Flexible Hours THE PENN STATER HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER Job Fair Competitive Wages at The Inn Ballroom Free Book Loan Program Wednesday, January 17, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Follow along at: collegian.psu.edu @DailyCollegian dailycollegian dailycollegian Vol. 118, No. 78 Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 RidinG foR a cuRe By Tina Locurto was active- The I don’t want this to be ly part of a THON organi- Ever since Michael Healy something that defines zation linked got the training wheels off his with the com- bicycle at age 4, he has been pushing me. I want it to be some- monwealth boundaries with how far he can travel. campus. Once again, Healy plans to take his thing that makes me show As a fresh- passion to the next level, traveling 110 man, Healy miles from University Park to the Her- how much I can grow as a and his orga- shey Medical Center on Jan. 12 , with the nization gath- intent of raising money for Penn State person.” Michael Healy ered together THON. Thanksgiving Often referred to by high school peers can grow as a person.” cards and can- as “Mike the Bike,” Healy (junior-kinesiol- From that moment on, he rode his bike dy and delivered ogy) said biking has always been one of his even more than he did before, and the them by bicycle to biggest passions. American Diabetes Association eventual- the Hershey Medi- “I realized along the way that this is not ly sponsored Healy’s first charity bike ride cal Center. only something that is good for me,” Healy from to Washington, D.C. Previn Joseph, said. “I can change it and turn it into ways More than 200 miles later, Healy was a friend of Healy’s that it can be good for other people too.” able to raise about $3,000, which he said since kindergar- During high school, Healy was diag- was one of the best days of his life. ten, picked Healy nosed with Type 1 diabetes, a disease His decision to bike for THON up from the medi- he said that comes with the stigma of was partly inspired by the char- cal center that day being unhealthy and hinder- ity ride to D.C., but he said he has two years ago. The ing his daily life. known that he wanted to give back two joked around “I don’t want this to to THON for a while. back then with the Firstname Lastname/Organization be something that “I knew when I came to Penn idea of Healy bik- defines me,” he State I wanted to do ing from University Michael Healy (junior-kinesiology) poses with his bike outside of said. “I want it something big for Park to Hershey. the HUB Robeson-Center on Wednesday, Jan. 10. to be something THON because that’s Now, a simple that makes me part of who we are,” idea will be brought Joseph recalled the many road trips and show how much I Healy said. to life as Healy prepares once again to visit bike rides they have completed together. Previously, the medical center. “We’ve ridden around campus at Healy was Joseph (junior-information sciences 12 or 2 in the morning,” Joseph said. a student and technology) said he was not surprised “Pretty much anytime we go on an at Penn at all when Healy declared he would bike adventure, it’s one of the greatest State to Hershey. Lehigh “Mike is one of the most positive and fun memories.” Valley, people to be around,” Joseph said. “I’ve where he had so many adventures with him.” See Riding, Page 2. Greek life scorecards are out By Tina Locurto Each chapter within the Pan- The Daily Collegian hellenic Council had over three hours of community service, with The semester may have just Delta Gamma scoring highest started, but report cards are out. with 20.45 hours per member. On Jan. 9, Penn State released “Panhellenic is proud of the re- the Fall 2017 Greek Chapter sults of our scorecard,” Amanda Scorecard — a “report card” or Saper, president of the Panhel- sorts that analyzes the different lenic Council, said. “We always do greek councils and publicizes exceptionally well, particularly in information such as cumula- achieving high chapter GPA’s.” tive GPA’s, alcohol and hazing Saper (senior-political science) violations and community service went on to say the council holds numbers. each chapter to a high standard. Implementation of this card “While we do complete stan- was announced on Oct. 13, part dards of excellence along with of the “aggressive measures” to the other greek councils, we also promote student safety in Greek implement extra requirements in organizations, as previously re- an addendum made specifically ported by The Daily Collegian. for Panhellenic,” she said. “Hold- The scorecard for the Interfra- ing expectations that mean going ternity Council lists 50 chapters, above and beyond is how I believe including the 11 chapters who Collegian file photo we create success from year to previously lost recognition or Members of Alpha Phi welcome new members on bid day on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. year.” who were suspended. Those 11 “I believe that the Greek Score- chapters, including Beta Theta Sigma had the highest chapter GPA of 3.27. The highest GPA of tions related to university regula- card promotes transparency to Pi, Pi Lambda Phi and Alpha Chi semester GPA of 3.43. Phi Sigma the semester belonged to Sigma tions or disorderly conduct. relevant stakeholders while main- Rho, were highlighted in red and Phi had the lowest, with a 2.41. Delta Tau with a 3.56. Each soror- For community service hours taining high levels of accountabil- included information about when Out of 39 chapters, 17 of them ity had a GPA higher than a 3.0 per member, only four chapters ity,” Lord (junior-finance) said via the fraternity received penalties received a grade of “below” when Additionally, there were zero within the Interfraternity Council email. “As values based organiza- and the reasoning. compared to the individual chap- hazing, alcohol and sexual assault reached above 10 hours. tions, fraternities are positively More than half of the suspend- ter GPA to the overall GPA of all violations for any of the chapters Alpha Epsilon Pi had zero affected by the Greek Scorecard ed fraternities lost their recogni- men part of the Interfraternity within the Panhellenic Council, hours of community service per as it encourages our community tion due to hazing violations, ac- Council, a 3.11. according to the scorecard. member. Delta Theta Sigma had to live our values.” cording to the scorecard. For the Panhellenic Council, For the Interfraternity Council, the highest number of commu- In terms of GPA for the Inter- only three sororities scored “be- two fraternities received alcohol nity service hours per member, To email reporter: [email protected]. fraternity Council, Omega Delta low” the all women’s Panhellenic violations and 13 received viola- with 25.3 hours. Follow her on Twitter at @tina_locurto. Sophomore student found dead in Miller Hall

