February 14, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

As a candidate for Best Designer, Ben Pietrusinski displays the work ethic, design ability and creativeness that
CMBAM is looking for as Best Designer.

Since Ben has joined The Daily Collegian staff in Spring 2017, he has taken on numerous ad design responsibilities, as
well as page layout design for our Editorial content. It is this ability to adapt and create in both departments that makes
him so valuable at The Daily Collegian.

From an advertising creation and design stand point, Ben has continually impressed with the quality of work and the
freshness he brings to the advertisements he creates. As you will see from some of his portfolio submissions, Ben takes
regular “block ads” and adds appealing graphics, art or layout to attract the eye and draw in readers. Ben also adds
freshness to print advertisements that run on a regular basis. He uses a different color scheme in order to garner new
attention, which avoids a regularly running ads from getting lost. He also goes the extra mile to produce quality
advertisements in a fast paced, deadline-oriented industry, which is key when working with numerous customers and
selling advertising space across multiple platforms. Most importantly, our customers are consistently pleased with the
look, design and timeliness of the advertisements that Ben creates.

When creating flyers for our sales staff, house ads or graphics for news content, Ben applies these same eye-catching
graphics, color usage and appealing layout to attract more attention. As you will see in his graphic designed for the
“Big10 Women’s Soccer Schedule”, Ben cleverly used a soccer field background with the other opponent’s logos laid out
on the field in positions as you would see a soccer team roster. This makes the graphic instantly recognizable, draws
readers in and provides easily readable information that ties in with the related article.

Ben Pietrusinski provides high quality work, in a timely manner that is greatly appreciated internally at The Daily
Collegian and externally by our customers. Because of these reasons I feel Ben deserves to be named CMBAM’s Best
Designer.

Sincerely,

Scott Witham
Advertising Manager
The Daily Collegian
814-863-6589
To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing in regard to Benjamin Pietrusinski’s application for the 2018 CMBAM Designer of the Year award. I have
known Ben since he began training at The Daily Collegian in the Spring of 2017 and I now oversee Ben as his manager.
Ben is more than qualified for this award due to his exceptional design skills and natural leadership abilities.

Although Ben has only been working at The Daily Collegian for about a year, he consistently takes initiative to ensure the
needs of our clients and news department are met. Ben is not afraid to step out of his comfort zone when it comes to
creating designs that are unique from anything he has ever worked on.

A great example of Ben’s innovative design ideas is the Final’s Week cover he created in Fall 2017. He wanted to create
something that would capture students’ attention, so he took inspiration from the popular TV show Stranger Things logo
in order to engage our audience and encourage them to pick up this special issue. Some designers would be hesitant to try
something this different from past covers, but Ben put a lot of thought into how he could create something truly unique.

Ben also always finds ways to solve the most difficult design problems while still producing exceptional work. An
example of one of his design solutions is the Food Waste graphic where he depicts that the 400,000 meals wasted in the
dining commons is equivalent to feeding 4 Beaver Stadiums. A few other designers were having trouble incorporating this
information into a small readable graphic, but Ben successfully created a clear visual for this story. He incorporated the
compost bin seen around the Penn State campus as well as an image of the Beaver Stadium to help our readers understand
this statistic.

In addition to having great design skills, Ben is an outstanding leader. He always helps more inexperienced designers
when they are struggling to come up with ideas or have difficulties using the design programs. Ben has come to me and
my assistant manager with new ideas about improving our online graphics, creating a design portfolio site, and rebranding
ideas for our social media. Ben’s leadership and commitment to The Daily Collegian impresses me on a daily basis.

Sincerely,

Susan McGrory
Creative Director Spring 2018
The Daily Collegian
designmanagers@psucollegian.com
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 Northwestern (3-3-1) Illinois (3-5)
Jeffrey Field, 9/14 Jeffrey Field, 9/17
Last meeting: 2015, 3-0 PSU victory Last meeting: 2016, 2-0 PSU victory
Players to watch: Lauren Clem, Sr., GK Players to watch: Arianna Veland, So., M
Kayla Sharples, Jr., D Morgan Maroney, Jr., D

Iowa (5-2) Nebraska (5-2) Ohio State (5-1-1) Michigan (3-1-3)

Iowa Soccer Complex, 9/22 Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium, 9/24 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, 9/30 Jeffrey Field, 10/6
Last meeting: 2016, 2-0 PSU victory Last meeting: 2016, 2-1 PSU victory Last meeting: 2016, 2-0 PSU victory Last meeting: 2015, 3-1 PSU victory
Players to watch: Devin Burns, So., F Players to watch: Haley Hanson, Sr., M Players to watch: Nikki Walts, Sr., M Players to watch: Reilly Martin, Jr., F
Kaleigh Haus, RS So., F Sinclaire Miramontez, So., D Sammy Edwards, Sr., F Sura Yekka, Jr., D

