No Doubt in White out a Laughing Matter Lions Wrap: Penn State Football’S Game Vs
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Vol. 118, No. 46 Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 Caitlin Lee, Camille Stefani, Erin O’Neill, Chris Sanders/Collegian COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DaeSean Hamilton (5) catches a pass, Trace McSorley (9) stretches to earn Penn State a touchdown, Monica Mohler (sophomore-international poli- tics and Spanish) cheers after Saquon Barkley (26) scores a touchdown, Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (26) escapes the grip of Michigan’s defensive back Tyree Kinnel (23), tight End Mike Gesicki (88) celebrates after defeating Michigan 42-13 at Beaver Stadium on Saturday Oct. 21. INSIDE: No doubt in white out A laughing matter Lions Wrap: Penn State football’s game vs. Michigan is over, on to Ohio State By Matt Martell Plus, the Buckeyes have an offense were clicking. Saquon Nordin missed one of his two THE DAILY COLLEGIAN NFL-ready defensive line. The Barkley dominated again, and extra point attempts on the night. Wolverines’ defensive front is one quarterback Trace McSorley No. 2 Penn State took care of its of the best units in the confer- found his groove and picked apart Extra point first true test of the 2017 season ence, but Ohio State’s group is Michigan’s press-man coverage. Watching Penn State run out Courtesy of Joe Esch when it routed Michigan 42-13 the best in the Big Ten. “We just did a good job of re- of the tunnel to Aerosmith’s Joe Esch, a Penn State student and Saturday night. Obviously, it was Still, there were tons of positive ally manipulating the matchups “Dream On” in front of 110,000 comedian, is now on tour for his worth celebrating for the Nittany signs in the Nittany Lions’ white and taking advantage of them,” cheering fans as Beaver Stadium comedy show. Lions. out game that suggest they can McSorley said. “Our guys did a set off a fireworks show was prob- The celebration lasted about beat the Buckeyes in Columbus. good job of winning versus man, ably the coolest moment of the Page 2 an hour, with the game ending The Penn State offense broke and we knew we were going to get day. GameDay was special, Bark- around 11 p.m. Then, when Satur- out a handful of offensive wrin- that.” ley’s nice 69-yard touchdown run day became Sunday, Penn State kles, including a wildcat forma- was clutch, but man, the pregame turned the page to its next oppo- tion disguised with an audible, Day to forget theatrics made everything about nent, No. 6 Ohio State. and Franklin said offensive co- Michigan, Michigan, Michigan. the sport sink in. Editorial “We’ve got 37 minutes to enjoy ordinator Joe Moorhead still has On to Ohio State. Moments like that are what this win,” James Franklin said quite a few tricks up his sleeve. make college football so impor- during his post-game press con- The Nittany Lions also have the Did you notice? tant to so many people. ference. It was 11:23 p.m. Satur- top scoring defense in the coun- After the game, punter Blake day night. “Then the next day try, allowing just 9.6 points per Gillikin completely trolled Quotable we’ll focus on the next opponent.” game. Michigan kicker, and former “I would’ve liked to see a higher But the Buckeyes will almost Penn State commit, Quinn Nor- percentage of white pants. There definitely pose a more difficult Day to remember din on Twitter. were a lot more white pants threat for the Nittany Lions than Penn State’s offense tallied The tweet feature three small this year than the year before. the Wolverines did. 506 yards against Michigan’s de- airplane emojis, a jab the video I would’ve liked to see a higher Since losing to Oklahoma in fense, which came into the game Nordin made when he committed percentage of truly white pants,” Week 2, Ohio State has been one with the No. 1 total defense in the to Penn State. In the video, Nor- said James Franklin on the white of the more explosive offenses FBS. The Wolverines hadn’t al- din flew into State College on a out crowd. in the country, thanks to a resur- lowed more than 278 yards in any private plane, but he later flipped Collegian file photo gence from quarterback J.T. Bar- of their first six contests. his commitment to the Wolver- To email reporter: [email protected]. Love your body, not just this week, rett. All parts of the Nittany Lions’ ines. Follow him on Twitter at @mmartell728. but always. ‘Truth Spencer Page 3 week’ Lawsuit reveals Nittany Lion offense gets upgrade speakers student ideas announced on free speech By Cissy Ming FOR THE COLLEGIAN By Nicholas Capri THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Penn State’s College Republicans will host a series The topic of free speech on of two speakers as part of its an- American university campuses Christopher Sanders nual “Truth Week 2017.” has been increasingly relevant According to a press release following student protests of There are new schemes in the , Austin Petersen will speak at Bailey Jensen/Collegian controversial, and typically Nittany Lions offense. 