Tragedy continues to strike The family called local police crime log. The offenses listed and Administration. administration at Penn State, Penn State. about his welfare after not hear- include: Possession Of An Un- Denton’s Facebook page indi- was found dead in his residence A Penn State student died ear- ing from him. known Drug/Possession of Para- cates that he is a member of the hall room by University police lier this week, the Centre County “He probably died Sunday phernalia/Health and Safety/ Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. who were conducting a ‘wellness Coroner Scott Sayers confirmed evening at this point, but he was RFA-Request for Assistance. “Unfortunately, there was a check’ at the request of William’s to the Collegian. found last night,” Sayers said. Miller Hall is part of Eastview student death discovered last family. He was a member of ATO. Sophomore William Denton, 19, The cause of death is unknown Terrace. evening in a residence hall room Our deepest sympathy is offered was found deceased in his Miller at this time. Sayers said he prob- “He was the only person in the in Eastview Terrace and the Cen- to William’s family and friends Hall dorm room Monday night, ably won’t be able to determine room — one bed, one person,” tre County coroner is conducting during this time of great sadness Sayers said over the phone. the cause of death for another Sayers said an autopsy to determine cause of and loss.” Penn State spokeswoman Lisa four-six weeks. According to the student direc- death,” Powers said in an email. Kelly Powers, Lauren Davis, Powers later confirmed Denton’s This incident coincides with a tory, Denton is an undergraduate “William Denton, 19, a sopho- Mark Fischer and Sam Ruland death in an email to the Collegian. report on the Penn State Police student studying Health Policy more studying health policy/ contributed to this report.

Apply online today at LionLine.psu.edu Page 2 | Thursday, January. 11, 2018 local The daily Collegian Spring semester offers new start for incoming students By Lauren Fox school before making the transfer tle,” Napierkowski said. The Daily Collegian to Penn State this spring. While academically she feels Napierkowski (freshman- she is much better off at Penn The fall semester of freshman biomedical engineering and me- State, Napierkowski said that year is a time where most stu- chanical engineering) began her coming in during the spring se- dents solidify their friend groups freshman year at the University mester was very intimidating and meet the people they will be of Pittsburgh, but she decided, for her. spending the next four years of due to multiple reasons, she “It sort of seems like every- their lives with. would be better off at Penn State. one already has their friends,” However, for “It was nice “I didn’t like living she said. some, the spring in the city, I didn’t New Student Orientation is semester is time for coming here and like Pitt’s engineer- a place where many students a fresh start, and it not being com- ing program and I try to make friends before en- Mitchell Valentin/Collegian often provides a dif- didn’t get along with tering their first semester, but Meeting room entrance for Faculty Senate in Kern Building, Jan. 10. ferent experience pletely alone my roommates,” in the spring it can be more than the average and having to Napierkowski said. difficult. student receives. Being from Erie, “There’s only 150 people at Many students start all over,” , she NSO, and they’re not all transfer transfer in from oth- went from being two students or first-year students,” a guide to the er schools, including Valeria Klaric hours away from Napierkowski said. Valeria Klaric, who Student home to four. Because there are not as started her fresh- Her family had no many people, Napierkowski said man year off at Georgia Tech. problem adjusting, since they all she thinks it is harder for new faculty Senate “I was an engineering major,” went to Penn State, as well. She students to meet people they Klaric (freshman-business and said they are happy she decided can connect with. By Meghan Drakas board that updates class require- hospitality management) said. to transfer. “I think that they did what The Daily Collegian ments and makes changes to the “But, I was sort of doing engi- “A lot of my aunts and un- they could [with NSO],” Na- Penn State general education neering for my parents and not cles went here and so did my pierkowski said. As with every new semester, curriculum. because I wanted to.” cousins, so I’ve been raised To read full story, changes and decisions regard- “When it comes to the curricu- Both of her parents are engi- Penn State since I was very lit- visit collegian.psu.edu ing Penn State students, faculty lum, [the] Faculty Senate, not Old neers and her older sister is a and staff members come into Main, has primary responsibil- creative writing major, so Klaric discussion during University ity,” Bérubé said. “On everything was pressured to take up engi- Faculty Senate meetings. else we act in an advisory capac- neering — potentially working What is the Penn State Fac- ity to the administration, but with with her father in the future. ulty Senate? the curriculum, we can make “I always wanted to study hos- The Penn State Faculty changes on our own.” pitality and my parents wouldn’t Senate is made up of “faculty Previous meetings of the Penn let me,” Klaric said. “I thought senators who are elected from State Faculty Senate have cov- that I could please them by doing each college and campus” and ered topics including promoting engineering and learn to love it, represent over 5,600 full-time the wellness and safety of first- but when I got there I was doing Penn State faculty. The Faculty year students, providing opportu- well in all my classes. I just didn’t Senate serves over educational nities for integrative learning and like them” matters, student policies, ad- implementing different stipula- After she realized engineering missions and retention and tions regarding gaining a major wasn’t for her, Klaric decided she graduation requirements. and a minor degree. wanted to transfer because she “The Senate offers the admin- What has the Faculty Senate didn’t want to go to a school that istration advice on practically Accomplished? was mainly for engineering, like everything,” Matthew Woess- In the past few years, the Fac- Georgia Tech. ner, associate professor of politi- ulty Senate has accomplished Eventually, Klaric decided on cal science and public policy at tasks