Michigan State (4-3) Rutgers (6-0-1) Maryland (6-0-1) Purdue (5-2)

Jeffrey Field, 10/8 Yurkak Field, 10/12 Ludwig Field, 10/15 Jeffrey Field, 10/20
Last meeting: Last meeting: 2016, 2-0 Rutgers victory Last meeting: 2016, 3-0 Maryland victory Last meeting:
2016, 3-1 Mich. St. victory Players to watch: Colby Ciarrocca, Sr., F Players to watch: Hope Gouterman, RS Sr., M 2016, 1-0 PSU victory
Players to watch: Casey Murphy, Jr. GK Madison Turner, Sr., M/F Players to watch:
Jamie Cheslik, Sr., F Andrea Petrina, Sr., M
Lexy Warner, Jr., F Maddy Williams, Sr., F

Wisconsin (6-1)
McClimon Track / Soccer Complex, 10/25
Last meeting: 2015, 3-0 PSU victory
Players to watch: Caitlyn Clem, RS Sr., GK
Dani Rhodes, So., F
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PENN STATE
Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten)
No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig.
1 Christian Campbell CB/Sr. 26 Jonathan Sutherland S/Fr. 62 Michal Menet OL/Fr.
1 KJ Hamler WR/Fr. 28 Troy Apke S/Sr. 64 Zach Simpson OL/So.
2 Marcus Allen S/Sr. 29 John Reid CB/Jr. 65 Crae McCracken OL/Fr.
2 Tommy Stevens QB/So. 30 Kevin Givens DT/So. 66 Connor McGovern OL/So.
3 DeAndre Thompkins WR/Jr. 31 Christopher Welde WR/So. 68 Hunter Kelly OL/Fr.
3 Donovan Johnson CB/Fr. 32 Mitchell Vallone S/Sr. 70 Brendan Mahon OL/Sr.
4 Nick Scott S/Jr. 32 Journey Brown RB/Fr. 71 Will Fries OL/Fr.
5 DaeSean Hamilton WR/Sr. 33 Jake Cooper LB/Jr. 72 Robbie Martin OL/Fr.
5 Tariq Castro-Fields CB/Fr. 34 Shane Simmons DE/Fr. 73 Mike Miranda OL/Fr.
6 Cam Brown LB/So. 35 Justin Neff S/Fr. 74 Steven Gonzalez OL/So.
6 Andre Robinson RB/So. 36 Jan Johnson LB/So. 75 Des Holmes OL/Fr.
7 Koa Farmer LB/Jr. 37 Drew Hartlaub S/Fr. 76 Sterling Jenkins OL/So.
7 Jake Zembiec QB/Fr. 38 Lamont Wade CB/Fr. 77 Chasz Wright OL/Jr.
8 Mark Allen RB/Jr. 39 Frank Di Leo LB/So. 79 Charlie Shuman OL/Jr.
9 Trace McSorley QB/Jr. 39 Josh McPhearson RB/Sr. 80 Danny Dalton TE/H/Fr.
9 Jarvis Miller S/So. 40 Jason Cabinda LB/Sr. 81 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR/Fr.
10 Brandon Polk WR/So. 40 Nick Eury RB/Fr. 82 Tyler Shoop WR/So.
11 Irvin Charles WR/So. 41 Joe Arcangelo TE/So. 83 Nick Bowers TE/H/So.
12 Desi Davis CB/Jr. 41 Parker Cothren DT/Sr. 83 Alex Hoenstine WR/Fr.
12 Mac Hippenhammer WR/Fr. 42 Ellison Jordan DT/Fr. 84 Juwan Johnson WR/So.
13 Saeed Blacknall WR/Sr. 43 Manny Bowen LB/Jr. 85 Isaac Lutz WR/Fr.
13 Ellis Brooks LB/Fr. 44 Brailyn Franklin LB/Fr. 86 Cody Hodgens WR/Sr.
14 Zech McPhearson CB/Fr. 45 Joe DuMond LB/So. 87 Dae’Lun Darien WR/Fr.
14 Sean Clifford QB/Fr. 46 Colin Castagna DE/Jr. 88 Mike Gesicki TE/H/sr.
15 Grant Haley CB/Sr. 47 Will Blair LB/Fr. 89 Colton Maxwell WR/Fr.
15 Michael Shuster QB/Fr. 47 Brandon Smith LB/Sr. 89 Tom Pancoast TE/H/Sr.
16 Billy Fessler QB/Jr. 48 Shareef Miller DE/So. 90 Damion Barber DE/Fr.
16 John Petrishen S/So. 49 Daniel Joseph DE/Fr. 90 Alex Barbir K/Fr.
17 Garrett Taylor S/So. 50 Max Chizmar LB/Fr. 91 Ryan Monk DT/So.
18 Johnathan Holland TE/So. 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL/Fr. 91 Chris Stoll SN/Fr.
18 Shaka Toney DE/Fr. 51 Jason Vranic LB/Sr. 92 Daniel Pasquariello P/Sr.
19 Torrence Brown DE/Jr. 52 Ryan Bates OL/So. 92 Corey Bolds DT/Fr.
20 Jabari Butler CB/Jr. 52 Curtis Cothran DT/Sr. 93 Blake Gillikin P/K/So.
20 Johnathan Thomas LB/Jr. 53 Fred Hansard DT/Fr. 94 Joe Calcagno SN/Fr.
21 Amani Oruwariye CB/Jr. 54 Robert Windsor DT/So. 95 Tyler Davis K/P/Sr.
23 Ayron Monroe S/So. 55 Antonio Shelton DT/Fr. 96 Immanuel Iyke DT/So.
24 Miles Sanders RB/So. 56 Tyrell Chavis DT/Sr. 96 Kyle Vasey SN/Jr.
24 DJ Brown CB/Fr. 58 Evan Presta DT/Fr. 97 Ryan Buchholz DE/So.
25 Brelin Faison-Walden LB/Fr. 59 Andrew Nelson OL/Sr. 97 Carson Landis K/P/Fr.
26 Saquon Barkley RB/Jr. 61 C.J. Thorpe OL/Fr. 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE/Fr.

