, which was used for plays as well as for hall. chapels, assemblies and lectures, and that she “The first sighting was reported soon after loved the theatre and considered herself an the opening: This residence hall had fullactress.” length mirrors in each occupant’s room, and Fanny’s backstory relates to when a film ‘Sophie’ was seen in the mirror, standing was shot in Knoxville in the ’20s. She had a behind one of the new residents as she small part in it and, having impressed the probrushed her hair,” Betsey Creekmore, associducers, she was offered a contract to go to ate vice chancellor of finance and administraHollywood to be in the movie but fell ill with tion, as well as noted campus ghost buff, said. tuberculosis and died soon thereafter.

Strong is said to appear in the mirror of the “Fanny was seen in Science Hall in the front lobby every year on her birthday, Feb. auditorium and wandering the hallways, and 17. She is also credited for various pranks, after the building was razed, sightings were including flickering lights and mysterious reported in the previously un-haunted orbs seen roaming down the hallways. She is Alumni Memorial Building in the main audiknown for appearing in incidents of “unladytorium as plays were rehearsed,” Creekmore like behavior” and does not have much of a Gabi Caballero • The Daily Beacon said. tolerance for disagreements.

Another spine-tingling campus home is “The Strong Hall staff called in Pat Sisson, Zombies parade through Market Square as part of the Zombie Walk on Saturday, Oct. 23. a psychic from Halls, who said she felt the UT’s campus has its fair share of allegedly haunted locations, most notable being Strong the Pi Kappa Psi fraternity house, which is said to house Ralph, a friendly ghost who was ghost of Sophronia Strong did inhabit the Hall. once known to roam around the house durbuilding,” Creekmore said. “While Sisson was ing chapter meetings and toy with the lights. talking about the ghost, the lights in the back Ghosts and culture of the room went out, and the ones in the front of the room dimmed. Wyman said.

“One employee named Tom Tom, who worked in the shipping As Creekmore sees it, the ghosts aren’t a bad part of campus at When Sisson said, ‘I hope that’s a sign that she approves,’ all the and receiving room, stayed late one night to finish extra work.” all. lights in the room blinked back on full strength.

Wyman said. “The building was empty at the time, but the staff ele“You know, I think it adds to our culture, our history,” Creekmore Hoskins Law Library “Evening Primrose,” named after John Collier’s short story by the vator began to operate, and it wasn’t long before Tom Tom left, never said. “These ghosts keep our history alive, remind us of the past, let us know how things used to be.” same name, which is about people hiding in a department store dur- to work alone at night again.”

Wyman said occurrences have slowed since the special collections The nature of the campus ghosts, which is, for the most part, light ing the day and coming out at night, is the affectionate moniker and playful, and in Strong’s case nurturing, is also a comment on the given to the spirit that allegedly haunts the law library. The ghost is have moved to Hodges library.

Tyson House history of Knoxville, as Creekmore sees it. known to play with the elevators and occasionally knock books off “Workers at Tyson Alumni House contend that the basement of “We’ve never had anything really terribly violent happen here, no the shelves, but more so, it’s known for its scent than any actual the house is haunted, and workers in the Alumni Affairs office report really dark history on this campus, and I think the ghosts reflect behavior.

The ghost is rumored to carry the smell of cornbread and other hearing sounds of walking in corridors when no one is there, as well that,” Creekmore mused. “The ghosts are very kind, playful. They as low moans,” Creekmore said. “The unidentified ghost is also cred- aren’t aggressive and they mean well.”

Brandi Panter

Managing Editor

suppertime staples and is said to be preparing dinner when the cooking odors occur.

The identity of the “Evening Primrose” is unknown, but he is rumored to be a poor graduate student who managed to live in the Library undetected while researching his dissertation.

Nick Wyman, senior library associate, offered his theories behind the nature of the ghost.

When asked why spirits would hang around a library with no evident past events for spirits to linger, Wyman said, “Lots of libraries throughout the country experience these same experiences.

Libraries can offer a sympathetic environment for whatever may linger behind.”

The library has had many additions through the years, and as a result, has many dark corners and spaces that can add to the spooky gothic architecture already in place.

“There have been reports of staff working in the stacks and hearing footsteps nearby. When they go to look, no one can be found, “

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UT celebrates first African-American student Kristian Smith Student Life Editor UT students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated a milestone on Feb. 1.

The year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first African-American's admittance to UT kicked off with a march from the Torchbearer to the UC auditorium in February.

In July 1960, Theotis Robinson Jr. applied for admission to UT. On Jan. 4, 1961, Robinson, along with two other African-American students, Charles Edgar Blair and Willie Mae Gillespie, gained admittance and began classes. The doors of UT's graduate school had been opened for African-Americans eight years earlier with the admission of Gene Gray in 1952.

Unlike on other campuses, like the University of Georgia's, desegregation was peaceful at UT. "Anytime you have a 50th anniversary, you have to celebrate it," Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said. "It's a historical event."

Originally scheduled for Jan. 11, the march concluded with a presentation with keynote speaker Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, a UT alumna and Olympian.

Organizers said they wanted the march to coincide with the start of Black History Month.

This march was symbolic for many members of the UT community.

"(We're) taking part in history," Britne Brody, junior in psychology, said.

For some, this anniversary still resonates today.

"We are still standing on the shoulders of these students," Charles Houston, director of programs for alumni affairs and co-chair of the committee celebrating African-American achievement, said. "They broke the barrier for African-Americans."

Many students also believe this march symbolizes UT's efforts to increase diversity.

"Diversity is an initiative UT focuses on, and celebrating this event shows UT's commitment to diversity," Ebony Jones, senior in advertising, said.

The anniversary will be commemorated with events throughout the year.

In January, the 50th-anniversary theme was showcased in the MLK Jr. program and MLK Jr. Day of Service.

November's Homecoming celebration will also be significant.

"We are looking to put a state historical marker (on UT's campus) during Homecoming," Annazette Houston said.

In December, the committee will host a Kwanzaa celebration.

For more infomation about the year-long celebration or to find out more about the history of AfricanAmerican achievement at UT, visit http://achieve.utk.edu/.

Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon

Students play music before the beginning of ceremonies celebrating 50 years of African-American achievement on Monday, Jan. 31. Over 500 members of the university marched from the Tourchbearer to the UC to recognize the first African-American students who started classes on Jan. 4, 1961.

Students, faculty garner honors Staff Reports A list of UT faculty, staff and students who have made headlines for their accomplishments in recent months: — Jeffrey Kovac, chemistry professor and president of the UT Knoxville Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, has been appointed to the National Committee of Judges for the Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards in Science. One of a committee of five, Kovac will serve from 2011-2013. The committee judges book entries that advance a scholarly interpretation of the natural sciences and mathematics. The winner of the annual award receives a $10,000 prize.

— Peter Tsai, a research associate professor in the Textile and Non-woven Development Center (TANDEC), has received the Fellow Member Award for 2011 from the American Filtration and Separations Society. The Fellow Member Award honors individuals who have made superior contributions of organization and leadership to the society for many years.

— Suzanne Lenhart, whose research applications range from improving CPR to modeling rabies in raccoons, has been named a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) fellow. SIAM named 34 academics and professionals to its 2011 Class of Fellows for their outstanding contributions to applied mathematics and computational science.

— Christopher Cherry, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, won a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award for his project, "Sustainability Implications of Transportation Choice in China." The award is effective through March 31, 2016.

— David Fox, associate professor of architecture, is one of only two winners of the 20102011 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Diversity Achievement Award, which honors efforts to achieve greater diversity in architecture curricula, school personnel, and student bodies.

— Hamparsum Bozdogan, the Toby & Brenda McKenzie Professor of Business in the Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science, has been invited to serve on the international advisory board of Istanbul University School of Business in Turkey. The advisory board consists of outstanding individuals at the international and domestic level with people in academia, business, and industry who advise the dean and school of business.

— Caula Beyl, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and William Brown, dean for research and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, are part of the latest class of the Food Systems Leadership Institute. The twoyear prorgram prepares scholars for upper-level leadership roles in food system programs,

and to assume broader leadership responsibilities within their organizations.

— Michael Wilcox, an agricultural economist with UT Extension, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals.

— Dan Roberts, professor of biochemistry and cellular & molecular biology, was honored with an award from the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium acknowledging his efforts to foster pre-collegiate research and science education throughout Tennessee. The award was presented as part of the awards ceremony associated with the 46th annual symposium held on campus in late February.

— Debby Jennings, the Lady Vols' associate athletics director for media relations, has been selected to receive the Trailblazer Award, presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The honor is given annually to an individual who is a pioneer in the profession and who has mentored and helped improve the level of ethnic and gender diversity within the organization.

— Three graduate students are recipients of the National Science Foundation's 2011 Graduate Research Fellowship.

Frankie Pack, anthropology graduate student, Kemper Talley, a biophysics graduate student, and Samantha Tracht, a mathematics graduate student, each will receive $30,000 over the next year along with a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance for tuition and fees and opportunities for international research and professional development. Four students received honorable mentions: Jacob Lamanna, a graduate student in mechanical engineering; Sara Kuebbing, a graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology; Jessica Bryant, a graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology; and Joshua Birkebak, a graduate student in plant physiology.

— Fifty undergraduate students from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering won first place overall in the 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference.

The last time UT Knoxville won was in 2005. UT Knoxville’s steel bridge team, led by Chris Haynes and Matt Hart, won third place overall and will be competing in Nationals at Texas A&M in May. They also won second place in construction speed and third place in bridge economy.

Other UT teams to win first place were the concrete cubes team, led by Patrick O’Leary; the mystery competition team, led by Caleb Williams; and the environmental competition team, led by Melissa McKenzie and Reese Deblois. Taking second place were the surveying competition team, led by Logan Johnson; the T-shirt design team, led by Amanda Cruzen; and the transportation competition team, led by Wesley Stokes.

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SAA bridges gap between students, alumni Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief The UT Student Alumni Associates (SAA) works in conjunction with the UT National Alumni Association and sponsors membership drives each year, seeking all freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in potential membership.

"Student Alumni Associates has been part of campus for over 40 years," said Lauren Charles, vice president of membership for SAA. "We like to think we really are a Tennessee tradition."

SAA strives to bring UT students into contact with arguably the most important branch of the university: its alumni.

"We are dedicated to enriching relationships between students and the alumni of the University of Tennessee," Charles said. "Our motto is, 'Student Serving Students ... Past, Present, Future.' That is our goal."

SAA President Matt Moore said campus events are often run largely by the organization, giving students the ability to meet and work with other students, alumni and members of UT's administration.

"We are the presidential hosts of Tennessee," Moore said.

"Any time there's an event with the chancellor or with (new UT system president) Dr. (Joe) DiPietro, we are called upon to sponsor those events."

In 2009, members of SAA created "UniTe," a similar organ-

ization open to all UT students. While applicants to SAA must be freshmen, sophomores or juniors and must be approved for membership, all students are encouraged to join UniTe. Moore said because UniTe is open to all of UT, the group is a perfect opportunity for new students to be involved from the

get-go.

"Anybody can join UniTe, and it's a way to connect with alumni and to learn more about the traditions that Tennessee has to offer," Moore said.

Students can observe UniTe in action all across UT's campus, especially during Tennessee football weekends.

"We sponsor T-shirts and tailgates during the fall for football games," Moore said. "We also have 'Vol Nights,' where we have

UT, Pellissippi offer dual course Staff Reports Sixty students have now confirmed their attendance in a new program in which students will be dually enrolled at UT Knoxville and Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC).

The agreement formalizing the bridge program was signed this week by UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and PSCC President Allen Edwards.

“We've gotten it off the ground and it is operational,” Cheek said. “UT and Pellissippi State have a great working relationship. This program is testament to UT’s commitment to collaborate with community colleges.”

Edwards said the bridge program will help both institutions in their missions to serve the community.

"Part of our role as the local community college is to serve the university, which is part of the community," he said.

This new bridge program — the type of partnership required by the 2010 Complete College Act of Tennessee — will allow some students who are wait-listed for admission at UT to tackle initial program requirements at the community college. The program provides a seamless transfer to UT, provided

they complete a specified number of hours and maintain a certain grade requirement.

Administrators are hoping for an initial bridge class of 75 to 100 students.

The students, who will be guided by advisers on both campuses, will attend the second summer session at UT to take a set of credit courses to help them adjust to college life and get a head start on their UT degree. During the following fall and spring semesters, they will take classes exclusively at PSCC, and at the end of the spring semester, will be admitted to UT if their academic record at PSCC indicates an ability to succeed at UT. This partnership between UT and PSCC is part of how UT is working to comply with the Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.

The Complete College Tennessee Act: — Changes the state funding formula so it is based on six-year graduation rates rather than enrollment; — Eases the transition for community college students moving on to state universities; — Requires TBR and UT to establish dualadmission and dual-enrollment policies at two- and four-year colleges and universities; and — Requires community colleges to offer all remedial work.

distinguished alumni come back to the university and talk about their experiences while they were here."

Those interested in joining SAA must have prior membership in UniTe to be considered for application.

Charles said SAA looks to add new members each year who yearn to serve the university. Once the organization fields its applications, SAA invites potential members to a three-round interview process.

"As soon as you turn in an application, you automatically get a first-round interview with the executive board," Charles said.

"From there, we will have two more rounds."

SAA aims for a variety of applicants from all across campus.

"We're looking for an increase in diversity in our applications," Charles said. "People with different majors, people from all walks of life on campus.

"Maybe they are from out of state? Maybe they are a minority? Essentially, our goal is to touch all parts of campus, no matter what that may be."

Any student interested in applying for SAA can submit an application, which can be found at the Tyson Alumni House or on the organization's website, to the Tyson House. Students wishing to be considered must have a minimum 2.75 GPA, must be a freshman, sophomore or junior and must be a member of UniTe. More information about SAA can be found at the organization's website, http://web.utk.edu/~saa/, or on the group's Facebook page.

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Hungry students flock to Ray’s Place there is a line that extends well outside the door. Seating is limited but the food can easiStaff Writer ly be taken to go. Some of the most popular Ray Mowery likes to joke that two of the items are chicken tenders, the country boy oldest things on campus are at the same loca- dinner that includes country-fried steak with tion: the oldest building and the oldest “old gravy and mashed potatoes, lasagna and barbecue chicken. The pot roast is also very popcrank.”

Mowery runs Ray's Place in the basement ular and sells out quickly on days when of South College Hall, an independent restau- offered, despite there being 60 pounds of it at rant that has long been a favorite among UT the start of the day.

Kacy Aslinger, senior in mathematics, said students, especially those with classes on The she first started coming to Ray's Place as a Hill.

Ray's Place opened on Monday, July 24, freshman. Since then she usually stops by a 1989. Mowery is the third operator at the loca- couple times per month. She likes the food tion, as the first eatery opened in April 1948. offered at Ray’s Place.

“It’s better than any of the fast food on camHe has been in business for 58 years first startpus … and cheaper too generally,” she said. ing at the Knox County Courthouse and then Word of mouth is usually how students at the TVA Tower before he came to UT. The learn of location at Ray's and the bottom of given the S o u t h strong comCollege Hall pliments the had actually f o o d been vacant receives, due to buildthat is not a ing renovasurprise. tions for a Kevin few years Davis, senbefore he ior in commoved in. puter engi“I love it,” neering, Mowery said. eats at Ray's “It's my life,” once a week He loves and first spending heard about time with colit during his lege students, junior year “the cream of from a the crop of File Photo• The Daily Beacon friend. He American Ray Mowery poses for a photo in Ray’s Place, located on likes the society,” as the bottom floor of South College, UT’s oldest building, low prices. he puts it. He on Friday, May 18, 2007. Ray’s offers food to students “For feels honored too busy or time-crunched to leave the Hill. what you that students get, Ray's is make him a cheaper than other places on campus,” he part of their daily lives, stopping in for a said. snack, a drink, lunch or even a nice chat.

Like Davis, Haden Scott, sophomore in bio“Nothing thrills me more than students saying I am the most special part of their day,” he chemistry and cellular and molecular biology, also first went to Ray's based on a referral. said. “It sends a chill through my bones.”

Since Ray's Place is an independent restau- When he was a freshman, he first stopped at rant, the university does not run it; Mowery Ray's Place on the advice of a friend.

“The food is all pretty good,” he said. Scott and his family do. The official hours are 6:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, now he stops in once a week.

With the strong endorsements he already but Mowery’s work usually begins as early as receives from students, Mowery still wants 5 a.m. to bake biscuits or slice the pot roast more students to stop by and say hello. with his son.

“If you've never been to Ray's, come by and The busiest time at Ray's is usually between 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., when see me and try our wares,” he said.

John Bussa

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Chuck Mullican, sophomore in jazz performance, practices saxophone in a small room in Melrose Hall on Monday, March 7. Students from the Music department have relocated temporarily while construction begins on a brand-new music facility scheduled to be completed by 2013.

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Campus recovering from storm damage Music building construction begins of strong winds and rain.

“We have lost over 50 trees, most of which were older, larger trees,” Ledford said. “We have a launSevere thunderstorms ripped through the dry list of other building damage.”

Safety was a large concern for UTPD during the Knoxville area during the week of April 25 through April 29, leaving several UT campus buildings and storms. While university police dispatched an student apartments damaged and maintaining increased number of officers to respond to Wednesday’s storm-related incidents, Simerly said lengthy power outages.

Terry Ledford, executive director of UT Facilities only one injury was reported to the department.

“We had one reported injury; a female advised Services, said he had not experienced this kind of she was hit in the head by hail,” Simerly said. “She damaging weather on campus.

“This is the worst storm damage I have seen in received medical attention and was released.”

Damage was not limited to UT’s campus, howthe 25 years I’ve been here,” Ledford said in an eever. Several highly populated student neighbormail.

Heavy thunderstorms began on April 25, leaving hoods, like Fort Sanders and the Cherokee Trail many campus buildings without power. UT’s Office area off Alcoa Highway, experienced their own end of the storm’s severity. of Information Cara Rains, senior in Technology said in an political science, rememe-mail that several OITbered the stormy week offered services were from visiting a friend in affected by the power the Cherokee Trail neighoutages. According to borhood of The Retreat the OIT website, severwhen the second round al network issues of storms came through remained after the at the beginning of the majority of services week. Rains said the were restored later in friends took cover in the the week. house before assessing Severe storms conthe hail damage to their tinued into the evening vehicles in the outside of April 27, with golf parking lot. ball-sized hail raining “We went outside and down on the majority saw people looking at our of campus and the Fort cars,” Rains said. “We Sanders area. noticed that my back “These series of windshield was comstorms are the most pletely gone. My front significant that we have windshield was cracked. seen in the UT commuMy side mirror was gone. nity in recent years,” George Richardson • The Daily Beacon All of us had dents all Emily Simerly, public Students stand on the steps leading up over (the cars).” information officer for Though the majority of UTPD, said in an to Hoskins Library after storm winds email. “Over the week, brought down traffic lights on houses survived with the Ag Campus, Hill, Cumberland Ave. on Monday, April 25. minimal damage, Rains President’s House, Continued storms throughout the week said she knew of a handVisitor’s Center, and brought massive amounts of rain, wind ful of students whose C-8 Parking lot were and hail that caused untold damage houses suffered broken windows throughout the some of the most across campus. week. Power was still not (affected) areas.” restored to the neighborIn an effort to avoid hail damage, many garageless students sought shel- hood until late in the week thanks largely to fallen ter for their vehicles in UT parking garages during trees on Cherokee Trail.

With widespread damages to vehicles, many stuthe storm. Students, faculty and staff witnessed the effects of the storm on campus as early as the morn- dents attempted to reserve rental cars, but Rains ing of April 26, including massive damage to green- said her luck in that department was poor. At one point, she was No. 247 on the waiting list for an houses on the south side of The Hill.

“The worst damage was the loss of a greenhouse Enterprise rental car. The company did not receive on Monday night,” Ledford said. “(Then) the hail a new shipment of vehicles for a few weeks.

Efforts to clean up and restore buildings on camWednesday night pretty much took out all of the pus were undertaken by UT Facilities Services, as roof glass on all of the glass greenhouses.”

Students likely noticed fallen trees all across cam- many employees worked around the clock to mainpus, as well. Ledford said the storm’s impact was tain university operation as final exams loomed detrimental to the campus tree population. Sizable around the corner. Amazingly, classes were not cantrees outside of the Humanities Building and celled at any point during the spring semester for throughout Circle Park fell to the ground as a result storm-related causes.

Zac Ellis

Editor-in-Chief

Blair Kuykendall News Editor Construction has commenced on the UT School of Music’s new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

Because of a donation by Jim and Natalie Haslam, UT’s campus will include a brand-new, fully outfitted music building in the near future.

“The School of Music will be housed in a state -of-the-art building that will allow us to continue to grow both in quality and quantity,” Angela Batey, interim director of the School of Music, said in a statement.

The modern structure will be a welcome change for the growing music department, which had far exceeded the capacity of the former music building.

“The former building was designed for 100 majors, and the School of Music currently has over 400 majors,” Batey said.

Plans for the new building indicate that it will be fully equipped to meet the needs of the burgeoning student population. The new center has been designed with 123,000 square feet of space to enhance the experience of the music school’s faculty and students. The facility will include a 400-seat recital hall, rehearsal rooms, a music library and 45 practice rooms.

During its transitional period, the School of Music has been designated spaces across campus in Dunford Hall, Melrose Hall, HPER, AMB and Humanities.

“Students, faculty and staff are all excited about the new building,” Donna Hundley, communications coordinator for the School of Music, said.

“We look forward to being under the same roof. So much of music is collaborative in nature. I think it will strengthen our entire music community.”

In 2007, the state of Tennessee designated $30 million for the project. Intricate building plans promised technologically advanced classrooms, three computer labs, 40 performance studios and

a number of office suites.

The music center is set to bring faculty members expanded opportunities for teaching and student enrichment.

“Our faculty consists of internationally respected educators and musicians,” Hundley said. “This building will reflect the excellence that is already here and provide faculty a better infrastructure for recruiting and training students.”

The expanded capacity of the building alone will be an asset to the School of Music going forward. “(There will be) more and larger classroom spaces, as well as more rehearsal spaces for chamber music,” Batey said.

The old music facility has been demolished, and new construction efforts are already underway.

The former facility had been home to the music department since 1964.

The Natalie L. Haslam Music Center is expected to open in 2013. “(The new building) will have many more practice rooms, the latest technology, and it will also be a beautiful and inspirational space,” Hundley said.

Groundbreaking on the new facility took place on Nov. 10, 2010, amidst a chorus of cheers from onlookers and a performance by UT’s marching band.

The music center has been named in honor of Natalie Haslam, a patron of the musical arts and graduate of UT’s College of Arts and Sciences. She has volunteered her time in service of the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Knoxville Symphony Society and the Knoxville Arts Council, among other philanthropic pursuits.

The Haslams’ $10 million donation to the School of Music was part of a $32.5 million donation to UT from the Haslam Family Foundation.

For the latest updates on the progression of construction, log onto http://www. music.utk.edu/news.

Johnson and Gaylon Inc. is the contracting firm.

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Orientation Issue 2011

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elcome to the Hilltop, Class of 2015! Your class is a historic one, as you will graduate in the year that marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of Southern Methodist University.

In order to celebrate your arrival, we have created 20 top 5 lists, adding up to 100 exciting things about your new school. From Dallas nightlife, to eating on and off campus, to the top five campus events your parents should come to, we’ve thought of it all.

So kick back, hit play on the SMU alma mater that we know you have already saved to your iPod, open up this special edition of The Daily Campus and prepared to be introduced to the place you’ll spend the best four years of your life.

TOP 5 TRADITIONS

THE DC’S PICKS FOR THE THINGS WE DO BEST

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BOULEVARDING

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SING SONG

At SMU, we don’t tailgate to games, we “Boulevard.”

Before every home game during football season, organizations, families, SMU students and vendors set up tents along Bishop Boulevard to get everyone pumped up for the game.

Sing Song takes place during the spring semester when fraternities, sororities and other campus organizations pair up to perform a short skit with witty musical numbers and choreography.

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CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS

A favorite among many SMU students, the Celebration of Lights is where students, faculty and members of the community gather in front of Dallas Hall for an early Christmas celebration. The night is filled with caroling, hot chocolate and plenty of lights. The Celebration of Lights ends with the traditional reading of the Christmas story by President Turner.

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HOMECOMING

Homecoming is one of the busiest, but also one of the most exciting, times during the fall. Activities include float building, a day of community service, a parade and the Homecoming Game where Homecoming King and Queen are announced.

Each year, Homecoming has a theme that all of the student organizations must incorporate into their floats.

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MANE EVENT

At the end of every school year, students and faculty celebrate a year of hard work at the student-run carnival, Mane Event. Students head to the main quad in the afternoon for free food, live music and games. Mane Event is a great way to end the year and give students a break from studying for finals.

— Compiled by Mary Elizabeth Castle

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First Year Guide 2011-12

TOP 5 PEOPLE TO MEET ON CAMPUS

TOP 5 CLASSES FOR FRESHMEN

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PLSC 1320: INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Not only is this one of the best classes at SMU, it’s also taught by one of the best professors at SMU. And after all, isn’t that what you’re paying to come here to do anyway?

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ENGL 1330: THE WORLD OF SHAKESPEARE

Think of this class as an opportunity to learn to better appreciate the Bard.

You’re in college now; it’s the best time to try to broaden your horizons, and this can certainly be the class to help.

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WELL 1101: CONCEPTS OF WELLNESS

Okay, admittedly you kind of have to take this class, but it’s really not that bad. It’s only one credit hour and you’ll find it might actually teach you a lot about adjusting to college life.

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PHYS 1311: ELEMENTS OF ASTRONOMY

Looking for an interesting science class to fulfill your general education requirement? This might be the class for you.

You’ll explore planetary and stellar astronomy in both a lecture and lab-oriented environment.

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PHIL 1316: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

This class explores why we think what we do ethics. What exactly is morality, and is there an objective form of it? And why should we be moral anyway? An interesting class that will challenge your previous notions and hopefully lead to a deeper understanding of ethics.

— Compiled by Brandon Bub

TOP 5 ADVICE FOR FRESHMEN

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RICK HALPERIN: PROFESSOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS

In addition to teaching History of Human Rights, Halperin also directs the human rights program. He has a full history of experience fighting for human rights, and his stories will make you think.

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LORI WHITE: VICE PRES. OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

Anything and everything involving students at SMU has probably been through the office of Lori White. She is a treasure trove of information about SMU and its students, and is always happy to meet new faces.

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JENNIFER JONES: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMS

In addition to her long title, she also advises Student Senate. Senators and non-senators alike think of her as the perfect role model. Stop by her office for fun conversation and a smile.

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PAUL LUDDEN: PROVOST

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JOSE BOWEN: DEAN OF MEADOWS

Provost Ludden is a large part of the reason why SMU has leapt forward in dozens of academic rankings in the past few years.

If that’s not enough, he’s also a really nice guy. Try and introduce yourself if you get a chance.