including improving the Penn State because she felt like Penn State’s Harrisburg cam- review and promotion of non- it was one of the few schools pus and chair of the Faculty tenured faculty, fighting back where she would be able to get Senate, said. “Getting faculty’s against a health insurance policy a good education in both of her input can allow the administra- requiring annual tests regarding majors. tion to craft better policy.” the body mass and sexual health “I had to fight [my parents] “It is also one of the largest of employees, and adding a new pretty hard about it. It took me Faculty Senates based on the general education curriculum to a long time to convince them, but university we oversee,” Woess- the university. they are more supportive now,” ner added. “We’ve worked together with Klaric said. How often does the Faculty Old Main on conflict of interest Socially, many transfer stu- Senate Meet? policies involving faculty,” Mi- dents have a hard time adapting. The Faculty Senate holds Sen- chael Bérubé, Penn State Sen- Klaric didn’t face that issue, how- ate meetings and Senate council ate chair elect and Edwin Erle ever, because she has a friend meetings around once a month Sparks, professor of Literature at from her home country of Bolivia in the Kern Graduate Building. Penn State, said. who is also a student here. The next Senate meeting is Jan. One of the considerable “It was nice coming here and 23 and the next Senate council accomplishments the Faculty not being completely alone and meeting is Feb. 20. Senate has achieved are the in- having to start all over,” Klaric What does the Faculty Sen- ternal reforms to become more said. Jefferson Luo/Collegian ate mean for students? efficient. Sara Napierkowski also started Grace McVay (freshmen-division of undergraduate studies) poses for Students have enhanced To read full story, her freshman year at a different a picture at the Pollock Commons on Wednesday, Jan 10. learning experiences with a visit collegian.psu.edu

quardt, thanked Healy for all that Most of the donations Healy when coming back to school from He also wants to get further Riding he has done for the community. said came from friends, Penn winter break. involved with THON, poten- FRoM Page 1 Marquardt, Healy’s cycling coach State faculty and two doctors For staying warm, he plans on tially becoming a dancer next from Penn State Lehigh Valley, from Hershey Medical Center. layering up and trying to stay dry year. Healy will embark on the 12- wrote how “inspirational” he is “It was really funny, one of my — a key to “not falling apart.” Additionally, he would like to hour journey with just his Giant for what he has accomplished liv- ex-girlfriend’s dad donated, and “No matter how cold it is, I’m get more people interested in do- mountain bike. He has raised ing with Type 1 diabetes. I was like ‘Dang, did not expect doing this for a purpose and that’s ing group charity bike rides. more than $555 and completed Another donation from Allen that,’” Healy said with a laugh. why I love it,” he said. “Every mile I go, I’m closer to over 100 percent of his goal on the Poon shared a similar sentiment In order to prepare for the long Healy wants to be a doctor one the finish line,” Healy said. THON Donor Drive page already. that Healy was inspirational to trek to Hershey, Healy said he day, and he said having the oppor- One contributor on Healy’s both the diabetes and cycling mapped out a route using only tunity to pursue this challenge is To email reporter: [email protected]. donor drive page, Mandy Mar- communities. back roads and did a test drive “incredible.” Follow her on Twitter at @tina_locurto. ‘Tis the season for upcoming midterm elections Penn State student organizations amp up political strategies, activism for 2018 cycle

By Cissy Ming formerly worked as a lawyer who The Daily Collegian fought the Big Wall Street Banks, so he has a proven record of de- As the holidays end, January fending the little guy.” marks the early start of a differ- This year, both organizations ent season altogether: election will continue their tradition of season. inviting candidates to campus to On Nov. 6, Pennsylvania voters make the case for students’ votes. will elect their state legislators, Uhring said campus visits provide congressional representatives, an opportunity for students to governor and a senator. Penn decide which primary candidate State political organizations have to support and possibly become already begun planning their involved with their campaign. Af- strategies for the election, in- ter gubernatorial candidate Paul cluding how to engage students Mango spoke to the College Re- across the spectrum in local and publicans last semester, several national politics. members joined his campaign as The Penn State College Demo- volunteers. crats will focus their efforts on Though activism makes up campaigning for Democratic a large part of political activity candidates at all levels of govern- on campus, Cory Steinle said he ment given the GOP’s majorities plays a different role as president in Congress and the state legisla- and moderator of the College ture. Erin O’Neill/Collegian Independents. College Indepen- Penn State College Democrats dents exists mainly to encourage treasurer Andrew Uhring said he Johnna Purcell (senior-political science) encourages students to vote outside Heritage Hall on Nov. 7, 2017. discussion and civic involvement feels optimistic about his party’s among students who identify with prospects in 2018. between the two parties. Democrats’ concern over state Compton said. “That way, they neither party, Steinle said. “Midterms are an impor- “We want to get politicians funding for public universities care about what the outcome is He said students’ lack of party tant check on the government,” who support conservative val- and ensuring the elected Penn- going to be.” affiliation does not necessarily Uhring (junior-political science) ues that will improve the lives of sylvania governor preserves stu- While his organization does mean a lack of political power. said. “This year will be significant Pennsylvania families,” Compton dent representation on the Board not endorse primary candidates, “When you look at the two sides because the president’s polling (sophomore-economics and po- of Trustees Uhring works for the campaign of with a base of about 35 percent numbers are so low and we’re litical science) said. “Democrats The College Republicans also Marc Friedenberg, a Democrat of the country, you see that it’s hoping for a sweep.” like [Sen.] Bob Casey have taken plan to look closely at candidates’ running to replace Rep. Glenn the moderates who are deciding Despite a majority