No.
Michigan
Name Position/Elig. No.
Wolverines (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten)
Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig.
1 Kekoa Crawford WR/So. 23 Tyree Kinnel DB/Jr. 50 Michael Dwumfour DL/So.
1 Ambry Thomas DB/Fr. 23 O’Maury Samuels RB/Fr. 50 Michael Onwenu OL/So.
2 Carlo Kemp DL/So. 24 Lavert Hill DB/So. 51 Cesar Ruiz OL/Fr.
2 Oliver Martin DB/Fr. 24 Jake Martin WR/So. 52 Mason Cole OL/Sr.
3 Rashan Gary DL/So. 25 Benjamin St-Juste DB/Fr. 52 Elysee MbemBosse LB/So.
3 Quinn Nordin K/So. 26 J’Marick Woods DB/Fr. 54 Carl Myers DL/So.
3 Brad Robbins P/Fr. 27 Joe Hewlett RB/Sr. 55 James Hudson OL/Fr.
3 Wilton Speight QB/Sr. 27 Hunter Reynolds DB/Fr. 56 James Offerdahl LB/Jr.
4 Nico Collins WR/Fr. 28 Austin Brenner DB/Sr. 57 Patrick Kugler OL/Sr.
4 Reuben Jones DL/Jr. 28 Brandon Watson DB/Sr. 58 Alex Kaminski LB/Sr.
5 Aubrey Solomon DL/Fr. 29 Jordan Glasgow DB/Jr. 59 Noah Furbush LB/Sr.
5 Kurt Taylor RB/Fr. 29 Brendan White WR/Jr. 59 Joel Honigford OL/Fr.
6 Drake Harris WR/Sr. 30 Joe Beneducci FB/Sr. 61 Dan Jokisch OL/So.
6 Michael Sessa QB/So. 30 Tyler Cochran DB/So. 62 Sean Fitzgerald OL/Fr.
6 Ryan Tice K/Jr. 31 James Foug K/Sr. 66 Chuck Filiaga OL/Fr.
6 Kareem Walker RB/So. 31 Phillip Paea DL/Fr. 67 Jess Speight OL/Fr.
7 Tarik Black WR/Fr. 32 Louis Grodman DB/Jr. 68 Andrew Vastardis OL/So.
7 Khaleke Hudson DB/So. 32 Ty Isaac RB/Sr. 70 Nolan Ulizio OL/Jr.
8 John O’Korn QB/Sr. 33 Cameron Cheeseman LS/So. 71 Andrew Stueber OL/Fr.
8 Drew Singleton LB/Fr. 34 Jordan Anthony LB/Fr. 72 Stephen Spanellis OL/So.
9 Mike McCray LB/Sr. 34 Kenneth Ferris TE/Jr. 73 Ja’Raymond Hall OL/Fr.
9 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR/Fr. 35 Brian Chu FB/Sr. 73 Maurice Hurst DL/Sr.
10 Devin Bush LB/So. 35 Josh Uche LB/So. 74 Ben Bredenson OL/So.
10 Dylan McCaffrey QB/Fr. 36 Devin Gil LB/So. 75 Jon Runyan OL/Jr.
12 Chris Evans RB/So. 37 Dane Drobocky DL/So. 76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty OL/Sr.
12 John Ross LB/Fr. 37 Bradford Jones TE/Sr. 77 Grant Newsome OL/Jr.
13 Eddie McDoom. WR/So. 38 Joseph Files TE/Sr. 79 Greg Robinson OL/So.
14 Josh Metellus DB/So. 38 Jared Wangler FB/Sr. 80 Khalid Hill FB/Sr.
15 Alex Malzone QB/Jr. 39 Evan Latham WR/Fr. 81 Nate Schoenle WR/So.
15 Garrett Moores QB/Sr. 39 Kyle Seychel K/Sr. 82 Nick Eubanks TE/So.
15 Chase Winovich DL/Sr. 40 Nick Volk FB/Sr. 82 Carter Selzer TE/Fr.
16 Jaylen Kelly-Powell DB/Fr. 41 Adam Fakih LB/Fr. 83 Zach Gentry TE/Jr.
16 Jack Wangler WR/Sr. 41 Jacob West DB/Jr. 84 Sean McKeon TE/So.
17 Will Hart P/So. 42 Ben Mason FB/Fr. 85 Maurice Ways WR/Sr.
17 Tyrone Wheatley TE/Jr. 43 Eric Kim WR/So. 86 Connor Edmonds TE/So.
18 Brandon Peters QB/So. 43 Jake McCurry DB/Fr. 88 Jack Dunaway LB/Jr.
18 Luiji Vilain DB/Fr. 44 Matt Baldeck LS/Fr. 88 Grant Perry WR/Jr.
19 Kwity Paye DL/Fr. 44 Jared Char RB/So. 89 Ian Bunting TE/Sr.
19 Henry Poggi FB/Sr. 44 Deron Irving-Bey DL/Fr. 90 Bryan Mone DL/Sr.
20 Brad Hawkins DB/Fr. 45 Peter Bush FB/So. 92 Cheyenn Robertson LB/Jr.
20 Matt Mitchell DB/Sr. 45 Adam Shibley LB/Fr. 93 Lawrence Marshall DL/Sr.
20 Tru Wilson RB/So. 46 Matt Brown FB/Fr. 95 Donovan Jeter DL/Fr.
22 Karan Higdon RB/Jr. 46 Michael Wroblewski FB/Sr. 97 Ron Johnson DL/So.
22 David Long DB/So. 49 Tyler Plocki FB/Fr. 99 John Luby DL/Jr.
23 Jared Davis DB/Fr. 49 Andrew Robinson LS/Sr.