Dean Bowen is an interesting guy. An accomplished jazz musician, Bowen has been known to sit down at the piano and accompany students on stage himself. He is also known as a fantastic teacher, and embraces new forms of learning such as podcasts and online games. Try to find time to stop by his office, we’re sure you’ll go away with a positive experience.

— Compiled by Jessica Huseman

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES

Take every opportunity to grow academically by forming close and lasting relationships with your faculty members. Take every opportunity to broaden your relationships, your comfort zones, and your knowledge.

— Brad Cheves, Vice President for Development and External Affairs

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ADVISING APPOINTMENTS

Don’t sign up for classes without help. You wouldn’t want to mess up your degree plan.

GET INVOLVED SMU has loads of clubs. They are great for making friends and boosting resumes.

UTILIZE YOUR RESIDENT ASSISTANT

Problems with your roommate? Try asking your RA for help before moving out. RAs are trained in conflict resolution and can help you figure things out.

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DON’T LOSE HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS

College is great, but when you go home you’ll still want to have those relationships you had before you left. High school friends can be a source of comfort when college gets overwhelming.

— Compiled by Jessica Huseman

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First Year Guide 2011-12 PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Q&A with George W. Bush Daily Campus: Why was SMU chosen as the location for the Center?

Former President Bush: Laura and I wanted to build the Bush Center on a campus that promotes excellence, and SMU is such a place. Secondly, the university and its alumni base were very supportive. Thirdly, the facility is going to be built on a beautiful site. Fourthly, Laura went there, as did a lot of my friends.

Daily Campus: What are the initial goals of the Institute?

Former President Bush: The Bush Institute is a part of the Bush Center.

It will be a place of thought and action. The Institute will focus on global health, public school reform, economic growth, and human freedom.

Daily Campus: Can you explain the Women’s Initiative program of the Bush Institute?

Former President Bush: The women’s initiative will focus primarily on women in the Middle East to encourage the advance of freedom and democracy. I believe women will lead that advance, and we will help them.

Daily Campus: To what extent will SMU students be able to be involved in the Center?

Former President Bush: The Bush Center will be a part of SMU, and once the facility is open, we hope SMU students will find ample opportunities to broaden their knowledge. There will be lectures, internships, and seminars, which SMU students will attend. This year, for example, former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson and I answered questions from students at the Cox Business School. Also, I have led several classes and look forward to doing more of that.

-Jessica Huseman

JOSHUA PARR/The Daily Campus

Former President George W. was interviewed by Jessica Huseman about PEPFAR on Dec. 21, 2010 in his North Dallas office.

TOP 5 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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GEORGE W. BUSH CENTER

Currently under construction, the center will include a library, museum and an institute. Until it opens in 2013, students can enjoy the programs the Center frequently hosts on SMU’s campus.

SOPHOMORE HOUSING

SMU will open new residential halls in the fall of 2014, and will require sophomores to stay on campus.

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MOODY COLISEUM RENOVATION AND EXPANSION

The basketball stadium is getting a face lift! Thanks to a generous donation of $20 million from the Moody Foundation. It will include a wider concourse, new and more concession stands and restrooms, new finishes, lighting and mechanic systems.

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If you’ve ever used PerunaNet, you know how slow our wireless is. All that is about to change! Slated to open by the end of 2012, the new data center will provide 2.4MW of critical IT load, speeding up SMU’s computing.

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RESIDENCE HALL RENOVATIONS

Older residents halls will be getting some much needed love in the next few years to make living in dorms more comfortable for everyone.

— Compiled by Jessica Huseman

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The second-ranked Mustang volleyball team makes its return. The ladies finished the 2010-2011 year with a 25-6 record and a ranking of second place in Conference USA. The Mustangs plan to have a successful year with a combination of a strong recruiting class and returning members.

No fall college semester is complete without a little football.

Coming off two seasons ending in bowl games, SMU football is expected to be even more successful than in past seasons.

The first game of the season will be against A&M in College Station at 6:30 p.m. Catch it on Fox Sports Net, or better, plan a road trip!

With a 16-2-2 record and advancement in the NCAA Elite Eight tournament.

According to CollegeSoccerNews.com, the SMU men’s soccer team will have the strongest recruiting class for this upcoming year. Some of the new recruits may find themselves in starting spots for the season.

-Compiled by E’Lyn Taylor

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

The SMU women’s soccer team finished its season with an 117-4 record. The team will also have highly anticipated recruits.

The recruiting class includes several top prospects and Olympic Development Pool members.

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SWIMMING & DIVING

The SMU swimming coach has just been named Team Manager for the 2012 United States Men’s Olympic Swim Team, so this season should be especially fun to watch.

SPORTS

New season looking up for Mustang Football

By EJ HOLLAND eholland@smu.edu

A cultural change was what SMU expected when they hired former NFL and Hawaii head football coach, June Jones, in 2008. Considered by many, as the potential savior of Mustang football, Jones’ first season definitely did not go as planned as SMU posted a woeful 1-11 record.

But, three years later it’s all finally starting to come together.

SMU is coming off consecutive bowl game appearances for the first time since 1984, and Jones and his stampede of Mustangs finally have students, the city of Dallas and the nation believing that there is life after death.

With 10 starters returning on offense including junior

quarterback Kyle Padron, Jones’ pass-happy run-n-shoot scheme has all the essential pieces required to have this offense firing on all cylinders. After two years of learning and mastering the system, Padron is ready to step up as the true leader of this team.

The Southlake, Texas, native took over as SMU’s starting field general as a true freshman in the eighth game of the 2009 season and led the Mustangs to a 5-1 record down the stretch including a 45-10 thrashing of Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, where he was named MVP after passing for 460 yards and two touchdowns.

Padron’s first season as a full-time starter last year saw him set schoolrecords in passing yards (3828), total yards (4072), touchdowns (31), completions (302) and

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attempts (508), which earned him All-Conference USA honorable mention honors.

Padron is loaded with a plethora of talented receivers led by junior Darius Johnson, who is the leading candidate to step up as SMU’s big play wide out.

Johnson will be filling the big shoes left behind by his mentor Aldrick Robinson, who was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of this year’s NFL draft. Johnson is embracing the role after a solid sophomore campaign that featured a season-high 152 receiving yards in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Returning alongside Johnson is senior Cole Beasley, who was a lethal weapon out of the slot last season. The pair teamed to haul in 165 receptions, a single-season

tandem record.

In 2010, SMU bolstered its offensive production by adding a facet of the game previously unheard of in Jones’ pass-first offenses, the run. The ground game came in the form of bulldozing running back Zach Line. The junior finished ranked 11th in the country with 1,494 yards rushing and added 10 touchdowns en route to earning first-team Conference USA accolades.

Line can expect to have an even better season in 2011 as the Mustangs return all five starters on the offensive line. The big boys up front are perhaps the strongest position group SMU has to offer and are anchored by seniors Kelvin Beachum Jr. and Blake McJunkin. McJunkin was recently named to the watch list

for the 2011 Rimington Trophy, which is presented annually to the most outstanding center in college football.

Defensively, the Mustangs return eight starters and are led by senior safety Chris Banjo. Banjo totaled 92 tackles and two interceptions while sporting the number 23, which is presented to a deserving student-athlete in honor of SMU’s Jerry LeVias, the first AfricanAmerican scholarship athlete in the Southwest Conference.

Surprisingly, the strength of the SMU defense is not the secondary but rather the defensive line. The trio of Taylor Thompson, Marquis Frazier and Margus Hunt has become an unstoppable force up front in the Mustangs’ base 3-4 alignment.

The biggest change on the

defensive side of the ball will come at linebacker, where the Mustangs lost senior leaders Youri Yenga and Pete Fleps to graduation.

Nevertheless, SMU does bring back Taylor “Tank” Reed and Ja’Gared Davis, who led the team in tackles (145) and sacks (9).

With tons of experience coming back on both sides of the ball, a coaching staff that is second to none and the signing of their finest recruiting class this century, the Mustangs are completely capable of winning their first conference title since 1984 as well as making a third straight bowl game appearance.

SMU will take on Texas A&M in the 2011 season opener on Sept.

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First Year Guide 2011-12 CAMPUS AFFAIRS

Student Senate provides voice for student body

By SARAH KRAMER skramer@smu.edu

Created in 1915, Student Senate both serves and represents the student body. As a proactive and reactive organization, Student Senate addresses the concerns of the students.

“We want to hear your ideas, no matter what their content might contain,” said the 2011-12 Student Body President Austin Prentice. “We are here to represent your voice.”

Though the Student Body Officers and many Senators have been selected for the 2011-12 school year, incoming freshmen can still be a part of Senate.

Student Body Vice President Alex Ehmke encourages incoming freshmen to get involved “as soon as they set foot on campus.”

There are five First-Year Student Senate seats open to incoming students. Elections for those seats will be held within the first few weeks of school.

“Holding a First-Year Senator position is a great introduction to Senate,” Student Body Secretary Martha Pool said.

However, because it is a significant time commitment, students can apply to be general members of eight committees, which include finances, communications and scholarships.

“This (a Senate committee position) is a great way to stay connected and be a part of Senate without the additional time and effort that being a senator requires,” Pool said.

For students considering joining Senate, they should review previous bills passed and legislation that they would like to see written of the summer, according to the 2011-12 Speaker Ted Belden.

“Once they have a platform to run on, it’s just a matter of getting out there and campaigning once the school year begins,” Belden said.

Ehmke added that students who are considering running for a Senate position “should be passionate about the school and ready to bring about change on campus.”

Continuing from previous semesters, Senate hopes to revisit issues such as the number of reading days before finals, parking problems, special interest seats for the athletic community and graduation fees.

Senate also plans to address new, tangible matters next year like extending library hours, according to Prentice.

Student Senate meets every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Forum and is open to the public. Thus, if being a member of Senate is not appealing to incoming freshmen, or other students, it is still accessible for students to bring questions and concerns.

“Student Senate is a representation of the student body, and therefore exists to serve them,” Parliamentarian Alex Morgan said.

Because each Senator represents 300 students, it is the student body’s job to keep them accountable.

“It is your job to reach out to your Senator and let him or her know what you would like to see changed or improved on campus,” Pool said.

After each meeting, Pool, the Student Body Secretary, will send out weekly updates about the issues addressed during meetings.

Students can contact their respected Senator about issues mentioned in these updates.

“Together, we can continue improving SMU during this historic Centennial Celebration era,” Prentice said.

For more information about Student Senate, contact Katherine Ladner at kladner@smu.edu.

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SMU CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION No one throws a birthday party quite like SMU.! As the university celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding, SMU opened Café 100 on campus and set off fireworks at a Founder’s Day bash that attracted thousands of students, alumni and Dallas residents. The celebration will continue until 2015, the centennial of the year the school’s doors first opened to students.

CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS

A student body favorite, the Celebration of Lights kicks off the holidays at SMU. While holding a candle, students and community members gather on the main quad to sing carols and listen to President Turner’s reading of the biblical Christmas story.

Everyone is given a candle to hold and at the end of the ceremony, Dallas Hall and the campus Christmas tree light up the night.

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“BOULEVARDING”

“We don’t tailgate, we boulevard,” the mantra of SMU football fans. The school’s main road, Bishop Boulevard, is closed off on game day and tents line the street. Free food, music and time with fellow Mustangs serves as a fan favorite prequel to each home

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HOMECOMING WEEK

Floats, fanfare and Mustang alumni fill the Boulevard for the annual Homecoming parade and football game.

Sororities, fraternities and other campus organizations come out to participate in events such as Field Day, Community Service Day and the float-building competition.

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MANE EVENT

Mane Event is a carnival on the Main Quad held on the last day of classes each spring semester. The entire SMU community is invited out to share in the games, live music and free food.

-Compiled by Ashley Withers

CAREER

SMU’s Hegi Career Center helps ease job search, interviews

By SARAH KRAMER skramer@smu.edu

With 10 expert career professionals, the Hegi Family Career Development Center assists students with resume building, job and internship strategies and networking.

Throughout the school year, students can attend career fairs hosted by the Career Center and access its online job database, MustangTrak. According to the Career Center staff, 70 percent of the featured jobs on the database are open to all majors.

The Career Center also offers the “Hit the Pavement” program, which allows students to visit with employers from different companies and organizations.

“These experiences allow students to network with future employers as well as understand a company’s culture,” the Hegi Family Career Development Center staff said in an email interview.

Counselors and staff encourage students to select their majors early so they can begin their career planning process. It is recommended freshmen make an appointment with a career counselor during their first semester.

“First-year students are

encouraged to meet with a career counselor to discuss major exploration and how it relates to the career decision-making process,” the staff and counselors said.

With one-on-one counseling, workshops and MustangTrak, the career center provides students with mock-interviews and the tools necessary to obtain jobs and internships in a competitive job market.

“In this time of economic uncertainty, students and alumni are finding they need a strong network, fluid strategies and career resources that keep them competitive for a lifetime,” the staff and counselors said in an email.

The Career Center is located in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center and offers services to both undergraduate and graduate students. Counselors at the center hope students visit often, making it “a lifelong habit.”

In 2001 SMU alumni Fred and Jan Hegi made a commitment of $1 million to SMU. Their sons, Peter and Brian, then endowed $3 million for expansion of facilities and services at the Career Center, which has been in existence since 1911.

For more information about services offered, visit www.smu. edu/career.

TOP 5 STUDENT SERVICES 1. STUDENT SENATE 2. HEGI FAMILY CAREER CENTER 3. STUDY ABROAD CENTER 4. SMU LIBRARY SYSTEMS 5. GIDDY-UP

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ABC’s OF SMU

Athletics SMU sponsors 17 sports and has been ranked as the top school in its conference for 10 of the last 11 years in the Director’s Cup overall athletic rankings. More information about SMU and its coaches, student-athletes and teams is available at smumustangs.com.

Boulevard SMU students are fond of saying we don’t tailgate, we Boulevard! That’s because for every home football game, students, faculty, staff and alumni jam the normal tranquil setting of Bishop Boulevard in the heart of the SMU campus for food, fun and festivities for three hours leading up to kickoff.

Celebration of Lights Every December, the SMU community gathers to witness the lighting of the trees in the Main Quad and listens as the University President reads the Christmas story from the Bible. The scene is illuminated by more than 100,000 lights in the trees and with luminarias lining the sidewalks.

The Student Foundation-sponsored event includes caroling and special holiday performances and concludes with a reception in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

former Ownby Stadium.

The stadium features a horseshoe configuration and a playing surface sunken 25 feet below ground level.

Source: smumustangs.cstv.com/facilities/ford-stadium.html

Greek Life Greek Life at SMU traces its roots to 1915 when the first four fraternity chapters were established, according to the SMU website. Ninety-six years and tens of thousands of members later, the fraternity and sorority community is vibrant and now offers 28 national fraternities and sororities.

Recruitment begins the week before second semester starts in January. Students can learn more about Greek recruitment at information meetings and Greek events, scheduled throughout the fall semester.

Source: smu.edu

Exercise The Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports — which just completed a $25 million expansion and renovation — offers 170,000 square feet of indoor recreational space plus an outdoor social area that includes The Falls (zero entry pool with 7-foot waterfalls), two sand volleyball courts and leisure spaces.

Source: http://smu.edu/recsports/index.htm

Ford Stadium SMU football returned to campus on Sept. 2, 2000, in a game against Kansas with the opening of Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The 32,000-seat, state-of-the-art facility is located on the grounds of the

Source: http://smumustangs.cstv.com

KPNI Radio KPNI Radio (formerly known as KSMU) first hit the airwaves in 1947.

By 1955, KSMU had taken over a former troop barrack located behind the Natatorium (currently the Mustang Band Hall) and was broadcast on both the AM and FM dials.

Now, the station is part of the Journalism division’s media convergence curriculum and broadcasts in the residence halls and on the Internet (http://kpni. smu.edu/) from its studios on the second floor of the Umphrey Lee Center.

Source: http://kpni.smu.edu/about/history.asp

Lower Greenville

Hilltop Because Dallas Hall was built on a hill on what was — at the time — the outskirts of Dallas, the University has been nicknamed “The Hilltop.”

Iron Skillet

Dallas Hall Designed after the library rotunda at the University of Virginia, Dallas Hall opened its doors in 1915 and housed the entire University as well as a bank and a barbershop. The 3-story rotunda is topped with brilliant stained glass, and the dome is copper with a rich green patina. The University seal is on the floor under the Rotunda. Dallas Hall is one of 10 SMU buildings listed on the National Historic Register.

With the Falcons, Jones guided the team that he once played for to a playoff wildcard berth in 1995.

The “Battle for the Iron Skillet” is the name given to the football rivalry between SMU and Texas Christian University, whose campuses are separated by just 40 miles in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

While the exact origin of the story of the Iron Skillet remains unknown, it is rumored to have originated from a pregame festivity in the 1950s when an SMU fan was frying up some frog legs as a joke before the game. A TCU fan, seeing this desecration of the “frog,” said they should let the game decide who would get the skillet and the frog legs. TCU ended up winning the game, the skillet and the frog legs. Now, the winner of the game receives an iron skillet trophy.

Source: wikipedia.org

June Jones June Jones enters his fourth season as head football coach at SMU. Jones is no stranger to reclamation projects after transforming the downtrodden University of Hawaii program into one of the most exciting and competitive squads in the country during his nine-year stint.

Before joining the Warriors in 1999, Jones enjoyed a 12-year coaching career in the NFL, including head coaching stops at Atlanta (1994-96) and San Diego (1998).

Lower Greenville, the area adjacent to Greenville Avenue in east Dallas, is a frequent gathering place for SMU students. Lower Greenville is filled with restaurants and entertainment locations that are original to the area.

Mustangs When the SMU community decided in 1917 a new mascot was needed to symbolize its unified spirit, faculty and students were asked to submit nominations. On October 25, 1917, the University community voted from among four possibilities — Bison, Greyhounds, Pioneers and Mustangs. The contributor of the winning symbol was Miss Dorothy Amann, President Hyer’s secretary. She was struck by the idea while watching the team practice from her office in Dallas Hall: “Why, out there, on the football field, it looks just like a bunch of wild Mustangs!”

Source: http://people.smu.edu/band/Traditions.htm

Newspaper

The Daily Campus has been serving as the independent voice of the SMU community since 1915. The studentproduced newspaper is published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during regular academic terms. The newspaper is available free-of-charge to students, faculty and staff at more than 50 boxes located across the campus or online at smudailycampus.com.

The newspaper offers paid positions

for writers, editors, photographers and graphic designers. Students of all classifications and majors are encouraged to apply for the staff by visiting the Student Media Company, located in Suite 314 of the Hughes Trigg Student Center.

Opening Convocation All new undergraduate students are invited and encouraged to attend Opening Convocation.

At the event, students are formally welcomed to the SMU community in a ceremony dating back to 1915, in the very first days of the University,” according to the SMU website.

Highlights of the ceremony include the faculty in full academic regalia formally presenting the new class of students to the President, SMU administrators and the professors.

Peruna On November 4, 1932, Peruna I made his first appearance at a pep rally prior to an SMU football game against Texas A&M University.

The feisty black Shetland pony, named after a popular, alcohol-laced tonic of the Prohibition era, was an immediate success as the ultimate embodiment of the Mustang spirit. After being struck and killed by a car on Mockingbird Lane during a 1934 Halloween celebration, the entire University community went into mourning.

Since that time, SMU has been represented by eight Perunas — including the current Peruna VIII, which has served since 1997. All of the Perunas — except for Peruna I — have been donated and cared for by the generous Culwell family.

Queen & King of Homecoming The crowning of the Homecoming King & Queen at halftime of the Homecoming football game culminates the weeklong celebration planned

by Student Foundation. This year’s Homecoming game is slated for Nov. 5 vs. Tulane.

Red & Blue Harvard Red and Yale Blue were chosen by the University’s first president, Robert S. Hyer, to symbolize SMU’s high standards.

Source: http://smu.edu/spirit/

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Study abroad

Ever wanted to live in The Land Down Under or report on the status of children living in Romanian orphanages?

Ever wanted to study art and architecture in France and Spain or track the political and legal developments in Argentina?

These are but a few of the current Study Abroad opportunities that SMU students are undertaking.

Students need to have completed their first year and have sophomore standing (minimum 30 semester hours) to be eligible to attend any of SMU’s study abroad programs.

Source: http://smu.edu/educationabroad/faq.asp#2

Tate Lecture Series Bringing the world’s most interesting and provocative people to Dallas for more than 25 years, SMU’s Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series is one of the country’s leading forums for intellectual inquiry and discussion.

From presidents to prime ministers, from prize-winning authors and actors to eminent scientists and business leaders – the series offers once-in-a lifetime exposure to the world’s leading minds.

The series was named in 1990 for the late Willis M. Tate who, during his tenure as president of SMU, championed freedom of expression on campus.

Doak Walker ’50 epitomized leadership, sportsmanship and academic and athletic achievement during his storied career at SMU. The versatile running back, who also punted, returned punts and kickoffs, and kicked extra points, earned All-America honors in 1947, 1948 and 1949. In 1948, Walker won the Heisman Trophy.

The prestigious Doak Walker Award was created in 1989 to recognize the nation’s premier running back for his accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community.

Walker died Sept. 27, 1998, from complications following a skiing accident.

Source: http://smu.edu/doakwalker/

X-ray The Memorial Health Center is a convenient medical clinic located on the SMU campus for diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury. The clinic is staffed with full-time physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists and laboratory and x-ray technologists.

Services include consultations with physicians, minor surgery, care of injuries, treatment of minor illnesses, immunizations and continuation of treatments such as allergy injections. The Health Center also offers specialty clinics which include gynecology, sports medicine and dermatology.

Yearbook

Source: http://smu.edu/tateseries/aboutus/

Umphrey Lee The Umphrey Lee Center is home to SMU’s Residential Restaurant offering a lavish all-you-care-to-eat menu with bountiful variety. Real Food on Campus (RFoC@Lee) is open for continuous service with two comfortable, relaxing dining rooms with such specialized stations as pizza/pasta, deli, a grill, omelets and more.

Source: http://www.campusdish.com

Varsity The title of SMU’s school song. The words are as follows: “Oh we see the Varsity, Varsity, Varsity, As she towers o’er the hill over there.

And our hearts are filled with joy, SMU, SMU, Alma Mater, we’ll be true forever.”

The award-winning Rotunda yearbook has been published annually since 1916.

First-year portraits for the 2012 Rotunda will be taken on the first day of AARO in the M Lounge, so don’t miss your opportunity to have your first year on The Hilltop chronicled in the yearbook. Be sure to include the Rotunda ($60) in your “Campus Essentials” through Access.

Additionally, Rotunda offers paid positions for writers, editors, photographers and graphic designers.

Students of all classifications and majors are encouraged to apply for the staff by visiting the Student Media Company, located in Suite 314 of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

Zzzzzzzzs ZZZZZs is for sleep, which can be a luxury for many SMU students, particularly as midterms and finals roll around. There are a few select places around to catch a few zzzzzs, but classes and the libraries are not among them.

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Dallas citizens pledge $300,000 ($6,317,878 adjusted for inflation) to construct the first building, named Dallas Hall in their honor.

On New Year’s Day 1936, the SMU football team makes its only appearance in the Rose Bowl. They lose 7-0 to Stanford, but make enough money for the university to pay off the bonds on Ownby Stadium.

Compulsory chapel attendance abolished.

The campus boasts five new buildings: McFarlin Auditorium, Hyer Hall, Ownby Stadium and two women’s dormitories — Snider and Virginia Halls.

The Mustang is selected as the school’s mascot.

Temporary bleachers at Ownby Stadium collapse during homecoming football game with Texas A&M, injuring 38 fans.

The first “Peruna,” named after a patented medicine, appears at a Mustang football game.

Dedication of Fondren Library.

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1936

Fire burns three men’s dormitories (North, South and Rankin Halls) in less than one hour. During the blaze, the new $10,000 University Park fire engine gets stuck in the mud and also burns.

Doak Walker won the Heisman Trophy as a Junior. His jersey number “37” was the first and only retired jersey.

1948

The first student body includes 706 students, twice as many as expected.

At that time, it is the largest first-year enrollment at any U.S. university except the University of Chicago.

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1923

First student newspaper, SMU Times, published (renamed The Campus in 1916).

Campus beautification committee adopts plans that lead to the placing of electric, telephone, water, gas lines and steam pipes in underground service tunnels, as well as the shortening of Bishop Boulevard which previously came close to the steps of Dallas Hall.

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1912

Physicist Robert Stewart Hyer, the president of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, is elected first president of SMU on April 13.

SMU opens its doors on Sept. 22 with 456 students, 37 faculty members, five buildings, an endowment fund of $279,178, and three groupings: the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Music and School of Theology.

1917

The Texas Methodist Education Commission chooses Dallas over Fort Worth as the home of a new university to be sponsored by what was then the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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Last game in Ownby Stadium (until 1989) was on Oct. 2 with SMU defeating Texas Tech 41-6.

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1995

Doak Walker elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2008

After a 25-year hiatus, SMU returns to postseason play and wins the Hawaii Bowl against Nevada, 45-10.

SMU celebrates its 75th anniversary.

2009

June Jones named head football coach at SMU.

Dallas Hall is included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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1978

1976

Celebration of Lights begins.

Mustang Band begins admitting women.

SMU has 80 buildings, an on-campus enrollment of 7,000, a faculty of 650 and an endowment of $24.709 million on a campus of 155 acres.

The student newspaper changes its name to The Daily Campus.

Dormitory visitation allowed for the first time.

1977

M Awards, in modern form, begin.

School of the Arts renamed Meadows School of the Arts.

1970

Umphrey Lee Student Center opens.

1965

Meadows Museum opens.

The first classes take place in the $9.5 million Owens Arts Center.

SMU is selected to host the George W. Bush Presidential Library.

SMU introduces a simple photo identification card.

1986

Parents’ Weekend begins.

1981

Prohibition ends on campus.

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1962

First African-American undergraduate enrolls.

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1955

1951

Eleven new sorority houses open simultaneously on campus.

SMU celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding.

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2011 Twenty-one new buildings open on campus - Theology Quadrangle (seven buildings; an eighth in 1954), Law Quadrangle (Florence Hall and two new buildings).

R. Gerald Turner installed as SMU’s 10th president.

After discovery of a football pay-for-play scandal, the Methodist Church issues the Bishops’ Committee Report on SMU. The Board of Governors is abolished.

NCAA sanctions force cancellation of football for two seasons. The “Death Penalty” is the toughest penalty in college sports history.

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1 ‘INTERNATIONALIZING’ SMU I have the privilege of serving as the 20112012 Student Trustee, to witness and participate in the deliberations Adriana Martinez of the SMU Board of Trustees. As my tenure commences, the enormous task before me looms. And like with all daunting opportunities, the challenge is how to best take advantage of it.

In addition to partaking in various initiatives and receiving comprehensive reports from the STUDENT TRUSTEE

student body, I have one goal on which I will particularly concentrate.

SMU’s Second Century Campaign, SMU Unbridled, strives to improve the three following areas: (1) student quality, (2) faculty and academic excellence, and (3) campus experience. As Student Trustee, I will address all three by promoting and working towards an “internationalized” SMU. Increasing international visibility and enhancing diversity of thought and experience on campus will propel SMU not just into its second century, but also into the globalized world of the 21st century. Today, multi-national

2 UNITY & PRIDE It is common for college freshmen to have slight concerns about fitting in, getting involved, and making Martha Pool new friends.

