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By Frank Esposito Ditka contested the fact that THE Curley and Schultz were the “star witnesses” in the case. HARRISBURG — The jury Ditka further criticized Cur- did not reach a verdict Thursday ley, and said he lied “90 percent night in the trial of former Penn of the time.” State President Graham Spanier, “Tim Curley had an anvil despite deliberating the case for dropped on him before coming over six hours. here because he can’t remem- Spanier faces three felony ber anything and he’s still fur- charges for his role in allegedly thering the conspiracy,” Ditka covering up incidents involving said. and his abuse of Spanier’s denial of the 1998 children at Penn State. incident played a heavy part in A felony for endangering the her closing. Alonna Brumbaugh/Collegian welfare of children carries a max- In 1998 the emails did not talk Cameron Yencsik (junior-psychology) speaks at the Pride Rally on Old Main Lawn on Wednesday, March 22. imum sentence of seven years in code about Sandusky’s as- and the conspiracy charge also sults, while the 2001 emails did. carries a seven-year maximum Curley previously testified that sentence. the code in 2001 was to “prevent Sam Silver, lead defense at- leaks.” Student embraces pride torney, focused on the failure of To read full story online, visit the prosecution to prove Spanier collegian.psu.edu. One Penn State student, Cameron Yencsik, shares his story knew that sexual abuse had oc- curred in 2001, or that he kept in the spirit of Pride Week. anyone from reporting it. “Frankly no evidence was pro- By Kelly Powers However, Cameron said he did time, Jena, was raised with the vided of a crime,” Silver said. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN not come from a place as accept- same religious background as his Silver dismissed the testimony ing. own family. of several of the witnesses as “red With the tips of his light hair Growing up in Washington, He said he exhausted himself herrings”. dyed bright orange, wide blue Pennsylvania, he called the area in possible scenarios, what could Silver called the testimony of eyes and a seemingly perpetual sheltered and conservative, add- go wrong, how he could say it, the two former secretaries of smile on his face, many friends ing his own household was no dif- what could happen after he said Gary Schultz, Tom Harmon and of Cameron Yencsik would say ferent. those words, as he prepared to the detective who investigated a he has no problem expressing “I came from a pretty religious tell her. 1998 incident of “ruse or distrac- himself. family,” Cameron said. “It was “That was so nervewracking tion” from the main case. Today, Cameron (junior - psy- preached that if you were gay you because now, okay, I’ve made Silver went over the testimony chology) finds himself in Penn were going to go to Hell.” peace with the fact that I’m gay of what he called the prosecu- State’s LGBTQA Student Re- Cameron said he struggled si- but how is she going to take it?” tion’s star witnesses, former Vice source Center almost daily, lently for years, unable to even he said. “Is she going to see me President for Finance and Busi- openly out, surrounded by sup- admit to himself that he was ho- as some vile, awful, scum, thing, ness Gary Schultz and former port and maintaining a position mosexual. or is she still going to see me Athletic Director Tim Curley. of leadership within the office. “I didn’t want to, didn’t want as the person that I’ve always “Curley used the word ‘horse- This week, he’s found himself to have to live with that, because been?” play’ to Spanier,” Silver said. Matt Rourke/Associated Press engrossed in the events of Pride that’s all I really knew about be- Cameron said he felt a weight Laura Ditka, lead prosecutor, Former Penn State president Week, promoting acceptance ing gay,” he said. off his shoulders, as she accepted gave her closing arguments while and visibility of lesbian, gay, bi- By the end of his junior year, his revelation, as if he simply told walking around the room, stat- Graham Spanier walks to the sexual, transgender and queer inundated in anxiety, Cameron her one more fact about himself ing plainly at the beginning “they Dauphin County Courthouse in identities all around University knew it was time to come out to knew.” Harrisburg, on Monday, March 20. Park. someone. His best friend at the See LGBTQA, Page 2.