THE DAILYCOLLEGIAN
Safety Marcus Allen (2) walks off the field after the last-second win against Iowa at Kinnick Stdium on
Saturday, Sept. 23. No. 4 Penn State won 21-19.
Defense exceeds expectations
By Andrew Rubin
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Penn State’s defense has
bounced back in a big way so far
in 2017.
The Nittany Lions’ defense has
given up just 33 points and four
touchdowns in four games.
In the 2014 and 2015 seasons,
the Nittany Lions had one of the
better defenses in college foot-
ball, but the departure of many
members from their feared de-
fensive line led to a step-back dur-
ing the 2016 season.
The preseason expectation
was that the offense was going to
carry the Nittany Lions through
2017, just as it did last year.
Now, a third of the way into
the season, defensive coordina-
tor Brent Pry’s unit is second in
the country in scoring defense.
The group also ranks No. 1 in the
country in red zone defense.
Opposing offenses have driven
inside the Nittany Lions’ 20-yard
line six times this season. Only
once has the Penn State defense
surrendered a red-zone touch-
down. Two other times, opposing
teams settled for field goals.
“Our will to not let someone
into our end zone is really big,”
safety Marcus Allen said after
Penn State’s 33-14 win over Pitt.
“We harped on this during camp,
as far as red zone defense. And
we’ve been showing some good
glimpses.”
After pitching a shutout against
Akron in the season opener, Pitt
represented the defense’s first
real test. While the Panthers
were able to run the ball, they
saw drives stall out deep inside
Penn State territory.
The Nittany Lions defense also
leads the FBS with 41 tackles-for-
loss. Bottling up backs behind
the line-of-scrimmage sets up
opposing offenses for third-and-
long situations, which gets Penn
State’s dynamic offense back on
the field with a chance to score
more points.
During preseason camp, coach
James Franklin said his defen-
sive line was going to be much im-
proved and more physical, which
has helped the unit wreak more
havoc in the backfield.
With Pry returning, most of
Penn State’s key contributors
have improved based on experi-
ence and familiarity. Fringe con-
tributors from a year ago have
stepped into starting roles and
are making big plays.
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Troy Apke, for instance, won
the battle for the starting safety
spot opposite of Allen after for-
mer safety Malik Golden gradu-
ated. Apke already has an inter-
ception this year, and he blocked
a field goal against Iowa.
Franklin saw a big year coming
from Apke back in August.
“A guy that I think is going to
have a huge year for us is Apke,”
Franklin said.
“The guy’s played a bunch of
football for us but hasn’t really
been the guy yet, and [he] has a
chance to kind of step into that
role.”
Apke and the Penn State sec-
ondary has forced six intercep-
tions so far this season.
“We focused on [interceptions]
during camp,” Apke said. “Dur-
ing camp and during the first
couple games, our biggest thing
was to get at least three every
practice.”
The Nittany Lions have aver-
aged 2.5 turnovers per game.
Their offense has scored 56 points
off of those turnovers. They tal-
lied 83 points off turnovers all of
last season.
To email reporter: abr5312@psu.edu.
Follow him on Twitter at @andrewrubin24.
‘Genius’ Moorhead