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, in 201 Interfraternity Council President John Lord poses in front of a framed conservative, speakers — often Thomas. Petersen, a former lib- picture in the HUB-Robeson Center on Oct. 22. prompting universities to act. Page 4 ertarian presidential candidate, In August, Penn State hopes to win the Republican President Eric Barron blocked nomination in Missouri’s 2018 white supremacist Richard Senate race. Spencer, saying he was “not wel- Top moments in Tuesday at 8 p.m., the club New IFC president come on our campus,” as report- plans to hold a moderated ed by The Daily Collegian — a Penn State sports discussion on sexual assault and decision consistent with several prevention with Kimberly Cor- aims to lead greek other universities, including ban , in 262 Willard, according to Auburn University. the release. Corban appeared In a public statement on Penn in CNN’s Guns in America town State News, Barron cited “the hall last year to ask then-presi- life into a ‘new era’ likelihood of disruption and dent Obama about the right to violence, not the content” as carry a firearm to protect her- By Bailey Jensen with Dean Vetere , the past pres- the reason for his decision to self from sexual assault. A rape THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ident, to go through the transi- bar Spencer from speaking on survivor and victim’s advocate, tion process until official instal- campus. Corban is also an active support- Mahatma Gandhi ’s attributed lation of his position. The Georgia State University er of the Second Amendment. quote, “Be the change that you Lord said he feels honored student who attempted to book Linsey Fagan “We are excited to welcome wish to see in the world,” has and excited to have been elected the event, Cameron Padgett , is both these amazing speakers suing Penn State for violating Check out our compilation of the inspired the new Interfraternity IFC president. to Penn State’s campus,” the Council President ¬John Lord, his first amendment rights by best moments of last week’s top “I believe that our greek com- College Republicans said in the as he prescribes it relevant to refusing to rent him space, as moments in sports. munity has the opportunity to release. the greek community and its reported by The Daily Collegian. current goal for change. be the change we want to see in “I think it is a publicity stunt Page 4 Truth Week 2017 Lord (junior-finance) was greek communities across the for the kid that is doing it,” elected as IFC president on country,” Lord said. “I plan on Aidan Mattis , a founding mem- collegian.psu.edu Austin Petersen: 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, and has since leading greek life into a new era ber of Turning Point USA at Monday, Oct. 23, 201 Thomas been thinking about his position – one defined by safety, support Penn State, a conservative On Twitter at Kimberly Corban: 8 p.m., and the positions of those work- and pride.” non-profit, said. Thursday, 262 Willard ing alongside him. @DailyCollegian He said he has been working See IFC, page 2. See SPEECH, Page 2. PAGE 2 | MONDAY, OCT. 23, 2017 LOCAL THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Speech HAIL TO THE LION (HEAD) FROM Page 1. Publicity stunt or not, this is not the first time that Padgett has sued a university. Padgett filed a lawsuit against Auburn University for violating his first amendment rights after the adminis- tration rejected his request to rent a room on campus. A federal judge overturned Auburn’s decision to bar Spencer from speaking just hours before the scheduled event in April, resulting in Spencer being permitted to speak on campus. In May, Auburn University lawyers agreed to pay almost $29,000 to settle the case. Now, Padgett is suing Penn State for the same rea- sons he sued Auburn. “It’s an unfortunate thing but not a surprise at all,” Fernando Mendez , president of the Penn State Col- lege Democrats , said. “This is something we’ve seen at Auburn, we’ve seen it happen at the University of Florida, and I think it is going to continue to happen at all the other universities that Padgett has applied to speak at.” Mendez (senior-political science and public rela- tions) referenced the seemingly systematic nature of Padgett’s bookings at universities across the nation, and said that Penn State’s decision to bar Spencer is “the correct decision to make.” “[Spencer] is somebody who is purposely target- ing communities and trying to incite violence, and has Christopher Sanders/Collegian done so in the past,” Mendez said.