Samantha Geisinger UPUAElection Day for the TICKETSUniversity Park Undergraduate Association is fast approaching on March 29. The Daily Collegian sat down with presidential candidates Samantha Geisinger and Katie Jordan to find Year: Junior out why they are running for office. With the student government’s mission of bettering life for all undergraduates, we asked how they Major: Biology plan to do just that if elected. Below are the candidates’ full answers, and psychology, with minor edits for clarity. This is the first in a four-part series. neuroscience

“Why Are You Running For UPUA?” Current position in UPUA: Chair of the Academic Affairs Geisinger: “A lot of people if students in their own org — Jordan: “I am running for dent transition, or working with know this was not an easy deci- people who work with us every UPUA president because I the recreation department to Committee sion for me. Katie and Alex are single day who don’t feel com- feel like I’m the most qualified make sure that all students are two of my best friends at Penn fortable going up and talking to for the position. This year, I’ve having the ability to exercise on Running Mate: Jorge State. Back in December before the leadership — how can we spent it as vice president, which their own time, and to ensure Zurita-Coronado winter break, I wanted to come expect the average student to? is pretty much president-in- programs like restorative yoga back to school knowing what I One of the reasons why I’m run- training if you think about it. I’ve to focus on overall health. This is was going to be doing next year. ning, why I picked Jorge as my spent the year under President something that I think is unique Slogan: “Aspire. Someone in the assembly just partner, is because if the student Terry Ford who has taught me to me and unique to our cam- Participate. Live.” so happened to come up to me body president and vice presi- all of the ropes. He’s brought me paign. That willingness to collab- the week before winter break — dent aren’t the most approach- to meetings with senior admin- orate is something that I’m really Nick Karafilis, one of my cam- able people on campus, then istrators who have a key effect passionate about. paign managers who was a fresh- there’s something wrong. Every on student life, and he’s brought I think a lot of representatives man rep and has been involved in student should feel like they can me to the Student Fee Board. in the organizations — and it the assembly. He came up to me walk into the UPUA office at all On my own, I’ve worked on shows in who they’ve mutually and was like, ‘Sammy, I just want times and say, ‘My professor several projects that vice presi- endorsed — trust us. They trust you to know, I don’t feel comfort- said this in class, or he’s doing dents really haven’t worked Alex and I to run as president Katie able going into the UPUA office this, or this isn’t right. Can you on in the past, whether that be and vice president of the student unless I know that you’re there.’ please help me?’ That has never working on international stu- body.” And I was like, ‘OK, well can you happened in the three years I’ve Jordan explain that a little more? Why been here, and that’s a problem. do you feel uncomfortable going So I want to run with Jorge Year: Junior in there? What’s the reasoning?’ specifically because we want He was basically saying that he to make UPUA more student- Major: Public thinks a lot of the leadership is friendly — to make sure that ev- unapproachable and has always erybody knows that if you have relations and felt uncomfortable being himself a problem in your classroom or community, or showing his voice. That was if you have a problem on cam- very concerning to me, especially pus, UPUA is going to help you. environment and as somebody who sits on Steer- We’re trying to really bring it development ing Committee currently and is back to the students in such a recognized as one of the leaders way that we’re trying to make Current position in in the org. student orgs know that we ex- It was shell-shocking to me to ist and that we can help them. UPUA: Vice president realize that there were people We’re trying to make our own not only in the org, but somebody representatives feel comfort- Running Mate: Alex who is considered a leader in the able speaking their voice in the Shockley org, who was a freshman repre- room. Why can’t we, as students sentative selected among all the who are just trying to better stu- other people in his class to repre- dent life, why can we not even Slogan: “Your Voice. sent the freshman. To hear that feel comfortable in that room on Our Priority.” coming from him, specifically, Wednesday nights? There’s no Jamil Summaq/Collegian was shocking to me. way other students are going to, So then I started thinking, how so that’s kind of my main reason UPUA candidates convene in the HUB-Robeson Center on Thursday, are we supposed to expect that for running.” March 23. PAGE 2 | FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 LOCAL THE DAILY COLLEGIAN

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kid, Cameron used his mother’s accept. It’s not something they “I always want to criminology) said with a LGBTQA car to get around, but one day are comfortable with, just know- laugh. “Always just a such a posi- let people know FROM Page 1. he forgot his cell phone in a cup ing that they have a gay son.” tive person, he always wants to holder. College would prove to be the there are people make other people happy.” in a casual conversation. “Whenever she used the car, escape he needed. Brock said the center has Granted, not boisterously, she found it,” he said. “She went Cameron said the prospect of here at Penn State allowed Cameron to form into Cameron continued to come out through a couple messages that I attending a university 250 miles — at your school — the person he is today, a person to more of his friends. All of these was just sending a couple people, away from his hometown was comfortable in his own