tweaks plays during
game without fear
By Andrew Rubin
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Joe Moorhead has done won-
ders in his 18 games as Penn
State offensive coordinator.
No one debates that any-
more. Moorhead quickly turned
a floundering offense into one
of the nation’s most explosive
units.
This weekend, we started
to get a new look into just how
sharp and creative Moorhead is
during games.
The fourth-ranked Nittany
Lions’ offensive coordinator
isn’t afraid to tweak plays on the
sideline in huge moments of a
big road test and trust his play-
ers to execute something that
hasn’t been practiced at all.
After the 21-19 win over Iowa
on Saturday night in Iowa City,
wide receiver Juwan Johnson
said that the play that led to his
walk-off touchdown catch felt a
little like backyard football.
“You know, the one play that
we ended up running on that
fourth-and-one play was some-
thing that we didn’t even prac-
tice to be honest with you,” Ge-
sicki said. “He just kind of drew
it up right there, literally drew
it up on a piece of paper and
said, ‘You’re going to go here
and you’re going to go here and
this is what you’re going to do.’
That’s kind of what you can do
when you’re coach Moorhead
and you’re a football genius.”
Penn State spends nearly 100
percent of its snaps in an 11 per-
sonnel, which means there is
one tight end and one running
back on the field. For a limited
period on Saturday, the Nittany
Lions subbed into a 12 person-
nel. That means that a wide re-
ceiver subbed off of the field for
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down, it is clear to see how
Johnson was confused, even
though the Nittany Lions went
with two tight ends the play be-
fore and Saquon Barkley picked
up a yard.
While Johnson ultimately
subbed off for tight end Tom
Pancoast, the play didn’t get off
without Trace McSorley decid-
ing to burn a timeout. After the
timeout, the Nittany Lions came
out with Pancoast lined up to the
opposite side -- right where Bar-
kley ended up taking the ball.
“You know, he kind of put that
together for us and we were able
to execute,” Gesicki said. “But
obviously having an additional
tight end in the game, it gives
us another guy in there to make
some big blocks and to ultimate-
ly push us forward and get a first
down.”
It gave Penn State a numbers
advantage with Pancoast and
Gesicki pushing the Hawkeyes
front inside, the defense didn’t
have much of a chance in stop-
ping Barkley from getting the
necessary yardage.
Now, the point of this isn’t to go
over the details of a look we will
probably only see the Nittany Li-
ons in a few more times this sea-
son. It is more that Moorhead is
able to come up with looks on the
fly and that he knows his players
know his offensive well enough
in year-two of the system to
make tweaks like that in game
and have confidence it’ll be suc-
cessful.
“I mean, the actual play that
we ran was one of our basic
plays,” Gesicki said. “It’s just
running it out of a different for-
mation that we haven’t gotten to
practice in that exact scenario.”
To email reporter: abr5312@psu.edu.
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Running back Saquon Barkley (26) avoids multiple Iowa defenders while making a run to the endzone during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23. No. 4 Penn State won
21-19.