In case you have felt this way, I want to reassure you that you made the right decision to choose SMU and that you can adapt successfully to college life.

I chose to address the topic of campus unity and school spirit because I believe that both are crucial to optimizing your college experience. Tight campus communities create a closer-knit student body, as well as a proud and loyal alumni network. This adds value to your college degree by increasing your networking potential.

In previous years, some SMU students have commented that they felt disconnected from their STUDENT BODY SEC.

university due to a lack of unity and school pride. Our school has many legendary traditions such as Peruna (the only mascot in history to kill another college’s mascot), the Mustang Band, Rotunda Passage, the Boulevard and Homecoming.

Because the incoming freshman class traditionally sets the tone of campus spirit for the entire year, it is up to your class to lead the way in fostering enthusiastic pride in our university. Everyone must play a part in creating a dynamic campus and outstanding school spirit. Having just finished my own freshman year, I would like to offer practical ways for you to get involved and carry on the proud SMU legacy and traditions.

At AARO and Mustang Corral, you will learn more about SMU’s most famous traditions. I encourage each one of you to become actively involved in campus spirit this fall and to do your part to carry on each one of those traditions.

Apply to become a member of Mustang 11 or the Union, and lead your class in school pride and

corporations and diversified industries prove that to lag in this area is detrimental.

At Oxford University, one of every three students is foreign. And Stanford isn’t too far behind with nearly 30 percent. International students made up nearly 20 percent of Harvard University’s overall population in 2010. And SMU? 7.5 percent. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed. SMU’s Centennial Strategic Plan states, “With regard to the emergence of the information age and a globalized society, SMU is ready to capitalize on its current position to enhance the University’s educational quality and relative position among its peers.” Six

BY MARTHA POOL STUDENT BODY SECRETARY mpool@smu.edu giving back. Coordinate campus traditions such as Homecoming, Family Weekend, and Mane Event with Student Foundation, or build homecoming floats and organize pep rallies and pre-game concerts with Program Council.

Proudly wear Harvard Red and Yale Blue on Red & Blue Fridays.

Don’t just enjoy the fabulous Boulevard experience on game days, but also attend the football games and cheer our team on to victory.

Support the many other athletes who represent our school on the basketball, soccer, volleyball and all other intercollegiate athletic teams by taking advantage of the free athletic events and attending their games and meets when possible. Learn the school cheers and songs, and join the Mustang Band in fostering school spirit.

Please take the time to stay connected to the campus community by reading emails, flyers, posters, etc. that are sent from the SMU staff and administration about ways to get involved.

percent international students will allow SMU to be competitive with its peers, such as Duke and Dartmouth University.

To reach this goal consistently, increased funds for recruitment and scholarships are needed.

This will attract students who are competitive and qualified, and along the way increase SMU’s international visibility.

Yet, matriculating international students alone is not enough. Steps toward integration of international students are critical.

While international students are certainly bright and capable, bringing unique perspectives in and out of the classroom, the American system is new and often

Being asked to write about an “issue” facing SMU students is difficult.

There might be some bias in this Austin Prentice statement, but I think SMU is the best university in the country.

With that being said, there is one specific quality of life issue at SMU that I hope to address early on as Student Body President to continue the betterment of SMU. Being exhausted and worn out following finals week – like most every college student – has become more traditional over the past few years at SMU. As SMU progresses towards becoming a top-tier university, the academic rigor increases with each

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surpassing day. Deans are hiring the most esteemed professionals, counselors are encouraging additional courses and professors are expecting more, all which lead to an academic overload come semester’s end.

Reading days were created and intended to soften this overload issue while allowing each student to perform adequately on his or her exam with appropriate preparation time.

times overwhelming. SMU has a long way to go to facilitate the transition and enable international students to enrich the university by incorporating distinctive insights and ideas.

“Internationalizing” SMU also requires measures such as increased study abroad opportunities, the study of foreign languages, multilateral efforts in student activities and research and greater international attention. The elements of a globalized university include internationally recognized research, globally acclaimed professors, and opportunities such as those possible through the William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, the Stephanie and Hunter

3 CLASS RATINGS STUDENT BODY VP

Moving into the second century of Southern Methodist University, I am excited that the

Alex Ehmke

administration has made improvement of academics one of its top priorities.

However, in making progress to improve our school’s academic standing and the education that is offered to its many students, I propose that one of the great obstacles to this goal is the current system of professor evaluations.

As they function now, professor evaluations are a grossly underused tool. At the end of each semester, students are asked to fill out evaluations of their professors for that term. These evaluations are (presumably) compiled, organized, and then used for school personnel

4 LACK OF READING DAYS STUDENT BODY PRES.

BY ADRIANA MARTINEZ STUDENT TRUSTEE amartinez@smu.edu

This past academic year, we were allotted one reading day in the fall and zero in the spring.

It is difficult to turn around after the last day of class and immediately take a final exam the following day.

However one wants to use his or her extra time, the opportunity should be presented. There is a substantial difference between mid-week semester exams and final exams.

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decisions such as tenure-track – this is an understanding of the current system as it has been relayed to me by several professors.

The single greatest problem with this organization as it stands now is that the results of these evaluations are not even partially published for the benefit of the students. Were this done, students would be able to make more informed choices when selecting their courses, finding those classes that would be truly rewarding. Instead, we are forced to rely on unreliable information from fellow students and the extremely polarized reviews found on ratemyprofessor.com or similar websites.

I can understand the faculty point of view on this subject: they are here to grade students, not to be graded by them. The accountability that such a system would enjoy would also offer a temptation for grade inflation and undue deference in the classroom in order to please students, especially when the results of

Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity, the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, the Embrey Human Rights Program, and the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.

It is crucial to support these pre-existing organizations and encourage the formation of new clubs and institutes with international outlooks.

In every aspect of SMU life, a global dimension benefits the community.

Our world demands top students and institutions to interact on the international stage. In turn, this demands SMU to continue to embrace the idea of a global community.

BY ALEX EHMKE STUDENT BODY VP aehmke@smu.edu such evaluations could have pervasive impacts on a professor’s reputation.

But I respond that, whether SMU embraces it or not, online assessments abound anyway.

There has been a proliferation of online evaluations published and maintained by third party websites in the past few years, and I don’t honestly see that trend changing in the near future. If this information is going to exist and is going to be used by students, why should it not at least be institutionalized within the school?

I believe that allowing students access to professor evaluations would align with SMU’s stated goal of improving academic standing. Students would enjoy their classes more and would more easily find those professors whose style they can appreciate. Several other members of the Student Senate and myself hope to make progress in this regard this year, and as we move forward I believe that changes in this policy will be beneficial and appreciated.

BY AUSTIN PRENTICE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT aprentice@smu.edu Being realistic in my approach, I understand this reality depends a lot on the yearly calendar. Like many situations, an extra effort and small sacrifice must be made by both parties in order to efficiently accomplish the task at hand.

Professors forget that their current class is not the only class a student takes throughout the semester. Balancing a collegiate academic workload at a premier university is hard enough as is,

but adding the stress of inadequate preparation time only makes the situation more daunting.

I would like to see a mandated minimum of at least one reading day per academic semester.

This is also an issue, however, that is here to stay when dealt with year by year. I hope to work with the rest of Student Senate and the Faculty Senate to ensure that a reading day minimum is set for years to come.

TOP 5 EVENTS FOR ’RENTS 1. PARENT’S WEEKEND 2. CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS 3. SMU VS. TCU GAME 4. SING-SONG 5. SMU BASKETBALL GAME

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You’re in Texas now, embrace it.

Snag a pair of Ariat boots from Cavender’s Boot City just in time for boulevarding in the fall.

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Opt for a chic tote instead. L.L. Bean makes classic canvas bags that come in an array of colors.

Don’t forget the monogram!

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These Florida staples have officially made their way into the Lone Star State. The Navajo scandal, first made popular by Miss Jackie O, is the perfect footwear to get you from English to biology.

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The Texas sun can be a bit overwhelming at times, so protect your peepers with a pair of Ray-Bans. The aviator and wayfarer styles have been wildly popular for decades.

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While throwing on Nike shorts and an oversize T-shirt for class may be tempting, trust us—professors respect students more when they take the time to get dressed for class.

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TOP 5 PLACES TO CHOW DOWN IN DALLAS DIGG’S BUBBA’S An SMU staple, Bubba’s serves up tasty breakfasts and piping hot lunches. The fried chicken and homemade sides are the best you’ll find anywhere, and the smiles and hellos from the friendly staff are hard to beat.

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FIESTA GROCERY

Located on Skillman, the grocery store features a small deli inside. They have very inexpensive daily specials for a fraction of the price of local restaurants. The mileage distance is minimal, but if you’re willing to travel outside of your normal comfort zone you will find this gem to be an awesome Mexican grocery mart offering unique food finds.

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New to the SMU area, the new taco joint across the street has already become a hit with the SMU crowd.

With its reasonable prices, tasty tacos and delicious queso, Digg’s is sure to be around just as long as Bubba’s.

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TOP 5 DALLAS EVENTS

1. ST. PATTY’S DAY PARADE

When March rolls around, Big D turns green as it celebrates St. Patty’s day in full force. The biggest of celebration happens in Dallas’ lower Greenville area as people come out to listen to live music, and if lucky, eat free food.

2. THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS There is perhaps nothing better in Texas than a corn dog and fried Oreos.

Known for its wacky food and amazing attractions, the State Fair of Texas is an annual event that has all of Dallas asking, “What else will they fry next?”

Known to host college football’s fiercest rivalry when the University of Texas takes on the University of Oklahoma in the Red River showdown, the State Fair is a highlight in the year for the city of Dallas.

3. SUMMER CONCERTS AT THE ARBORETUM

Serving up tasty Salvadorian cuisine, this affordable restaurant can be found on Lower Greenville.

Sometimes in the summer months, it’s better to join the heat than try to beat it. And, if that’s your plan, then the Dallas Arboretum is the perfect place to do so. Encouraging their patrons to pack a picnic, the Arboretum brings in only the best of cover bands to entertain the lunching crowd.

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4. BIG D NEW YEARS EVE

Hungry at 3 a.m.? This 24-hour joint has got you covered. Enjoy the Brazilian Breakfast with eggs, a chorizo empanada and much more for under $10.

Not letting New York have all of the fun, Dallas is home to Big D NYE, a mammoth celebration that packs the people of Dallas into the alwaysilluminating Victory Park as they ring in the New Year. With giant television screens broadcasting the countdown, fireworks and confetti fill the air as the clock strikes midnight.

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1. THE ARTS DISTRICT 2. THE WEST END 3. LANDMARK INWOOD THEATER 4. MOCKINGBIRD STATION 5. NORTHPARK CENTER

Following stellar seasons from both the Mavericks and the Rangers, Dallas has a lot to brag about when it comes to sports. One’s freshman year would not be complete without a visit to one of Dallas’ many sporting venues.

Visit the massive Cowboys Stadium in Arlington to watch the Cowboys or venture over one street to the Ballpark in Arlington to see the Rangers. If you prefer to be indoors, the American Airlines Center is the home of the Mavericks and Dallas Stars hockey team.

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President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, following the Senate’s passing of the debt ceiling agreement.

Deal cuts financial aid to graduate students

By Courtney Pruitt COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

While undergraduate student aid concerns were somewhat heeded by President Barack Obama’s signature on the debt ceiling bill Tuesday, it comes at the cost of extra strain on graduate students.

The bill provides $17 billion over the next two years for the Federal Pell Grant program, which is currently running at a multi-billion dollar deficit in its funds to qualifying undergraduate students, but

eliminates federally subsidized graduate student loans, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

Starting July 2012, graduate students who once qualified for the Federal Direct Student Loan will have to start paying 6.8 percent interest on the loans once they receive the first loan check.

Previously, a portion of Federal Direct Student Loan for graduate students was interest-free while the student was enrolled in his or her program, which will include law school, medical school and other graduate programs, Assistant

Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of the Office of Student Aid Anna Griswold wrote in an email.

“For most, it will likely take longer to repay their loans, which also adds to the student’s debt since interest accrues over a longer period of time,” she wrote.

Last year at Penn State, 25 percent of undergraduates benefited from the Pell Grant and 3,000 graduate and professional students benefited from the Federal Direct Student Loan, she wrote.

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WASHINGTON — With scant time to spare, President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday to avoid an unprecedented national default that he said would have devastated the U.S. economy. But the truce with Republicans that defused the crisis seemed to be fading already.

Wall Street crumpled, dismayed by reports of new economic weakness and unimpressed by Congress’ prescription. The Dow Jones industrial average sank by 266 points, its eighth straight losing session, and biggest.

The compromise deal to persuade GOP lawmakers to raise the federal debt limit — U.S. borrowing was to collide with it at midnight — will cut federal spending by $2.1 trillion or more over the next decade. But Obama immediately challenged Republicans to accept higher taxes on the wealthy in a second round of deficit cuts this fall. They adamantly refused to accept that idea during the past months’ dispute.

A stern-faced Obama said at the White House that action to raise the debt limit had been essential but more — and different — steps were badly needed.

“We’ve got to do everything in our power to grow this economy and put America back to work,” the president said, arguing forcefully for including revenue increases as well as spending cuts in the next round of efforts to trim huge government deficits.

It was the same call the GOP successfully resisted in the bill just approved, and there was little evidence of a change in position.

“The American people agreed with us on the nature of the problem. They know the government didn’t accumulate $14.3 trillion in debt because it didn’t tax enough,” said the party’s leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Obama placed his signature on bill in the privacy of the Oval Office less than two hours after a bipartisan 74-26 vote in the Senate. The House approved the measure Monday night on a 269-161 roll call that also reached across party lines and was sealed by a rap of the gavel by Speaker John Boehner.

The bill allows a quick $900 billion increase in borrowing authority as well as a first installment on spending cuts amounting to $917 billion over a decade.

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A wind turbine was installed at the Penn State Center for Sustainability on July 22 as a part of the Pennsylvania Wind for Schools program.

Brian Wallace (graduate-aerospace engineering) said the new turbine will serve educational and outreach purposes.

“The primary reason for this installation is for the education, not only of our students here at Penn State, but for people from all over Pennsylvania to come here and learn about the system and use it as an educational tool,” he said.

The new turbine is a Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7. When wind speeds eclipse 25 mph, the turbine will generate 2.4 kW of electricity. Atop its 70foot base is a three-bladed rotor roughly 12 feet in diameter.

The turbine will play a vital role in the Pennsylvania Wind for Schools program, said Susan Stewart, research associate at Penn State and director of the Pennsylvania Wind for Schools program.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind for Schools is a national program currently operating in 11 states.

Stewart said Wind for Schools and Penn State will work with Pennsylvania schools to integrate information from the installed turbines into science curricula.

In doing so, she said she hopes to engage students through hands-on learning and raise interest and awareness in renewable energy technology.

“Wind for Schools is a great way to establish grass roots education for wind energy,” she said. “Children will learn about it in class and then go home and tell their parents about what they learned.”

Eco-Action at Penn State Public Relations Officer Chris Tutolo said the new turbine shows that Penn State is making a push toward achieving a better future for energy sources.

“I think they should continue down this route and eventually try to have a majority of Penn State’s energy powered by alternative sources,” Tutolo (juniorinternational politics) said.

Linebackers bring field experience to Nittany Lions’ defense Series Note: This is the seventh in an eight-part series breaking down the Nittany Lions leading up to preseason practice.

By Jake Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

A couple months ago, Khairi Fortt received a phone call from an unknown number.

At first, Fortt didn’t recognize the voice. He thought it was just another die-hard fan.

“How much do you like Penn State?” the person asked. “Do you think you’re a good linebacker?”

“I’m like, ‘yeah, who is this?’ ” Fortt recalled of the conversation.

“And he was like: ‘Do you think you’ll be better than me?’ And I paused and was like, is this LaVar Arrington? And he was like, ‘Yeah. You think you’re gonna be better than me?’ ” Arrington, of course, is one of the most storied members of “Linebacker U,” one of many in a long tradition of great Penn State linebackers. It’s a tradition the Nittany Lions linebackers hope to carry on this season.

“I love this linebacking corp. They’re nasty and they’re feisty and that’s what I like about them,” outside linebacker Gerald Hodges said. “I know when I’m on the field, that whatever other linebacker

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Michael Mauti celebrates after holding Northwestern on their last posession of the game last season during Joe Paterno’s 400th win. is on the field with me is going to have my back. If I’m on the field with any other linebacker, I’m gonna have their back.”

Headlining the linebackers is Michael Mauti, who will move over to play middle linebacker this season.

After injuries forced him to miss games his last two seasons, the sky is the limit for the healthy Mauti. He was recently named to the watch list for the Bronco Nagurski trophy given to the nation’s top defensive player and the Dick Butkus award for the top linebacker.

Mauti finished last season See FOOTBALL, Page 2.

Fund hits mark The For the Future campaign has received 1,000 endowments since it began in 2007.

By Courtney Pruitt COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students reached 1,000 new endowments since its inception in January 2007, Penn State officials announced Friday.

This brings the university ticker for new endowments up to roughly $513 million out of their $875 million goal, Associate Director for Volunteer Relations Brenda Walker said.

Volunteer Chair of the For the Future Campaign Peter Tombros said in a press release that reaching 1,000 new funds is a morale boost for those involved in the campaign — the impact reaching “far beyond” a consequential number.

“As government support for higher education declines and the cost of providing world-class education increases, the enduring support of endowments helps ensure the quality for which Penn State is known will always be maintained,” he said.

Sixty-six percent of these new endowments are student related and will fund undergraduate and graduate scholarships, undergraduate awards, and graduate fellowships and assistantships, Walker said.

Out of this 66 percent, 60 percent will benefit undergraduate See FUND, Page 2.

For the Future Endowments: $513 million of $875 million Commitments: $1.38 billion of $2 billion Goal date: June 30, 2014

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Drunken rep was almost 4X legal limit BETHLEHEM — Police say a Pennsylvania state lawmaker had a blood-alcohol level nearly four times over the legal limit for driving when he was arrested in June.

Democratic State Rep. Joe Brennan faces charges of drunken driving, careless driving and public drunkenness stemming from his June 22 arrest in Bethlehem.

The Morning Call of Allentown http://bit.ly/ppCDTO reports that Brennan waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Bethlehem police Thomas Somerville said Tuesday that Brennan's blood-alcohol level was 0.30. The legal limit for drivers in Pennsylvania is 0.08.

Brennan declined comment. His attorney, Joseph Yannuzzi, says Brennan has completed a 30-day inpatient rehabilitation program.

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Pa. hospital agrees to pay $1.3 million HARRISBURG — A central Pennsylvania hospital has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle claims that it improperly billed Medicare.

Federal prosecutors say Geisinger Medical Center in Danville submitted claims to Medicare for services that were not billable to the federal health insurance program.

The claims were submitted between 2001 and 2006.

The agreement does not require Geisinger to admit liability. Prosecutors say Geisinger has changed its billing practices and has already voluntarily refunded more than $510,000 in overpayments.

Tainted milk investigated at Pa. dairy ALIQUIPPA — State health and agricultural officials are investigating reports of tainted milk at a western Pennsylvania dairy after at least six people have been sickened from drinking it.

Officials with the Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa say they're cooperating with the investigation.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that six people have been confirmed to be ill from Yersinia bacteria, and a seventh case is being investigated.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the bacteria can cause fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea four to seven days after exposure to it. The symptoms can then last from one to three weeks and, in a rare cases, the bacteria can enter the bloodstream and cause other complications.

Chase ends when motorcycle hits bus GETTYSBURG —— Police say a motorcycle chase ended when the bike crashed into a tour bus in Gettysburg, Pa. The motorcycle's rider was injured, but no one on the bus was hurt in the crash Monday evening. The bus driver, 72year-old Gerald Madrzykowski, tells The Gettysburg Times police had asked him to move his coach to an intersection in an effort to stop the motorcycle. Moments later, the bike crashed into the bus. No one on the bus was hurt.

The rider of the motorcycle, whose name has not been released, is being treated and charges are pending against him.

Police say an officer had tried to pull him over after spotting him riding without protective eyewear and that he then fled, a chase that reached speeds up to 120 mph. Police say the motorcycle had been reported stolen.

Philly planning response to teen mobs PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials are developing a new response plan in the wake of the latest spree of violence by teen mobs, one that left a man unconscious and another with his jaw wired shut.

Mayor Michael Nutter says the plan will be unveiled next week and take into account enforcement options, neighborhood outreach, counseling, prosecution and other tools. On Monday, city police also announced an online program that will allow residents and businesses to register security cameras with the city to help apprehend suspects more quickly.

The city has struggled with violent teen mobs for much of the year. On Friday, a 36-year-old man was jumped by a group of youths in the city's historic section and suffered jaw injuries; another man was knocked unconscious. A 19-yearold man and three juveniles face charges.

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Deal From Page 1. nation’s bills, leading to a potential default for the first time in history.

Administration officials warned of disastrous consequences for an economy that shows fresh signs of weakness on a near-daily basis as it struggles to recover from the worst recession in decades.

The White House and congressional leaders said legislation was important to reassure investors at home as well as overseas, and also to preserving the nation’s AAA credit rating.

Following passage of the debt deal, Moody’s Investors Service, one of the three main ratings agen-

Aid From Page 1.

For graduate and professional students, this totals to $19 million in support in subsidized federal loans out of $64.3 million in total loans.

Graduate Student Association President Jon Lozano said he knows from firsthand experience how the elimination of these loans could detrimentally effect graduate students at Penn State.

“Without the loans, I wouldn’t be able to afford my studies here,” Lozano (graduate-law and education) said.

He said he received a mix of federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans for both his graduate and undergraduate studies, and lamented that future graduate students won’t be so lucky.

And while Press Secretary Jay Carney said in the press briefing yesterday the new bill protects U.S. investments in research and education, Lozano said the cut could cause issues in the long term that may not be apparent right now.

“This move is really short-sighted,” he said. “With a much more specialized workforce going forward, it’s making it a lot harder for American citizens to get these

Fund From Page 1. students, she said.

One of the undergraduate programs benefited will be the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program, in which the university matches 5 percent of a total donor pledge out of its own budget to students who demonstrate financial need and meet Federal Pell Grant guidelines, she said.

In this program, donors may “designate their funds for use within a specific academic or administrative unit and may specify one additional preference which

Football From Page 1. fifth on his team with 67 tackles, with 5.5 for loss and two sacks, despite missing all or parts of four games.

Mauti said he isn’t sure if his game is better suited for the middle or the outside linebacker position, but came to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter because “linebacker is linebacker.”

“Right now we’re just looking to learn from last year’s mistakes, improve on that and get ourselves better as a unit,” he said. “I think we have the potential to do that and that’s what we’re working toward.”

Hodges, a junior, and Fortt, a sophomore, took first-team reps in the spring on either side of Mauti, while senior Nate Stupar nursed a hamstring injury he said has since healed.

In the spring, Hodges was one of the players who drew praise from his teammates for his play.

cies, said it was retaining its tripleA rating on U.S. bonds but with a negative outlook to show there is still a risk of a downgrade.

This week’s peace pact between the two parties is unlikely to be long-lived.

The bill sets up a powerful 12member committee of lawmakers with authority to recommend fresh deficit savings from every corner of the federal budget.

Politically sensitive benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare will be on the table as the panel of six Republicans and six Democrats works against a Thanksgiving deadline.

So, too, an overhaul of the tax code. Congress will have until Christmas to vote on the recom-

mendations without the ability to make changes.

As an incentive for Congress to act, failure to do so would trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts, affecting the Pentagon as well as domestic programs.

Even before the president signed the legislation, he and Republicans were maneuvering for political position on the next stage.

“We can’t balance the budget on the backs of people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession,” the president said, renewing his call for higher taxes on the wealthy. “Everyone is going to have to chip in. It’s only fair.”

Senate Republicans say it will not happen.

degrees and compete in this economy for jobs.”

He said the deletion of subsidized funds could now become a major consideration for graduate students applying who don’t always hear about potential assistantship funding through the university until after they are accepted into their program.

The bill will also eliminate the interest rate reduction for the ontime repayment plan for all loan borrowers.

This plan rewarded borrowers who pay their loans on time with a rebate of half a percentage point for Federal Stafford Loans and a 1.5 percentage point for Federal Parent PLUS loans.

The reduction would take place once the student consecutively paid their monthly loan bill for a 12month period, Griswold wrote.

The combination of these cuts to the subsidy and the on-time repayment plan program will save the federal government $21.6 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, but most of this money will be re-allocated to the Pell Grant program according to the Chronicle.

Andrew Markosky (senior-history) said this forwarding of funds from graduate to undergraduate support seems to make sense

because most people only need undergraduate degrees for their careers.

“More people would be benefited by increasing the ability and affordability of undergraduate loans,” Markosky said.

But undergraduate loans are not off limits for federal cuts in the future as far as Griswold is concerned.

“After 2013, this legislation will likely begin reducing the appropriations in the Pell Grant program and we will likely see fewer students qualifying and award amounts will likely fall below the current $5,550 maximum grant,” Griswold wrote.

She added that funding for other federal student aid programs could be reduced or eliminated in the future.

While Markosky said he would not be directly affected by the change because he does not benefit from any of the need-based federal loans, the “downward-spiraling” economy is still affecting his decision on whether or not to go to graduate school.

“At this point, it’s looking like anything that will allow me to pay off the interest on my student loans will be the choice I have to make,” he said.

may include academic major, geographic origin or extracurricular activity,” she wrote in an email.

Penn State President Graham Spanier said in a press release that he is “profoundly grateful” to the donors who continue to support Penn State.

“The programs we offer to students have remained among the most innovative in higher education thanks to endowment support,” he said.

Reaching 1,000 endowments is another landmark milestone for the For the Future Campaign, which recently reached $1.38 billion in total commitments towards its overall goal of $2 billion commit-

ments with a goal deadline of June 30, 2014.

The campaign has seen a strong response from donors, which include alumni and others, to the economic challenges many Penn State students are encountering, Director of Development Communications Ray Marsh wrote in an email.

He wrote that in addition to the 1,000 new endowments, 10 endowed scholarship funds out of 4,800 privately funded scholarships were changed by the donors this year to expand the qualifying criteria for students.

A converted safety, Hodges played linebacker and special teams last season.

He suffered a hairline fracture to his left leg against Alabama the second week of the season, but came back and finished the season off strong.

He had six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in the Outback Bowl loss to Florida.

Fortt played sparingly last season as a true freshman, and recorded just 17 tackles. He is poised to take on a larger role for this season and appears to be fighting for a starting job.

With at least four linebackers with starting experience or starting potential entering 2011, Stupar said there is going to be competition, which is normal at Linebacker U. “We’ve got a great athletic group of guys who are intelligent, fast, powerful, quick, and I’m excited for what we’re going to all bring,” Stupar said.

“There’s not just going to be one set of linebackers out there. I guar-

antee there’s going to be other people on the field.”

But what’s the biggest difference in this year’s group from last year’s? Mauti says experience.