skin. did not go as smoothly. coming out to them.” daunting at first, leaving his who accept you for Logan Paiste, the center’s com- “I almost didn’t believe it was From there things only esca- close-knit group of friends — his who you are, re- munity outreach intern, works happening at first,” he said. “It lated. only support group. However, with Cameron nearly every day, made people change how they “It was scary. I’ve never seen each one of those miles proved to gardless of how you and he said the junior has a great looked at me.” my parents that upset,” he said. be weight of his family lifted off of identify.” heart for people. Cameron said it hurt at first, “They were shocked that they had him. “His personality invites a lis- as people didn’t want to associ- a gay son and that I was keeping “Not having that daily interac- Cameron Yencsik tening space in ways that mine ate with one of the few openly all of this from them. The first day, tion with them … I feel like I’ve Junior-psychology does not so much, so, as a re- gay students at his school. At first when my mom found my phone, I bloomed or blossomed, allowed sult, you have someone who is as he tried to pull friends back in mean there were plates thrown. to be the person I am,” Cameron warm and inviting as Cameron as they drifted away, but he said It was a pretty violent thing.” said, laughing at how cliché he ple who are going through similar is,” Paiste (senior-classics and eventually he had to let them go. For days, Cameron said, the thought he sounded. “I was free.” processes that I went through,” ancient Mediterranean studies “I didn’t want to associate confrontation continued. He Cameron said he couldn’t have he said. and Jewish studies and Chinese with them either, if that’s the would go to school and act as if done this without the LGBTQA Fast-forward to his junior year and Asian studies) said. way they’re going to treat me for nothing was wrong, only to go Resource Center, a place whose and Cameron no longer hides Cameron balances his intern- being who I am,” Cameron said. home to fighting and shouting. bright rainbow flags he managed from himself. Currently holding ship with school and another job Cameron was not able to be Cameron was bombarded by to find within the first couple the center’s position of Straight on campus, but even with all of very open with his sexuality in bizarre logic in the heat of these weeks of his freshmen year. Talks intern, Cameron has led the work involved in a week like school, though, as bullying was a fights, his parents telling him “Coming in here talking to nearly 50 Straight Talks around Pride Week for him, he can only very large problem. Even when they must had made some sort of other LGBT-identifying students, Penn State. describe it as exciting. he was in his first relationship, mistake in raising him — maybe it was a huge [relief] not hav- “So, suddenly I’m telling large He believes events like these, during his senior year of high they didn’t hug him enough as a ing to go through that ‘coming groups of strangers, classes, so- and resource centers like Penn school, everything was on the child, or maybe his dad worked out process’ again because we rorities and fraternities how I State’s, are invaluable to people down-low. too much and he lacked that already had that common ground,” identify and providing that educa- and campuses around the coun- “To walk down the hallway, just male, parental figure. Cameron said. tion,” he said. try. holding hands, was like painting “None of them are true. I’m gay Cameron said he felt the Maggie Brock, a close friend “I know what it’s like not having a giant target on our backs,” he because I’m gay,” Cameron said. impact of the center right away. of Cameron’s, has participated people accept me for who I am,” said. “I was frustrated about it, Things never truly got better. He felt himself developing as a in these talks alongside him. She Cameron said. “I always want to angry about it. Why is this any Cameron’s nearly constant smile person, becoming more com- said they are a great way to edu- let people know there are people different, just because we’re both flickered. He said he believes his fortable with himself, and he cate more people about LGBTQ here at Penn State — at your guys? parents still deny his sexuality. witnessed other people coming identies through sharing person- school — who accept you for who During this time, Cameron did “It’s still a topic we don’t really into the center looking for the al stories. you are, regardless of how you not change himself at home. He bring up, if we can avoid it, just same thing. “Cam just lights up the room identify.” did not plan how he would come because of my parents’ upbring- “I wanted to be an intern here wherever he enters a room out to his family. He was exposed. ing and who they are,” he said. just to keep going with that. I — so goddamn enthusiastic it To email reporter: [email protected]. Still just a young high school “It’s not something that they wanted to be there for other peo- makes me sick,” Brock (senior- Follow her on Twitter at @kpowers01. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN LOCAL FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 | PAGE 3 College Democrats and College Republicans debate gun control By Emeling Navas amendment. Compton said that tionals politics and economics) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN they disagreed on the restric- said she believed assault weap- tions and limitations of gun con- ons should be banned. Compton The Political Science Associa- trol laws. rebutted by asking the College tion, the Penn State College Re- Compton (freshman-political Democrats if they knew the defi- publicans and Democrats held a science) also said the imposing nition of assault weapons. debate about the nation’s current fees of gaining a license and per- The moderator brought up the gun control laws. mits adversely affects the lower “good guys with a gun versus College Democrats President class who might