Five keys to Saturday’s game

takeaways from this weekend’s game against Rutgers.
By Andrew Rubin a first-quarter point until Ohio the ball. With Bates going down, Lions will be getting playing Barkley’s Heisman campaign,
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN State kicked a field goal in Game the problems were even worse time with Brown, and possibly the key game to watch will be
8. It was the longest first-quarter in the second half against Ohio Buchholz, out as they look to Oklahoma taking on TCU in a
Here are five things to watch shutout streak in college football. State and all day against the grow early in their careers. crucial Big 12 collision.
for as No. 14 Penn State hosts Spartans. Sooners quarterback Baker
Rutgers in a Big Ten matchup Injuries While Rutgers’ rush defense Improved Rutgers Mayfield has surged into the lead
that’ll kickoff at noon in Beaver Penn State lost a starter on isn’t as good as the last two teams Last year, Rutgers was a com- in the Heisman race after throw-
Stadium. both sides of the line against that the Nittany Lions have faced, plete train wreck. The Scarlet ing for 598 yards against Oklaho-
Ohio State, and neither played getting Bates back would be a Knights went 2-10 and 0-9 in the
The start last week against Michigan State. boost for Saquon Barkley and the Big Ten. It was ugly. They lost to
ma State last week.
If Mayfield puts in another vid-
What is Penn State’s mental- The absences of both defensive rushing attack. Michigan 78-0. Ohio State beat eo-game type performance this
ity going to be for the rest of the end Ryan Buchholz and left tack- them 58-0. Penn State pulled
season? Are the Nittany Lions le Ryan Bates were noticeable Trenches away to win 39-0.
week, Barkley’s Heisman odds
are going to take a significant hit.
deflated, or are they poised to and left the Nittany Lions’ depth Penn State hasn’t won in the In his first year as coach, Chris
Ash’s season couldn’t have gone He doesn’t have the chance to
march through the final three a bit thin. With defensive end Tor- trenches the past two weeks. The
weeks? We’ll know more after 15 rence Brown ruled out for the much worse. The former Ohio make a statement against anoth-
defensive line getting pressure
minutes. season and for as long Buchholz on the quarterback and the offen- State defensive coordinator’s er top team, while Mayfield does.
If the Nittany Lions come out is out, the Nittany Lions will be sive line helping Barkley get his team was helpless most weeks in For Barkley, a huge game
flat and get in a dogfight with a without two of their top three de- Heisman campaign get back on Big Ten play. against the Scarlet Knights won’t
team they should roll, it won’t be fensive ends. track would be two positive steps. Now in year two, the Scarlet do as much as Mayfield putting in
a good signal for where they are That is tough for any team to Building confidence over the fi- Knights are 4-5 and 3-3 in Big Ten a strong performance against the
mentally. If Penn State comes overcome and it’s part of the rea- nal few weeks of the season could play. It’s a huge step up for Rut- eighth-ranked Horned Frogs.
out flying and leads by multiple son the Nittany Lions pass rush help the offensive line moving gers and a sign of clear progress The Sooners kickoff Saturday
touchdowns after the first quar- has dropped off over the past few forward as it looks to take strides for Ash in Year 2. night at 8 p.m. on FOX.
ter, it’ll show that it’s motivated weeks. into next season with four return-
to finish the season out strong. On offense, the Nittany Lions ing starters. Oklahoma vs. TCU To email reporter: abr5312@psu.edu.
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Top 30 songs for the white out game
The last time Penn State was
ranked No. 2 in the Associated
Press Top 25 Poll was in 1999.
In addition to being highly
ranked, ESPN College Game-
Day announced they will be air-
ing from Old Main Lawn-adding
to the excitement of the already
white-out and night game.
In honor of the big event,
we’ve put together an exhilarat-
ing playlist to get you ready for
Saturday’s game.
“All I Do Is Win” by DJ
Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris,
Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross
Clearly this song was picked
in anticipation of continuing
Penn State’s victorious season
cause ‘all we do is win.’
“Sweet Caroline” by Neil
Diamond
A Penn State classic. This
needs no other explanation.
“All of the Lights” by Kanye
West
In honor of being the second
home game at night this season,
we will no doubt be under ‘all of
the lights.’
Michigan will surely be ‘losing
themselves.’
“Dreams and Nightmares”
by Meek Mill
This game is sure to be a
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This season, winning seems
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“…Ready For It?” by Taylor
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ESPN, Taylor is still rumored to
be playing at the halftime show
of the 2018 College Football
National Championship Game.
In prediction of Penn States’s
win this weekend-are you ‘ready
for it?’
“Swimming Pools (Drank)”
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Saquon Barkley sees the end
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“Dan Bilzerian” by T-Pain
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“Just ‘cause you don’t see
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“Party Monster” by The
Weeknd
A familiar face in the valley
who put on the “biggest party in
Pennsylvania” when he
performed at the Bryce Jordan
Center on Sept. 6.
“Congratulations” by Post
Malone feat. Quavo
The Nittany Lions will receive
lots of ‘congratulations’ once
they defeat Michigan on
Saturday night.
“Sail” by AWOLNATION
Listen right before Penn State
‘sails’ onto victory.
“Fight Night” by Migos
Saturday is guaranteed to be
the unofficial ‘fight night’ of the
Big 10.