of the pub- a left turn away from their Blue positions on campus free speech, Thompson. Friedenberg is a lec- elections,” Steinle (sophomore- lic disapproving of President Dog Democrat supporters in one of the organization’s main is- turer in the College of Informa- communication arts and sci- Donald Trump’s performance, Scranton and Western PA.” sues. tion Sciences and Technology, a ences) said. “We’re there so our Penn State College Republicans However, Compton said he Explaining the election’s rel- background which Uhring said members can make an informed treasurer Riley Compton views hopes the College Democrats evance to Penn State students, makes him uniquely qualified to decision based on the facts and Congress’s record on taxes and and Republicans, the largest Compton said, is key to increas- represent the university commu- their values — that’s the most healthcare as winning issues. political organizations on cam- ing political participation. nity. important thing.” Leading up to the general elec- pus, can find common ground in “When you make politics local “[Friedenberg] has good ties tion, the organization intends to advocating for the interests of and make it personal, that’s one to the community, and he knows To email reporter: [email protected]. emphasize the policy differences students. He shares the way you can get people involved,” Penn State,” Uhring said. “He Follow her on Twitter at @CissyMing. The daily Collegian local Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 | Page 3 Success on the brain Penn State’s Matt Roda and his partners set trends for concussion technology and balance the attention that comes with the publicity, all while in college. By Giana Han had to jump through to get the said. “There are a lot of people is all this stuff?” The Daily Collegian photos,” Beckman (junior-me- who have very long lasting effects “So you have like Roda explained what Reflex- chanical engineering) said. “I’m from what seemed like oh just a three college ion was, how it was a concussion The retroactive focus of con- calling him out on it.” simple concussion.” monitoring system they were de- cussion technology is not the only While his disposable camera It also became real to his sophomores… veloping. trend that Matt Roda is trying to trend might be questionable, friends, Matt Campagna and Pat- hiring interns, Beckman said Roda might have change. Roda and his partners’ success rick Walsh, who saw him miss mentioned it previously in the fall, “Disposable cameras,” Roda in the world of concussion tech- school and then struggle to come which are just like but it was off-hand and Beckman (junior - biochemistry) said, grab- nology is not, as their start-up back. two college didn’t really take notice. bing his backpack and pulling one continues to grow. So, with that in mind, they de- However, the combination of out. “These things are my favorite cided to do something about it. freshmen.” the board in the room and the cameras in the world for so many A common, yet Spurred on by a computer sci- constant meetings Roda held in reasons. We’re just in this classic ence project they were assigned Dan Beckman the spring made Beckman realize ‘you take a million pictures and uncommon story and by suggestions from their Matt Roda’s roommate that this was a much bigger deal look at none of them,’ but with In high school, Roda was an ac- high school coach, they gathered than he originally thought. this you have 27, you have no idea tive kid. He was a good student, in Roda’s basement and started Even so, he didn’t comprehend how they’re going to turn out and on the mock trial team and in a researching and developing con- That affirmation launched the just how serious Reflexion was. they’re a surprise.” play and two musicals. cussion technology. basement hangouts to the next Then, they came back from Roda started ordering the cam- He also played three sports, in- Like others before him, Roda level. summer break, and Beckman eras at the beginning of the sum- cluding hockey. took his own, personal experi- The project, was given a name found out his roommate was hir- mer, filling his mom’s inbox with In a plot that is familiar to those ence of suffering and used it as — Reflexion. ing people. Amazon receipts, and he’s been who play or follow contact sports, motivation to prevent others from It was one of many options, but “They had, like, hired someone using them to document his life Roda’s story began with a game suffering the same. the word is representative of the to basically remake the board for ever since. like any other during his junior However, his and his partners’ way the technology reflects an them,” Beckman said. “I was like, “I swear, I’m on the trend,” year of high school. basement experimentations athlete’s ability, with the chosen OK, this is actually — this is not Roda said. “Those will come He took a hit and was taken off reached a level of success none of spelling including the word “re- just like some hobby, like put on back.” and asked a few questions. Then them could have imagined. flex” in it. my resume, get into college. This Dan Beckman, Roda’s room- he went back out on the ice. “It’s more than just a reflex is an alternative perhaps.” mate since freshmen year, is The concussion protocol clear- The next step training tool, but it does measure It was a time of realiza- featured in Roda’s favorite pic- ly missed a diagnosis because, Senior year is always an impor- reflexes and it can help train re- tion, but it was also a source of ture, but is not so sure about the more than two years later, Roda tant time. Students have to start flexes,” Walsh said. “And that’s amusement. cameras. was still suffering from the ef- thinking about what they want to kind of like the core thing people “So you have like three col- He understands the appeal fects. do after graduation, whether it be would think of, I think, when see- lege sophomores… hiring interns because the pictures, once they His story is not unique, and he finding a job or a school. ing someone interact with our which are just like two college finally come in the mail, have a knows it. Roda, Campagna and Walsh all device.” freshman,” Beckman said with nostalgic feel, but he’s not con- “It was no longer just stories in went through the college decision From there, college provided a laugh. “And this is their com- vinced they’re going to catch on. the newspapers about NFL guys process, but they had an extra de- them with new platforms for ex- pany.” “I’d say no, it’s not going to be or something like that — it was cision to make. panding their business. Roda’s mom said she laughed a trend because of the hoops he much more real to me,” Roda At the