not be able to af- a bad guy with a gun” rhetoric Veronica Weyrauch kicked off Christopher Sanders/Collegian ford those costs. He cited a Har- where the logic is that if more Penn State’s Shane Ryan dives off the block during a swimming and the debate by stating various risburg single mother living in “good” people have guns then Supreme Court cases have ruled poverty without the funds to pro- they will stop the “bad” guys. diving meet against Yale and Rutgers at McCoy Natatorium on Saturday, that the second amendment is tect her family without a gun. The College Democrats argued Jan. 14. Yale defeated Penn State and Rutgers. not unlimited just like the first The College Republicans said the ordinary citizen is not prop- amendment is not unlimited. “Democrats are not trying to gun laws placed no restrictions erly trained with handling hos- take away guns. We want peo- on the people they were trying to tile situations and instead would Swimming has bad ple to have guns but we want it keep guns away from. escalate the issue. to be safe,” Katierose Epstein Maggie Malecki (sophomore- “I absolutely want to see good (sophomore-political science and economics) said the criminals guys with guns everywhere. I luck at NCAA’s women’s studies), College Demo- could obtain guns through gun want to see them on the streets. crats treasurer, said. law loopholes or in the black I want to see them in public By Tyler Olson of Grayson Campbell of Texas Riley Compton, one of the market. restaurants when I get out. I want THE DAILY COLLEGIAN State, who was the first man out College Republicans represen- Compton also said the govern- to see them in movie theaters,” of the finals in 17th place. tatives, said both parties could ment should start enforcing guns Compton said. Hector Garcia Bossier and Bossier held steady in the find common ground specifically laws that already exist instead of Shane Ryan probably felt differ- finals, placing 7th in the consola- on the fact that they both agree creating new ones. To email reporter: [email protected] ent emotions after getting the tion final and 15th overall with a on the limitations of the second Weyrauch (senior-interna- Follow her on Twitter at: Emeling_n results of their prelims Thurs- score of 313.95. day at the NCAA Men’s Swim- For his efforts, he earned an ming and Diving Champion- NCAA All-America Honorable ships. Mention. While Ryan, finishing 17th Steele Johnson, a 2016 overall with a time of 19.31 and Olympian out of Purdue, won missing out on swimming in the 1-meter diving finals with a the consolation of the 50-yard total of 446.90. freestyle final by one spot, could Caeleb Dressel of Flor- likely sympathize with Penn ida won the 50 free event State football’s notable snub with an 18.23, over a second from the College Football Play- faster than Ryan’s prelim time. offs, Boissier was celebrating a Other individual event win- close call that got him into the ners from Thursday night 1-meter diving consolation final. included Clark Smith of Texas Boissier put up 326.65 points in the 500-yard freestyle and in the preliminary round. The Mark Szaranek of Florida in the total wasn’t much for the Nittany 200-yard IM. University of Texas Lions sophomore, who scored a took home the gold in both the prolific 396.95 as recently as the 200-yard freestyle and the 400- Zone A Diving Invitational in yard medley relay. Devam Shah/Collegian January, but it got the job done. The College Democrats and College Republicans debate various topics in the Willard Building on Thursday, He finished in 15th place To email reporter: [email protected] March 23. overall, just 1.05 points ahead Follow him on Twitter at: tylerolson1791

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Purchase any page as a poster? Order on our website: collegian.psu.edu OPINIONGarrett Ross Caroline Crasnick Maggie Elinsky PAGE 4 Editor in Chief Opinion Page Editor Business Manager FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 Share your story, because it matters Today’s edition of The Daily Penn State students, into the Collegian included a profile on light. We are proud to publish student Cameron Yencsik. OUR VIEW this important and meaningful The feature, which appears on story right on the front page. the front page of the paper, told And to those reading this the emotional story of his past. editorial and to those reading the Cameron, a junior studying A college campus is very interesting, diverse place, and front-page article, we encourage psychology, said he visits the you to come forward with your LGBT Student Resource Center everyone has a different story. Every Penn State student stories as well. at Penn State on an almost daily A college campus is a very basis. has experienced joys and paints and have grown from interesting, diverse place, and The article detailed growing everyone has a different his- up in a “sheltered and conserva- tory. Every Penn State student tive” environment as a gay man, them, and those stories deserve to be heard. has experienced joys and pains and his experiences that led him and have grown from them, to silently struggle for years, and those stories deserve to be being told that being gay meant out to more and more people that his family has not come to right on the front page of a major heard. that you were going to hell. -- some were accepting, others terms with his sexuality. college newspaper. We, at The Daily Collegian, Cameron went on to talk about were not -- and when Cameron’s Openly talking about going The Daily Collegian thanks would love to hear your voices coming out to a friend near the parents finally found out, they through painful experiences is Cameron Yencsik for having the and amplify them so members end of his junior year of high very much fell in the latter cat- never an easy thing to do -- espe- courage to bring his experiences, of the community can grow with school, and progressively coming egory. To this day, Cameron said cially when your story appears which are likely shared by other you.

