Vol. 119, No. 25 Nov. 12-14, 2018 Out of the BLUE A closer look at the emergency phone system

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By Shannon Harney and Maddie Aiken The ‘Less likely to If Penn State’s blue lights were to suf- of marketing commit a crime’ Collegian Creative ficiently cover campus, the university and communications. Prospective students cannot visit Penn would need over 1,000. The lights are not confined to only State without their tour guide pointing video.” Currently, there are only about 90 the university’s campus — they are also out the emergency phones — a physical As Eble sees it, the big- lights, which function as emergency present in the surrounding neighborhood symbol of Penn State’s endeavor to cre- gest benefit is a camera’s ability to deter phones to contact law enforcement. within Columbus. In contrast, blue lights ate a safe campus environment. crime. As some students question the ef- shine only on University Park’s campus, Each blue light, or emergency phone, “People are less likely to commit a fectiveness of blue lights, Penn State instead of also being placed in downtown has a bright light on top of a tower. In the crime when there’s a camera around,” has taken several measures to upgrade State College where many students live. event of a power outage, the lights would Eble said. “We’d rather not catch a bad them in today’s technologically-centric Holman said calls from blue lights on go out, but the phones would still func- guy, we’d rather prevent a bad guy.” world. Video cameras and mobile apps campus go to the Ohio State Police, while are among the many recent additions to tion. calls from off-campus lights are directed ‘Comfort and safety’ campus safety at the university. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln re- to the Columbus Po- Eble said the blue light phones provide “It’s a just-in-case device, just like your moved almost all of its lice. a sense of safety around campus. His de- smoke detector at home,” said Scotty blue lights in October At Penn State, a sin- 2017, reducing nearly “It’s not partment regularly gets requests from Eble, Penn State’s chief physical security gle new public emer- both students and parents to install more officer. “It’s not something you expect to 100 emergency phones something you gency phone tower, to two. Replacement blue light phones. be used, but you definitely want it to be expect to be used, but or blue light, costs at Though the emergency phones available.” and maintenance least $15,000 to in- costs for the phones you definitely want it to served a more meaningful purpose be- Blue lights are not unique to Penn stall. Some can cost fore cell phones, Eble said, the blue lights State, though. Most universities have a were estimated to be available.” more than $20,000, be $1.7 million over are still necessary, such as on football similar emergency phone system. said Jennifer weekends when there’s an influx of about the next 15 years — These devices were installed on cam- Cruden, the public 150,000 people. if they remained on puses in the 1980s or 1990s, during a time Scotty Eble information officer Penn State’s student government has campus, according when cell phones were not common- Chief Physical for Penn State Police also considered the value of the blue to Nebraska Today, a place. The lights provided students with Security Officer and Public Safety. lights on campus. Ben Cutler, the UPUA an easy way to contact campus police in news outlet run by the Since 2012, more facilities chairman, said he cannot imag- the event of an emergency, according to a university. than 20 blue lights around ine a time when blue lights wouldn’t be 2017 University Park Undergraduate As- “It was a transparent process,” campus have been equipped with present on campus. sociation report. Police Chief Owen Yardley said via email. 360-degree surveillance cameras. If UPUA and the university, Cutler said, Most students now have an easier way “I believe it is viewed as a normal course someone operates the emergency phone, are taking several measures to upgrade to contact police — their smartphones. of change due to the advancements in the camera allows police dispatchers to the system and increase campus safety. Increased cell phone usage has prompt- mobile technology which in our case see both the individual and the surround- Similar to Eble, Cutler described the blue ed universities to question the necessity made the blue phones obsolete.” ing area while help is on the way. lights as a “deterrent” to crime and a of blue lights, causing some schools to Yardley said the school has not seen The cameras are also used as a sur- physical symbol of campus safety, based consider removing them altogether. any changes in crime rates since remov- veillance platform when the emergency on UPUA’s 2017 report on blue lights. “Trying to rely on students, and cell ing its blue lights. phones are not in use, Eble said. In 2015, rather than Penn State invest- phones, and batteries, and cell signal as Some Big Ten schools chose to keep the “They’re installed in well-lit, open ar- ing in over 900 new blue lights, the uni- an emergency communication means safety systems despite their low usage, in- eas so they have a good view in long di- versity instead decided to upgrade the al- is kind of putting the liability on to the cluding Ohio State with its 210 blue lights. rections,” Eble said. “That way, if you ready existing lights and install cameras, students,” Eble said, “and we think we They reach a larger demographic of peo- have an incident where you’re trying to Cutler said. should own that to provide whatever reli- ple compared to Penn State, said Nicole look for a car that went by at a certain able communications that we can.” Holman, Ohio State’s assistant director time, you can go back and look at the See Blue, Page 2. Page 2 | nov. 12-14, 2018 local The Daily Collegian start climbing Discovery Space gets $100K Centre Inspired grant