end of the summer, right “The first thing, I would say, hysterically when she found out before they went that happened was that almost her son was hiring interns. their separate immediately, [Roda] entered into Then the boys started hiring ways to college the investment competition that’s full-time employees, including a — Roda to Penn sponsored at Penn State,” Roda’s Ph. D engineer, Keith Ward. State, Walsh mother, Ann, said. Despite the vast difference in to Cornell and His partner, Campagna, was age and experience, Ward was the Campagna to also entering competitions at most natural hire for the team, Case Western Case Western University. Walsh said, because of the work Reserve Univer- They were just months into he had already done for them. sity — they sat their first semesters, had just “The other ones, we had to down to have moved away from home, just met figure out how to interview and a conversation their roommates, just learned make sure we got the best candi- about whether what college was really about. dates we could, just because we they would con- None of Roda’s college friends were young, we were new to the tinue their re- really knew about Reflexion, but, hiring decision process,” Walsh search, which, at with the rate of success it was said. that point, was having, it couldn’t stay secret for Even with how natural it was still comprised of long. to hire Ward, the whole pro- basement hang- By May 2017, their sophomore cess was unbelievable for not outs. year, the efforts of Campagna and only those who know Walsh, Cam- “And we all Roda were rewarded when he pagna and Roda but also for Roda basically just brought home the $15,000 prize himself. said yes,” Roda from “The Investment,” a “Shark Reflexion has snowballed from said. “From the Tank” style competition. a project and avalanched into a research we’ve start-up with enough potential to done and from A snowball to an attract investors. the feedback “It was one of those, keep my we’ve gotten, avalanche face in the books and don’t look this does have a When the board that Roda, too broadly at my life, otherwise real possibility, Walsh and Campagna were work- I’ll be like, ‘What the… how did I Courtesy of Matt Roda so it’s something ing on showed up in Beckman’s get here?’” Roda said. 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 Use your Penn State pride and make a difference for Dear Old State! Apply online today at LionLine.psu.edu Questions? Email us at [email protected] oPINIoNSam Ruland Matt Martell Leen Obeidat Page 4 Editor in Chief Opinion Page Editor Business Manager Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 All PSU clubs should use scorecards, not just greek life Penn State released the Fall well as sexual harassment and 2017 Greek Chapter Scorecard assault, we shouldn’t wait to on Wednesday, an accountability OUR VIEW start monitoring every student system for greek life institutions organization. that analyzes and publicizes If clubs are doing what they information such as cumulative should be in the first place, GPAs, alcohol and hazing viola- The scorecards to promote transparency in greek life there’s no reason for them to tions and community service oppose also receiving semi- records. annual scorecards. These report cards will be was confirmed, so why not use them for all PSU clubs? The benefits of these report released at the start of every cards, though, extend to more new semester with data from ternities received more alcohol the institutions accountable — overtime. And as we record the than just preventing tragedies. the previous one. The scorecard and hazing violations than the was confirmed. Now, anyone changing scores of each frater- The information they provide, released Wednesday was the sororities listed because there who cares to can easily access nity and sorority, we’ll have a such as average GPAs and com- first of its kind at Penn State. are no sorority houses at Penn all the report card’s results and better understanding of whether munity service involvement, can The report card included all 50 State. how these organizations are the measures Penn State is tak- help both students and their chapters of the Interfraternity Because fraternity houses working to create a positive ing to clean up greek life are parents decide which organiza- Council at Penn State, including host the socials and parties, impact on the overall Penn working. This will help the uni- tion makes the most sense for the 11 chapters that have either behavioral related incidents are State community. versity adjust its policies for the students to join. lost recognition or have been more likely to occur there. Additionally, as more report greek life as needed. suspended. Despite the rather mundane cards are released in the com- However, we shouldn’t stop Opinions Editor Matt Martell can be The results of the scorecard findings, the purpose of the ing semesters, we’ll be able to here. If our community is fully reached by email at mtm5481@psu. were, for the most part, unsur- scorecards — to promote trans- track the progression and committed to preventing alcohol edu. Follow him on Twitter prising: It makes sense that fra- parency in greek life and hold regression of each institution and hazing related incidents, as at @mmartell728.

MY VIEW | Kara Fesolovich Public museums must ensure

Scan the QR code to download the admissions fees stay affordable official Daily Collegian app for iOS and Android smartphones. Art, in any of its forms, residence is in New York State. cessity to public attractions to isn’t the case in today’s is often utilized as an edu- While the concept of charg- keep utilities such as heating, financial environment. cational tool for personal ing admission makes financial air conditioning and lighting Since there is a clear need of expression and sense and aligns with most oth- afloat. increased income, museums Collegian Inc. James Building, 123 S. Burrowes St. political or soci- er major museum policies, the According to the Times, the and archaeological sites across State College, PA 16801-3882 ©2016 Collegian Inc. etal statements. fairly steep price drives a Met currently receives $26 the world should not be expect- It is found with- barrier between who can million because it’s in a city- ed to allow free access to their in the popular experience the museum and owned building. But many other sites, especially in poorer coun- cultures of differ- who cannot. museums don’t have the tries or smaller exhibits. This is Board of Editors ent countries and The Met isn’t solely to blame. same luxury. often their main source of rev- Editor in Chief Sam Ruland time periods. The change in policy is simply Arts, culture and education enue to maintain the locations. 