MY VIEW | PETE OLIN The war against bad language In recent years, a new dis- one or the government, you Then of course, there is the effectively legitimizing the cussion has entered the politi- can essentially say anything new push with gender politics, issue as a campus wide prob- cal and social sphere known as you like. The Supreme Court perhaps the newest wave of lem. It turns teaching into a political cor- has even decided in multiple political correctness. Now, minefield for many professors rectness. Sim- landmark cases, that while everyone can pick and choose as they try to navigate their Scan the QR code to download the plified, it’s a some speech is unfortunate their own pronouns. That’s courses without setting off a official Daily Collegian app. chilling effect of and hard to take, it is perfectly fine. People should respect student. things you can legal. another’s wish to be called The “Millennial sensitivity” and cannot say Then why has there been what they want. If I changed as some call it can be traced in 2017. this trend for making language my name from Pete to Scott, back to the strangling of our In full, it’s so nice? Slowly, but surely, lan- that should be respected. It’s language put in place by about the rights guage has been suffocated so the same concept with bureaucrats and powerful and humanity much so, that blunt language pronouns. interest groups. Now, it’s a war Collegian Inc. James Building, 123 S. Burrowes St. Olin State College, PA 16801-3882 ©2016 Collegian Inc. of marginalized is no longer the truth, but an That doesn’t mean the new against language people simply peoples of different genders, insult to certain kinds of debate around gender politics do not like. I can understand races, and creeds. It’s a fair people. hasn’t gotten its fair share of why some conservatives and Board of Editors conversation to have. As George Carlin once said, criticism though. Along with moderate liberals are afraid of Editor in Chief Garrett Ross Just two months into the “We are using soft language, new revelations about gender, future censorship, because it Managing Editor Hannah Sarisohn Trump presidency and already the language that takes the life a seemingly endless stream of certainly feels like that. Digital Managing Editor Transgender bathroom rights out of life.” accusations about slurs and off Nobody wants their feelings Gabby Santoliquito in public schools have been It’s the kind of language that color language has spawned, hurt, so there might as well be News Editor Sarah Vasile revoked. turns a mechanic into an auto- what is now called triggering. no feelings at all. Besides, Assistant News Editor There has also been a slew mobile technician or a Biology The two are not interchange- there aren’t feelings anymore, Carter Walker of hate crimes across America, class into the “Keystone able, but there is a fair amount there are only chemical reac- Opinions Editor Caroline Crasnick the worst being the murder of Enrichment Biology Course.” of overlap. tions in our brains to stimuli. two Indian men by a lunatic In an attempt to avoid any Triggering occurs when an There absolutely needs to be Arts & Lifestyle Editor Jenna Stoklosa claiming he’d shot, “two kind of vague criticism in any off-color topic is discussed discussion about language and Features Editor Jimmy Madden Iranians.” way, shape or form, American without the permission or con- how we use it, a conversation Sports Editor Jill Beckman There have also been sight- society has essentially stran- sent of someone who may have that will ultimately be unpleas- Assistant Sports Editor Mark Fischer ings of Anti-Semitic remarks gled its language with incredi- experienced a traumatic event ant, but necessary. Photo/Multimedia Editor across the country, the most bly long, wordy phrases. about the topic. It can bring up Honest discourse provides Antonella Crescimbeni notorious being the defacing of It’s what some people would a number of unwanted mental the closest path to compro- Photo/Multimedia Chief dozens of Jewish gravestones call fluff. It’s unnecessary, it’s and physical stresses that the mise, which is one of the main Camille Stefani, Linsey Fagan in Brooklyn. It’s understand- gratuitous, it needs to be cut person did not expect. points behind the Freedom of Social Media Editor Waiss Aramesh able that political correctness out. In colleges especially, profes- Speech. The Marketplace of Newsletter Chief Kasey Feather is on the table for discussion. Imagine referring to some- sors and administrations have Ideas, as the Founding Fathers Copy Desk Chief Sam Ruland Language, more than ever, is one in a wheelchair as crip- come under scrutiny for not called it, which allows for open, being pushed to the boundar- pled. For many, it has a bad respecting students when pos- Copy Desk Assistant Chief civil dialogue of various opin- Brian Cunningham ies. Today, it’s easier to say connotation to it. Why? When sibly troubling material is pre- ions, without fear of censorship Copy Desk Editors ‘shit’ in the middle of a grocery was there a linguistic attack on sented. Claims for triggering or denouncement. Until then, store with no consequences, handicapped people for being aren’t often predictable, how- I’ll remain triggered by the Sydney Herdle, Kelly Chartrand, yet be virtually excommunicat- crippled? Still, we have turned ever. Certain subjects such as tightening rope around my Hyun Soo Lee ed if you misuse someone’s away from the word for some- violence, nudity, malnutrition, native tongue. To contact News Division: pronouns on Twitter. thing more politically correct. etc. are fair game for warn- News, Opinions, Arts, Sports, Photo, Graphics, The Daily Collegian Online and The Weekly Collegian Identity matters, absolutely, Now we use terms such as dif- ings. But many trigger claims Pete Olin is a junior majoring in Phone: (814) 865-1828 | Fax: (814) 863-1126 but it’s a fever dream to expect ferently abled or handicapped. go beyond those topics. respect because it’s demanded. What’s the difference between Last year, the University of print and digital journalism and That’s the double-edged all three of those? They all Chicago released a statement political science and is a columnist Board of Managers sword of free speech, it’s open mean the same thing. 