By Lilly Forsyth The Daily Collegian

Through the Centre Inspired grant, Centre Foundation donat- ed $100,000 to Discovery Space of Central , located on North Atherton Street, to build Centre Makes — a workshop for community members. Equipment such as computers, 3D printers, soldering irons and small laser cutters are some of the elements that will be included in the garage. Eric Firestine/Collegian Future classes will teach par- The welcomes fans during player introductions for the men’s basketball team before a game on Friday, Nov. 9. ticipants how to use the tools. “We are honored and humbled to be selected for this grant,” Mi- chele Crowl, executive director at Discovery Space said in an of- there is a tornado warning, for universities. At Ohio State, Rave Maharsh Benday hasn’t used ficial statement. Blue example. Guardian provides emergency the blue light system, either, “There’s been conversations From Page 1. UPUA and the university ac- alerts, mobile tracking and 911 since he is typically with friends for about five years now of people knowledged that, in many situa- calling capabilities. late at night. trying to make a space like this, Currently, Cutler said, all of tions, it is easier for students to Though Penn State students “If [people are] walking alone where the community can come the blue lights on College Avenue use their phone in emergencies. walk by these emergency phones and they feel unsafe, and even if together to use tools and share are equipped with cameras that Cutler said UPUA hopes to every day, few actually use they’re not in any particular dan- knowledge. Never before have “monitor potential threats.” But implement Alertus, a mass no- them. Halle Hartman said she’s ger, I do think that this reassures so many of those pieces come to- since cameras are added to blue tification system that will send never needed to use a blue light them,” Benday (junior-media gether at once.” studies) said. “I think it gives lights when they’re in need of re- students location-based alerts phone because she’s always The workshop will be housed people a sense of comfort and pair, the rise of camera-equipped when a crime happens on cam- felt safe on campus. in the 5,000 square-foot garage safety.” blue lights will be gradual, he pus. Students will also be able to “I feel like they help,” Hartman behind Discovery Space. said. text reports to police, Cutler said. (sophomore-chemical engineer- Crowl estimates some of the To email reporters: [email protected] equipment will be set up by fall Cutler said computer screens Penn State’s idea to intro- ing) said. “I’ve never used it…but and [email protected]. 2019, adding that additional do- could potentially be added to blue duce a safety-based mobile app I know that the option is there, so Follow them on Twitter at @shannharney nations would make the project lights, alerting students when follows suit with several other that makes it feel safer.” and @madsaiken. “move faster.” Before fall of next year, Crowl said introductory classes will be held for high school students and adults to highlight the features of Rescuing endangered Monarch the space. Crowl also mentioned in a sep- arate interview that some class- es will include crafting projects, bois such as custom pens and Harry butterflies from Altoona, Du Potter-inspired wands. By Adam Beards the department of entomology at After all equipment is estab- for The Collegian Penn State University Park. lished, Crowl said memberships Mahan said in 2019, the Fish will allow users — who may The Monarch, perhaps the and Wildlife Services will deter- range from students to parents most iconic butterfly in North mine if the species will be endan- to retirees — to utilize the equip- America, is in danger of extinc- gered. ment for separate projects. tion. In an effort to protect this icon- “If you live in a dorm but have Throughout the month of ic species of American wildlife, an interest in creating some- October, Monarch butterflies Mahan and Keeley Roen have thing, you can use this space to across North America were busy teamed up increase awareness it, paint it, store it tempo- making the arduous journey to and activism concerning the de- rarily until you’re finished, and their overwintering sites in the clining Monarch population. there will be people around who mountains of Central Mexico. Mahan and Roen, professor of may have expertise if you have questions while you do it,” Crowl Researchers and students at wildlife technology at Penn State said. Penn State Dubois and Penn Dubois, met in graduate school University Park offers spaces State Altoona are constructing