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It’s a great soc- and the academy, but playing an NCAA-best 3.46 grade-point cer state.” While newly-minted Penn State for your school and your team- average and produced Cincin- Cook said Penn State’s coach Jeff Cook joked that he’s mates is something that’s nati’s first All-American, Scholar- climb back to the top will also intimidated that his office at Rec special about college sports,” Athlete All-American and NCAA- begin right from day one, Hall is located just a few doors Cook said. tournament berth. despite the fact that the Nittany down to coaching legends Russ Even though Cook knew he’d Cook parlayed that success at Lions are 20-26-7 over the past Rose and Cael Sanderson, he inherit a program that has strug- the collegiate level to land a job three seasons. made one thing very clear in his gled to generate wins or a sense in 2013 with the Union, where he “It’s no good for me to say that introductory press conference of identity in the past couple of developed some of the region’s I’ve got this great plan and that Wednesday: he isn’t afraid to take years, he said he didn’t hesitate to finest young talent while man- we’re going to recruit and do A, B over a Nittany Lions program in become the next man-in-charge aging the U19 Academy team and C and say that in four years need of revival. at Jeffrey Field when the oppor- and served as an assistant for we’ll be good,” Cook said. “My Cook ushered in a new era of tunity presented itself. the Steel in USL. United States commitment to the older players Penn State soccer Wednesday at “I know a lot of former coaches Youth National players Derrick especially is that we’re going to the , vowing and a number of former play- Jones and Auston Trusty are a try to be as successful as soon as to bring the Nittany Lions — who ers and there’s not a single per- pair of standouts that Cook has possible.” have won 11 national champion- son who doesn’t talk about Penn groomed. Under former-coach Bob ships, but none since 1950 — back Christopher Sanders/Collegian State in just simply irreverent Back during his first year on Warming, Penn State often relied to the top of the NCAA. His ambi- tones,” Cook said. “I do believe the job, James Franklin said upon one or two players to lead tions are directly embodied with- Penn State men’s soccer intro- this is one of the best coaching that he wanted to “dominate the the team, especially during Con- in the style he wants the Nittany duced new head coach Jeff Cook positions in the United States state,” in regards to recruiting. nor Maloney’s tenure from 2013- Lions to play; one that is aggres- officially at the Bryce Jordan Center and I’m very proud to hold the Cook pledged to take charge of a 2016. If Cook has his way, that’ll be sive, high-pressing and attack- on Wednesday, Jan. 10. title.” similar movement. a part of the past. minded. The former Dartmouth and “I’ll be making round trips to “We’ll have a lot of combina- “We will be extremely hungry played through Cook’s choice to Cincinnati head coach has built Philadelphia on a regular basis, tion play, a lot of ball movement, to try to dominate games,” Cook leave behind a successful coach- an impressive resume over a 27- I can tell you that,” Cook said. rather than kind of relying on one said. “This is Penn State Univer- ing career with the Philadelphia year career, taking the Big Green “I think the knowledge that I’ve or two extremely talented play- sity. This is one of the iconic aca- Union Academy and USL’s Beth- to the NCAA tournament seven gained and the network that I’ve ers who might carry the game so demic institutions in the country lehem Steel to come back to col- times in 13 years, winning five Ivy developed over the five years to speak,” Cook said. “We’ll be a so we will not sit back and hope lege. League Championships and earn- with the Union is going to serve team-centered group.” to grind out results. We will be on “I’ve had great experiences ing the National Soccer Coaches me very well. I do want that same the front foot so to speak.” the past five years at all differ- Association of America’s Team relationship to develop in Pitts- To email reporter: [email protected]. That inherent desire is also dis- ent levels of the Philadelphia Academic Achievement Award burgh and Lehigh Valley and Har- Follow him on Twitter at PatrickBurns_.

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By Andrew Rubin 2018 Defensive Depth Chart The Daily Collegian There are going to be more questions than answers on defense for Penn State as Rotation the 2018 season kicks off in September. The group has potential, but it is going to be Defensive young, which usually means there are going to be some bumps along the way. Tackle Only three players who started on defense in the Fiesta Bowl are going to be back Robert Windsor in 2018 as the veteran 2017 team suffers the reality of expiring eligibility. Corey Bolds The strengths on this unit going into the season are going to be the cornerbacks Kevin Givens and defensive ends. The rest of the defense has questions hanging over it that’ll Fred Hansard Ryan Buchholz need to be answered quickly if the Nittany Lions are going to have a success- (passing situations) ful 2018. Only two of the six defensive tackles on Penn State’s three-deep from the Fiesta Bowl will be back next Linebacker Rotation year — that makes this a bit of a guessing game. One has to think Givens will be the Nittany Projected starters Jan Johnson Lions’ leading three technique next year. But, after that, so much was lost on the Sam - Koa Farmer Jake Cooper interior of the defensive line this Mike - Micah Parsons Jesse Luketa or will be as open of a race as any. Will - Cam Brown Nick Tarburton Hansard just finished his red- Jarvis Miller shirt season and seems to have a high ceiling. Farmer at strong side linebacker is probably Who gets most of the the most sure thing here. He took the position reps here could bounce over this year and now has a lot of experience around with Robert there. While defensive coordinator Brent Pry Windsor the only other said the Nittany Lions will try him in the player aside from Giv- middle, his skillset seems better suited to ens coming back that the edge. played much this Predicting who the primary mike, or mid- year. dle linebacker, is going to be is extremely dif- ficult at this point. Parsons, a true freshman and high school defensive end, is going to get a shot at it in the spring. If he can learn the position instinctually, he has the chance to be special. He’s a freak athlete and some- one who could take the job for the fore- seeable future if he wins it. While Brown will be entering his ju- nior season, he still hasn’t played a ton of ball yet. He’s almost always been a rotational guy in his first two years, but that should change in 2018. Start- ing on the weak side is another spot up for grabs. However, Brown should be the early favorite for it. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Penn State burn anoth- Cornerback er redshirt here as Jesse Luketa and Nick Tarburton will Aabha Vora/Collegian both have the chance to play as true freshmen in 2018. Defensive end Shareef Miller (48) and defensive tackle Projected starters Luketa and Tarburton will also be in the mix for the mike John Reid spot as they both played there in high school. Curtis Cothran (52) tackle Akron’s Warren Ball (34) during the game at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Amani Oruwariye Safety Third on Rotation the field Heavily used Projected starters Defensive Rotation Lamont Wade Nick Scott End Tariq Castro-Fields Ayron Monroe Garrett Taylor or As long as those four are healthy, the Nittany Lions (depending on health) Jonathan Sutherland Regular Shane Simmons cornerback play should be Projected starters terrific, arguably the best Torrence Brown in the Big Ten next season. Expect three players to get on the field regularly next Shareef Miller Shaka Toney On the surface that seems season, as has been the case the last couple of seasons. Ryan Buchholz Yetur Gross-Matos crazy to say with starters Scott and Monroe are the most experienced and will Christian Campbell and likely enter as the leaders to start. However, Monroe had Grant Haley leaving. How- surgery Wednesday on what looks to be his shoulder. If Penn State won’t be hurting much at defensive end ever, Reid should be 100 he is out an extended period of time, that’ll be a big hit for next season. They’ll have Miller and Buchholz, plus Tor- percent healthy by then the group. After Scott and Monroe, a couple of guys will rence Brown returning from injury at some point. Situa- and Oruwariye will be com- be vying for substantial playing time. Converted corner tional pass rushers in Shane Simmons and Shaka Toney, ing back looking to take a Garrett Taylor is one of them, as is Jonathan Sutherland as well as Yetur Gross-Matos, who will be going into his step forward after a strong — the new #26 — who redshirted in 2017. second season, and have a chance to dominate. Also, season. Castro-Fields and Experience is going to be limited here, and that could players like Damion Barber who we haven’t seen yet will Wade are coming off their turn it into a problem in the fall. Scott is the only one with have a chance to crack the rotation. true freshmen campaigns, a decent amount of college experience at safety, and the Expect defensive line coach Sean Spencer to have a and they gave no reason to Nittany Lions are coming off a season with veteran se- deep rotation here as the Nittany Lions have plenty of doubt that they’ll be great niors Marcus Allen and Troy Apke. capable players on the edge. corners in the future. Page 6| Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 The daily Collegian Lions return home PSu welcomes By Tyler King no. 6 ohio State The Daily Collegian By Ben Ferree beat then-No. 15 Wisconsin, 5-1, After a road trip to Indiana that The Daily Collegian and picked up a 3-3 shootout vic- resulted in yet another close road tory to conclude the series. Nate loss in the Big Ten, Penn State is For the first time since it Sucese led the Nittany Lions back in the Bryce Jordan Center tossed a broom on the ice last against the Badgers, as Sucese with an opportunity to get a much season, No. 6 Ohio State is set picked up his first career hat trick needed win. to visit . on Friday night. Sucese finished In the first of two home games At stake is Penn State’s 10- the weekend with four points. in the next week, the Nittany Li- game unbeaten streak, as the “We were playing pretty well ons will play host to Nebrasket- Nittany Lions welcome the going into the break and we just ball. Buckeyes for a pair of games wanted to continue what we were Tim Miles and his squad have that could help sort out the Big doing and I thought for the most been a surprise in the Big Ten Ten. part we did that,” coach Guy Ga- this season as they sit at 3-2 in the Last season when the Buck- fowsky said. conference coming off their home eyes visited State College, then Ohio State (14-4-4, 7-4-1) is also win against Wisconsin on Tues- No. 1 Penn State failed to pick playing some of its best hockey day night. up a victory as Ohio State took of the season coming into this The Nittany Lions, who cur- five of the six points with a 6-3 matchup against Penn State. rently sit at 2-3 in Big Ten play, victory and a win in a shootout. The Buckeyes are currently on Christopher Sanders/Collegian are in desperate need of a win on As the Buckeyes were leav- a six-game winning streak with Friday night. Forward Mike Watkins (24) barrels toward the basket during the game ing the ice, Ohio State left the their last loss coming Dec. 2 to The last time these two teams against Texas A&M at the Barclay’s Center on Tuesday Nov. 21, 2017. broom as a reminder. Penn State. met was in the opening round of “I know that it’s something In the earlier meeting between the Big Ten Tournament last sea- land and Glynn Watson Jr. have The key for Pat Chambers our program would never do,” these two teams in Columbus, son, in which the Nittany Lions all been big factors scoring the and company will be forcing the captain James Robinson said. Penn State took five of the six came out on top in overtime, 76- basketball, with all three of them Huskers to take bad shots, which Penn State (12-7-3, 5-4-3) is possible points with a shootout 67. averaging over 11 points per they have many times this sea- playing its best hockey of the victory to open the series, where But this current group of Corn- game. Palmer Jr.’s 15.8 points per son as they are second-last in season, after recovering from Andrew Sturtz scored a goal with huskers is much different than game currently ranks 10th in the the Big Ten in field goal percent- a shaky start to the season less than a second left to force the last year’s squad. conference. The interesting as- age. Penn State’s two star soph- and is currently sitting in third game to the shootout. Last year the team was led by pect of Miles’ team this season is omores, Tony Carr and Lamar in the Big Ten standings with “It helps our confidence when guard Tai Webster, who has since its depth. The Cornhuskers have Stevens, are coming off a game 20 points — two points behind you’re able to steal two games on graduated. Now, Miles has had been rolling with a solid rotation