“We’ve got a lot more experience and we’ve got a lot more playmaking-ability potential,” he said.

“Really what it comes down to is just executing and making those big plays, those big momentumshifting, game-changing plays.”

The Lions have a choice of three time slots when they can take their early-morning summer runs.

Fortt said all the linebackers have been getting at it early and going at 6 a.m.

“Everybody’s coming together pretty well. Everybody’s working hard,” Fortt said. “We’re all trying to come together to have a strong core.”

Projected starters: Gerald Hodges, Michael Mauti, Nate Stupar/Khairi Fortt In the mix: Mike Hull, Glenn Carson, James Van Fleet

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David Kennick, of Uniontown, works on restoring the expansion joints of the sidewalk to prevent trip hazards in front of Willard Building on Tuesday afternoon.

Hoping to open new doors in local communities, Penn State joined 28 other universities in launching a new highspeed wireless network project on July 27.

Blair Levin, Executive Director of Gig.U: The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project said the initiative, which will serve campus and the downtown area, will be an enormous benefit to the community.

“Ultra high-speed service isn’t being offered here,” Levin said He said the reason for the project is because the current financial model is not working.

“Cost is much more than revenue,” Levin said. “To bridge the gap, we don’t want to ask for money. We want to make it cheaper to work there.”

Google initiated a similar plan in Kansas City, which avoids the dependence of governmental aid by simply lowering the cost of deployment and using the already-existing services within the community as bases for expansion.

The network connection will run 1,000 megabytes per second, about 100 times the speed of the average American Internet connection.

“There are particular uses in health care and education that we already know about, such as the ability of a doctor to look at a MRI at home,” Levin said.

This technological advance creates

many opportunities in the host community, he said.

“I think it’s great that Penn State was chosen for this,” Greg Warren (sophomore-business) said. “The State College Internet was never bad, but I’m sure it will be much better when this is put in. I look forward to trying it out.”

The timetable for “trying it out” however, is not certain.

The first half of the project’s twopronged implementation strategy, in which Gig.U will survey the host communities for cost-effective resources, is slated to begin sometime in the next 90 days. But the second half of the strategy, which includes its final launch, has no official commencement date.

Scott Teal (senior-electrical engineering) said, “It would be wonderful, but at what cost?”

While Teal admitted he would be willing to pay a comparable fee to his current network provider, Gig.U has not released any formal price rates for its services.

Cities like Hong Kong and Stockholm already have this ultra-high speed network. Expanding the new technology to universities in America will be very beneficial, Levin said.

Many of the details of this initiative are still unclear. But, Levin puts the main goal into focus.

“This will inspire ingenuity at Penn State,” he said. “If there was unlimited bandwidth, I think Penn State students and faculty would develop unlimited opportunities.”

Market down as economy weakens

By Martin Crutsinger ASSOCIATED PRESS

The stock market is on its longest losing streak since the financial meltdown of 2008, confronted almost every day by fresh evidence that the economy is in serious trouble again.

The Dow Jones industrials declined more than 265 points Tuesday, their worst day in more than two months, and closed below 12,000 for the first time since June 24.

Investors sold all day after a report that the economy, which is barely growing and straining to produce jobs, is getting almost no help from consumer spending.

Americans saved more in June and spent less for the first time in almost two years.

The big declines in the stock market came despite the formal end of weeks of uncertainty over whether Congress would raise the federal government’s borrowing limit.

President Barack Obama signed into a law a bill that raises the debt ceiling and promises more than $2 trillion in cuts to government spending over the next decade.

The bill was passed by the House on Monday and by the Senate earlier Tuesday, 74-26.

But investors were more worried about the economy, and the sell-off only accelerated. It was the eighth consecutive daily drop for the Dow and seventh for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, in both cases the longest since October 2008.

During its eight-day decline, the Dow has lost 858 points, or 6.7 percent.

The average closed at 11,866.62.

The S&P 500 closed at 1,254.05, and is now down slightly for the year.

“You need to see demand and you need to see growth in the economy, and we’re just not seeing enough of it,” said Nick Kalivas, a vice president of financial research at MF Global.

The spending decline in June came after a report last week that the economy grew at an annual rate of less than 1 percent in the first six months of the year — the slowest since the end of the Great Richard Drew/Associated Press Recession in June 2009.

Tuesday’s report showed that Specialist Patrick King, second from right, and others watch President

by June, Americans had only Barack Obama’s remarks on a television monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The stock market stumbled again Tuesday. grown more cautious.

US releases two new documents

By Laura Wides-Munoz ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Legislator Louis Magazzu speaks during a news conference in 2009. Magazzu announced his resignation on Tuesday after nude photos of himself were posted on a Republican activist’s website.

Politician resigns after nude photos leak online

By Beth DeFalco ASSOCIATED PRESS

TRENTON, N.J. — A politician who emailed a woman nude photos of himself that were later posted on a GOP activist’s website announced his resignation Tuesday and said he’ll consider all legal options to have the pictures taken down.

In an emailed statement, Cumberland County freeholder Louis Magazzu apologized to his friends, family and constituents but indicated that he thought he was being set up.

The 53-year-old Democratic lawyer, who’d been an elected county official since 1997, said he sent the photos to a woman with whom he corresponded online for several years and that she requested the photos.

At least two of the photos revealed his crotch, two photos showed him fully dressed in a suit and a fifth showed him from

the waist up, shirtless.

“I did not know that she was working with an avowed political enemy to distribute these pictures,” he said. “I have retained counsel to determine what laws may have been broken by the unauthorized distribution of those pictures.”

The pictures appear to show Magazzu standing naked in front of a mirror photographing himself with a Blackberry — photos similar to those that led U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York to resign in June. The seven-term Democratic congressman acknowledged sending sexually explicit messages and photos to several women online.

Unlike Weiner, who waited weeks amid the intense controversy before resigning, Magazzu stepped down a day after the scandal hit local newspapers.

Magazzu has five children but said he’s been separated from his wife for about two years. His

attorney, Rocco Cipparone, said the pictures were sent sometime around January.

“Unfortunately, in my personal life, I did not always demonstrate the wisdom and balance that I expected from myself, and that the people of Cumberland County deserve and have every right to expect,” Magazzu said.

The man who posted the photos last month, Carl B. Johnson of Millville, told The Associated Press that he was happy Magazzu was leaving office and that he would consider taking down the photos.

“He should have stepped down a long time ago for many reasons. His brand of politics is harmful to the entire political process,” Johnson said, adding: “I’m sorry it had to happen this way.”

Johnson said he started his website three years ago after a dispute with Magazzu over claims about property taxes.

MIAMI — The U.S. has made public two never-released volumes from its official classified history of the 1961 failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, detailing the close relationship between the CIA and two unpopular Central American leaders who provided bases to prepare for the attack.

The release Monday came in response to a lawsuit filed in April by the independent, Washingtonbased National Security Archive.

The nonprofit research group has sought for years to declassify all five volumes on the invasion. Two other volumes released Monday were previously made public but not in wide circulation. A fifth remains classified.

The invasion by CIA-trained Cuban exiles who sought to overthrow Fidel Castro’s fledgling government remains a seminal moment in U.S. covert actions and is studied by military experts. It also continues to affect U.S.-Cuba relations today. The U.S. initially sought to deny a connection with the exiles.

The newly released volumes describe how then-Guatemalan President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes helped secure the training space for the exiles in Guatemala and even wanted his own troops to participate in the Cuba invasion. He was rebuffed.

At one point, he hoped the U.S. would back a multinational force to fight communism throughout Latin America.

Meanwhile, when Ydigoras’ military-backed government faced attacks from Guatemalan rebel forces in November of 1960, Guatemalan officials asked the U.S. for napalm to wipe out the rebels. “(Government of Guatemala) requests if at all possible send Napalm bombs to be mounted on GAOG B’26’s,” states one cable.

The request was denied for technical reasons. The U.S. did

provide flyovers to help quell the unrest.

The cozy relationship between Nicaraguan President Luis Somoza, and his brother General Anastasio Somoza and the CIA, already well documented, is also on display in detail rarely seen.

The brothers provided the base from which the Bay of Pigs air attacks were launched.

“It just goes to show you the priorities of the United States during the Cold War. The top priority was to overthrow Castro, and it was a low priority to put pressure on very unpopular regimes like those of Somoza,” said Peter Kornbluh, head of the Archive’s Cuba Documentation Project, who filed the lawsuit.

Following training in Guatemala, about 1,300 exiles landed in Cuba on April 17, 1961.

Two days earlier, Cuban exile pilots had helped destroy portions of Cuba’s small air force, but Castro had enough jets remaining to take out the invaders’ supply ships. Nearly 300 Cuban and exile soldier were killed in the fighting.

A few captured exiles were executed and others were held prisoner for years.

Most of the more than 1,200 captured exiles were released by Castro a year later in an exchange brokered by the Kennedy administration.

The volumes were compiled from original CIA internal documents and from interviews by the agency’s official historian Jack Pfeiffer in the mid-1970s.

Kornbluh said he believes the fifth volume has yet to be released because it contains Pfeiffer’s strong critique of the CIA. “The question that will always remain unanswered is whether the whole shooting match at the BOP might have been cancelled if the Department of State representatives in either Guatemala or Nicaragua had been better qualified and had been given better guidance from Washington...” he wrote.

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EDITORIAL: PROPERTY PURCHASES

The Daily Collegian reported Tuesday that a Ferguson Township Terraced Streetscape ordinance may alter plans for recently purchased property, 1445 W. College Ave. The property, which was purchased by the university for $2.6 million in May 2010 and was previously occupied by Kissell Motorsports, is now planning to be used as a golf maintenance and lawn mower storage facility for the university’s golf courses.

But, the ordinance requires that structures be near or at the street line, which conflicts with the university’s plans to

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keep the maintenance facility where it is.

While we understand the university is trying to make use out of land in the West College Avenue area, it’s also important to realize that those properties have potential to become businesses — an extension of the State College downtown area.

And Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors also see the benefits of transforming the area.

Not only will it help their local citizens prosper, but students who live in the area will also be satisfied in not having to walk all the way past Atherton for something to eat.

One board supervisor, Bill Keough, noted that he was disappointed that they didn’t receive a better proposal for the property.

Perhaps a storage facility for the golf courses will be a good investment — and as university representatives noted, it’s only supposed to be temporary. But the amount of students and faculty this purchase will affect is minimal — employees, or the occasional turf management major?

If the university is going to spend $2.6 million for new properties, we want to see it spent in ways that will immediately affect us students.

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communities” that adopt low profile, “don’t ask, don’t tell” philosophies in their lifestyles.

No one will testify against them because those with an inside look are scared stiff of retribution from these same “wellmeaning” male community members.

Unfortunately, Jeffs and the other alleged members of his sect were prosecuted because they took advantage of children.

But polygyny is wrong, period — women exploited as a farmer would exploit cattle.

Jeffs is convinced he is right because so many of his peers continue to procreate under relaxed enforcement of federal laws in the states where polygyny is most widely practiced.

But if these women want a chance to break free from a matriarchal, cattle-prodded life, neighbors and law enforcement need to become more proactive in prosecuting these creeps.

These cases should not fall through the cracks.

Mike Hricik is a sophomore majoring in journalism and is The Daily Collegian’s Wednesday columnist. His email address is mjh5507@psu.edu.

By Barry Rabin As I watch in frustration the slowmotion train wreck that is the battle over the federal budget and debt limit, one thing is painfully clear: What is needed in Washington (and the nation as a whole) is less partisanship and more common sense.

In the interest of demystifying the issues involved and trying to inject some much-needed common sense, let me suggest the following: When a family finds itself drowning in debt, it makes sense to stop spending so much money, but it makes equal sense to try to bring in more.

Our federal government is no different from a family in this regard. In a family, Mom and Dad would stop over-using the credit cards. But they’d also try to get a part-time job to bring in more income.

While it is critical that we find significant places to cut spending in this country, we also need to find ways to bring in more revenue. I would start by getting rid of the many gaping tax loopholes that let some extremely wealthy people and companies get away without paying their fair share. The fact that a hedge fund manager who may earn hundreds of millions of dollars a year is taxed at only a 15 percent federal tax rate is not only unfair, it is obscene. Ditto with massive multibilliondollar companies like Exxon get away with paying little or no federal income tax.

And don’t tell me they can’t because they’re “job-creators” - even job-creators need to pay their fair share.

The tax loopholes that let them get away with paying a lower tax rate than you and I pay were not pre-ordained by God, they were passed by legislators who were lubricated by big campaign contributions and powerful lobbyists. Any congressman who refuses to get rid of such loopholes on the grounds that such a move to fairness would constitute a “tax increase” should be sent packing by the American people next election.

We need to stop calling the defense budget “the defense budget” and start finding ways to cut it. If there’s one thing that I and virtually all Americans are for, it’s providing for the robust defense of our country. Yet there’s no way a country as deep in debt as we are can continue to spend the kind of money we’ve been spending on military expenditures.

In 2010, the U.S. will spend over $700 billion, or 20 percent of the entire federal budget, on the military. This is a significantly higher percentage than any other developed country in the world, and is way too high. Since we are spending more than we’re taking in, that means that much of this military spending (a good deal of which has been going to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) is being financed by borrowing money from other countries. This, many unbiased defense experts and economists argue, makes us less secure, not more.

Many experts, including ex-military leaders, believe that significant cuts can be made in our bloated military budget (which is what we need to start calling it, just like “gaming” needs to be called “gambling” again) without sacrificing our nation’s defense.

Even former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general (and a Republican), warned against getting sucked in by what he called the “MilitaryIndustrial Complex,” the big defense contractors that profit greatly from bloated military spending (witness how Halliburton Inc.’s profits soared during the first years of the Iraq War).

By the way, it is significant to note that China, our most powerful potential military threat, is holding around $1 trillion in American debt, some of which was borrowed to pay for wars that they were smart enough to stay out of.

If we ever get into a serious confrontation with China, who do you think will be holding most of the cards? To save Social Security and Medicare, we need to make real and significant fixes to both.

These programs will soon no longer be able to provide retirees with the benefits they always have because of a four-letter word: MATH. Put simply, the math simply no longer adds up. (In insurance company terms, they are “actuarially unsound,” meaning that the amount of money coming in isn’t enough to fund the projected amount of future benefits.

With today’s significantly longer life expectancies, and with fewer and fewer workers per retiree, there is simply no way these programs can continue with the exact same retirement age, the exact same payroll tax rate, the exact same cap on earnings that are taxed, the exact same eligibility requirements, the exact same method of compensating medical providers and the exact same benefits, and still even hope to remain solvent.

Major changes need to be made to save these programs. This will require not only political courage in Washington, it will require some degree of sacrifice by most of us.

It will also require an electorate that doesn’t punish those politicians with the courage to fix the programs in a fair and balanced manner by voting them out next election, when the attack ads predictably will scream, “Congressman so-and-so cut your benefits!” or “senator so-and-so raised your taxes!”

Will such common sense ever come to Washington and the country? Stay tuned.

Barry Rabin is an attorney and writer based in Chester County. His email address is Rabinwrites@aol.com.

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Scripted series struggle

By David Bauder ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The tree outside Ohio's Malabar Farm State Park in north-central Ohio that played a key role in the the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption appears damaged by high winds. The tree was hit Friday, July 29 by straight-line winds that split it down its rotted middle and took out one side.

NEW YORK — Television viewers aren’t too interested in scripted shows during the summer, at least not the shows that broadcast networks are offering.

Mostly, they’re reruns, and viewers are looking elsewhere.

Only three scripted series ranked among the Nielsen Co. top 10 last week: reruns of “NCIS� and “The Big Bang Theory� on CBS, and the summer cop show from Canada, “Flashpoint.� The paucity is even more pronounced among those ages 18 to 49, where the only scripted show in the top 10 was a cartoon, “Family Guy.� “America’s Got Talent,� ‘’The Bachelorette� and “Big Brother� were big draws last week, Nielsen said.

But not every unscripted show is a hit. Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance� is fading, and ABC’s “101 Ways to Leave a Game Show� hasn’t taken off.

Both are winners compared to Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref� on NBC, which ranked No. 87 for the week with fewer than 3 million viewers.

It was a slow week overall for the networks, with only CBS averaging more than 5 million viewers in prime time.

CBS’ average was 6 million (3.9 rating, 7 share).

NBC had just less than 5 million (3.1, 5), ABC had 4.6 million (2.9, 5), Fox had 4.1 million (2.5, 4), ION Television had 1.2 million (0.8, 1) and the CW had 740,000 (0.5, 1).

Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with a prime-time average of 3.6 million viewers (1.9, 3), Telemundo had 910,000 (0.5, 1), TeleFutura had 490,000 (0.3, 0), Estrella had 200,000 and Azteca 180,000 (both 0.1, 0).

NBC’s “Nightly News� topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8 million viewers (5.3, 11).

ABC’s “World News� was second with 7.3 million (4.9, 10) and the “CBS Evening News� had 5.5 million viewers (3.6, 7).

A ratings point represents 1,147,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation’s estimated 114.7 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of July 25-31, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “America’s Got Talent�

(Tuesday), NBC, 11.54 million; “America’s Got Talent� (Wednesday), NBC, 10.74 million; “NCIS,�

CBS, 8.91 million; “60 Minutes,� CBS, 8.88 million; “Big Brother 13� (Sunday), CBS, 8.17 million; “The Bachelorette,� ABC, 8.16 million; “The Big Bang Theory,� CBS, 7.15 million; “Big Brother 13�

(Thursday), CBS, 7.12 million; “Big Brother 13�

(Wednesday), CBS, 6.84 million; “Flashpoint,� CBS, 6.8 million.

‘Shawshank’ tree Arguments begin in Golden damaged in storm Globes broadcast dispute By the Assoicated Press MANSFIELD, Ohio — A large oak tree that played a key role near the end of “The Shawshank Redemption� was heavily damaged during a storm last week.

The 1994 movie was filmed in and around the former Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield in north-central Ohio. The tree is where Morgan Freeman’s character finds money and a note left by Tim Robbins’ character.

The tree was hit Friday by straight-line winds that split it down its rotted middle and took out one side, Malabar Farm State Park manager Louis Andres told the News Journal of Mansfield .

The tree near the state park is popular with tourists and is part of the local convention and visitors bureau’s “Shawshank Trail� that also includes the former reformatory that closed in 1990 and is now a museum. The trail leads travelers to 12 sites where the movie was filmed.

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Lee Tasseff, president of the Mansfield-Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, called the damage to the tree “tragic.� “It’s a very sentimental part of the trail,� he said.

Trail travelers can look to the left just past the state park entrance and see the site where Freeman’s character walked along a hayfield and removed stones from a rock wall where the money was buried. The movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best actor for Freeman and best picture. “There’s all kinds of people who have taken pictures at the tree,�

Tasseff said.

He said some people had asked if they could propose under the tree or have a picnic under it, but that isn’t allowed because the tree is on private farmland.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the damaged tree would have to be cut down, the News Journal reported.

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LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards and its longtime producers sparred Tuesday over whether an 18-yearold agreement gave the company a perpetual right to work on the show as long as it airs on NBC. If the agreement is interpreted as the producers want, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association argues that it would lose crucial rights to its signature property — a glitzy awards gala that is worth millions of dollars.

The producers, dick clark productions, however, argue they received a now-disputed perpetuity clause in part for resurrecting the show after a scandal knocked it from airwaves in early 1980s.

Each side is trying to convince U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank, who after nearly five hours of arguments gave no indication on how she would rule.

She has asked attorneys to address whether the producers’ interpretation of a 1993 agreement with the HFPA — that it had rights to work on the show as long as it aired on NBC — would result in an “absurdity.� “It would plainly result in an absurdity,� HFPA attorney Daniel Petrocelli argued. “We would be at their mercy. Forever.�

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The production company “had accomplished essentially miracles for this show,� dcp attorney Brad Phillips said. “There is nothing absurd about it at all.�

At stake is not only of Hollywood’s highest-profile awards shows, but also tens of millions of dollars.

HFPA and dcp split revenues from the Globes 5050 under their agreement, which was first entered in 1983.

Their relationship began months after CBS canceled its contract to air the show after a controversy emerged over the HFPA, long criticized for being too cozy with the stars it honored, was accused of impropriety in awarding a newcomer award to Pia Zadora.

HFPA President Aida Takla-O’Reilly, seated in the front row at the hearing, shook her head as Phillips recounted the scandal.

The association of roughly 80 foreign journalists sued the production company in November, claiming it negotiated an extension for the Globes to air on NBC through 2018 without proper permission.

Phillips earlier in the day urged Fairbank to reject HFPA’s claims, arguing they should have sued years ago.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011: This year, decide to manage your lesscomfortable emotions. In time, you will be clued in to whether you are suppressing your feelings. You could develop health problems, which might be a side effect of stress and holding your feelings in. If you are single, your unusually charming way attracts many people. You have quite a choice as to whom you want to date. Visualize the type of bond you want. If you are attached, your sweetie will help you see what you are not conscious of. Don’t develop an attitude.

LIBRA can charm even you.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ Note a change in the air, especially in your energy and how you feel.

Know that this is just a passage. Express your feelings rather than hold them in.

Discuss them if you are unsure about what you are feeling. The unexpected occurs when you least anticipate it.

Tonight: You have much to choose from.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★★ You are vibrant and full of energy. You could come off much

stronger than you realize. Don’t hesitate to tell someone how you feel. Anger could mark a decision. Tonight: Go for something relaxing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Let your mind roam, and share pertinent ideas. Brainstorm away with a friend or associate. You’ll get results.

Your vagueness of late doesn’t help clear out a problem. Try to be direct. Tonight: Midweek break.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ You could be overwhelmed by everything that is occurring. Because you are unsure of certain choices, it could be difficult to make a decision. A key person might be emotionally cold and rigid in his or her thinking. Tonight: Happy to be at home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ You have a lot to say. In the next few weeks, your anger level could change. You could be more easily triggered if you are suppressing those feelings. Unexpected news from a distance could make all the difference. Tonight: Catch up with a friend.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Honor what is happening with a friend. This person could go on a wild diatribe about his or her feelings. It might be smart to help this person find a solution or avenue of self-expression.

Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ You know what to do and you know when to do it. Someone in authority might have the opposite opinion and lets you know it. This could be a bone of contention for the next few weeks. Be smart; focus on something else. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You might want to rethink a choice or a move in another direction.

Today, time is an ally. Take your time figuring out what to do. Let go of being such a type-A personality — just for a day. Honor the process. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★★ You could be taken aback by an associate’s reaction, which isn’t his or her normal response. Indeed, this person could become far more assertive than you are aware or realize in the next few weeks. Tonight: Where your friends are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★ Take the lead and know what you want. Others could choose to back out, but you need a certain amount of selfexpression or control. Make decisions that you are comfortable with. Do expect some flak. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Detach and observe, especially if you keep hitting a wall. Your fatigue with the situation could be quite high.

Rather than lose your temper, go out for a walk and, for now, veer in a new direction. Tonight: Use your imagination.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★★ Togetherness is the natural outcome of a problem if you handle it properly. You are full of energy. You will tend to become more playful or at least more lively. Realize you don’t need to fight with someone you don’t agree with.

Tonight: Respond to an invitation.

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NBA files claims against players

By Dave Campbell ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trying to head off the chance of an antitrust lawsuit from the NBA Players Association, the league went ahead and beat the union to NBA court.

The NBA filed two claims against the NBAPA on Tuesday— an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board and a lawsuit in federal district court in New York.

The NBA accused the players of being uncooperative in negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement by making "more than two dozen" threats to dissolve their union and sue the league under antitrust laws to secure more favorable terms in a new CBA. NFL players decertified their union this year, though they ultimately resolved a 4½- month labor dispute with the owners.

Players’ attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who also represented the NFL players, was named in the

NBA’s lawsuit for his use of what the league called an “impermissible pressure tactic” that has had a “direct, immediate and harmful” effect on CBA talks.

“For the parties to reach agreement on a new CBA, the union must commit to the collective bargaining process fully and in good faith,” Adam Silver, the NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, said in a statement released by the league.

Kessler, said the players are frustrated because they believe it's the owners whose negotiating

efforts have been in bad faith.

“The NBA Players Association has made no decision to decertify.

They talk about the fact that this is something the players have considered for 30 years, and that’s true. And they haven’t done it for 30 years,” Kessler said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “So there’s no decision made. There may be no decision made. We view this as an example of their bad-faith bargaining. They don't want to be at the table.”

NBAPA Executive Director Billy Hunter, in a statement

released by the union, said the players will seek to dismiss the lawsuit, which he called “totally without merit.”

Said Hunter: “We urge the NBA to engage with us at the bargaining table and to use more productively the short time we have left before the 2011-12 season is seriously jeopardized.”

After a labor meeting in New York on Monday, the first session since the lockout began July 1 that included Commissioner David Stern as well as leaders from both See NBA, Page 8.

Monster rally defeats Spikes

By Steven Petrella COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

One bad inning was enough.

Kimera Bartee has been preaching playing a complete nine innings all season to his team, and once again, it was just one that did SPIKES them in.

The State College Spikes had their three game winning streak snapped at Lake Monsters the hands of the Vermont Lake M o n s t e r s Tuesday night, 106.

Spikes The Lake Monsters exploded for seven runs in the fourth off Spikes starter Matt Benedict.

Benedict gave up eight earned runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings in his ninth start of the season. He dropped to 2-3 and had his shortest outing since opening day — his first professional appearance.

The Lake Monsters had eight hits in that inning with an RBI

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Taylor Lewis (sliding) tries to break up a potential double play against Batvia during a series in July.

double by Chad Lewis coming as the lone extra base hit.

Seth Franoff tossed five strong innings, surrendering just two runs as he improved to 3-2 on the year.

Diomedes Lopez, Sam Roberts, Sean Jamieson, Aaron Shipman and Bobby Crocker all had RBI singles to contribute to the seven run inning.

The Spikes jumped out to a 2-0 lead by the third before the Lake Monsters evened the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third.

Wes Freeman singled to lead off the game then scored on a wild pitch. Freeman scored again in the third on an RBI double by Alex Dickerson, who was thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a triple.

Matt Skirving had a double and Ashley Ponce hit a single and a double for the Spikes.

Walker Gourley replaced Chris Lashmet at third.

Junior Sosa made his first appearance with the Spikes, coming in for Freeman in left, and Derek Trent See SPIKES, Page 8.

Woods finally back on course

By Doug Ferguson ASSOCIATED PRESS

AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods was on the practice range just as the sun began to rise Tuesday over Firestone, his first time on GOLF a PGA Tour golf course in nearly three months.

Even as the season heads toward a conclusion, Woods can't wait to get started.

“I’m excited to compete, to play,” Woods said. “And hopefully, to win the tournament.”

That part about Woods hasn't changed.

It's everything else in the world of golf he once ruled that is so much different. Woods showed up at the Bridgestone Invitational at No. 28, his lowest world ranking since the start of his first full season on the PGA Tour. He has a new caddie — at least temporarily — in Bryon Bell, a childhood friend who now heads up a design business that is not getting much work these days with a downturn in the industry.

He no longer is the dominant force in golf, having gone 20 months since his last win at the Australian Masters.