at Penn State, but began working and equipment for similar proj- waystations which will provide together seven years ago, when ects, but some students think them with the data needed to as- they began constructing the way- the idea of offering such items to sist the Monarchs in their migra- stations to assist with Monarch the general community is a good tion south. migration. idea. Carolyn Mahan, professor of A waystation consists of patch- “As a college student, I think it biology and environmental stud- es of milkweed and other plants would be beneficial for any stu- ies at , said that Monarchs gravitate toward dents that think they need anoth- the Monarchs reached their des- and can be used as valuable data er source of income so they could tination en masse around Oct. collection sites. AP File Photo produce whatever they choose 31 to Nov. 2, coinciding with the Penn State Dubois is the first A Monarch butterfly to,” Justin Letcavage (freshman- Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead commonwealth campus to begin rests on a milkweed flower, which is the main source of food for the insect. chemistry) said. — or Dia de los Muertos — which Monarch data collection, begin- “[For retirees,] I think that celebrates the living memories of ning with the tagging of butter- lived, hundreds of years ago.” would be a good source of recre- the deceased. flies in 2005. going on at Penn State Dubois On their journey to Mexico, the ation for them, give them some- For this reason, many locals The “tagging” of butterflies en- and knew she wanted to help. “So, we started our own effort Monarchs stop at bright flower- thing to do.” believe Monarch butterflies rep- tails placing a small information at Altoona modeled after them,” ing plants to feed on nectar, serv- Currently, Discovery Space resent the spirits of their former slip on one of the insect’s legs, Mahan said. ing a role as modest pollinators. features science-related pro- ancestors and are delighted to which is retrieved once it has After learning about how to According to an article by Na- grams to “spark creativity, curi- see their return each fall. reached its destination location. test butterflies for disease as tional Geographic, a single Mon- osity and imagination,” accord- In recent years, Monarch but- This helps butterfly research- well as some advanced tracking arch may travel up to 3,000 miles ing to its mission statement. terfly numbers have been in de- ers collect data on Monarch mi- methods, the Penn State Altoona during its migration, coming On the other side of the grant, cline. gration patterns and behaviors. students returned to their home from as far as Southern Canada Centre Foundation, located on Environmental changes and In 2013, Roen and students at campus with a batch of Monarch to the West coast. Blue Course Drive, believed Dis- a loss of habitat due to urban Penn State Dubois set up a but- larvae. They visit many types of wild- covery Space’s proposal would sprawl have resulted in a popu- terfly nursery, where motivated They soon developed their own flowers along the way and serve benefit the entire county. lation decline of up to 90 percent ecology students would raise the butterfly nursery on campus, so the additional purpose as being The space’s proposal was cho- within the last two decades and butterflies and collect data to they could raise and track their an important food source for sen out of 14 applications. 14.8 percent in the last year, ac- examine in their entomological own Monarch birds, small Last year, Centre Foundation cording to The National Wildlife classes. butterflies just “When you work animals and provided the funding Strawberry Federation blog. Last year, Mahan brought in- as the students some insects, Fields needed to start up Good Habitat loss is the primary rea- terested students from Penn at Dubois had with butterflies, filling an im- Day Café, which employs people son for the drop in Monarch num- State Altoona to visit the nurs- done. you’re amazed. It’s portant eco- with disabilities. bers, according to Victoria Poci- ery in Dubois. Mahan had heard “It’s kind of logical niche. “This Centre Makes in particu- us, a postdoctoral researcher in about the Monarch project exciting we’ve as if you get the Roen said lar is something that there’s a been able to urge to go where the 2018 Mon- real need [for] in this communi- share this infor- you’re great grand- arch popula- ty,” Centre Foundation Executive mation,” Roen tion looked Director Molly Kunkel said. said. mother lived, like a strong “We don’t have a maker space. Currently, hundreds of years migration, A lot of communities this size Penn State Al- but that they would have a maker space.” toona is raising ago.” won’t know Kunkel explained the work- and releasing 60 until next shop would be aimed at older Carolyn Mahan monarchs over year. groups, compared to the current this migration Professor at Penn State Altoona While elements that cater to elemen- season. there’s no tary schools predominantly. When the caterpillars at Al- question about the Monarch’s “This is something to serve toona hatch, they will know to important ecological role, many teenagers … but there’s a lot of start flying south. forget they have aesthetic value need with retirees … entrepre- Each October, Monarchs