“Work” by Rihanna feat. Drake
How much ‘work’ is going to
be put in by the Nittany Lions to
achieve the win?
“Jumpman” by Drake and
Future
Always hurdling over the
other team’s defense, Saquon
Barkley is Penn State’s
unofficial ‘jumpman.’
“Upper Echelon” by Travis
Scott feat. T.I. and 2 Chainz
Penn State solidifying
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Exploring Sensitive
Language Part 2: Race
The Daily Collegian will be addressing sensitive topics and the language surrounding them
in our new series, “Exploring Sensitive Language.” This article is the second in a four part
series addressing topics in which language proves extremely important — the next two
being sexual violence and mental health.
By Lauren Lee
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
From the Civil Rights move-
ment to Black Lives Matter, top-
ics surrounding race and ethnic-
ity have remained a prevalent
subject of discussion throughout
the years.
Often times, engaging in pro-
ductive discussions on the topic
of race can be a delicate task. Ac-
cording to Intergroup Resources,
discussions regarding race re-
quire participants to recognize
their own status and privileges,
or a lack thereof, with respect to
another group. Issues can occur
when people lack knowledge of
other groups.
Without proper education or
understanding of different cul-
tures, people may rely upon
harmful misconceptions about a
culture they are unfamiliar with.
Gary Abdullah, the assistant
dean for Multicultural Affairs at
the Donald P. Bellisario College
of Communications, said it is im-
portant to make sure people of all
identities are represented in the
media.
“Representation matters,”
Abdullah said. “The best way to
allow people to begin to normal-
ize others who they may not see
on an everyday basis is to have
them represented through the
Quarterback Trace McSorley (9) celebrates with wide receiver Juwan
Johnson (84) during the game on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Football Playoff
poll is coming
By Andrew Rubin
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Starting Tuesday night, de-
bates about the College Football
Playoff will have some meaning.
We’ll start to know what the
selection committee is thinking,
and what the road maps into the
Playoff for each team may look
like. The AP Top-25 quickly drops
into irrelevancy as the committee
hits everyone with a shock and
places teams far from where the
AP voters have all year.
Alabama and Georgia are al-
most locked to be No. 1 and No.
2. But after that, the arguments
begin.
So let’s break down the con-
tenders and what Penn State may
be looking at come tomorrow
night.
media, because that’s sometimes
the only way some folks get in
contact with people of other cul-
tures.”
Abdullah said taking the time
to use culturally relevant and
correct terminology is crucial be-
cause it is dangerous to assume
a single narrative for a certain
group of people or assume a per-
son’s story.
“Even if you don’t know or are
as culturally aware or competent,
Linsey Fagan/Collegian
The unbeatens
I’m starting to think that
Georgia is going to be placed
ahead of the Crimson Tide in the
initial rankings.
Up to this point the Bulldogs
have a better resume with
more impressive wins. A head-
to-head matchup is very likely
here in the SEC Championship
game, so we will find out then
which team is better on the field.
I think Alabama is the better
team, but as for the first rank-
ing, the Bulldogs have a slight
resume edge.
Following them, it’s very likely
that a couple of one-loss teams
will slot in ahead of the other un-
defeated Power 5 teams.
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Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017
take the time to learn,” Abdul-
lah said. “That’s what’s impor-
tant — really asking those ques-
tions.”
Earl F. Merritt, the director
of the Office of Diversity and In-
clusion in Penn State’s College
of Liberal Arts, said there is an
importance in being more mind-
ful of how others identify them-
selves.
To read full story, visit
collegian.psu.edu.
Why Barkley’s
Heisman campaign
mirrors 2015 race
By Paddy Cotter
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Saquon Barkley’s Heisman
campaign is eerily similar to
an unsuccessful campaign two
seasons ago.
On the opposite coast in 2015,
Stanford running back Christian
McCaffrey was the best-round-
ed player in college football and
became the king of all-purpose
yardage.
McCaffrey had a flashy high-
light reel, respectable rushing
and receiving numbers and a
quality team. He surpassed Bar-
ry Sanders’s three-decade-old
record for the most all-purpose
yards in one season.
In that 2015 season, McCaf-
frey recorded 3,496 all-purpose
yards, which was 1,000 more
Running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball with pressure
during their game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Collegian awarded
MY VIEW | SAM RULAND
Online Pacemaker
By Sam Ruland Awards are considered the most
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN prestigious honors in college
journalism and awarded to
The Daily Collegian has been the nation’s top college media
more than a “daily” newspaper outlets.
for a while now. Thanks to the According to the organization’s
internet, we are constantly website, entries are judged on
working around the clock to be coverage and content, quality of
the Penn State community’s writing and reporting, leader-
go-to news source. ship, design, photography and
It is our concern now, more graphics.
than ever, to serve our audience The Daily Collegian was also
better in an increasingly digital ranked the No. 4 student newspa-
world, so receiving an Online per in the United States by The
Pacemaker award from the Princeton Review in August and
Associated College Press this won numerous awards through-
weekend gives some inclination out the year for its reporting,
that we are headed in the right design and visuals.