For Woods, however, the biggest change is how he feels about his health.

“The great thing is I don’t feel a thing,” Woods said. “It feels

solid. It feels stable. No pain.

That’s one of the reasons why I took as long as I did to come back, is that I want to get to this point where I can go ahead and start playing golf again like this.

It’s been a very long time, and it feels good to go out there today and hit balls like this, go practice and feel nothing and walk around and pretty much do anything I want on the golf course.”

Asked how long it has been since he felt so good physically, Woods replied, “Years.”

It almost seems that long ago since he was last in action.

Woods, who was No. 1 in the world at the Bridgestone Invitational a year ago, has not played since he walked off the course after nine holes May 12 at The Players Championship with recurring injuries to his left knee and Achilles’ tendon.

He said he injured them during the third round of the Masters while hitting a shot an awkward stance in the pine straw on the 17th hole. Woods said if he had sat out the rest of May, he would have been fine the rest of the year, a lesson he learned this time around.

Woods wasn’t about to return until he was 100 percent healthy, and he is convinced of that now.

He said he started hitting balls a couple of weeks ago, without giving an exact date, and that he got the itch to start playing soon See WOODS, Page 8.

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Osi Umenyiora (middle) speaks with Giants coach Tom Coughlin (left) and Mathias Kiwanuka at camp.

Umenyiora doesn’t want label

By Tom Canavan ASSOCIATED PRESS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Still hoping there’s a chance he will play for the New York Giants, two-time Pro Bowl defensive NFL end Osi Umenyiora is annoyed he is being portrayed as a bad guy for asking the team to renegotiate his contract.

In an email to The Associated Press on Monday, Umenyiora says he is frustrated some people are criticizing him because he wants

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the team to rework a contract that will pay him slightly more than $7 million over the next two seasons.

The Giants have refused to redo Umenyiora’s deal. They have given his agents permission to work out a trade for the 29-yearold who tied for the team high with 11½ sacks and had a league-high 10 forced fumbles last season.

“I hope there is a chance,” Umenyiora said of staying with the Giants. “But who knows?”

The nine-year veteran, who held out for the opening day of training camp, noted that teams don’t hesitate to cut players after they are

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Maclin reports in with Eagles Haynesworth impresses early Weaver will sit six games Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin has reported to training camp at Lehigh University after missing the first five days of practice with an undisclosed illness.

The team did not announce if Maclin would practice on Wednesday.

Maclin caught 70 passes for 964 yards last season. His 10 touchdown receptions tied for seventh in the NFL. Maclin reportedly contracted mononucleosis in the spring, but the Eagles have not said whether his absence from training camp was related to that.

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s early assessment of new acquisition Albert Haynesworth is positive.

Then again, it’s only been one practice.

“Albert has worked hard. I think that it’s coming,” Belichick said Tuesday. “We’ve got a long way to go, so just take it day-by-day, but I think he’s doing fine.”

Haynesworth practiced with the Patriots for the first time on Sunday. The team had Monday off, but was back on the practice field Tuesday.

New England picked up Haynesworth in a trade with the Redskins last week.

Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver has been suspended six games for throwing a pitch near the head of Detroit’s Alex Avila on Sunday, and his manager Mike Scioscia has been suspended for one game.

Weaver was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning of a testy 3-2 loss to the Tigers on Sunday. He threw a pitch just over Avila’s head after Detroit's Carlos Guillen showboated on a home run.

Weaver has also been fined an undisclosed amount.

injured, or to ask them to take pay cuts when their roles are reduced.

He also said they should reward players who are being underpaid.

The Giants cut veteran starting offensive linemen Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert last week, and had running back Brandon Jacobs, who last his starting job to Ahmad Bradshaw, rework his contract to take less money.

“It’s just frustrating to see how people react to one thing, and not the other,” Umenyiora said. “Just be fair.”

Umenyiora said in an affidavit in See UMENYIORA, Page 8.

OUR THOUGHTS Eagles moves make sense Michael Vick is one of the most electric players in the NFL. He’s also not the biggest guy in the world and on the wrong side of 30.

With that in mind, the Philadelphia Eagles have to know their window with Vick as their starter is limited, so their swarm of offseason moves makes sense.

The fans want a Super Bowl parade and with the baseball team across the street dropping plenty of cash to chase a title, it was time for the normally conservative Birds to step up and meet that challenge.

Time will tell if it all pays off though.

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Heap returns to Arizona

By Bob Baum ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Darryl Tapp (left) latches onto John Nalbone at Eagles camp.

Eagles continue to add in free agency By the Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Eagles agreed to contract terms Tuesday with veteran running back Ronnie Brown, who NFL spent his first six seasons with the Dolphins.

The 29-year-old Brown rushed for 4,815 yards and 36 touchdowns and caught 184 passes for 1,491 yards with Miami. He ran for 1,000 yards in 2006 and made his only Pro Bowl team in 2008.

Brown is the seventh major acquisition the Eagles have made in the past week, along with defensive linemen Jason Babin and Cullen Jenkins, cornerbacks Dominique RodgersCromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha, offensive lineman Evan Mathis and quarterback Vince Young Before adding Brown, the Eagles’ only experienced running backs were starter LeSean McCoy, who ran for 1,080 yards and caught 70 passes last year, and Eldra Buckley, who has just 36 carries in two years with the Eagles.

Brown was the second pick in the 2005 draft, behind 49ers quarterback Alex Smith.

Also, the Eagles also signed unrestricted free agent offensive tackle Ryan Harris to a one-year deal.

Harris spent his first four years with the Broncos, starting 34 games.

He was the Broncos’ thirdround pick in 2007 out of Notre Dame.

Right tackle is a question mark for the Eagles with Winston Justice, the starter the past two years, beginning training camp on the injured list with a knee injury.

The Eagles have been using second-year undrafted free agent Austin Howard and seventh-round pick King Dunlap at right tackle in the early days of training camp.

Harris started 16 games in 2008, eight in 2009 and 10 last season. He played at Notre Dame with Eagles defensive linemen Victor Abimiari and Trevor Laws.

Harris is not permitted to practice with his new team until Thursday.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — With his return to Arizona, Todd Heap's football career has come full circle.

After a decade with Baltimore, NFL the two-time All Pro tight end was released by the Ravens, something he said was totally unexpected. He and his wife looked around and found Arizona the most desirable destination. He agreed to a two-year contract over the weekend and arrived at training camp Monday night.

Heap was a high school football star in Mesa and excelled at Arizona State before going to the NFL, so it’s a highly popular signing among Arizona fans.

Most important to the Cardinals, however, is Heap’s declaration that he has a lot left to offer on the field. His addition gives the Cardinals something they have sorely lacked, a big, pass-catching tight end.

“I feel like I’ve got many years in front of me. My body feels good,” he said at a news conference on Tuesday. “I’m looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish here.”

Even though neither Heap nor new quarterback Kevin Kolb is eligible to practice until Thursday, coach Ken Whisenhunt is envisioning what an accomplished tight end can do for an Arizona passing offense that ranked nextto-last in the NFL last season.

“When we were doing some of our red-zone stuff in our walk-

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Todd Heap dons a Cardinals hat during a press conference Tuesday. through I was already thinking about some of the people we could put him on to try to create some matchups down there in that area,” Whisenhunt said. “That’s exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do.”

Whisenhunt, when he was offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh, saw Heap many times.

“I just remember big plays,” the coach said. “When you’re playing a game like that, you’re so focused on trying to get prepared for your next offensive series when you’re calling the plays that you just have a chance to look. But it seems like you'd look up and you'd see him make a big play. That kind of stands out. That really sticks in your memory.”

Heap, 31, caught 40 passes last season, and his 599 yards receiving were his most since 2006.

Against Kansas City in the playoffs, he set franchise postseason

records of 10 catches for 108 yards.

He ranks fifth among all tight ends in receptions with 467 and fourth in touchdowns with 41.

Heap said the call he got from Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome telling him he was being released was a complete surprise, but he had nothing but praise for the city of Baltimore and the Ravens.

“I can’t say enough about that team, that organization,” he said.

“I’ll miss a lot of my teammates, definitely great guys, a great locker room, a lot of guys I learned great life lessons from. In one respect I was sad to see that era end, but I’m even more excited to see this one begin.”

Before he decided to come to Arizona, Heap agreed to visit the New York Jets.

He had a long-standing relationship with coach Rex Ryan and others on the staff.

Santana’s rehab stalls

By Mike Fitzpatrick ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Johan Santana’s comeback from shoulder surgery has stalled.

The New York Mets ace was MLB scratched from his next scheduled rehab start because of lingering discomfort in his pitching shoulder. He will head back to New York to be examined by a doctor Thursday and it's uncertain if he will get back to the majors this season.

“I don’t really believe this is about this year. This is about a timetable that will get him ready and if part of that timetable is pitching games in the major leagues this year, good. If it’s not, it's not,” general manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday. “We’re certainly not going to rush things. I think right now a window in September is open to us.

If it closes, that’s the way it goes."

Santana pitched three score-

NBA From Page 6. the owners and the players, a downcast Stern said the sides were “at the same place” as they were a month ago in the hours before the old deal ran out.

Owners are seeking significant changes to the league’s salary structure, claiming $300 million in losses last season and hundreds of millions more in each year of the previous CBA, which was ratified in 2005.

Players have acknowledged the losses but disputed the size, and they’ve balked at the league’s push for a hard salary cap and reduction in salaries and maximum contract lengths.

The NBA’s lawsuit is essentially preventative legal medicine.

It seeks a declaration from the

Woods From Page 6. after. Woods said he thought about playing The Greenbrier Classic last week, but decided to wait a little more.

What gets him excited?

“Trying to beat these boys,” Woods said. “That’s fun. Getting out there and trying to win golf tournaments, being there with a chance to win, whether you win or fail. Just being there is just a rush, and it’s just so much fun. Trying to pull off the shots that you’ve done in practice when it matters the most, see what you've got. That’s fun.”

In the three months since he was gone, Rory McIlroy shattered his U.S. Open scoring record to

less innings last Thursday for Class-A St. Lucie in his first rehab outing since undergoing surgery last September to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner was slated to pitch again Wednesday for St. Lucie, but Alderson said Monday that Santana would likely be pushed back a day because he didn’t feel as strong as he wanted to following the first outing.

Then, on Tuesday, Alderson said the 32-year-old left-hander was scheduled to see the doctor and won’t pitch again until at least next week.

“There is some lingering discomfort in his shoulder and we want to make sure that’s checked out before we go any further with the rehab,” Alderson said. “I can’t comment on the severity of this discomfort — that's one of the reasons we want him seen by a doctor — but there is some there. More than anything else, Johan would like to have it checked out before he court that the lockout does not violate antitrust laws, in case the union breaks up to file an antitrust lawsuit. It also cites legal backing for the lockout itself, invoking Depression-era legislation known as the NorrisLaGuardia Act designed to prevent court intervention in a labor dispute.

Finally, the league’s lawsuit also makes an attempt to secure support for massive salary reform should the union dissolve. The NBA asked the court to declare that such a decertification would in turn void all existing player contracts because they're guided by the union's involvement in the old CBA. Without a union and a collective bargaining relationship, the league argued, the terms and conditions of those previously negotiated contracts would not apply. par, and good friend Darren Clarke finally won a major at the British Open at age 42. Steve Stricker has won twice to become the highest-ranked American.

Clarke, friends with Woods’ since his final major as an amateur in 1996, will be paired with him the first two rounds.

“Tiger has been the best player in the world for a very long time,” Clarke said. “He has been the guy over my career that has set the benchmark for all the rest of us, and personally he’s a good friend of mine. It is fantastic, I think, not just for you guys but for all of world golf just to see Tiger Woods back playing again. I’m sure he will be trying to get himself back up to where he has been before, and personally I don’t doubt he’ll do that.

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Walker Gourley (7) slides into second safely after an error by Scrappers infielder KC Serna on July 21.

Spikes

Stetson Allie made another relief appearance and struggled again. He lasted just one third of an inning, walking three batters, hitting one, and giving up one run.

He didn’t give up a hit and struck out two.

Kevin Kleis relieved Allie, getting the final out in the sixth, then went another two innings without giving up a hit.

Crocker went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Lake Monsters, while Lewis went 3-for-5 with two RBIs. The Spikes and Lake Monsters

will continue their three game set tonight at 7:05 before capping the series Thursday at 11:05 a.m.

The Spikes are now 4-3 in the second half of the season and are still two games up on the Aberdeen IronBirds for last place in the New York-Penn League.

The Lake Monsters are currently in first place in the Stedler Division at 23-20, and this week’s series is the only time they face the Spikes in 2011.

an antitrust suit during the lockout that Giants general manager Jerry Reese agreed to redo his contract if he had a good season in 2010.

Reese has refused to discuss what he said to Umenyiora.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Monday night that he hopes the Umenyiora situation can be resolved and his veteran can get back on the field with the Giants.

He said a hip injury that bothered Umenyiora last season is not the reason he is not practicing.

Umenyiora reported to training camp Saturday. He took a physical Sunday but did not practice with the team. He has attended meetings.

“What really annoys me is the hypocrisy of people clamoring for

my head for asking for a new deal or to be traded,” Umenyiora wrote. “Saying I have 2 years left on my deal. These contracts only mean something to us? Where is O’Hara? Where is Seubert? True — inspirational football players.

“They were cut after being injured,” he said. “They have years left on their deal. Why is Jacobs asked to take a pay cut?

He has years left on his deal. The fact is in the business we are in, if you get injured, or they feel like you underperformed, they cut you without hesitation. But if you clearly outplay your contract, and ask for something to be done, you’re a bad guy and not a team player. It’s ridiculous.”

Charles Johnson of the Carolina Panthers recently signed a sixyear, $72 million contract with $21 million in guaranteed money.

The five-year veteran also had 11½ sacks last season.

“How does a guy who had one good year (no disrespect to Charles Johnson) sign a deal and make more than both me and (Justin) Tuck combined?’

Umenyiora added in the email.

“It’s not right. Everyone in this business understands that is exactly what it is. Business. And just like none of us get upset when our teammates are released due to business decisions, the teams also don’t get upset when something like this happens.”

Tuck said that Umenyiora's holdout and the recent trade talk has not been a distraction. He hopes Umenyiora will be a Giant when the season starts.

“I know for a fact that if he is in a Giants uniform come September 11, he’ll be the Osi that you all have grown to love and respect as one of the premier defensive ends in the country,” Tuck said. “That I don’t worry about.”

“But for us to have a chance to compete against him again can only be good for the game in general.”

Woods still managed to make news while not playing when he fired his caddie, Steve Williams, after a 12-year partnership during which he won 13 majors. For all the talk about disloyalty — Williams caddied for Adam Scott at the U.S. Open, then again at the AT&T National without seeking permission — Woods said only that it was “time for a change.”

“I felt that Stevie and I have had just an amazing run,” he said.

“Steve is a hell of a caddie, there’s no denying that. He’s helped my career, and I think I’ve helped his, as well. We’ve had a great partnership for 12 years, maybe a little bit more than that, won a bunch of

tournaments. I just felt it was time to change things up a little bit. I felt very comfortable with the move.”

He did not bite when asked about Williams’ comments to a New Zealand television station that he had wasted the last two years of his life.

“That’s what he says and what he feels,” Woods said.

In his place his Bell, who last caddied for Woods at the 2003 Disney Classic, and previously worked for Woods when he won the 1996 U.S. Amateur and the 1999 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines.

Woods said Bell is only a fill-in — “Have you seen his legs?” he said — and there no timetable for getting a permanent replacement.

The only sense of urgency for

Woods is his results.

Because he has missed so much golf — and didn’t play all that great early in the year — he has plunged to No. 135 in the FedEx Cup standings. He needs to crack the top 125 after this World Golf Championship and the PGA Championship to qualify for the playoffs. He could take care of that with a top 10 finish at Firestone, where only once in his career — last year — has he finished lower than fifth.

As for the rust? That’s still to be determined.

He played nine holes Tuesday, often hitting more than one shot when he wasn't pleased with where it was going. But it was only practice. Woods won't get a good sense of where his game is until the first round Thursday.

From Page 6. replaced Samuel Gonzalez behind the plate.

Substitutions aren’t common in the New York-Penn League, especially that many.

Gourley launched a bases clearing double in the ninth, part of a four-run inning to cut put the Spikes down just four, but it wasn’t enough as Trent struck out swinging to end the game.

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46, For the Cure Find out what THON is and how to get l PAGE 13 involved

Roar, Lions, Roar Students gear up for Nittany Lion l PAGE 14 football

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L I V E W O R K E A T P L A Y

How to: Pack for Penn State | PAGE 3

Medical amnesty | PAGE 8

Things to bring with you | PAGE 3

Leaders give tips to freshmen | PAGE 8

PSU President Graham Spanier stays with freshmen | PAGE 4

Diversity initiatives at PSU | PAGE 8

How to: Survive less-than-ideal roommates | PAGE 4 How to: Decorate your dorm | PAGE 4 How safe is Penn State? and How to: Stay safe | PAGE 6

[My Opinion] How to: Budget| PAGE 8 Resources for international students | PAGE 8 How to: Dress to impress | PAGE 12 How to: Get around campus | PAGE 24

Utilizing mobile apps and websites to make living in State College easier | PAGE 16

Finding great spots to study | PAGE 17

How to: Shop for textbooks | PAGE 16

In State College and at Penn State, tutoring services help students through coursework | PAGE 17

How to: Avoid packing on the ‘Freshman 15’ | PAGE 10 The Berkey Creamery boasts great flavors, tradition | PAGE 10

How to: Make quick meals in your dorm room | PAGE 11 Eating on campus | PAGE 13 State College offers many late-night eateries | PAGE 22

[My Opinion] Five popular downtown stores | PAGE 9

Penn State Football | PAGE 14

How to: Get involved | PAGE 13

Greek recruitment | PAGE 13 and [My Opinion] Why to go greek | PAGE 20

Discover more than just the student section at football games | PAGE 13 What is THON? | PAGE 13 and Leaders reveal best THON memories | PAGE 18

The Penn State music scene | PAGE 22 Alternatives to drinking | PAGE 22 [My Opinion] How to: Make a PSU bucket list | PAGE 23

Wanna

By Lexi Belculfine

W

e’re here for you. As you, the Penn State Class of 2015, prepare to leave behind mom’s cooking and your high school friends, know that you already have someone at Penn State looking out for you.

For 125 years since Grover MY OPINION Cleveland’s first go-round as U.S. president - The Daily Collegian has been on newsstands, bringing students the best, most upto-date news at Penn State. The stuff that matters. The stuff that (if it doesn’t already) will matter to you.

Each morning as you’re waiting for the White Loop at East Halls or sitting in the Forum Building waiting for class to start, you can read The Daily Collegian to find out what’s impacting the Penn State community and your life here.

We’ll cover all of the Borough Council and Undergraduate Park Undergraduate Association meetings.

We’ll be in the press box at every football game.

Each Thursday, we’ll prepare Venues magazine for you, so you will know which bands are performing and what’s going on in town that weekend.

For 46 hours in February, we’ll be staked out on press row, waiting for the final reveal at the 2012 Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

And now, we’re hopefully painting a picture for you, of what to expect from and how to prepare for your freshman year.

We've all been there: brandnew and starry eyed on a campus that feels bigger than you ever could have imagined.

So, in The Daily Collegian’s Fresh Start issue, we'll walk you through how to live, work, eat and play in Happy Valley.

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gaining the dreaded ‘freshman 15’ (page 10) or getting involved with a student organization (page 13). There will never be a better chance to carve your path at Penn State than in the next month.

When I came to PSU, I tried out for the horseback riding team and the Collegian, promising myself that I would throw myself into whichever I made it onto. It’s clear how that worked out for me. And it will all work out for you, too.

Someone who is reading this right now could be the one writing a similar column in just a few years.

Or the future overall chairperson of the largest student philanthropy in the world, THON. Maybe even a future UPUA president.

No matter who you are or what your interests are, you can be sure that The Daily Collegian will be here for you as you make Penn State your own.

We’ll be the ones in the basement of James Building making calls to sources who don’t want to talk to us or asking questions no one else has. We’ll be the ones sitting next to you in class drinking too much coffee, because at the end of the day, we’re students too.

We’re not working into the late hours of the night to bring you sodokus or horoscopes or to be your umbrella when you forget one, even though we do all of those things quite well, too.

We’re here because we have an obligation to you, our readers, to get you the best information as quickly as possible.

So, here’s hoping that for the next four years, you’ll make us a part of your everyday routine.

Find us online at www.psucollegian.com, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/collegian or on Twitter.

We’re @dailycollegian.

And we’re doing all of this because we’re here for you. So, congratulations and welcome to Penn State, Class of 2015.

Lexi Belculfine is a senior majoring in print journalism and is The Daily Collegian’s Editor-in-Chief. Her email address is editorinchief@psucollegian.com.

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Must-have items for a college dorm

By Matt Nestor FOR THE COLLEGIAN

Packing your entire room into a few boxes creates a lot of unnecessary work, especially since you may find you won’t use it all, so the following is a list compiled to ease the packing process and ensure a fun, relaxed and enjoyable first semester at Penn State.

Box fan In the waning months of summer, State College will still be very hot. Until the cool autumn air settles in over Happy Valley, a powerful box fan will be an absolute necessity to avoid unbearable heat and long nights.

movies, headphones are very convenient for personal use. There is a time to play music out of speakers and there is a time for quiet. This is where the headphones come in. If for no other reason, headphones are also an easy way to escape noise and commotion.

Printer Regardless of major, you will be doing a considerable amount of writing. As such, a personal printer is extremely convenient to have in your dorm. While there are public computer labs where you can also print work, an in-dorm printer will make your life much easier.

Collegian file photo

Computer

Families help incoming freshmen move into Beaver Hall.

It is widely assumed that students have their own computer. Professors, advisors and fellow classmates all rely on your possession of a computer. While laptops are obviously more convenient, a desktop computer will suffice for the daily demands of class and college life.

Map

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Reading lamp

Whether you are traveling in a foreign country or trying to find your way to the HUB, it is always embarrassing to get lost and have to ask for directions. Get your hands on a campus map. Don’t look at it while walking through the crowded sidewalks, but study it before you leave to avoid looking like a tourist in a foreign land.

When your roommate wants to turn the lights out and go to sleep, but you need to finish a reading for class, it is nice You will come to Penn State in August to have a compromising lamp that proin flip-flops, shorts and a T-shirt. But, in vides enough light to read but does not December, you will leave in sweatpants prohibit your roommate from sleeping. and a winter jacket. Yes, it gets bitterly cold in State College. While you work up a sweat packing before you leave, do not Playing sports is a great way to kill forget to pack for the cold. When it is 98 time, have fun and avoid the freshman 15. degrees and humid, the sight of a winter Make sure to bring sports equipment jacket might make you cringe, but it is a come November and such as a basketball, football, Frisbee and necessity baseball glove. Also, bring golf clubs and December. Rain is also no stranger to take advantage of Penn State’s two golf State College and you’ll be glad you remembered to bring that umbrella and courses while the weather still permits. pair of rain boots.

Weather Gear

Sporting Equipment

Ethernet Cable

Wi-Fi on campus can be fairly elusive at times. And even when connected, the Internet can be slow. Bring a 10-15 foot Ethernet cable to connect to wired highspeed Internet. The extra length is convenient for web surfing in bed.

Durable Walking Shoes/Bike It is no secret that Penn State’s campus is large. If you have 10 minutes to go from the Southeast end of campus to the Northwest, it is important to have shoes that will get you there in comfort. Or you could avoid walking altogether and ride a bike. Personal preference here, but at least one of the two is a necessity.

Headphones

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A student takes refuge from the rain on Whether listening to music or watching the IST building walk way.

Memories from home decorate dorm for free

By Christopher Porcelli FOR THE COLLEGIAN

Not everything costs money when coming to college — relationships with other people formed here can be priceless.

When you first step out of the car door and put your feet on Penn State earth, it’s a different world.

You’re in Penn State country — but don’t be intimidated by the sea of blue and white.

“One of the harder things can be making friends, but it will happen naturally,” Sarah Layton said.

The nice thing about Penn State being so big and overwhelming is that you can find your niche, no matter what it is, Layton (senior-geography) said.

Deciding what to bring from home can be a tedious task.

While you can’t bring everything, it’s important to add a homey touch to your dorm room — after all, it’s where you’ll be spending most of your time during the course of the next year.

Current students advise incoming freshmen to bring pictures of family, friends and memories.

Not only will they make you feel more at home, but they are great conversation starters, Layton said.

“Have fun making it home. You are most likely going to spend lot of time there,” Layton said.

Chris Bowman (senior-electrical engi-

neering) said living with three other electrical engineers causes the house to fill up with gadgets.

He said things like that make it comfortable.

“If you have a hobby, like drawing, bring it along,” Bowman said.

Before moving in to your place of residence, you may want to go shopping for things to put in your dorm.

But it’s not necessary to buy everything new.

Familiar items that will remind you of home, like blankets, can help keep you from getting homesick, Natasha Krieg said.

And students’ last, perhaps most important, piece of advice: don’t come expecting college to be like high school.

“Don’t treat it like the 13th grade. You will be expected to act differently, come in with humility and be teachable,” Krieg (seniornutritional science) said.

Current Penn State students warn freshmen that college work is very different from high school work.

“Responsibility is very important.

Professors aren’t going to come looking for you like teachers did in high school. It is a good idea to stay organized,” Layton said.

Bowman added that despite all the distractions and temptations, it’s important to remain focused.

Homework is important — and there is a lot more of it, he said.

“It was your choice in coming to college.

Make the most of it,” he said.

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Pres. to spend weekend with freshmen

By Courtney Pruitt COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Incoming freshman Nick Marter said he thought the university had made a mistake when he saw the name Graham Spanier, the president of Penn State, show up on his list of roommates for his supplemental dorm in Brumbaugh Hall in East Halls.

“I knew who he was so I was pretty shocked at first,” Marter said. “I didn’t know if they put his name down for everyone.”

But for the past 17 years, this has not been a typo, rather a tradition for Spanier, who stays a weekend each year in supplemental housing with a chosen group of freshmen.

Marter said he feels lucky to be “chosen” out of all the freshmen this year.

“It’s going to definitely be a new experience,” he said.

Marter is no stranger to Penn State either — he said he lives nearby and often visits.

Spanier wrote in an email that he likes to room with freshman each year so he can keep his “finger on the pulse” of the trends of students to learn how Penn State can improve their first week on campus.

“I look forward to meeting several new students, getting to know them personally, and keeping up to date on life in the residence halls,” he wrote.

Last year, he stayed in Shrunk Hall, where he was described as a considerate roommate by Penn State students Brian Spearman (sophomore-biochemistry) and Jeff Zlatos (sophomore-mathematics), especially since he brought them four boxes of Coca-Cola.

Marter said all he has heard about living with Spanier is that he wakes up early and one night stays up late to perform magic tricks.

Spanier wrote that his most memorable experience staying in the dorms is performing magic tricks for his roommates and others.

Because of the popularity of last year’s magic show in Shrunk, Spanier decided to perform an encore the next night for a crowd of 60 in Pollock Halls.