re- as well. neurs or people who are selling ceive external environmental When asked her favorite kind on Etsy,” Kunkel said. cues that alert them it’s time to of butterfly, Penn State student “They have an idea to make start flying south. Lizzie Penna only had one an- something but they don’t have ei- “It’s a combination of decreas- swer. ther space … or funding.” ing plant quality, decreasing day- “Monarchs — that’s the only When asked if she might use light and fluctuating night tem- one I know,” Penna (freshman- the space in the future, Kunkel peratures,” Pocius said. marketing) said. laughed and said she would if she Mahan finds this process “It’s just iconic,” Roen said. had the time. “amazing.” “It’s a part of the American “I love doing crafty stuff and I “When you work with but- psyche. Every kid knows what a think it would be super fun,” Kun- terflies, you’re amazed,” Mahan Monarch looks like — even if you kel said. Collegian File Photo said. may not know how to identify any A Monarch butterfly eats nectar from a tropical milkweed flower, which “It’s as if you get the urge to go other butterfly. It’s a unique part To email reporter: [email protected]. is the main source of food for the insect. where your great grandmother of American culture.” Follow her on Twitter at @lillyforsyth_. oPINIoNKelly Powers Kara Fesolovich Colsen Ackroyd nov. 12-14, 2018 Editor in Chief Opinion Page Editor Business Manager Page 3 Safety of students should come first

With under 100 days until While the final amount of money THON, the organization had raised is an obviously important made a major announcement on OUR VIEW bottom line, this new policy isn’t Friday, concerning fundraising taking away from students methods. being able to bring a smile to After three separate car acci- children’s faces. dents in the past month hap- THON fundraising will continue Also, there are more ways of pened as a result of canvessing fundraising that have become travel, THON Executive Direc- despite the descision to limit canvassing more and more popular. For tor Kelly McCready said any instance, athletic games benefit- ting THON raise awareness and fundraising requiring a car of the Penn State community. canning in 2016, it’s in Penn If another death or major injury funds. would be suspended for the The same reason they phased State’s best interest to make was to occur at the hands of Not to mention, those games remainder of THON 2019. This out canning over the past three sure its students are protected. fundraising, tragedy would no are often the most attended is seemingly a move by the uni- years. After the death of Vitalya It was obvious changes had to longer be an isolated incident — ones of the season because peo- versity to ensure the safety of “Tally” Sepot, a member of the be made, especially after more it would be a systematic prob- ple want to support the cause. students who are involved in sorority Alpha Chi Omega, in a students were put in compro- lem. Alumni want to help students THON, which is a large portion car accident driving home from mising positions as a result of From Penn State’s point of and the cause in anyway they traveling this year on three dif- view, it would be a nightmare to can. ferent occasions. have a permanent asterisk next So, when they hear a major It’s something Penn State had to the name of THON. part of fundraising has been increasing awareness toward. Whether the decision was pri- taken away, they’ll find other Before students are able to marily made out of fear of ways to donate. Online donating drive, they must take an online changing the optics of THON or and THONvelopes are ways quiz making sure they under- being truly proactive in protect- alumni can donate an amount of stand they shouldn’t feel pres- ing its students, the university their choice. sured to drive or speed in any made the right decision in stop- Proof of this is the “One Day capacity. ping fundraising requiring trav- We Will Dance in Celebration” There is an inherent risk el. Organizations can still travel campaign which was estab- when anyone decides to drive on their own time to visit Penn lished in Fall 2017. The goal of anywhere. Other Penn State State Children’s Hospital in the campaign is to raise a cer- organizations and teams take Hershey or to visit their fami- tain amount of money within a that risk for various reasons, lies. window of time. though on a much smaller scale Those instances do not This year, the goal was to than THON. require hundreds or thousands raise $300,000 in one week. On Whenever there is such a of students to be on the road at Nov. 7, the total amount raised large outflux of students driving the same time. And, afterall, of $512,518.36 surpassed that across the state on the same bringing joy to children suffer- goal. weekend — whether it’s for can- ing from cancer is a primary Clearly, THON is figuring out ning or canvassing — an goal of THON. new and innovative ways to con- extremely large number of stu- Many people are concerned tinue fundraising efforts. The dents are put at risk. the final total amount of money end of traveling for canvassing THON is a well-publicised raised will now fall as it did is by no means an end to the event connected to Penn State. after canning was cancelled. meaningful philanthropy.