in which they combined for 48 Ohio State. the road in the Big Ten.” Sucese three players step up and carry so far this season with eight play- points and set themselves apart Penn State played its first said. the load offensively. ers averaging over 11 minutes To read full story, visit series in almost a month last To read full story, visit James Palmer Jr., Isaac Cope- per game. collegian.psu.edu. weekend as the Nittany Lions collegian.psu.edu. Penn State set for tour of Michigan By Sara Perlowitz Earlier this month, Penn State In addition to those four, three No. 4 Michigan is 5-1 over- will be led by senior Javier Gasca The Daily Collegian had success at this year’s South- others are ranked in the top 10 in- all and 2-0 in the Big Ten. The (141), where he will be joined by a ern Scuffle in Chattanooga after cluding No. 2 Mark Hall (174), No. Wolverines have eight ranked large group of talented freshmen, Penn State will put its unbeat- taking home the team title and 10 Shakur Rasheed (197) and No. wrestlers, including No. 6 Ste- including Rayvon Foley (125), en dual record on the line when it crowning six individual champi- 8 Nick Nevills (285). ven Micic (133), No. 5 Alex Pan- Matt Santos (133), Jake Tucker travels to the state of Michigan to ons during the two-day event. With Jered Cortez likely out taleo (157), No. 5 Logan Massa (157) and Matt Lloyd (285). face both Michigan and Michigan The top-ranked Nittany Lions this week, it appears that red- (165), No. 6 Myles Anime (174), Penn State leads the all-time State this weekend. sit at 5-0 (1-0 in the Big Ten) with shirt freshman Luke Gardner will No. 5. Dominic Abounader (185) series against Michigan, 30- It’s been some time since the four No. 1 ranked wrestlers, in- get the start at that spot despite and No. 2 Adam Coon (285). As 24, with the Lions winning six Lions have competed in a dual cluding Zain Retherford (149), Ja- speculation that coach Cael Sand- for Michigan State, the Spartans straight against the Wolverines. meet, as their last match came son Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph erson might burn true freshman have an overall record of 4-4 with To read full story, visit back on Dec. 17 against Indiana. (165) and Bo Nickal (184). Nick Lee’s redshirt. Liona Big Ten record of 0-2. Thesl team collegian.psu.edu.ist BUY IT SELL' IT RENTIT ATTENTION FOR RENT VOLUNTEERS TO PLACE A classified in Lion’s ARPM STILL HAS units available INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN 35-65 List call our business offices at for Fall 2018 in some of our most w/ CURRENT DEPRESSION 814-865-2531. You can also sub- popular downtown buildings. 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Winter Wonderland: Students experience snow for the first time By Maddie Aiken The Daily Collegian

College means expe- riencing something new for everyone. These new by Vic Lee experiences can be new Pardon My Planet instructors, new classes, new friends, new food and new living arrangements. However, for some stu- dents, going to Penn State means a brand new expe- rience that many take for granted — seeing snow for the first time. People travel from across the world to attend Penn State — from places where 40 degree weather by Hilary Price in January seems warm, Rhymes with Orange to places where 60 degree weather anytime feels chilly. As three Penn State students figure out how to survive their first win- ter in State College, they have formed many mem- ories and opinions about the tiny white flakes that fall from Happy Valley’s skies. Lucrecia Urruela trav- Mike Du Jour by Mike Lester eled to Penn State from her home in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where 70 degree weather year round is commonplace. While she said she en- joyed the warm August temperatures at the be- ginning of the Fall semes- Brianna Basile/Collegian ter, Urruela (freshman- Lucrecia Urruela (freshman-industrial engineering) poses with snow on industrial engineering) Wednesday, Jan. 10. was shocked when tem- peratures began to drop. sticking to the Starbucks sign, “I thought it would be very by Wiley For her, the cold meant buying stood out to her. beautiful,” Chen said, “but I Non Sequitur sweaters and hand warm- Urruela said she likes [now] know that it’s dangerous ers, and getting used winter. However, as an when you drive a car.” to chapped skin “outside person,” Chen likes snow and winter; — something she doesn’t like however, she is still more of a she had never having to stay summer fan. done before. inside all day. “I still like summer because we Howev- She wants can eat watermelon and have a er, it also to take full long break,” Chen said. meant advantage that she of this new During her winter break, Chen got to see climate was sure to share her snowy ex- snow. and learn perience with her friends and Urruela outdoor ac- family. was in her tivities that The icy Penn State weather is dorm room, she can’t do in certainly different compared to WORD SEARCH about to leave Guatemala. the weather in Fresno, California, © 2018 PuzzleJunction.com for math class. “I want to learn the city that Vinisha Prajapati She looked out her to ski,” Urruela said. calls home. window and saw flurries As winter continues to Prajapati (freshman–pre-med) falling from the sky. chill the northern United was not happy when it “I was really excited and jump- States, Urruela shared began to get colder ing all around,” Urruela said. “I wintery weather last semester. took a lot of pictures and videos with her broth- “It sucked,” and sent them to my parents.” ers, who also Prajapati The beauty of snow surprised saw snow said. Urruela. She recalled the first for the first time she saw it on College Av- time this It was enue. year at difficult to “When I saw the whole town, it school in come back felt like a movie,” Urruela said. Boston. to Penn Small details, like snow Yu Chen, State’s falling on Christmas who is from cold tem- decora- Xiamen, peratures tions China, also after winter and had her first break, accord- snow-related ing to Prajapati. experience at “I miss my 60 de- Penn State. gree weather,” Prajapati Chen (graduate-statis- said. tics) said she was very When asked if she was ready excited when it first be- for more wintery weather, Praj- gan to snow and took a lot apati was not enthusiastic. of pictures and videos of the snow falling. “I think I’ve had my fair share Chen has also learned of snow,” Prajapati said. the negative impacts of snow. To email reporter: [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @madsaiken. Page 8 | Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 EVENTS The daily Collegian

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