Marter hopes that after the experience, Spanier will wave to him on campus.

“It seems that there is always a student or two who likes to stay in touch over the years from each group,” Spanier wrote.

Learn to adjust to new roommates, personalities

Make the dorm your new home

By Mindy Szkaradnik FOR THE COLLEGIAN

White walls, two desks, two beds, two bulletin boards and two closets. This is what Penn State freshmen will see when they first step in their college dorm rooms, a blank canvas.

Freshmen living in residence halls will have the opportunity to make their dorms their own, come fall semester. There are a few rules set in place that must be considered before decorating a dorm room.

According to the Terms, Conditions and Regulations for the Residence halls, the use of tape, adhesives, putty, glue, nails, tacks, staples or screws on any of the walls or furniture is prohibited.

“Painter’s masking tape is the best way to hang things to the walls,” said Chad Henning, assistant director of Housing. He also said that poster putty is another good way to hang items.

Tacks can be used on bulletin boards to hang up pictures, calendars or even messages from a roommate.

Photographs of friends and family are a popular way to decorate the room.

“Definitely bring pictures from home — bring thumb tacks though,” Stacey Kim said.

Other ways to add color and personalize a dorm room include purchasing an area rug or a fun lamp, Henning said.

“You can go pretty wild with area carpets to add some pizzazz to your room,” he said.

He also said students should not hang Christmas lights around their rooms because they are not environmentally friendly. Penn State also provides the option of lofting beds in order to create

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Adding a personal touch to your room gives a dorm a more homey feel. more space for a student’s belongings.

“Definitely get bed risers because it makes your bed look more homey. Its up high like your regular bed at home,” Kim (freshman-science) said.

Bed risers also create extra space where a student can put a futon, bean bag chair or storage containers, Henning said.

“Students always try to maximize their space by using storage containers that fit underneath the bed,” Henning said.

Some students have also found alternative ways to store their clothes.

“My friend has plastic drawers stacked up in her closet to have more drawer space,” Kim said.

Other students have found that hanging a shoe rack on their closet door has proven to be effective.

“Dwellings,” will be opening Aug. 4 at 358 E. College Ave. and will sell supplies to help decorate and furnish dorm rooms.

Henning said he suggests that freshmen check out the “What to Pack” and “What to Leave Behind” lists found on welcomeweek.psu.edu.

“Often, less is more,” he said. “You have to be careful about how much you bring.”

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Adjusting to living with a roommate can be one of the hardest parts about the transition to college.

For instance, if your roommate can never stop Skyping with his or her significant other from back home when you’re trying to do homework, how do you deal with it?

Or what if your roommate is too lazy to make a trip to the dining commons every once in a while to buy food and drinks and ends up hogging all of your stuff?

What if you just hate each other?

Roommate problems can be difficult to deal with. Luckily, Penn State students have plenty of advice to give.

Chris Smith (senior-biological engineering) said from what he saw of his roommate on Facebook, he didn’t think he would get along with him in his freshman year. However, that roommate became one of his favorites at Penn State.

“We talked about living together a lot,” Smith said. “We would just be honest with each other and say, ‘Hey, if you don’t like this, I won’t do it.’”

Smith said the advice he would give to incoming freshmen about dealing with their roommates is, “Give it a shot. Don’t over-exaggerate a problem. Always talk to your roommate and work things out.”

Laura Holsing (sophomore–nutrition) shared a similar point of view.

“If your roommate is doing something that ticks you off, you have to tell her right away in a calm tone of voice,” Holsing said.

Even if a roommate has a personality that clashes with yours, switching should always be the last resort, Holsing said.

“For a situation where you just dislike each other, it’s honestly best to address the fact that you don’t like each other and try to work things out,” she said. “It’s also usually a good idea to give each other space.

Switching is extreme.”

Caitlin Duffy (junior-film and psychology) had a roommate in her freshman year who was too introverted and never left the room, which meant Duffy rarely had any alone time.

“I would say my greatest advice is to find a private place on campus where you can retreat to,” Duffy said. “No matter how much you like each other, you need your alone time. One of my favorite places to be by myself is the garden at the Alumni Center.”

Duffy also advised incoming freshmen to decide whether or not they will employ “open kitchen,” which means “my food is your food” and vice versa.

When it comes to selecting a roommate, deciding to go with a random one usually isn’t a bad idea.

Michael Buzzell (freshman–premedicine) said he got a random roommate and it has ended up working out.

“Picking a random roommate is a good idea,” Buzzell said. “It helps you to meet more people.”

Though living with a roommate can seem daunting, it isn’t that bad once you get used to each other, Holsing said.

“You just have to make sure to talk to each other about your problems,” Holsing said.

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State College ranked third safest area

By Erika Spicer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Incoming freshman will fret over classes, making new friends and finding their way around Penn State’s extensive campus –– but personal safety shouldn’t necessarily be one of their biggest concerns, according to national rankings and a local police report.

State College was ranked the third safest metropolitan area in America by the Congressional Quarterly Press’s annual report in 2010, and State College and University Police seem to agree.

“I think it’s an overwhelmingly safe place,” Lt. Chris Fishel of the State College Police Department said, adding that the incidence of minor crime may seem high, but the crime-to-student ratio needs to be taken into consideration.

“When compared overall with the student population, I think you’ll find that crime statistics are pretty consistent or even below the average crime rate of other schools.”

However, with the increase in admissions in recent years, Fishel said the university has seen a spike in alcohol-related incidents.

As the number of freshmen increased over the past five years, there was a 7 percent increase in alcohol-related incidents and arrests, Fishel said.

“The most frequently committed crime we’re seeing is alcoholrelated events,” Fishel said.

“Usually when it comes to that, our biggest concern is what kind of endangerment [students] will be to themselves and how bad they can get physically.”

According to the most recent statistics from Penn State’s annual “Policies, Safety & U” crime report in 2009, there were 157 public drunkenness offenses, 271 disorderly conduct offenses and 78 DUI offenses on campus. In addition, 548 liquor law offenses were reported in 2009.

University Police Chief Tyrone Parham agrees that alcohol is a major offense and concern at the university.

“Alcohol is a huge one,” Parham said. “We look at our statistics every year. It’s not necessarily just the underage part of it, it’s the behaviors that people end up being once they’re influenced.”

Among those behaviors are fights, vandalism –– 292 cases

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The Policies, Safety & U report shows 11 assaults involving “hands, fists, feet etc.,” nine assaults with a dangerous weapon and three involving a knife or cutting instrument.

And though sexual assault is something of concern on college campuses, the annual report shows two reported forcible rape incidents on campus and 17 sex offenses — an incidence rate that is very low, Chief Parham said.

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vehicles or any major crimes committed out in public,” Parham said. “The area is very low in serious crime.”

The 2009 report shows that there were no criminal homicides or robberies involving firearms or other dangerous weapons.

There was no shortage of marijuana violations, as there were 149 possession violations listed in the 2009 annual report.

Along with the drug, alcohol and assault offenses, theft and burglary showed to be a frequently committed crime in past years, as 439 thefts and 33 unlawful

entries or burglaries were reported in 2009.

University Spokeswoman Jill Shockey said students –– especially freshmen –– need to understand the importance of taking safety measures in their residence halls.

“They should treat their residence hall room as if it were their home and they should take measures to secure that home,” Shockey said, adding that it is important to lock laptops and secure bicycles. “It’s common practices like locking their doors, whether they’re going to the restroom, down the hall or if they’re in the room alone.”

Overall, Shockey said the university does its part in terms of safety, and the rest is left up to students.

“I think Penn State does work very hard, not just through University Police, but through all of our offices to ensure student safety,” Shockey said. “It’s up to each student to use common sense and practice safety measures and look out for each other.”

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Police: staying safe requires ‘common sense’

By Erika Spicer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Though it is students’ responsibility to keep themselves out of trouble, several tools on campus can help ensure safety when confronted with a risky situation, police said.

University Police Chief Tyrone Parham said the on-campus emergency telephones and security escort service are two of the main tools –– along with “common sense” –– that students can use if they find themselves in a bad situation.

“Because [the university is] so safe, I think some people aren’t as safety-aware as they could be,” Parham said, adding that students should never travel alone at nighttime, if possible. “They think, ‘we’re in Happy Valley.’ But especially when alcohol is involved, people do things they normally wouldn’t do. They put themselves in situations they normally wouldn’t be in if they were sober.”

If a student does find him or herself in a dangerous or uncomfortable situation, dozens of emer-

Important safety contacts University Police Department: 814-863-1111 State College Police Department: 814-234-7150 Security Escort Services: 814-865-WALK (9255) gency phones with direct lines to the University Police are located across campus. Whether a student witnesses a crime occur on campus or feels threatened, the student should use these phones, Parham said.

The emergency phones can be recognized by their blue lights, void of a dialing or number keypad.

As soon as the receiver is picked up, Parham said, the phone will be activated immediately and answered by the University Police. In some instances, there is a red button that must be pressed before making the call, though not all of the phones have that func-

tion. Emergency phones come in another form, known as the emergency pole phones. The blue lights installed above them also identify these emergency phones.

And instead of a receiver, this phone contains a built-in speaker that the caller can use. Students can find a red button on the phone that will connect them to the University Police or press the “on” button to hear a dial tone.

The emergency pole phones automatically disconnect after about three minutes.

In addition to the emergency phones, the security escort service is another useful aid for students, State College Police Lt. Chris Fishel said.

“People tend to be safe about it and travel with a friend,” Fishel said, adding that sometimes it is hard to avoid traveling alone in certain situations, which is where the Penn State escort services come in.

The escort services –– which can be used by Penn State students, visitors or employees –– are designed to accommodate those walking alone, especially at night-

time. When a student calls the escort service number, 814-865WALK (9255), an auxiliary police officer will walk the caller from one on-campus location to another. The auxiliary officers will be equipped with police radios.

And, if it is within a manageable walking distance, the escort service may also take the caller to an off-campus location. The escort service is available to students, visitors and employees from “dusk to dawn, 365 days a year,” according to the University Police website. In addition, taxi services are always available for distances within a one-mile radius of central campus, Parham said. And in terms of personal safety and defense, neither Parham nor Fishel recommended the use of pepper spray.

“We don’t heavily promote pepper spray on campus,” Parham said, recommending personal defense classes or other safety courses offered by the university instead. “Sometimes there’s the concern if the spray gets into someone else’s hands, or someone intoxicated using it the wrong

way.”

The University Police offer DUI awareness, theft prevention, sexual assault prevention and active shooter programs that can prepare students or faculty for dangerous situations.

And though the escort services and emergency telephones are supplemental methods of safety for students to use, students should still practice everyday safety on their own, as theft and burglary is another widely committed crime on campus next to alcohol violations and public drunkenness, Parham said.

“One of the most common mistakes we see here is students not locking up their items,” Parham said, adding that bicycles and items from unsecured lockers in athletic facilities are some of the most frequently stolen items.

“Don’t leave things unattended and rooms unlocked.”

Additional information on University Police services, safety measures and safety maps can be found at www.police.psu.edu.

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Law provides amnesty

By Michael Murray FOR THE COLLEGIAN

A new Pennsylvania state law that shields underage drinkers from prosecution when calling for medical attention for a sick friend will take effect on Sept. 5.

The law, which was officially signed by Gov. Tom Corbett on July 7, is intended to encourage young people to do the right thing for a sick friend should a dangerous situation arise, Sean Moll, legislative assistant for Sen. John Rafferty who sponsored the bill said.

“There is no doubt that this law is going to save lives,” Moll said.

“Only time will tell how many.”

Moll said young people often try to do the right thing for their friends by putting them to bed

while they are dangerously intoxicated. The safer decision in an emergency like this, he said, is to call medical authorities.

Linda LaSalle, associate director for educational services at University Health Services, said the new law will help young people feel more comfortable calling for help in a alcohol related emergency.

“It will support students to make the right decision, and that’s what is important,” LaSalle said.

The law, often referred to as the Good Samaritan Law, does specify a few provisions that help to ensure it will protect callers with the intention of helping the sick individual, rather than those only seeking protection for themselves.

you can check them out for 2 hours at time for free — all you need is your Penn State ID card.

To prevent any unwanted, midThis is especially useful for the year “I ran out of money” calls at first week of classes if you are the beginning of each school still trying to figure out if you year, my parents want to stay in the class. and I budget how If you’re lucky, you might even much I will spend find certain textbooks in the on the “necessistacks — I once checked out a ties” during the book for Comm 160 for an entire school year. semester.

These necessiFor other school supplies, don’t ties are modeled go downtown or you risk paying with line items MY OPINION $5 for a notebook that you could on an excel get 3 of for the same price at Walspreadsheet we Mart. create, which includes books, food, clothes, dues and member- Food: ships and laundry.

Since you most likely have a While this may seem too mathmeal plan, there won’t be any ematical for some, it works — mysteries here when planning and I’m proud to say I’ve never how much you will spend on had to ask my parents for money food. The meal plan has six levmid-year because I ran out. els.

But the secret to staying withPenn State advises that most in your budget, even if you plan it students choose a level 4 in the out in advance like me, also fall and a level 3 in the spring takes some State College street because extra points from the smarts, and as a seasoned junior fall will carry over to the spring. in the fall I feel qualified now to Of all the eateries on campus, share those dollar saving secrets the dining halls provide the most with you. food for your points and a-lacarte options provide the least.

Books While the idea of eating and It will not work in your classstudying in the HUB may be es, but procrastination will serve romantic, it is also ridiculously you well when buying your expensive. books. While Penn State has While using meal points at the made it super convenient to HUB, you're not only paying order your books in advance what you normally would pay in from their bookstore, this concash, but add in the base price of venience comes at a high price. the meal plan, and you're almost The most cost-effective solupaying double. tion is to only buy the books you If you are trying to get rid of are certain you will need online your meal points as fast as possifrom websites like amazon.com, ble, this is the way to do it. or better yet to rent them from Getting smoothies every day at chegg.com — if you don’t abuse the coffee shop — there is anothyour books like I do. er way.

Wait until you get here to buy Downtown restaurants are any “packets” or optional materialso expensive, unless you’re als classes call for. More often going to McDonalds. Don’t be than not, these optional or “recommended” materials are items fooled by 45 cents per ounce for frozen yogurt at Kiwi or Campus professors will not even use.

Candy — you’ll be surprised how If you are on a really tight much it, along with all the topbudget, most courses will put textbooks on reserve in the read- pings you put on, can weigh. I’ve never spent less than $5 at Kiwi. ing room at the library where

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According to the new law, the caller must have reasonable belief that he or she is the first one to make the call for the sick individual. Next, the caller must provide the authorities with his or her real full name. Finally, the caller must stay with the sick individual until the authorities arrive.

If these provisions are met, the caller will not be prosecuted for underage possession or consumption of alcohol.

LaSalle said students should always take action to get their friends help, even if they are only slightly worried for their friend’s health. With this law, she said, students will be able to put their friend’s safety ahead of the fear of getting in trouble.

“It’s always more important to save a friend’s life,” LaSalle said.

How to budget for college

By Courtney Pruitt

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After spending $11 for a bag of candy at Campus Candy, I never went back.

Clothes:

Try to do your winter clothes shopping before you get here — unless you plan on going home before snow hits, which during my time here has been as early as October. You do not want to be stuck without a winter jacket and your only option to be the boutiques downtown.

It is staggering that in a college town, these boutiques — with designer jeans costing $100 plus — even stay in business.

Fortunately, Urban Outfitters will be opening in the fall, and while it still tends to be expensive, it will at least offer reasonable options to cost-conscience students.

Memberships:

For any student organization you sign up for, there will be dues to pay. Club Sports dues are probably the most expensive. My freshman year I joined the gymnastics club and dues were $120 for the year. That, plus uniforms and traveling to meets, led me to spend much more than I originally anticipated.

If you are planning to join a club sport or other student organizations make sure you can afford it.

Laundry:

The only advice I can offer you here is not to forget this line item in your budget. Laundry is an expense that sneaks up and you might be shocked at how much you’ll spend on it, especially if you are used to having your own washer and dryer at home.

Add in a little extra mad money for entertainment purposes and you’ll be good to go for the year.

Courtney Pruitt is a Collegian Administration reporter. She is a journalism and philosophy major. Her email is cep5129@psu.edu

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Leaders give advice for freshman year

By Michael Murray FOR THE COLLEGIAN

You can experiment your own talents here more than you will ever be able to once you leave.”

Though high school seniors believe they know it all, college is known to change everything — UPUA President T.J. Bard: “I defiviews, beliefs, likes and looks. nitely Collegian reporter Michael think the Murray talked with some of State involvement College’s most notable to find out fairs are what they wish they knew as something I incoming freshman. caught onto a little bit too What is one thing you late. Student wish you knew as a Bard involvement freshman? fairs are a great way to find groups Penn State President Graham that are like you and Spanier: share similar interests “I wish I with you.” knew more about THON Overall Chairperson some of the Elaine Tanella: fields avail“I wish I knew that it able for study was never too late to at the univerget involved with THON. sity that I During my visit to PSU had not been the year prior, I had heard exposed to in Spanier about this high school.” ‘dance marathon,’ State College Mayor Elizabeth and knew I Goreham: wanted to get “I wish I involved, but knew wasn’t quite that college sure how to. is a place I was a bit where you Tanella sad that I can experimissed ment with Committee Member appliyour big cations in the fall. ideas and Goreham However, I was happy with what it that I joined Atlas, and is that you was able to have such a really want to do. There great first experience — are opportunities both on true proof that it’s never campus and in the comtoo late to get involved.” munity for doing that.

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Campus diversifies college experience

By Ryan O’Shaughnessy FOR THE COLLEGIAN

Penn State attracts a wide variety of students from different backgrounds and cultures.

One student, Tucker Brown, said he notices the diversity of Penn State’s campus on a daily basis.

“It’s diverse in the sense that I see many people speaking different languages all over the campus,” Brown (sophomore – premedicine) said. “There are clearly people here from all over the world.”

President of Penn State’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Travis Salters said many of the black students not used to being in a predominantly Caucasian community will be in for a bit of a surprise their first day on campus.

“A lot of the African-American freshman will be in for a culture shock coming to Penn State which is a dominantly white campus,” Salters (senior-broadcast journalism and African and African American studies) said.

He said the NAACP also encourages more white students to join the association this upcoming fall.

“This is not just for black students,” Salters said. “We encourage more white students to join us.”

According to collegeprowler.com, Penn State has an international student enrollment of four-percent, African American enrollment of

four percent, Asian American enrollment of six-percent and a Hispanic enrollment of six percent.

On their own those numbers seem small but when you add them up it totals to 20 percent of Penn State’s enrollment.

Bridget Feely, new to the campus this summer, said the wide diversity of Penn State’s campus was one of the first things she noticed on move-in-day.

“When you walk around campus you see a very wide mixture of all the different races,” Feely (freshman – division of undergraduate studies) said.

However, Penn State received a Bgrade from collegeprowler.com for their diversity when compared to many other schools across the country.

Entering his final year at Penn State, Moon Kim, said he thinks the variety of students is one of the great things about the school.

“I think right now, in the summer, it’s very energetic with all the different types of people,” Kim (senior-economics) said. “It is good now, but in the fall it will be even better.”

Penn State’s large student body is full of people from all different sorts of backgrounds.

This wide diversity also helps to create a feeling of unity between students at Penn State.

“Although we may be diverse, we all share a common love of Penn State,” Feely said.

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The International Minastries of Penn State welcomes incoming freshmen in the HUB last year.

Transition process can be easy

By Alyse Horn COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Adjusting to Penn State University Park as a freshman can be intimidating with over 40,000 students; add adjusting to a different country on top of that, one could have a major meltdown.

To help international students become more comfortable at Penn State and in the United States is the goal of University of Global Programs.

There are several ways international students can become involved on campus and transition into life in the U.S., Public Relations Director for Global Programs Janet Haner said.

“During the fall, we hold international student orientations,” Haner said. “It’s a great way to meet students coming from dozens of different countries.”

The orientations will be held from Aug. 10-17 to help acclimate new international sudents to Penn State’s culture.

Also offered is a peer mentor-

ing program, which is designed to help ease international students into life at Penn State. Mentors are international students who have studied at Penn State for at least one year and volunteer to be paired up with a mentee from their own country.

“This gives new international students a friend to help them get through culture shock,” Haner said. “Education systems are very different in other countries, and the mentors help them get to know life at Penn State and in the United States.”

Former International Student Council Public Relations Director Sally Chia (junior-public relations) traveled from Taiwan to study at Penn State and said her first impression of the university was very different from what she was used to.

Chia said she remembers participating in the panel discussions that were led by Global Programs because she “had nothing better to do on a Wednesday afternoon.”

“It really changed my perspective on Penn State,” Chia said.

Global Programs offers weekly International Coffee hours at3:30 p.m. Thursdays in 410 Boucke Building. Penn State itself offers 65 different multicultural organizations to become involved in around campus as well as the involvement fair held in the fall.

“I love how Penn State has a group for everything. If you think there’s no one out there like yourself, you’re wrong — because you’ll find them at Penn State,” Chia said.

More guidance for international students is available through the Directorate of International Student Advising, where questions specifically about immigration and visa concerns, employment, academic issues, financial issues, health and health insurance and other concerns can be answered.

Walk-in hours and appointments are available Monday though Wednesday from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in 410 Boucke building.

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Students frequent popular businesses

By Ryan Hogan I have been a student at Penn State for just over four weeks now.

However, all it took was one week for me to get acclimated with what I consider the top five downtown stores in State College. All of these stores MY OPINION are unique to this town, and I can almost guarantee that you will visit all of them – quite possibly in the first week just like me.

So be sure to check out these places downtown as soon as you can.

The Family Clothesline The Clothesline, 352 E. College Ave., is much more than a clothing store. It is your one-stop shop for all things Penn State. From bumper stickers to cardboard cutouts of Joe Pa, The Family Clothesline has it all. I like it for

their low prices, but high quality.

It is one of the only places downtown where you can buy both custom printed apparel and authentic Penn State gear, like the new football jerseys. In my opinion, The Family Clothesline is the best place to build your Penn State wardrobe. You’ll have to buy some white for the Alabama game at some point.

dise filled with endless flavors of Frozen Yogurt.

The concept of Kiwi is simple.

Choose one or many of the wide variety of yogurt flavors and add your toppings — they have everything from fresh fruit to hunks of chocolate. Then, you pay by the ounce. At only forty-five cents per ounce, it is friendly for the broke college student and is a nice, slightly healthier alternative to the Berkey Creamery.

McClanahan’s I love McClanahan’s, 414 E. College Ave. Yes, compared to some grocery stores, it is expensive. But it is also very convenient. It is located on College Avenue right across from South Halls and has another location on Allen Street.

It serves as a great stop for a late-night snack or to stock your dorm room full when the food your parents gave you runs out.

My late-night food cravings and I have benefited immensely from this downtown hotspot. I don’t know how I could survive without McClanahan’s, and in a week or so, neither will you.

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ting up the frats this fall will encounter Canyon. On the wall inside the shop a quote says “Did you have a piece last night?”

Chances are you did.

You will eat at Canyon, 260 E. Beaver Ave., and you will eat there after midnight at some point — probably sooner rather than later. Canyon is known for its I experienced Kiwi, 324 E. late night hours and budgetCollege Ave., on my first night in friendly pizza. A slice is $1 and a State College. Since then, I have full twenty-inch pizza is only $8. made frequent trips to this paraAny freshman that plans on hit-

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Everyone in State College knows The Corner Room, 100 W. College Ave.. You can’t miss it on the corner of Allen and College.

I’ve eaten there when my family came to visit me during summer session. The service was outstanding and the food was just as good. The prices are not outrageous and they have frequent deals on the menu. I have even heard other students talk about going there with groups of friends. The Corner Room is a staple restaurant of downtown State College.

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Avoiding ‘Freshman 15’ requires balance

By Erika Spicer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Most high school students probably aren’t used to seeing unlimited ice cream, cake, cookies, pizza, pasta and other entrees at the dinner table at home.

So as one can imagine, several weeks of exposure to buffet-style dining halls in college might mean tighter pants and bigger waistlines for some students, especially for freshmen.

The “Freshman 15” –– the notorious 15 pounds that some students report gaining during their freshman year –– isn’t just an urban legend. It’s a reality for some students that take full advantage of the new, unlimited eating style in college, late night snacking and drinking.

But over the past several years, Penn State has made strides towards healthier dining, smaller portions and nutritional education. The university has done half the battle in helping students to avoid the Freshman 15, but the other half is up to students, Director of Residential Dining Lisa Wandel said.

But diet and exercise experts at Penn State acknowledge that obsessively avoiding the Freshman 15 can lead to under eating and over exercising.

That is why across the university, diet and health experts are urging students to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

By keeping just a few simple things in mind, freshman can stop worrying about what they’re eating and soak up the college experience.

And yes, that means you can eat dessert.

1. Make sure your plate is balanced

Wandel said the goal of Penn State dining halls in recent years is to provide a balanced menu.

While cutting out burgers, French fries and ice cream might seem like an immediate, logical solution to fight off weight gain, it’s not realistic, Wandel said.

“It can’t all be healthy, because it’s not going to appeal to all of our students,” Wandel said. “At the same time, it can’t be all junk food.

But we’re seeing more of an interest in students participating in healthy choices.”

Simmons dining commons –– the dining hall known for its selection of grains, vegetables and lowcalorie and low-fat entrees –– will not be available starting this fall, but Wandel assures students that they can have traditional Simmons options at the other dining halls, with “quite a bit of the Simmons menu” at Pollock Commons, Wandel said.

Redifer commons offers a fresh fruit and yogurt bar and at a majority of the dining halls, there is an oatmeal bar with a variety of topping options. So, at breakfast, students have the opportunity to avoid the greasy breakfast sandwiches and French toast sticks, Wandel said.

And for lunch and dinner, all of the dining commons have cut back on portions. Though all of the dining commons offer unlimited food, the portions at which the food is served is smaller.

For example, grilled cheese sandwiches will be served in halves and pizza slices will not only be offered on wheat crust, but

the size of the slices will be significantly smaller too, Wandel said. In addition, the cookies have taken a major cut in size.

“A lot of desserts are being downsized, like mini muffins and mini cupcakes,” Wandel said.

“Sometimes, you just want a bite.”

Wandel said she’s seen the Freshman 15 strike students as a result of being stressed or not exercising as much as in high school. But, she thinks it is highly avoidable if students keep moderation in mind.

“It’s all about common sense and calorie intake, and there has to be balance,” Wandel said.

“We’re not saying never eat French fries. We’re saying eat a salad or fruit to balance it out.

And desserts will always be available, they’re not going anywhere.

So you can designate one day as a dessert day and so on.”

2. Exercise realistically

Eating healthfully is just part of the equation, as exercise plays a big part in avoiding the Freshman 15, said Jill Garrigan, Penn State Fitness intercollegiate athletics fitness coordinator.

With several fitness facilities including the White Building and Rec Hall, Garrigan said incoming students should take advantage of the pricing and facilities that Penn State offers.

“You can’t beat the price and there’s nobody in town that has the equipment and quality that the on-campus gyms have,” Garrigan said.