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NCAA Players to watch in the region Tournament First round: Penn State vs. Union Where: U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio When: Saturday March 25 at 4:30 p.m. How to watch: WatchESPN Players to watch: Peyton Jones (PSU), Mike Vecchione (Union) Fischer’s Prediction: Denver Union Union 3, Penn State 2. Follow @TDC_MHockey on (29-7-4, 20-4-3) (25-9-3, 16-4-2) Twitter for updates from Cincinnati. The winner plays the winner of Henrik Borgström: Mike Vecchione: Linsey Fagan/Collegian Denver vs. Michigan Tech on Sunday at 6 p.m. at U.S. Bank The Finnish freshman The senior has torn it up Goalie Peyton Jones (31) deflects a shot during the Big Ten Champion- Arena on ESPNU. ship game against No. 17 Wisconsin in Detroit, Mich. on March 18. was drafted 23rd overall for the Dutchmen in the By Mark Fischer we’re going to enjoy it. It’s a busi- and Vince Pedrie to fend off the by the Florida Panthers in 2016-17 season. He has THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ness trip, but we’re going to enjoy other. the 2016 NHL draft and has been one of the preemi- it because we know how hard it is Autio and Pedrie, both of whom As Thomas Jones celebrated to get there.” have a habit of jumping in on the impressed in his first sea- nent scorers amassing 29 with his son following the Big Ten Now that they’re there, in Cin- play offensively, will need to be son in North America. He goals and 33 assists in 37 championship, he ran into senior cinnati, Penn State will have to more cautious whenever one of captain David lock in on two of the most prolific Vecchione and Foo are out on the leads Denver in goals and games as Union rolls into MEN’S Goodwin. point producers in college hock- ice. scoring with 21 goals and the NCAA Tournament as a Penn State was ey: forwards Mike Vecchione and Although Penn State might HOCKEY just moments re- Spencer Foo. be without forward Alec Marsh, 38 points. two-seed. moved from win- Both are among the 10 Hobey who left and returned to the Big ning its first conference cham- Baker Finalists, annually award- Ten final twice with an apparent pionship, in only year five of the ed to college hockey’s most out- injury, Union is also suffering program’s existence, in double standing, after combining for a from a physical conference tour- overtime. Yet, Goodwin’s atten- 122 points. nament. tion was elsewhere. Vecchione (29 goals, 33 assists) Sebastian Vidmar, who has 14 “We’re not done yet,” Good- and Foo (24 goals and 36 assists) goals and 26 assists in 34 games, win told Peyton Jones’ father. made up two-thirds of Union’s top hurt his shoulder against Cornell “There’s no sense stopping now. line, but the two were split up to in Union’s ECAC semifinal loss to We came this far, we might as well spread out the offense, creating Cornell. Vidmar’s status for the win four more.” potential nightmares for the Nit- first round of the NCAA tourna- Penn State will take part in tany Lions. ment is up in the air, Mike Mac- its first NCAA tournament this Senior defenseman David Adam of The Daily Gazette told Michigan Tech Penn State weekend, as the Nittany Lions Thompson said he didn’t recall the Collegian. look to extend their best season Vecchione specifically when the Vidmar’s absence could force (23-14-7, 15-7-6) (24-11-2, 10-9-1) in program history. Union and the two faced off against one another Union to shuffle its lines, mean- winner of the other bout between as freshmen three seasons ago. ing a Vecchione, Foo reunion on Denver and Michigan Tech, stand Vecchione had one goal and two the top line remains a strong pos- between the Nittany Lions and a assists during the sweep of the sibility. Matt Roy: trip to Chicago in early April for Nittany Lions. But the Nittany Lions aren’t Peyton Jones: the Frozen Four. Union won the While Gadowsky doesn’t have consuming themselves with the The junior two-way defen- If the freshman goalten- national championship in 2014, a go-two defensive line — he’s talent Union boasts. seman was selected in the led by current Philadelphia Flyer comfortable playing any trio at “We understand that they’re an der is as lights out as he was stud defenseman Shayne Gos- any time — centers Chase Berg- unbelievable program and they seventh round by the Los during the Big Ten tourna- tisbehere, who was named the er and Dylan Richard will be re- have some really incredible play- Angeles Kings in the 2015 tournament’s most outstanding lied on heavily to take away space ers that are coming out and do- ment, Penn State might go player. from Vecchione and Foo. ing some really special things,” NHL draft and has had a on a run. Jones, who made Coach has been On the defensive side though, Thompson said. “We know it’s go- big season for the Huskies. to the tournament twice, losing Gadowsky will most likely aim ing to be an absolute war, but we a career-high 51 saves in in the first round both times with to get our his pairing of Trevor have confidence in our game.” Roy has put up 26 points in the Big Ten championship Princeton in 2008 and 2009. Hamilton and Kris Myllari out 41 games headed into the is one of the hottest names “It is really hard to get there,” against one of Union’s biggest of- To email reporter: [email protected]. Gadowsky said. “We know that, fensive guns, leaving Erik Autio Follow him on Twitter at #QKOÀVFK NCAA Tournament. in college hockey. Q&A with Mike MacAdam: Getting to know Union By Andrew Rubin THE DAILY COLLEGIAN