MY VIEW | Tyler Olson A century after Armistice, there will never be a ‘War to end all war’ Sunday, Nov. 11 was Veterans America and its allies man- global power. The United desire to do so before. Day — a holiday in the United aged to score another win for States and its allies turned Then there’s Russia, led by States honoring the sacrifices democracy and freedom in their attention to terrorism former KGB agent Vladimir of all the men WWII, but this time nobody and other smaller conflicts. No Putin, which is busy annexing and women who was so cavalier about the pros- longer were we fighting sophis- its neighbors, meddling in our have served in pects for long-term peace. ticated enemies in possession elections and growing its Scan the QR code to download the official Spotlight app for iOS our armed forc- In his famed “Iron Curtain” of the most destructive weap- sphere of influence with Soviet- smartphones. es. speech, Winston Churchill ons ever conceived. esque ambition. No matter warned of the Soviet Union’s We were fighting underpre- “I am convinced that there is what branch, no expansionist and totalitarian pared militias with homemade nothing they admire so much matter what tendencies. bombs and the occasional tin- as strength,” Churchill said of role, no matter “Our difficulties and dangers pot dictator. the Soviets in 1946, “and there Olson when, we owe will not be removed by closing So, America changed its mil- is nothing for which they have Collegian Inc. James Building, 123 S. Burrowes St. each and every our eyes to them,” he said. itary drastically to fit its new less respect than for weakness, State College, PA 16801-3882 ©2018 Collegian Inc. one of them for protecting our “They will not be removed by demands. Out went nuclear especially military weakness.” freedoms, including the free- mere waiting to see what hap- bombs that can destroy cities These new geopolitical dom to vote many exercised pens; nor will they be removed and other heavy-handed con- adversaries aren’t much differ- last week. by a policy of appeasement. ventional techniques meant to ent. America needs to adapt to Board of Editors To all our veterans, thank What is needed is a settlement, fight large militaries, in came the world’s changing circum- Editor in Chief you. and the longer this is delayed, more and more special-forces stances and realize its biggest Kelly Powers But before Nov. 11 was the more difficult it will be and operators capable of sneaking enemies no longer hide in Managing Editor declared Veterans Day in 1954, the greater our dangers will around countries and killing caves in the mountains, but sit Kara Duriez the date marked Armistice become.” specific terrorists without any in ornate government offices Digital Managing Editor Day. On the 11th hour of the The Soviets weren’t very collateral damage. with powerful militaries at Andrew Kalmowitz 11th day of the 11th month of interested in a settlement. Between 2001 and 2017, the their disposal. Opinions Editor 1918, Germany signed an armi- They were interested in number of American special- America is taking some good stice with the European allies expanding their empire and forces soldiers around the steps. Its recent patrols of the Kara Fesolovich that ended World War I, which imposing communism on as world increased from 2,900 to South Sea send a mes- News Editor at the time, was thought to be many innocent people as possi- 8,000. sage to Beijing that its claims Katie Johnston the, “war to end all war.” ble. At the same time, America in the area are illegitimate. Its Assistant News & Social Media Editor It wasn’t. Just a few years But the West approached has steadily reduced the num- increased adoption of smaller, Elena Rose later, many of the same nations what became the Cold War ber of nuclear weapons it has tactical nuclear warheads Features & Investigation Editor were plunged into another with clear eyes about the Sovi- deployed to coincide with vari- could come in handy to destroy Alison Kuznitz bloody, global, years-long con- ets’ goals to become the pre- ous treaties, while other specific targets and end small Arts & Lifestyle Editor flict for their survival. It was eminent world superpower and nations like China grow theirs. a war quickly, without escalat- dubbed World War II, and its to extinguish democracy and Additionally, America’s con- ing to full-on nuclear Armaged- Gabrielle Barone scale was so massive a holiday capitalism from the earth. ventional forces are not as don. Sports Editor commemorating just the end of There was a space race, an ready as they once were. But the needs Dylan Jacobs WWI seemed insufficient. So arms race, proxy wars and In 2018, U.S. aircraft carri- larger, more general buildup of Assistant Sports Editor now we have Veterans Day, a some brinksmanship. ers, due to maintenance back- its conventional military forces Jake Aferiat holiday for all those who fought But there was no world war. logs and other issues, had their and stronger responses to Sports Social Media Editor for our flag. No cities were nuked. And the lowest deployment rate since nations like Russia and China David Eckert Looking back, it’s easy to see evil empire eventually wilted 1992. to let the entire world know the how naïve people were for partly thanks to the fact com- But if America