Garrigan said the switch from a coach telling a student how to work out in high school to working out alone can be a difficult adjustment. But, the student has to take

some personal responsibility, she said. From fitness classes like Washboard Abs to Calorie Killer to Fitness Yoga, Garrigan said there is a fitness class for every workout preference. Treadmills, ellipticals and weight machines also aid in keeping students fit.

“Start making working out a part of your life,” Garrigan said.

“You’re making habits when you’re away from mom and dad and the coach. Those habits stick with you through life.”

Garrigan said it’s almost impossible to give students –– especially those just starting to workout –– a set number of times they should visit the gym each week, as everyone has different body types, workout strengths and fitness levels.

But, it’s all about regularity, she said.

“My feeling is that you need to do what you will do on a regular basis,” Garrigan said. “If you commit to only two days a week, I’d rather see you commit to two days forever rather than commit to five days and quit a month later.”

And in addition to the physical benefits working out provides, Garrigan said students should take advantage of the mental benefits, too.

“It’s a great stress relief,” Garrigan said. “Students work so hard. I feel like they completely deserve [working out].”

But Garrigan also realizes that some students take working out to the extreme when trying to avoid the Freshman 15. Students should note that exercising excessively exhausts joints, doesn’t give the body adequate time to repair muscle and makes the body weaker, if

anything, Garrigan said.

“It can be taken too far,” Garrigan said. “It’s got to be in moderation.”

3. Realize a problem early on and get help

University Health Services dietician Kelly Hoffheins said students should focus on the balance of eating and exercising in moderation by listening to their bodies.

“In general, I would recommend taking weight out of the equation and focus on healthy eating and exercise habits instead,” Hoffheins said. “Listen to your body. It means eating when you’re hungry and stopping when you’re full. It’s as simple as that, but a lot of us have lost touch with that.”

In addition, Hoffheins noted the importance of limiting or avoiding alcohol or other drinks that aren’t going to provide nutritional benefit –– sodas, juices, coffee drinks and smoothies –– as they can lead to weight gain.

Incorporating low-fat dairy items, grains and colorful fruits and vegetables is important too, as they help keep that “full feeling,” Hoffheins said.

But with eating disorders on the rise at universities, Hoffheins wants students to be aware of extremes and to get help if it is needed. Whether it’s for over-eating, under-eating or general questions, students may visit the dieticians at UHS. “Avoiding extremes both ways is important,” Hoffheins said. “Avoid the all-or-nothing approach is a balanced way to go about it.”

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Berkey Creamery offers ice cream, tradition

By Caroline Chern FOR THE COLLEGIAN

Since 1865, the Berkey Creamery has remained an ice cream tradition for students, alumni and friends.

With over 100 different flavors, including frozen yogurt, sherbet, soft-serve and no-sugar added flavors, the Creamery has a lot to offer.

The Berkey Creamery also creates its own Fanciful Flavors, the most popular being the Peachy Paterno, Thomas Palchak, manager of the Berkey Creamery said.

The Peachy Paterno includes peach ice cream with peach slices, nectarine and a little bit of peach schnapps in it with a vanilla base.

The Berkey Creamery is an “enduring and endearing” part of the Penn State tradition Palchak said.

“It’s a very busy place, a huge traditional place where everybody that is on campus, or everybody that comes to campus seems to hear about,” Assistant Manager of Berkey Creamery James Brown

“Fruit, sandwiches, pizza, hot sandwiches, bagels — it’s one-stop shopping and it’s convenient.”

James Brown Berkey Creamery assistant manager

said. The Berkey Creamery does not only offer ice cream, however.

Besides the food that is actually produced by the Creamery, many other items are offered.

“Fruit, sandwiches, pizza, hot sandwiches, bagels — it’s onestop shopping and it’s convenient,” Brown said.

With its near proximity to East Halls, and many students come to enjoy the Creamery’s complimentary Wi-Fi, Brown said. People can study and make use of the indoor and outdoor seating.

The 145-year-old establishment functions as both a store and a dairy plant.

“We’re a land grant institution and an agricultural college,” Brown said. “The dairy business and the ice cream business have

gone hand-in-hand.”

The Berkey Creamery is a part of the Food Science Program and the dairy plant manufactures all of the dairy products used in the sales room and the dining halls on campus, Palchak said.

“We’re mainly here to support Food Science programs and part of that is making sure students are aware of the importance of dairy products in their diet,” Palchak said.

Visitors from all over come to visit the Berkey Creamery.

Jennifer Mcgeown from Monroeville, Pa., visited with her husband and two children for an afternoon ice cream cone.

Tom Ruane/Collegian “The ice cream is great; we try to come here whenever we visit,” Fifth grade students from the First Philadelphia Charter School cheer Mcgeown said. “It’s a tradition.” their ice cream during a vist to Penn State in April.

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Even in dorm rooms, cooking is possible

By Matt Nestor FOR THE COLLEGIAN

Scrambled Eggs First, melt 1/4 cup of butter in a bowl for 60-90 seconds. Take 8 eggs, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional), 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, mix them well in another bowl.

Pour that bowl into the hot butter bowl. Microwave the mix on high for about 2-3 minutes, until the eggs are to your liking. Remove the eggs from microwave and cover them.

Let them sit on a solid surface for about 2-3 minutes. Recipe serves 4.

Unfortunately, dorm rooms don’t come with ovens, professional chefs or even parents to make food — however, they do come with microwaves. The faster, less thorough relative to the oven, the microwave is capable of preparing many of your culinary needs. Keep in mind, too, there are many snacks that can be prepared without a microwave or without any appliances at all.

The following is a list of recipes to keep handy when considering in-dorm dining.

Graham Cracker Sandwiches In a medium sized bowl, whip ½ cup of butter with 1 cup powdered sugar until light and fluffy.

Gradually add more 3 cups of powdered sugar alternately with 3-4 tablespoons of light cream until frosting is fluffy. Beat in a tablespoon of vanilla and a pinch of salt.

If peanut butter is desired, mix it in the bowl now. After all ingredients are thoroughly mixed, spread the mix onto a graham cracker. Top it with another graham cracker and enjoy!

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Peanut Butter Granola Wraps In a bowl, mix peanut butter, granola, various nuts of your choosing (peanuts, cashews, etc., honey, and a fruit of your choice (cherries, blueberries, etc. After mixing thoroughly, apply the spread to a tortilla wrap. Wrap it up and enjoy a quick, healthy snack.

Chicken and Bacon Pita Carefully cut open pita bread. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, tomatoes, avocado, chopped bacon, mayonnaise and mustard. Lay down a bed of lettuce inside the pita bread and add the chicken mixture. This is a quick and easy way to make a sandwich that would be expensive at a local deli.

Spanish Rice Wraps Combine green pepper, celery, onion and rice and mix gently in a bowl. In another bowl, combine cumin, turmeric and tomatoes and mix well. Add to the rice mixture and stir.

Place filling on tortillas and add cheese if you wish. Roll up the sandwich in a plastic wrap, then refrigerate for about an hour to ensure the ingredients blend. If you have an hour to kill, this is a great meal to add a bit of variety to your diet.

Graham cracker sandwiches are an easy way to enjoy a quick, delicious snack in your dorm.

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How to: Avoid dressing like a freshman

By Jourdan Cole and Joshua Glossner

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ashion isn’t exactly the first priority when students wake up to go to their 8 a.m. classes, but every freshman should take heed to not looking like an obvious freshman on campus.

Though you may not know your way around campus yet, being well put together is key to avoiding negative commentary from upperclassmen.

Yes, that means any and all lanyards and Ugg boots have to go.

Here are some key tips to stay away from looking like a freshman this fall:

manhood.

If you decide to wear Penn State merchandise, I’d be sure to go with T-shirts from the student groups you participate in.

It’s a way to advertise for your clubs without going to any extremes.

Represent your hometown

I can imagine that most of us are proud of where we come from. Whether you’re from a small town in Pennsylvania or come from a big city like New York, wearing gear from your hometown always adds a cool touch to an outfit.

Since we are among a diverse population of students here at Penn State, it almost seems as Leave PJs in the dorm though it is our duty to represent While many students opt to our hometown among the thouwear sweatpants to class, the sands of people who come to only place you’ll spot people in campus every day. their pajama pants is the dorms.

Dig out that old track-and-field Wearing pajamas pretty much or Drama Club T-shirt to pair tells people you slept in these with your favorite jeans to create clothes and who knows when the that perfect conversation starter. last time you changed was.

Even an “I Love New York” Tshirt is a step up from the sea of Make a good impression Penn State shirts that flood camWhen I pass my fellow stupus daily. A little goes a long way dents at the HUB-Robeson with this trend though; don’t kill Center, I can’t help but notice us with the fact you were on your how the majority of us have the high school football team. same styles.

No logos For the new men on campus, you can normally tell they are Logos should be kept to a minifreshman by the lanyard around mum. Don’t be a walking advertheir necks with Penn State IDs tisement for your favorite brand. proudly attached, cargo shorts Small logos are key and shouldn’t and “man-flops” with a Penn dominate your outfit.

State logo T-shirt to top it off.

Move beyond a T-shirt A trend I have noticed with the ladies is a North Face jacket And don’t think moving beyond paired with leggings, Ugg boots T-shirts means wearing beaters and a V-neck tee on a typical day and pinnies. You’re a collage man to class. now, try to look professional in a It’s hard to tell who’s who polo or a sweater when the since we all want to keep up with weather gets cold. the latest trends, therefore sacLadies, downtown stores offer rificing the individuality that tons of other options. You’ll quickshould come with entering into ly realize you’re going to need difcollege. I know we all used to ferent clothes for night and day. worry about blending with the But try to buy pieces that will crowd in high school, but this is multitask, like a flowy top that college. I’d be more concerned can be worn with jeans and a belt about standing out within thoufor day and can be tucked in to a sands than blending in. cute skirt for night.

My advice for you is to switch up the typical styles we see on Jourdan Cole is a senior majoring in campus. Trade in the bland Ugg international politics and is The Daily boots for a pair of cute heels and Collegian’s News/Arts editor. Her email a one-of-a-kind sundress to pair address is jpc5201@psu.edu. with those leggings.

Joshua Glossner is a sophomore majorAnd for the guys, please put ing in journalism and is a Daily your IDs in your wallets. It will Collegian arts reporter. His email be a big step toward college address is jdg5299@psu.edu.

Spot the difference The classic “freshman look:” Uggs, leggings and a v-neck. It might look comfy but won’t impress anyone. Boys, if you wonder why girls like upperclassmen so much better, check out our makeovers of two Penn State students.

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Student sections see growth Penn State has long been known for the passion and energy of its student section at home football games, drawing the praise of ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit on several occasions. But all around campus, other teams have started to see the rise of their own loyal groups of students.

“As a student-athlete, to see your peers cheering you on, it really hits home that you are a student-athlete,” men’s volleyball coach Mark Pavlik said. “It makes us remember that we’re all a part of Penn State and we are all part of something great.”

A year ago, the Penn State men’s soccer team was poised to make a run at a Big Ten title and in the NCAA tournament, but aside from friends of the players, there wasn’t much of a student presence. However, as

striker Corey Hertzog started scoring goals at a record clip, a group of his friends started a section call “Hertzog’s Hooligans” that brought a banner to every home game and adopted the chants so common to European soccer.

Men’s soccer coach Bob Warming quickly jumped on the energy the students provided and the Lions enjoyed passionate crowds for critical home games against Akron, the best team in the country, Big Ten rival Indiana on two occasions and Ohio State on Senior Day. “It’s awesome, it gets us pumped up,” defender Brian Forgue said. “It may only be four or five guys at a time. [Against] Villanova, it was raining out and they were still over there without shirts on. It’s incredible. It gives us a boost knowing that we have some real loyal fans like that.”

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Students form the “S” Zone during a football game against Michigan.

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THON gets students involved

By Alyse Horn Those who walk into the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend are overwhelmed with the surging sense of hope, and those who walk out have changed for the better, Nikki Abraham said.

“It builds you as a person,” Abraham (senior-Spanish and education) said. “You can see the impact it has on the families when you see all of these smiling

children who don’t smile every day.”

The Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, also known as THON, has danced to find a cure for pediatric cancer since 1973. The dance marathon first started with 39 dancers who raised $2,000. Today, THON has grown into the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, involving 15,000 student volunteers and 700 dancers, and has raised over $80 million.

THON is held in February and lasts for a total of 46 hours, where dancers are not allowed to sit or sleep in their pledge to fight childhood cancer.

Abraham said she has been involved with THON for the past four years and was a dancer for the Penn State Ski Club last year.

Before coming to Penn State, Abraham knew she wanted to be involved in the fight against pediatric cancer.

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The transition from high school Key Club to a collegelevel philanthropy such as THON can be a big one, but not if one knows where to start.

The Division of Student Activities is hosting a three-day involvement fair in the HUBRobeson Center at the beginning of the fall semester. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday Aug. 22 through Wednesday Aug. 24. The event is free to any student and will be held at Alumni Hall.

The event is a great way to get involved right away, Gina Hurny, coordinator of Student Affairs, said.

“There are over 800 student organizations to choose from,” Hurny said. “This event gives students the opportunity to see what these groups are all about.”

Hurny said students, both old and new, should stop by the involvement fair.

“We encourage people to stop in and walk around, talk to people,” Hurny said. “You’ll find that other students use the same method.”

The Student Activities website said that members of student groups will be at their respective tables all day to answer questions.

“I am planning on going,” Aaron Sauer (freshman-history) said. “I think it will be a good chance to see what the school has to offer, meet new people and get involved.”

Sauer also said he feels that branching out and getting involved in clubs will make the college experience even better.

“This event gives students a knowledge base to understand that getting involved is really important,” Hurny said.

Spyridon Ziangos (freshmanastronomy and astrophysics) said he plans on getting involved this fall.

“Right now, I am in LEAP, which is almost like a club,” Ziangos said. “I like the small group setting because you get to know people well. In the fall I would like to join the Astronomy Club and maybe a club sport.”

Hurny said tables for the event are currently unavailable to any more organizations.

If an organization wishes to participate, but did not register in time, a waiting list will be created at 10 a.m. the day of the event and groups will be chosen on a first-come first-serve basis.

The involvement fair is only available to student organizations that are registered with the Division of Student Affairs.

Center’s Alumni Hall.

An orientation will be held on Sept. 5, also the deadline for registration, which is See GREEK, Page 20.

Every year, thousands of students wander onto Penn State’s seemingly overwhelming campus, looking for involvement early on.

They often wonder if greek life is right for them, and the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils help them get started as they decide whether or not to rush and become a member of the greek community.

Rush is the process in which students, freshmen as well as some upperclassmen, learn about the fraternities and sororities on campus through information sessions and other events.

The Panhellenic Council, as they always do, scheduled their formal rush around both home football weekends as well as Collegian file photo Jewish holidays.

This year, sorority rush will begin with a Participants in the Greek Week Pageant greek involvement fair Aug. 25 from 11-4 take the stage for the opening introductions p.m. in the HUB-Robeson Cultural at the State Theater in 2010.

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Penn State offers numerous places to get food without venturing into State College.

By Steven Petrella Collegian file photo

A student eats an on-campus meal.

The adjustment period between

mom’s home cooking and Penn State’s often strange looking platters from the commons is sometimes difficult for new students.

But with such a vast campus and so many different options, those brown, unknown platters can be avoided, and more and more choices will emerge as you familiarize yourself with the campus eateries.

A lot of freshmen will be housed in East Halls, so Findlay Commons will be the

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Fair offers introduction to organizations and clubs in August.

The crowd at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon participates in the line dance this past February.

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destination for most. With five different places to choose from, Findlay offers plenty of variety for students.

Roxy’s, although most don’t discover it until a few weeks into the fall semester, puts out a nice product day in and day out.

Monday through Saturday, it has burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries and paninis, among other things. They also serve breakfast until 11 a.m. everyday.

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-leyball team, students line the first two to three rows of the stands closest to the court, often opening newspapers and pretending to read them while the opposing team is introduced.

Pavlik’s men’s volleyball team doesn’t have a consistent group, but they usually have a fair number of student fans in the seats cheering them on and trying to distract the opposition.

After the success the men’s soccer team had, the women’s team decided to take matters into their own hands. Starting in August, the Lions will establish the “Park Avenue Army,� their own dedicated student section.

Assistant coach Tim Wassell has taken up the challenge of getting the group going and said a lot of the effort will be direct at freshmen in East Halls who essentially live across the street from the team’s home turf at Jeffrey Field. The women’s team’s players have been active in suggesting ideas and as the group develops, Wassell said.

There will be more incentives added for those looking to join. “We saw kind of the madness associated with Corey’s group, which was just a couple of his buddies, and it just exploded,� Wassell said. “We get decent attendance but we really don’t get much from the student population so we’re allocating a lot of our resources toward it.�

One challenge all of these teams face is getting awareness out to the student body. While football and basketball naturally draw fans, the smaller sports often have to resort to giveaways to draw crowds, but the benefits only last so long. However, almost every non-football or basketball event is free to students and many teams are consistent contenders for a conference crown or postseason berth.

The athletic schedules are set up as to not conflict with football games, and for many students, going to a game is a good way to spend a few hours on a Friday night before the night life kicks into high gear. Despite the benefits, these teams are still looking for more ways to get students out to their games, and more importantly, keep them coming back. “It’s a great question, and I wish I had a perfect answer,� Pavlik said. “As soon as we can start showing the fans how much we value them and how much it means to see them standing up and cheering you on, it will make a big difference.�

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The thing that makes Roxy’s so unique is the specials offered Monday through Friday.

Monday is meatball subs, Tuesday is pulled pork sandwiches, Wednesday is prime rib, Thursday is sliders and Friday is mozzarella sticks. The prime rib could be the best meal on campus.

The Big Onion is where most freshmen flock in their opening weeks of school. It offers subs, pizza, chicken fingers, smoothies and has three flat screen TVs accompanied by couches where students can sit and eat.

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New features, old traditions will welcome fans to football season

By Steven Petrella COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

When trumpets blare at daybreak, it can only mean one thing.

Over 100,000 people will flood into Beaver Stadium, making State College one of the most populated cities in Pennsylvania, if just for a few hours.

Penn State football, now in its 125th year, has a long and storied tradition that students get to experience as freshmen and beyond.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit once dubbed the experience “the greatest show in college sports� and it continues to live up to that billing.

This year, Penn State has taken strides in order to revolutionize the fan experience by making the whole stadium wireless, allowing smart phones to quickly access replays and answer trivia questions.

Penn State’s Associate Athletic Director for Communications Greg Myford said in May that with people changing the way they use their phones, allowing them to do it during football games was a priority in order to keep up with a changing world.

While the experience in Beaver Stadium is something to behold, there are other ways to get involved before the game.

Paternoville, officially named in 2005, gives students an opportunity to camp out before home games and get the seats closest to the field on Saturday.

Fans set up tents outside of Gate A at Beaver Stadium as early as Monday, taking shifts in the tents in

It’s conveniently located on the first floor and is perfect for a quick bite for anytime of day — it also stays open till midnight during the week.

Fresh Express is similar to the Big Onion, but is based more around subs and wraps. They also have specials and have several healthy choices that many students enjoy.

Conjoined with Fresh Express is an area with Chinese food, offering chicken and rice paid for by weight, as well as a grill that cooks up stir fry with a variety of choices that can go into your meal.

For those living in Pollock, The Mix is a popular destination, offering cheesesteaks, subs, fries and

order to maintain their spot.

Students can register their groups through ANGEL, and registration times will be available on Paternoville’s Facebook page.

Paternoville president John Tecce said he expects over 1,000 campers for Penn State’s non-conference clash with Alabama on Sept. 10. “You really can’t beat hanging outside one of the biggest stadiums in the country,� Tecce said. “It’s a big part of the Penn State experience and a great way to meet people.�

With a high demand for spots to camp, Tecce said he is responsible for signups and making sure everyone gets the seats they camped out for.

He added there may be new rules put in place in order to avoid confusion as well as people getting there Sunday night, but nothing is finalized yet.

To avoid scalping and the quick resale of tickets at a higher price, Penn State began putting season tickets onto student’s ID cards. They swipe their cards at the gate, then receive a ticket stub that indicates where they are sitting, on a first come, first serve basis.

In order to sell tickets to games they can’t attend or don’t wish to attend, students can put individual games on the Penn State Student Ticket Exchange.

It works similar to StubHub.com, allowing students without season tickets to get tickets for just one game. Every home game, there are hundreds of people trying to sell their tickets for as low as $10.

The ticket exchange is powered by Ticketmaster and can be accessed

smoothies, similar to the Big Onion.

This summer, Pollock Commons is undergoing an $11.7 million renovation and will be redone for the fall semester. It will provide more food choices for students living in Pollock and will be broken up into smaller areas, much like in Findlay Commons in East.

Redifer Commons, located in South, offers an abundance of different options.

With Simmons — a healthy commons located on the ground floor of Simmons of Hall in South — closed for good this year, Redifer will be the main source of food for those living in South.

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Students camp outside Paternoville. through Penn State Student Central on gopsusports.com.

Guest tickets can also be purchased through the ticket office at the Bryce Jordan Center the week before each home game. This allows visiting students to go to a game and sit in the student section.

Guest tickets, due to the high demand, will not be available for this season’s games against Nebraska and Alabama.

In a Pickle has subs, wraps and paninis, with a load of condiments, meat and breads to choose from.

Off the Ground is perfect for coffee, while Urban Gardens offers different kinds of salads, which are made-to-order.

City Grill serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with food ranging from omelets to burgers.

Redifer also has pizza, a stir-fry station, as well as tacos, nachos and burritos.

Each dining commons also has a convenience store in which candy, drinks, cups and microwavable foods for rooms can be purchased.

All of the above are a la Carte, which means you only pay for

To email reporter: sjp5260@psu.edu what you eat. When swiping into the main dining hall, there is one flat fee that comes off your meal plan, and it is all you can eat.

While the main dining halls offer a variety of different foods everyday, no one can eat there 14 times a week.

At some universities, it’s commons or nothing.

Penn State offers at least five different places to eat at each location, with a number of choices at each.

It’s not mom’s home cooking, but it’s better than being forced to have some slop thrown on your plate with no other option.

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Websites and apps that help students

By Chris Ryan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

As a Penn State student, it may seem difficult to stay up-to-date on all of the news and events that take place during the course of the year.

There are a wide variety of websites and smart phone applications to make the life of a Penn State student easier.

One of the most important things to do as a Penn State student is to be connected to classes, and that can be done simply through Penn State’s course management system, ANGEL. ANGEL allows students to manage most classes by finding course syllabi, assignments and grades all on one website.

Course instructors use ANGEL as a way to keep in touch with students outside the classroom and provide students with vital course

Websites to know 1. www.collegian.psu.edu 2. www.ratemyprofessors.com 3. www.elion.psu.edu 4. www.schedule.psu.edu 5. www.gopsusports.com 6. www.blackshoediaries.com 7. www.happyvalley.com 8. www.thatssostate.com 9. www.youtube.com/PennState 10. www.live.psu.edu materials, such as lecture notes and additional reading.

Andrew Erickson (freshmanarchitectural engineering) said ANGEL is a simple way for students to access any course work.

“It’s a lifeline for class,”

Erickson said, “I check it at least once a day.”

Another important website for Penn State students is eLion, the university’s administrative site for academic and financial information.

Students use eLion to view final grades, to register for classes and to see tuition information.

The ability to have access to a wide array of tools for a student’s academic career is an important part of the website, Sydney Wheeler (senior-geography) said.

“It has links to the schedule of courses, degree audit and transcripts,” she said.

Wheeler said keeping track of all of a student’s important academic information is why eLion is so important.

Penn State Live, a news website run by the university, allows students to remain aware of important news and events that take

place on campus and alerts that are sent out by the university.

The website features news on a range of topics, from academic achievements to campus events.

Penn State Live also provides a free app for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

In order to keep students up-todate on situations that may interrupt regular operations on campus, Penn State Live also provides a texting service called PSUTXT to students.

If a situation arises, such as a weather delay or closing, the free service alerts students to allow them to stay on top of important news.

The service is free to Penn State students and registration can be done on Penn State Live’s website, live.psu.edu.

Once on campus, students will notice the multitude of buses running throughout the course of the

day, and it may seem overwhelming to try and learn where each bus goes.

In order to help keep track of all campus buses, the Centre Area Transportation Authority provides a free app for iPhones and Android phones, along with tracking available on their website.

Eric Bernier, CATA’s service development manager, said the app allows students to track bus locations.

“The goal of the app is to put real-time bus location in the hands of riders,” Bernier said.

Bernier said that the app, which was created by recent Penn State graduates, caters to many students with to smart phones.

“It provides a service to the riders,” he said.

“It’s intended to offer information in a different format.”

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Tips for freshmen about buying and renting books

By Christopher Porcelli FOR THE COLLEGIAN

While college comes with many expenses, sometimes the cost of textbooks can resemble a month’s worth of rent.

Penn State’s eLion offers a convenient checklist to directly order textbooks from Barnes and Noble at the Penn State University Bookstore.

After checking which books to buy, the bookstore will package them and they are ready to be picked up on location.

Though easy, this can be one of the more expensive ways.

Richard Klein, Class of 2011, said he ordered them online for several semesters.

“It beats looking around, which can be a pain,” Klein said.

However, there are different ways to acquire books.

Options range from renting to borrowing to reading online and shopping around for the best price.

“If you have to [get] them, rent them or use them at the library,” Nelson Mak (senior-accounting) said.

Some bookstores offer the option of renting certain books.

However, it is good to remember

Places to buy books In person: 1. Penn State Bookstore 2. Student Bookstore, 330 E. College Ave. 3. Got Used, 206 E. College Ave. Online: 1. www.chegg.com 2. www.half.ebay.com 3. www.amazon.com 4. www.barnesandnoble.com 5. www.bookfinder.com that the book must be returned in good condition.

Chegg.com is good a place to rent books, Rachel Dahlberg (freshman-engineering) said.

Pat Hilton, (junior-turf grass) said he rents books from Barnes and Noble at the Penn State University Bookstore, but recommends finding cheaper textbooks online.

Keep in mind that there are classes you don’t necessarily need

textbooks for, Mak said.

He said if the books are for your major, then get them, but if it were a general education class, it wouldn’t hurt to share with someone in class.

In some college classes, the books are actually written by the professor.

Textbooks can play a huge part in the course you are taking.

For some majors, like engineering, some of the books will be used over again, Dahlberg said.

When buying books, try to buy them used.

“I don’t see any advantages in buying textbooks new,” Ed Ralff (junior-biochemistry and molecular biology) said.

Ralff added he orders his textbooks ahead of time for half the price on Amazon.com.

Another thing to keep in mind is sometimes professors don’t even use the book or the professor will make the textbook optional, Ralff said.

Classes will come and go, and before long you will be faced with the decision to keep the book or to sell it back.

Reselling the textbook can get you quick cash, but you usually Collegian File Photo don’t get the full price you paid originally when buying the book.

Students look for books at the Student Bookstore, 330 E. College Ave.