With Penn State getting set to take on Union at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the program’s first NCAA Tourna- MEN’S ment game, the Daily Collegian HOCKEY spoke with Mike MacAdam of the Daily Gazette. MacAdam is the Gazette’s sports columnist and Union hockey beat writer. The Daily Collegian: Let’s start with Mike Vecchione and Spencer Foo. What makes each of them such prolific point pro- ducers, and what are some dif- ferences in their game. Vecchi- one, a center, has 62 points, while Foo has 60 of his own on the right wing. Mike MacAdam: They are similar size for sure. They are both very good skaters. They both have terrific shots. Foo is a little more of a playmaker, and Vecchione is a little bit more of a finisher. They had been on the same line with Sebastian Vidmar, and then with seven games left in the regular season [head coach] Rick Bennett split them up for a variety of reasons, most of which Collegian file photo was it was kind of an embar- Freshman defender David Thompson (22) tries to clear the puck from his own end while former Union forward Matt Wilkins (19) tries to push him off rassment of riches on one line. the puck during the game at Pegula Ice Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Union is 4-0 all-time against Penn State. At the time, it was interesting because they had been so rock ic line. Mike is probably a faster Penn State is more balanced in loss in the ECAC conference fensive zone, carry it deep and solid the entire season, the best skater, and Foo is a little more of terms of more guys having a lot tournament]. then figure out a way to make line in the entire country. Your a playmaker, although they are of points, whereas Union is very TDC: Is Penguins’ prospect play. He is paired with J.C. Bras- initial reaction is, ‘What is going both very, very good finishers top heavy. The other weakness: Jeff Taylor the clear No. 1 defen- sard. here?’ But in retrospect, it seems with good shots. The games that they have sort seman on the team? Taylor was Nick DeSimone is also very of- like a no-brainer because at this TDC: What are some things of been exposed, have been by Pittsburgh’s seventh-round pick, fensive minded. DeSimone is on point in the season you would Union has struggled with teams like Clarkson and Cornell 203rd overall in 2014. like to get production out of more the second pair, but DeSimone in the last game. They struggle MacAdam: Yes. He has been than one line. Both of them han- throughout the year? and Jeff Taylor are very similar in dled it beautifully, and it turned MacAdam: Offensive depth is with big teams, what they call there all four years. He was on that they aren’t afraid to take the out to benefit Union because as something that they’ve struggled heavy teams, a big, heavy team the national championship team puck deep into the offensive zone Rick said at the time he wasn’t with all year. Now when he split that tries to lean on them and [in 2014]. When [current Flyers and then turn around to try and worried because Foo is going to up those lines, he’s got two very slow the game down. If a team defenseman] Shayne Gostis- figure out a way to make some- be productive no matter what line good lines, as opposed to one like that can oppose their will on behere was still here, Jeff was thing happen, but Taylor is their he is playing on, and Vecchione very, very good line. Just from Union, [the Dutchmen] are go- supposed to carry that baton key guy. maintained his stride as well, so comparing Penn State’s stats ing to have a long night, which when Gostisbehere left as far now they have two dynamic lines with the Union stats, the overall they certainly did the other day as being an offensive minded, To email reporter: DEU#SVXHGX instead of one amazingly dynam- numbers are very similar, but against Cornell [4-1 semifinal not afraid to go deep into the of- Follow her on Twitter at @andrewrubin24. PAGE 6 | FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 SPORTS THE DAILY COLLEGIAN WHAT’S GOING ON Your guide to movies, latenight, meetings & events at Penn State

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Alex Yuan/Collegian Terry Ford (senior-accounting) gets auctioned off for $60 at the date night auction benefiting Relay for Life hosted by the Blue and White Society at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Tuesday, February 28. A final interview with the president of UPUA’s 11th Assembly

By Sarah Mearhoff increasing students’ civ- in the election, there were THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ic engagement and end- 22 people running for ing what Ford called the 20 at-large spots,” Ford Though Wednesday “mental health funding said. “This year, there’s night marked Terry Ford’s crisis.” like, 33 people running for final University Park Un- While it might be a reach to at-large spots.” dergraduate Association say the mental health fund- Ford continued, “I think meeting as president, his ing crisis has ended, Ford’s that’s an indication that peo- work is not yet done. assembly has undoubtedly ple see UPUA. They think it is The morning after he made significant strides to an organization that is worth- delivered his farewell ad- combat the increasingly while of their time. I think that dress to a full room of UPUA stressed department. The speaks volumes to what we representatives, Ford (senior- 11th Assembly managed to were able to do in terms of accounting) buzzed into the secure 2.1 million more in visibility of the student body.” UPUA office straight from a Counseling and Psycho- Ford’s four years with meeting. logical Services fund- UPUA were not without chal- It’s hard to catch Ford for ing, including a $450,000 lenges. Initially intrigued by five minutes, let alone for a grant being announced by student government because full interview. University President Eric of his interest in politics and Just fifteen hours after bid- Barron last month. public service, Ford applied ding farewell to the 11th Gen- Additionally, Ford’s to be the freshman represen- eral Assembly, Ford described UPUA has