could rest on U.S. is still the world’s lone Football Editor thinking one war could end all munism doesn’t work, and its laurels as the world’s lone superpower. Tyler King subsequent wars. Few things partly because of the decades superpower as recently as The best way to prevent Multimedia Editor have been as constant in of pressure applied on the early this decade, it can’t any- World War III is to be ready to Jack R Hirsh human history as tyranny, Soviets by Western nations more. China is expanding its fight and win. Photo Editor oppression and ambitious peo- that knew wars aren’t prevent- power in the South China Sea, Caitlin Lee ple with evil goals. ed by ignoring evil until it’s too attempting to gain exclusive Tyler Olson is a junior majoring in politi- Assistant Photo Editor Out of the wreckage of the big to ignore. military and economic control cal science and broadcast journalism Weimar Republic, Germany’s After the collapse of the of the area. North Korea, and is a columnist for The Daily Col- Aabha Vora government immediately after Soviet Union, there was no though it’s apparently agreed legian. 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The box score may not be all didn’t provide the big-play spark It’s the fact that Penn State’s that impressive, but Penn State’s Penn State may have become wide receivers drop balls at a youth movement at wide receiver accustomed to seeing out of the higher rate than nearly every was in full swing redshirt freshman, Hamler was team in the country. When giv- FOOTBALL in its win over used in more in the short-game en the chance on Saturday, the Wisconsin. on Saturday. young Nittany Lions made sure Entering the Trace McSorley’s line — 19-of- that wasn’t the case. final stretch of a season during 25 for 160 yards — suggest it paid “The more comfortable they which the wide receiver woes off. get, they’re playing, not thinking have, in truth, cost the Nittany “We always want to give our so much,” McSorley said. “The Lions the chance to win games, playmakers the ball in space,” more reps they get, the more James Franklin elected to mix DeAndre Thompkins said. “We they’ll be able to let their actual personnel up on the outside. knew they were gonna play a lot abilities take over and be able to With Juwan Johnson not of off coverage, so it was gonna play fast.” dressed due to injury and Bran- give a lot of space for anybody, Penn State’s leader in receiv- don Polk having struggled all sea- whether it was Miles, KJ, any- ing yards was true freshman Ja- son, it was a quartet of freshmen body, for whoever was gonna get han Dotson, and although his 39 who made its mark on the game. those swing passes and make a yards may not be eye-popping, he “The future is bright in that re- play.” made it obvious he should be get- ceiving room,” cornerback Amani The win over the Badgers was ting the ball more considering he Oruwariye said. “They got a lot of just the second time this season accumulated that total from two Zack Gething/Collegian guys that can do a lot of things. McSorley completed 60 percent receptions on two targets. Johan Dotson (5) breaks into the open field during the game vs. We definitely started trying to get or more of his passes in a game. What should excite Penn State Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10. the ball in their hands in space Considering the gusty winds on more than the fact that he caught and you can see how dangerous Saturday, it may have come as a both balls thrown his way and av- they are… They got a high ceil- surprise to some that McSorley he’s making plays. It’s awesome involve all receivers running eraged 19.5 yards per reception that he’s been able to step in routes down field — because with ing.” was able to throw completions at is the fact that he did so as a true Leading the group, as he has such a high clip. there and get some catches.” those four guys, Penn State will freshman starting his first game Fellow freshmen Justin Short- have the talent and athleticism at a new receiver position. er and Cam Sullivan-Brown also to create separation and make “The great thing about today each had a reception on one tar- things happen. was we had him and KJ [Hamler] get each. Two aspects of the pass- For right now, though, the Nit- stacked in the slot position and ing game were made clear on tany Lions have to make the most this week we gave him the oppor- Saturday. of a lost season. tunity to learn a new position, z, The first is that Penn State A good place to start is to con- and he learned it and played re- should’ve utilized their receivers tinue putting the ball in young ally well,” James Franklin said. in the short-passing game earlier players’ hands to give them prop- “That creates some flexibility for than their 10th game of the sea- er experience down the road. The us.” son. older receivers play a part in that, If Dotson, who is built similarly All too often this year, McSorley too. to Hamler, is going to be able to has been sacked or forced to take “As a freshman, it may get over- be effective both in his natural off and run because all of his op- whelming sometimes, the stage slot position and on the exterior, tions are heavily covered down- may be too big,” Thompkins said. the future of Penn State receiving field. “But that’s something that