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PSU, State College offer tutor services

By Mindy Szkaradnik FOR THE COLLEGIAN

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Students play football on the HUB lawn. The HUB is a popular study location on campus for students.

On-, off-campus locations provide quiet study spaces

By Joshua Glossner COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

When a stressful semester winds down to an even more stressful Finals Week, we all want a place where we can get our lastminute cramming in before that big exam.

Here are some places that can give you some peace and quiet while providing those extra “necessities” we like to have as we are studying.

Schlow Centre Region Library 211 S. Allen St. Libraries are possibly the best place to have absolute quiet if you enjoy that kind of atmosphere, and the Schlow Centre Region Library on Allen Street does just that.

The second floor is the adult library section, where they have tons of newspaper archives, magazines and books to choose from if you happen to be writing an essay or thesis paper, along with immense collection of VHS tapes, DVDs and music CDs as well.

Though it does not have the same longer hours the Pattee and Paterno libraries offer, it’s a nice place to get away from the hustle and bustle of campus.

And in case if you need a break from those textbooks, there are plenty of fiction books to get lost in to de-stress your brain.

and how far you want to walk, the two conveniently-located Starbucks cafes in downtown State College can provide the average coffee-loving Penn State student a paradise filled with coffee-and-croissant aromas that may help your brain focus on studying or provide a good distraction.

Though the delicious smells may tempt you to buy that Coconut Crème Frappuccino while you are there, it is definitely worth the money spent with the free wireless internet that is readily available to you while you sip at your coffee or tea.

The Garner Street location has enough space for a study group if you wanted a creative space to crack down on those hard physics problems or analyze the last act of a Shakespeare play.

The West College Avenue location is perfect for those who like to study alone.

It also has outside tables, giving students who love a little sunshine a chance to study outside without those pesky bugs bothering you.

The HUB-Robeson Center

You just can’t beat having a campus facility open 24 hours a day, every day during the semester.

Everything you would ever need for a successful study session is right at your fingertips — the Computer Store if your laptop 141 S. Garner St. or 232 W. malfunctions, coffee shops and food court areas if your stomach College Ave. Depending on where you live needs some nourishment and the

Starbucks

Penn State Bookstore, in case you needed that extra “recommended” textbook for English class after all.

With huge chairs and large circular end tables, the HUB is a perfect place to have your study groups meet and discuss your course work, or if you just wanted a nice area to spread out your books across your own table.

The Business Building I remember coming here during my freshman year and studying until the wee hours of the morning for my more difficult exams.

Though I am not a part of the Penn State Smeal College of Business, I love coming here because of the openness on the ground floor and the tall windows and ceiling.

Just like the HUB, you can’t beat the comfy couches and chairs they have scattered all over the first floor.

The combination of the open floor plan and the variety of chairs to choose from provides a lot more space than the average dorm room.

The lamps on the tables by these couches and chairs have an outlet for your laptop and phone chargers, so you don’t have to sacrifice your study spot in order to find a way to keep your technology alive as you review the semester’s courses.

Just be careful that you don’t fall asleep if you get too comfortable while studying — I am guilty of doing that one too many times.

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While students may find some classes to be tougher than others and others causing their GPAs to drop, Penn State offers many helpful options.

The university offers free peer tutoring and also organizes study groups at PSU Learning, 220 Boucke Building and 7 Sparks Building.

Receptionist at PSU Learning Sarah Collier said the options they offer can be very helpful to students.

“The tutors have taken the classes the kids are taking so they know what it’s like. I guess it would just be less scary to come in and talk to them,” Collier (senior-electrical engineering) said.

Hannah Meixner (junior- elementary education) also said the Learning Center is a good resource for students.

“I’ve used the learning center for math and that really helped. I actually went there two or three days a week one semester,” she said.

Outside of the University, there are other organizations that aim to help students improve their grades and knowledge of the material they are learning in class, for a price.

One downtown business, PSUKnowHow, located at 204 E. Calder Way offers vast services to help students make the grade.

PSUKnowHow provides private tutoring, test review sessions, and online notes to Penn State students.

The company is comprised of alumni as well as upperclassmen and offers instruction in over 200 Penn State classes.

Another option for students who are struggling is Nittany Notes. This business located at 139 S. Pugh St. hires students to attend classes and take organized, detailed notes.

Students can purchase notes in store or online and can also purchase practice exams.

Zarina Rakhmanova (senioranthropology), a user of Nittany Notes, said they can be useful if a student misses class for any reason or even if they just want to ensure that their notes are complete and organized. “[Their notes] are structured really well. My own notes, I just take them really fast and I can’t read my handwriting,” she said.

Collier said she advises freshmen to use tutoring options as well as talk to professors and TA’s if they feel they are falling behind.

“Take advantage of the help that is offered,” she said.

Tutoring services PSU Learning, 220 Bouke and 7 Sparks. Free, peer tutoring and group study sessions. Provided by the university.

PSUKnowHow, 204 E. Calder Way. Private tutoring, test review sessions and online notes offered at a price.

Nittany Notes, 139 S. Pugh St. Notes written by students enrolled in classes at Penn State. Pratice exams are also offered. All services provided at a price.

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Patrick Gilbert (junior-marketing) studies in the Business Building.

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THON Overall Committee Chairperson Kirsten Kelly jumps in celebration for THON’s $9 million raised.

“My favorite THON memory was listening to a Four Diamonds father speak during THON 2011’s Family Hour about his daughter, who passed away to cancer. This family was the first Four Diamonds Family I had become extremely close with. Hearing him say with such passion and heart that we need to THON and we need to fight for a cure was so inspiring. It reminds me every day to never stop and never give up on this fight.”

— Kaylee Tully, Overall Family Relations Chairperson “I was canning on a day trip in Elizabethtown and it had been snowing hard all day. At around 2:00, we were all pretty discouraged, tired and freezing, when a man walked up to me through the snow with four hot chocolates. He said he was a Four Diamonds father and that he would never be able to thank us enough for everything we’ve done for his family. We ended up talking for about half an hour, and afterwards, I felt like I could have kept canning forever. It was an amazing feeling, and I always try to keep this in mind as proof that people truly do notice all the little things THON volunteers do.”

— Victoria Marone, Overall Finance Chairperson

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THON entertainment captain Sara Leader (senior-film) hugs a friend after the total was shown in February.

THON From Page 13. who have kids that have cancer,” Abraham said. “I want to do as much as I can to help them.”

Partnered with The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, THON has provided help for over 2,000 families in Centre County over the past 34 years.

Charles and Irma Millard started The Four Diamonds Fund after their son Christopher lost his battle with cancer at the age of 14.

Christopher wrote a story shortly before he died about a knight who needed to find the four diamonds to be released by an evil sorceress.

The four diamonds were

Courage, Wisdom, Honesty and Strength.

Overall Communications Chairperson Charlotte Kohl (junior-political science) said she first became involved in THON her freshman year when she joined Atlas THON, an organization that works specifically to raise money for the dance marathon.

There are many different ways to become involved in THON: by participating in a student organization, volunteering as a captain or committee member, or even starting a new THON organization. There are over 350 student organizations that participate in the dance marathon every year.

Kohl said those willing to participate can be involved in both fundraising and committee positions if they wish.

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“It’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my life, and a great way to become involved at Penn State,” Kohl said.

Fighting the No. 1 disease killer of children in the United States is something that THON and its committees have dedicated themselves to over the years. The dance marathon not only raises awareness across the country, but also brings together the Penn State community and the families involved, according to thon.org.

“Seeing the difference that students make in these little kids lives; they don’t even realize the impact they make,” Kohl said.

“THON is really something you can’t describe — you have to experience it.”

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“I spent the last four hours [of THON 2011] near the stage with my fellow captains, and the whole time there was a family right in front of us. In this family, there were two little kids, one of which I played peek-a-boo with and held for a while. His name is Logan, and I loved being able to talk with the whole family and play. He always gave me the biggest smile and it made those last four hours even more special than they had already been. I later became friends with his mom on Facebook, and love seeing their updates. That’s how I learned Logan’s mom had been a Four Diamonds child in the ’90s. It meant so much to know that she had not only gone through so much in her life, but was able to create such an amazing family and come back to THON years later.”

— Jackie Swerdon, Overall Merchandise Chairperson

place in my heart for different reasons, but I will have to pick the Laser Show during Pre-THON last year.

The look of shock and excitement on all of the volunteers, crowd, families and kids was more than any of us Entertainment Captains could have hoped for and it definitely set the tone for the entire THON 2011 weekend.”

— Kinjal Mathur, Overall Entertainment Chairperson “My favorite THON memory was my first one, as a junior in high school, not really knowing what to expect. I snuck onto the floor and didn’t know anyone and just stood there and took it all in.

I saw the dancers, committee members, kids, and peered at everyone in the stands cheering them on at 9 a.m. on a Saturday.

I saw the worry-free faces of the kids and their families and now realize that therein lies the power of THON, to serve as an escape for these kids for one weekend.

Since then I have been in love with THON and nothing will ever change that.”

— Anuj Upadhyay, Overall Donor and Alumni Relations Chairperson “I never knew what THON was until coming to Penn State as a freshman. I heard all year how it was more than an event, more than just a dance marathon, and it wasn’t until I was on the floor with my committee right before stand-up that I understood this.

As the dancers were on the ground stretching for the weekend ahead, a few kids were running around between a group in front of me.

They were laughing as the ‘big kids’ played with them and as the parents looked on. A chant of “FTK” was started by a small group in the stands and it overtook the BJC, with everyone joining in.

It was then that I saw with my own eyes that this was not just a test of strength for the 708 dancers, but a celebration of these kids’ and these families’ strength.”

— Charlotte Kohl, Overall Communications Chairperson

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Greek life offers chance to get involved why I am Penn State proud. You will understand when you arrive at your Freshmen, upon arrival in Happy first THON in February.

Valley, you will be faced with many Sororities and fraternities that choices. Some of those are where have been paired together, someyou should go for times for years, sponsor the families lunch, what is the of THON children. These families fastest route to get are the reason why we keep to your classes, and, THONing. for many of you, My sorority and our partners whether or not to go have three THON families, and over greek. this past year I was lucky enough to My advice: Roxy’s get to know them a lot better — an for lunch, the bus is opportunity that you may not get the fastest way to MY OPINION outside of greek life. get to class, and GO With 22 Panhellenic sororities, GREEK. and 46 Interfratenity Council fraterJoining a fraternity or sorority is nities, everyone that goes through more than just a great social experi- the recruitment process will find a ence; it’s a way to get involved in all perfect fit. that our campus has to offer. The The perfect fit comes with the friendships you make will last a life- perfect friends. As cliché as that time and it makes our massive cam- might, sound it’s true. pus a little bit smaller.

My pledge class started as eight For me, going greek was the best strangers and evolved into eight decision I’ve ever made. I have been best friends, and that isn’t a rare given the opportunity to hold an case. The other members of my executive position in my chapter, sorority are people I can relay on no dance in Greek Sing, participate in matter what the situation. And of Greek Week where I got to show my course, there are “littles” and “bigs” school spirit and most importantly, I which both sororities and fraternigot to participate in THON on a ties have. Giving you the opportunimore personal level. ty to get even closer to both the In case you don’t know, THON is members older than you and the largest student-run philanthroyounger. My little is amazing, and py in the world. Last year, we raised my big is equally as incredible — more than $9 million for the children another opportunity you will not get with cancer at Hershey Medical outside of greek life.

Center.

For those of you worried about The money is used to fund the your GPA taking a hit, the IFC and Four Diamonds Fund, which supPanhellenic Council both have ports cancer-affected families. installed a minimum GPA requireAnd to be honest, it is the reason ment for all members of the Greek

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Greek From Page 13. an earlier start to rush than normal.

Panhellenic’s Vice President for Membership Danielle Jenkins said the turnout for rush is usually fairly consistent, regardless of the date.

“We think that having rush later, it just makes it harder,” Jenkins said. “Sometimes it’s hard to balance recruitment and midterms.”

Recruitment begins with open houses, in which each Pi Chi group, or rush group, meets with all 22 Panhellenic sororities.

Potential new members meet with girls from the sorority and rank their favorites before going through two more rounds of skits

and discussions on philanthropy with each organization.

Each girl then ranks their favorite three organizations, and if they get invited back, will attend a Preference night and will eventually be extended a bid.

Although interest can be shown from multiple sororities, only one will extend each potential new member a bid to begin pledging that sorority.

Each sorority has several rush chairs who serve as the primary liaisons between the potential new members and the organizations.

Jenkins was the rush chair of her sorority last fall, which she is currently disaffiliated with in order to maintain an unbiased rush.

“Being a rush chair is a very stressful job,” Jenkins said. “It

community. Also, many chapters have their own stricter GPA requirement, which will keep you on track with your classes.

Another advantage of going greek is that the chances of someone in your sorority or fraternity having the same major as you is really high. He or she will be able to offer you advice on which professors are best and even help you if you are struggling with some homework.

And in most cases, you will always have someone to sit next to in class.

Being greek doesn’t only limit you to things only “greeks” would do.

You can venture outside the walls of greek life. In fact, I suggest you do.

I, for one, am extremely involved with The Daily Collegian and spend many of my days here.

Now, it may seem like you can’t get involved on campus if you don’t go greek, however, that is not true.

There are many great opportunities outside of greek life as well, like joining a THON or Homecoming Committee, or one of our more than 800 clubs and organization (or the Collegian). I suggest you attend all of the involvement fairs to see all the incredible clubs and organizations Penn State offers.

Even if you don’t end up joining a sorority or fraternities go through recruitment. Step outside your box — chances are you won’t be disappointed.

Daniele Ashkenazy is a junior majoring in advertising and is the Collegian’s Visual Editor. Her email address is dqa5056@psu.edu.

was definitely an experience with leadership and how to prioritize things.”

For those who drop formal recruitment during the process, ‘snap’ bids can be offered.

Shelby Kail, a sister of Sigma Delta Tau, said snapping is beneficial to a lot of girls who go through rush, but they usually don’t know about the possibility of receiving a snap bid.

“I think that snaps offer a great opportunity because even if formal recruitment isn’t a perfect process, it gives an opportunity to people who can be a good fit for that chapter [they accept a bid to],” Kail said.

Fraternity rush, while events are scheduled, is usually more informal.

Potential new members must attend an information session —

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Dane Berkowitz (SARIST-Freshman) carries a ball into the HUB Lawns as a part of ZBT Fraternity's ‘Get on the ball’, an annual philanthropy event for Children's Miracle Network in April.

the dates haven’t been finalized yet — in order to obtain a wristband, signifying that they are rushing.

The process usually begins within the first two weeks of the semester, and most begin pledging in mid-September.

Zone days span over a week in which the fraternities located in the same areas give students an opportunity to meet and interact with brothers of each of the houses.

Potential new members can go to each house and meet the brothers, who are usually located out on the lawns to greet the potential new members.

They usually offer an open house and tours as well.

Each rush does not have to attend each house, which is different from Panhellenic’s process.

Potential new members can go to all the houses they want, or just one.

Delta Tau Delta’s rush chair Kevin Bearse said zone days provide a good opportunity to meet brothers and form relationships in a relaxed environment.

“We usually just cook out on the front lawn and throw the football around,” Bearse said. “It’s a good chance to get to know kids who have a familiarity with some brothers as well as others who have never been to or heard of the house before.”

Both organizations have strict policies on alcohol during rush, with violations of such rules punishable by up to $1,000 per rush found at a party where alcohol is present.

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Food options available on, near campus at night

By Steven Petrella COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

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The Bryce Jordan Center is a venue that has previously hosted concerts such as Lil’ Wayne, Carrie Underwood and Elton John.

PSU provides music options

By Ryan O’Shaughnessy FOR THE COLLEGIAN

One of the many unique things about Penn State is the wide variety of concerts offered in the State College area.

Two of State College’s biggest venues are the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., and the Bryce Jordan Center.

Marketing and Membership Director at the State Theatre Kristy Cyone said State College’s convenient location makes it easy to schedule events.

“We’re really working on a lot more for the fall, but the unique thing about The State Theatre is we can book shows very quickly,” Cyone said. “Many times we can pick up bands in between other tour dates, which can make for a very quick announcement.”

Right now the State Theatre has three concerts planned for the fall and expects to announce more in the near future.

The first concert at the State Theatre is Get The Led Out — The American Led Zeppelin, on Sept. 16. This will be their second appearance at the State Theatre, the first of which was a sell-out, Cyone said.

On Oct. 14, The Machine will make their third appearance in State College.

“They’re America’s premiere Pink Floyd experience and the show is incredible, something you just can’t explain,” Cyone said.

The third concert currently scheduled is G. Love & Special Sauce on Oct. 24.

“We’ve had requests for the show and finally were able to make it work. They will be bringing special guest The Apache Relay,” Cyone said.

The Bryce Jordan Center, with a concert capacity of 15,000 seats,

typically hosts bigger-name artists. Last year the BJC held B.o.B and Travie McCoy, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Lil’ Wayne and Wiz Khalifa.

The BJC has Dispatch scheduled to perform on Sunday, Aug. 28.

“We are working on a few other things right now,” Bernie Punt, director of sales and marketing at the Bryce Jordan Center said.

“Hopefully we will have a few country, hip-hop, rock, comedy and holiday shows this year.”

Mike Galantino said he is very excited for the chance to get to see Dispatch play at the start of this school year.

“I can’t wait to see Dispatch because they have influenced me and my playing for years,” Galantino (freshman–division of undergraduate studies) said.

The Bryce Jordan Center is working with the University Park Allocation Committee to allow cheaper tickets to their future events with the presentation of a Penn State Student ID. To keep up on concert announcements, Cyone said social networking is the best way to find information on concerts as soon as they become available.

Both the BJC and State Theatre have Twitter accounts which can be found at www.twitter.com/JordanCenter a n d www.twitter.com/TheStateThe atre respectively.

“We have a weekly email that we send out with new announcements every week before you can get the information anywhere else,” Cyone said. “Of course, we offer many other ways to stay updated with new announcements at the State: Facebook (a fan and group page), Twitter, RSS feeds and a tour on YouTube.”

Stand in downtown State College on a Friday night.

Look in the middle of the street, and you’ll see herds of people crossing at inopportune spots and cars honking at the masses converging on the curbs as well.

Look left, then right.

You’ll probably be surrounded by food.

It’s late night food heaven.

Everything is within walking distance and there’s no appetite that can’t be satisfied within State College’s late night food options.

Grillers, since its opening, has been one of the best-kept secrets around town.

Nestled on Beaver Avenue, surrounded by a new Oriental rug store and the infamous Canyon Pizza, it has the best deals around and always makes for a good late night food option.

While upwards of 100 people loiter and stuff themselves into Canyon, a staple of State College’s late night cuisine, Grillers has a reasonably sized line and has even had a live guitarist in the back.

On their night menu, customers can get grilled cheeses,

tacos and hot dogs for a dollar.

The employees are usually friendly and the food, at that time of night, is an unreal sensation.

For just a five-dollar bill, you can get five grilled cheese sandwiches. It really doesn’t get any better than Grillers when it comes to late night meals in State College.

But maybe you’ve been in the mood for Chinese?

Try Uncle Chen’s, located on East Calder Way — a strip mall of sorts located in between College Ave and Beaver Ave, by way of South Garner Street.

A personal favorite of many Penn State students, Uncle Chen’s gives you portions you’ll be happy with.

There will be plenty of chicken, beef, or whatever you order for your main dish, and always an abundant amount of whatever side you desire.

While the menu says you can receive two bonus chicken wings with your order, they’ll often give you four or five wings. That’s great service to go along with the portions college students need.

And, as in most college towns, fast food is around just about every corner. McDonalds is open 24-7 but is usually a mad house past 1 a.m. Escape to the under-

ground level for some peace and quiet once you weave in and out of the masses surrounding the cashiers and pick up your food.

McDonalds can be confused with a nightclub at this time of night — and that is no joke. It’s actually been frequently dubbed as such.

Taco Bell, with its cave-style ambience and brand-new, more centralized College Avenue location, is another fast food option to consider when the sea that is McDonald’s lines consumes you.

For those on a meal plan, Redifer Commons offers a late night menu that runs till 1 a.m. on weeknights, featuring breakfast foods as well as pizza and other dinner-type delicacies.

Wings Over Happy Valley and Canyon Wings also offer good late night options, and Wings Over delivers into the wee hours of the night.

But pizza can’t be forgotten.

College Pizza, Bell’s Greek, Corrinado’s and Gumby’s all offer similar pizza and deals. A late night favorite of many Penn State students is Gumby’s Pokey Stix — a large serving of breadsticks with garlic and side sauces.

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SPA Late Night activities offer safe weekend events

By Chris Ryan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER

Picture this: It’s your first Friday night as a Penn State freshman. You’re still getting to know this stranger you call a roommate and you don’t know what to do with your first weekend.

Fortunately, Penn State’s Student Programming Association has an answer.

SPA’s Late Night program runs every Friday and Saturday night in the HUB-Robeson Center and White building, allowing students to have fun on campus while giving them activities as an alternate to drinking.

Jeff Zapletal, a program director for SPA, said the Late Night Program is a good way for students to participate in a variety of activities during the weekend.

“The goal of Late Night is to provide entertainment and activities for students that are on campus, and are an alternative to excessive partying,” Zapletal said.

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night at the HUB, students can gather to view a free movie, attend a concert or show, as well as take part in an arts and crafts activity or play board games.

Although the main goal of SPA’s program is to provide students with alternative activities, Zapletal said that is not how the program needs to be advertised.

“We’re confident that our events are fun in their own right,” he said. “We focus on the quality of the events and how fun they can be.”

Another goal of Late Night is to provide HUB space to student groups during Friday and Saturday nights.

During the course of the school year, not all groups have the opportunity to use HUB space, but Late Night allows them to have that chance.

“There’s frequently ballroom dancing, or Second [Floor] Standup will put on a show,” Zapletal said. “That space is available for groups at a discounted rate.”

Most of the events and activities provided during Late Night are free.

Preventing students from paying more money after already paying their activity fee is one of the important things to the program, Zapletal said.

“Students should be able to access first-rate activities and entertainment without having to pay out of pocket,” he said.

A variety of activities are also available in the White Building, one of the gymnasiums and sports buildings on campus.

Students have the option of taking part in sports such as table tennis, badminton and basketball.

The Late Night Basketball League, which has two divisions so students of similar skill levels can play eachother, provides a competitive atmosphere for students throughout the school year.

Games are played on Friday nights and it is free for teams to sign up and play in the league.

Alex Weiner (senior-biology), who works with the league, said playing on a team is a good way to stay active and is something for people to do on Friday nights.

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Create your freshman year ‘bucket list’

By Lexi Belculfine

I

know I’m not the first person to tell you this, and I won’t be the last, but here it is: Freshman year will fly.

As you’re wandering campus during the first week of class, head stuffed in a map trying to find Thomas Building (corner of Shortlidge and Pollock), time stands still.

It will seem like it’s going to take forever to make this campus of more MY OPINION than 40,000 your own. But before you know it, there will be two feet of snow on the ground, and you will be watching the Super Bowl and ordering Pokey Stix with your roommates.

I promise, it happens that fast.

So do yourself a favor and during the first week of classes, when the dorms are too hot to be in, go sit in East Quad with your floormates and make a ‘bucket list’ of the things you want to do before you’re a sophomore. Here are some ideas to get you started. We’ve even included one that you can cut out and add to.

And if May rolls around and you haven’t crossed everything off your list, revel in the fact that you still have at least three years left in the happiest valley in the world.

1. Leave your door open

The benefit of living in an inevitably unair-conditioned dorm room is that if you want any kind of circulation at all, you have to leave your door open. And this will force you to make friends with floormates.

When I was a freshman, if I was awake, my door was open. A lot of the girls on my floor did the same and because of it, we were (and still are) all on a first-name basis. We weren’t afraid to walk down the hall and ask someone to go to dinner.

Meet as many people you can as quickly as you can. Keeping your door open is a great step in that direction.

2. Get involved

5. Have a game night

I know it’s trite, but on a campus of more than 40,000 other students, it’s a must. No one is going to make Penn State any smaller for you, so do it for yourself.

What are you interested in?

Something must have popped into your head just then, and chances are, there’s a club at Penn State for people with that same interest.

Don’t believe me? Check out clubs.psu.edu, where you can scroll through PSU’s more than 700 student organizations, from The Clown Nose Club to the Paranormal Research Society.

Nope, I’m not joking; they both exist.

Another great way to immerse yourself in the organizations Penn State offers is by attending one of the many involvement fairs during the first few weeks of class (see page 13 for more on involvement fairs).

Don’t underestimate how much fun you can have at Penn State without alcohol.

Some of the best memories during my college career were spent in North Halls playing Risk or coloring with the girls of second floor Geary.

3. THON on, FTK When you decide to join an organization, you will inevitably be involved with the Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, also known as THON, where students dance for 46 hours to raise money for pediatric cancer (to learn more about THON, see pages 13 and 18).

Even if you don’t join an organization or THON committee, make sure you are at the Bryce Jordan Center at 8 a.m. (or earlier) Sunday, Feb. 19.

Mark it in your planner now, because once the BJC reaches capacity, the doors are locked.

Even if you skip out on the first 42 hours of THON, don’t miss the last four.

4. Frequent the Creamery Don’t ask to have flavors mixed, enjoy the patio outside on warm fall nights, and try all of the flavors.

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6. Fall in love with football The ways to be a part of the Penn State football experience are endless.

Camp out at Paternoville. Be a part of one of the nation’s best student sections.

Tailgate.

Even if you didn’t get tickets for the fall or couldn’t care less about football, go to at least one game. Just like THON, there is no other experience like Penn State football anywhere.

7. Know who’s who at PSU Don’t be the person who doesn’t know when Penn State President Graham Spanier or coach Joe Paterno’s wife Sue passes you on campus.

8. Have your picture taken with the Lion Shrine If you haven’t done this already, set this paper down and go do it. Don’t just take this photo once. Take one at the beginning of each of your years at Penn State.

And then, when you graduate, wait in line donning your cap and gown to take this classic Penn State shot.

9. Climb Mt. Nittany Central Pennsylvania, believe it or not, has a lot to offer you. Don’t be the Penn Stater who never makes it past Park or Beaver.

Explore Penn’s Cave, or go stargazing at Cherry Springs.

Once the leaves start changing, go

climb Mt. Nittany. Not only will you get one of the best views of campus and the incredible Pennsylvania foliage, but it will make you appreciate the region that much more.

10. Read The Daily Collegian Lexi Belculfine is a senior majoring in print journalism and is The Daily Collegian’s Editor in Chief. Her email address is editorinchief@psucollegian.com.

My PSU Bucket List __ Leave my door open __ Join a club __ Spend the last four hours of THON at the BJC __ Figure out which Creamery flavor I like more: Peachy Paterno or Death By Chocolate __ Have a floor game night __ Be part of the Penn State Football tradition __ Learn who’s who at Penn State __ Have my picture taken at the Lion Shrine __ Climb Mt. Nittany __ Read The Daily Collegian every day __ ___________________________ __________________________ __ ___________________________ __________________________ __ ___________________________ __________________________ __ ___________________________ __________________________ __ ___________________________ __________________________

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