fronted ef- tative his first year at Penn the evening as “bittersweet” forts to create the Student State and was not accepted. Linsey Fagan/Collegian and “emotional.” Diversity Commission, which He instead became part of the Terry Ford (junior-accounting) embraces his running mate Katie Jordan “It was a conclusion of a will soon merge with the All In freshmen council. long year worth of work,” Ford Programming Committee to And during his sophomore (sophomore-public relations and community environmental development) said. “It’s tough to say good- further advance both groups’ year, Ford said he almost left after their winning executive ticket was announced during election night in bye to a job that I liked a lot.” objectives through a shared the student body altogether the HUB on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Of his yearlong presidency, student-administration en- because of the 9th Assembly’s Ford said two memories stand deavor. An increase in civic atmosphere. tive ticket was ultimately dis- “It’s about speaking up for out most to him. engagement can also be seen “It was really just people in qualified on counts of early other people and working First, Ford said speaking to in the increase number of stu- the assembly, not so much the campaigning, sabotage by ob- hard for other people for, most thousands of freshmen during dents participating in Capitol president or the vice presi- struction to fair campaigning of the time, not a whole lot New Student Convocation is a Day on Wednesday, with over dent, who just could not get and slander. of credit.” memory that sticks with him. 100 students traveling to the along,” Ford said. “I didn’t Ford said he thinks last “UPUA isn’t for people to “Speaking in front of ten state capital to advocate for know how effective I could be year’s controversy largely play government. It’s not a thousand people in the Bryce university fund allocation. in that kind of atmosphere. stemmed from others person- chance to play the politician,” Jordan Center was a crazy, In addition to these, But luckily I stuck around be- ally disliking him, and being Ford said. “It’s about advo- surreal experience,” Ford Ford said it succeeded in cause Emily McDonald asked suspicious of his presidential cating and working for other said. “That’s something I’ll “intangible” efforts. me to be her vice president, ambitions. people.” This is how Ford said never forget.” “This year in UPUA, there and if it wasn’t for that, I prob- “Honestly, I think my great- he hopes students and fellow His second, less “flashy” wasn’t some big internal con- ably would not have been in est flaw, to be fair, is that I’m UPUA members remember memory is when his three- flict, and there almost always UPUA.” not a very good people-per- him after this year – as a hard year-long effort to create the is,” Ford said. “Not to say that Ford’s 2016 presidential son,” Ford said. “So I think worker for Penn State stu- Student Fee Board came to everybody agreed…but when campaign got off to a difficult a lot of people took that to dents. fruition at the Board’s first we disagreed with each other, start, as he faced accusations mean that I wasn’t concerned “I hope Penn State students and my colleagues in UPUA meeting. it was very respectful and pos- of misconduct by opposing about them and their inter- remember me as somebody In his year serving as Penn itive and it turned out for the presidential and vice presi- ests, and I think that aroused who wanted to do something State’s student body presi- best.” dential candidates Divy Agni- a lot of suspicion in me seek- big,” Ford said. “I did not want dent, Ford said he managed Additionally, Ford said hotri and Megan Fleming be- ing to be the president. I don’t to waste this one year that I to achieve all three of his ini- he feels UPUA’s presence fore last year’s elections . think people were comfort- had playing government and tial campaign platforms : en- on campus has grown in the Ford denied these accusa- able with that idea based on worrying so much about par- couraging diversity and inclu- past year. tions in March 2016, and the the fact that I wasn’t very liamentary procedure at our sion in student government, “For instance, last year Agnihotri-Fleming execu- personable to them.” This mistrust, Ford said he Wednesday night assembly believes, led opponents to uti- meetings. I want them to re- lize “unorthodox” tactics “that member me as someone who normally, we don’t ever see.” is more concerned with tan- “For instance, I wanted to gible outcomes for students.” win very badly last year, but I And he thinks he helped de- wasn’t willing to, for instance, liver those tangible outcomes. dig into people’s criminal “I think we made Penn State backgrounds, as they did to a little better this year,” Ford me to try to dig up dirt,” Ford said. said. “I wasn’t interested in So, who is Terry Ford, out- having people write hit piec- side of UPUA? es in the newspaper and on He is a self-described shy , because that guy from Basking Ridge, New wouldn’t be right, but that’s Jersey. He likes to read and another tactic they tried to fish, and he loves Penn State football. He can be found at pursue.” Café 210, Local Whiskey or the Ford continued, “I think Rathskeller on the weekends whatever they felt towards (he can’t pick just one), but me, they took it to another lev- definitely not at Indigo. And he el, and I think that was their doesn’t always wear a suit, but mistake.” admits he wears them “more So, what were his motives often than [he needs] to.” for becoming student body Cameron Hart/Collegian president? To email reporter: [email protected]. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf meets UPUA President Terry Ford after speaking about budgets and Ford said over his years at Follow this reporter on Twitter at: @ entrepreneurship at Happy Valley Launch Box in downtown State College, Pa. on Monday, Feb. 13. Penn State, he learned that, meary_cat.