we’ve is going to be very bright. Second, and more importantly, always tried to get the freshman Although Dotson’s only pulled the Nittany Lions have a ton of to realize, that at the end of the in seven receptions on the sea- young talent in the receiving day it’s just the game of football. son, he’s compiled 99 yards and room. “It’s football, no matter if has gained a first down on all but Hamler and Dotson are both you’re playing in front of 107,000 one of his receptions. elusive with the ball in their or nobody. So we just make sure “I think all of our receivers are hands, and once Sullivan-Brown they’re comfortable in just play- really good and Jahan’s been a and Shorter add bulk they’ll have ing the game of football.” Aabha Vora/Collegian great weapon for us,” center Mi- the bodies of top-quality outside KJ Hamler (1) jokes around during warmups before the game against chal Menet said. “It seems like receivers. That should then allow To email reporter: [email protected]. Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Nov 10. every time he touches the ball Ricky Rahne to call plays which Follow him on Twitter at @linger_man. Parsons poised to be the face of a revamped ‘ U’ By Thomas Schlarp Senior Koa Farmer technically having another five-star phe- The Daily Collegian owns the coveted starting outside nom next in line to fill the vacat- linebacker spot over Parsons, but ed hole. Star from is officially in ceremonial name only. Penn State in the NFL were listed as a second-string outside Aside from the opening defen- synonymous with baby rabbits. linebacker, but at this point in in sive series of each half for the Nit- They multiply. time, it’s likely tany Lions, Farmer only sporadi- The term “Linebacker U” FOOTBALL just a clerical er- cally saw time on the field. wasn’t created without just ror. Parsons is the far more su- cause. But since 2013 when Ger- The standout preme athlete than the fifth-year ald Hodges was drafted in the true freshman leads the defense player and is beginning to de- fourth round by the Minnesota with 58 tackles and played argu- velop more and more confidence Vikings and Michael Mauti was ably his best game of the season from the coaching staff as the selected in the seventh also by against Wisconsin. weeks go by. the Vikings, no other Nittany Parsons finished with a team- Lion linebacker has been select- “[Parsons] just keeps grow- Noah Riffe/For the Collegian high seven tackles, but beyond ing up every single day,” James ed in the draft. his statistics, it’s become clear Evan Barratt (17) celebrates with teammates during the game against Franklin said. “Coach [Brent] Pry This year Jason Cabinda his nose for the ball and knowl- signed as an undrafted free Arizona State at on Saturday, Nov. 3. puts a lot of emphasis on trust. edge of a position he had not agent with the Oakland Raid- Trust with the defensive players, played until moving to Happy Val- ers, but it was seen as motivated with what we run. He’s obviously ley has only increased with each likely more for Cabinda’s intel- Record-breaking weekend very talented....Micah just keeps passing week. lect over his on-field abilities. “He is playing a lot smarter,” earning [trust] every single day. The good news for Penn safety Nick Scott said. “He is More and more trust about how State’s recertification as a line- fulfills Gadowsky’s promise extremely talented, extremely he’s going about his business.” backer powerhouse, however, is Parsons’ evolution into a more By Jim Krueger Nikita Pavlychev had seven fast and athletic and everything that with Farmers’ graduation, The Daily Collegian points over the weekend, Alex like that. It took him a little bit to refined linebacker over just his the top three linebackers all re- “freak athlete” talents many of Limoges had six, Aarne Talvitie rely on his intuition and his reads turn for the 2019 season. At the beginning of the sea- and Cole Hults recorded five and rather than just his legs. Now he his teammates used to describe Even better is that Jan John- him this summer is emblem- son, coach Guy Gadowsky said Evan Barratt, Liam Folkes and is doing both, and we are reaping son, Cam Brown and Parsons the offensive production would Kris Myllari all had four. the benefits.” atic of what is to come from the are the top three tacklers on the not come from a The team dominated, putting Parsons has recorded at least Penn State linebacking group as team this year. single player or up more points in a weekend than five tackles in all but two of Penn a whole. MEN’S The returning trio has com- line, but it would some teams get over the course State’s games this season, and Penn State built a reputation bined for 167 tackles this season, HOCKEY come “by com- of a couple months. against the Badgers, he played of producing some of the top line- as well as two sacks, seven and a mittee.” What’s most impressive and the highest percentage of snaps backers in the nation, sending half tackles for loss and a pair of He was right. reassuring about the way the Nit- that he has this year. them off to the NFL, and then forced fumbles. All four lines have looked like tany Lions played over the week- With another year of experi- the best in college hockey at one end, as well as the whole season ence under their belts, what point or another this season, but so far, is the ability for a line to was once regarded as one of in Penn State’s sweep against Penn State’s biggest position step up when another struggles. Robert Morris, a balanced of- group question marks entering The only line to not put up mul- the season should be a group of fensive production was exempli- tiple points on the weekend was strength next year. fied. The Nittany Lions put on the Larrson line. “Hopefully the young guys see an offensive clinic against Rob- In its absence, the Pavlychev how it’s being run,” Scott said. ert Morris, scoring 18 goals over line stepped up, just as the Lars- “Hopefully they’re not satisfied the two games, with 11 of those son line stepped up against Clark- with the results we’ve gotten goals coming on Saturday. son when the Barratt line was not to at this point, are hungry for Both of those totals are pro- performing at its greatest poten- more, and will continue this tra- gram records. tial. dition of winning.” Additionally, the entire team The Nittany Lions are cur- The model of what could be got in on the action. Six different rently leading the nation in goals wasn’t too hard to find Saturday. skaters found the back of the net per game, with an average of 5.78. Wisconsin’s tetrad of starting on Friday, nine scored on Satur- Harvard, second in this category, linebackers made 41 of the Bad- day. is averaging a goal and a half less. gers’ 69 tackles. It’s not too large If that’s not offensive produc- There are still a lot of question of a leap to picture Penn State’s tion by committee, nothing is. marks with the defense, but the group having a similar impact in “For us to be effective that’s offense is on cruise control set at 2019. how we have to play,” Gadowsky 100 miles per hour. And with Parsons serving said after the game Friday. “It’s The production is immense, as the symbol for the unit’s un- nice to see that we had some and the Nittany Lions don’t need tapped potential, “He just keeps balanced scoring.” too much worry about injuries or getting better,” as Franklin said, The balance was apparent slumps. so too does the notion of return- throughout the series. Out of all If someone goes down, some- ing “Linebacker U” to national the skaters who played in one one else will be waiting in the prominence. or both of the two games, only wings. Zack Gething/Collegian Blake Gober, Brandon Biro and Micah Parsons (11) and (48) celebrate after a sack To email reporter: [email protected]. Ludvig Larsson didn’t get at To email reporter: [email protected]. during the game vs. Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10. Follow him on Twitter at @TSchlarp. least one point. Follow him on Twitter at @thejimkrueger. 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It’s hard to argue that Penn performances of the season, State has played a better game proving that it is a much more this season than the one it did talented unit than it had been on Saturday able to show in recent weeks. against Wiscon- sin. Day to remember Sure, the 22-10 I’m going to give this award final score to Penn State fans this week. doesn’t look all I could give the award to that impressive. Robert Windsor for having a But often times career day against the team in sports, you from his home state, but my have to look colleague Thomas Schlarp beyond the final score. wrote about him yesterday. That was easily Penn State’s But the Penn State faithful best game of complimentary that braved the cold tempera- football all season. The Nittany tures and gusting winds yester- Lions essentially “out- day were treated to a glimpse Wisconsin’ed” Wisconsin by into the future of the program. controlling the time of posses- On the offensive side of the sion and applying pressure on ball, Jahan Dotson led the team the opposing team’s quarter- in receiving yards in his first back. start. Oh, by the way, it came at Aabha Vora/Collegian Penn State’s offensive game a new position on the outside. plan was clearly to get Miles Miles Sanders (24) runs the ball, encouraged by Trace McSorley (9) during the football game We finally got to see Justin Sanders and the offensive line’s against Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Nittany Lions defeated the Badgers 22-10. Shorter for the first time since confidence back. And it worked. Kent State and although he Sanders had his fourth 100- swapping positions. That move ley to be efficient with his pass- 71-yard touchdown on just his only had one catch, it seems yard performance of the season paid off. Outside of one bad es and creating space for Sand- third carry of the game. like the Nittany Lions want to and went over 1,000 yards on sack given up by Fries, Penn ers to run. On the defensive Taylor’s stat line may look get him more reps as the sea- the year. The offensive line had State’s offensive line was domi- side of the ball, Brent Pry’s impressive, but the Penn State son winds down. a switch up at the tackle spots nating at the line of scrimmage, unit responded very well after front seven dominated up front Visit collegian.psu.edu to with Will Fries and RyanLion Bates allowing time for Trace McSorsl- Jonathan istTaylor broke off a and put together one of its best read the full story. BUY IT SELL' IT RENTIT

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