direction. To read full story, visit
The National Pacemaker collegian.psu.edu.
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Campus meal
plan questions
than the next best player.
However, McCaffrey’s great-
est accomplishments on special
teams became his ultimate lim-
iter. He was pegged as being very
good at many aspects of the game
rather than the best at one.
The claim was unfair, but when
it came time to decide a winner,
the voters chose Alabama run-
ning back Derrick Henry, the best
rusher and nothing else, as their KC Black
Heisman. Just like McCaffrey’s
campaign two years ago, Bark- A break down of the cost for a
ley’s is also built on all-purpose campus meal plan and where that
yardage. The junior leads the na- money goes.
tion with 1,650 all-purpose yards. Page 2
Barkley is 23rd in the nation in
rushing yards, 93rd in receiving
yards, and fourth in total touch-
Let’s Be Frank
downs.
To read full story, visit
collegian.psu.edu.
Caitlin Lee
All game long, the Nittany Lions
pounced on every little error from
the Buckeyes. However, they still
couldn’t win.
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Vol. 118, No. 54
graduate assistants through the right to unionize
By Katie Johnston
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Graduate assistants may re-
ceive a renowned education here
at Penn State, but one important
thing is missing in their opinion
— a seat at the table.
For the past two years, the Co-
alition of Graduate Employees
has been working to solve that
very problem.
A few years ago, there came a
turning point when many Penn
State graduate assistants real-
ized how important it was to have
a voice in the decisions that affect
them.
In 2015, the Penn State admin-
istration made a “significant neg-
ative change” to the health care
coverage the university provides
graduate assistants — a term
used to describe teaching assis-
tants, research assistants as well
as other graduate students and/ The Coalition of Graduate Employees staging a silent work-in-protest at Old Main on Feb. 7.
or graduate workers.
After months of serious discus-
sion, February of 2016 marked the try) said he is “still struggling” to
beginning of graduate assistants figure out the paperwork with the trated why graduate workers “wide support that went beyond
coming together and advocating insurance company, and he’s not need a voice in the decision- the requirement” of 30 percent.
for a graduate em-
ployee union. “The university
This past August,
a similar issue sur- not inform graduate selves in the
rounding health workers about the
care presented it-
lapse, leaving
self yet again. Uni-
versity administra- the dark.”
tors transitioned
onto a new health
care plan with little
to no warning given
to graduate assis-
tants, leaving many people with a
lapse in coverage.
CGE Treasurer Roman Jara- inform graduate workers about tion interest” at Penn State.
millo said his friend, who had the lapse, leaving us in the dark.”
an “unexpected” foot injury dur-
ing the lapse, had to figure out a communicate to the graduate from graduate students as proof students of the University.
way to pay “thousands of dollars” body how to “emergency enroll” of interest in a vote on whether or
worth in medical bills.
Shaka Toney (18) shadows Michigan’s quarterback during the Penn
State white out game against Michigan on Oct. 21.
PSU to rely on young
defensive end talent
By Jack R. Hirsh
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
After Ryan Buchholz went
down with a scary-looking left
leg injury against Ohio State,
Penn State most likely will have
to rely on some younger players
on a once-deep defensive line this
week against Michigan State.
Buchholz , who was carted
off after the first defensive snap
against the Buckeyes, is the sec-
ond Nittany Lions defensive end
to suffer a leg injury after Tor-
rence Brown was lost for the sea-
son following the Georgia State
game.
In Buchholz’s absence vs. Ohio
State last week, much of the play-
ing time at the position went to
redshirt freshmen Shaka Toney
and Shane Simmons and true
freshman Yetur Gross-Matos .
Depending on Buchholz’s status
for Saturday, which doesn’t look
too promising, those three play-
ers are expected to see the bulk
of the rotations.
Even so, coach James Franklin
said the trio — especially Toney
— may not be far enough along in
his development for the extended
playing time.
“Shaka probably played too
Jaramillo (graduate-chemis- some it was too late.
the only one.
did “Several of huge aspects of our lives,” Jara- would usually occur would be a
us found our- millo said.
hospital during may not have to wait much longer the bargaining unit — CGE and
us in this lapse and to get that seat at the table.
were surprised
with exorbitant with the Pennsylvania Labor Re-
medical bills lations Board
Roman Jaramillo which we were cess of creating a graduate em- cussing decisions regarding the
CGE Treasurer expected to pay ployee union at Penn State.
for without in-
surance,” Jara- required by the PLRB to show a employee status of graduate
millo said. “The university did not “significant graduate unioniza- assistants. Instead of agreeing
Eventually, CGE was able to collected “authorization cards” graduate assistants are simply
onto the new insurance, yet for not to unionize.
Camille Stefani/Collegian
many plays on Saturday, but it
was the situation we were in,”
Franklin said. “We have to con-
tinue developing those guys and
get some of the veteran guys
back, as well. Some of those inju-
ries are starting to add up for us
a little bit at certain positions.”
According to 247Sports, Toney
played 44 of 78 snaps against the
Buckeyes, the second most on
the defensive line behind Sha-
reef Miller’s 62. Toney’s snap
count was also 24 more than any
other defensive lineman.
Miller’s total was a season-
high for defensive ends by 13
snaps, and it was largely due to
the absence of both Brown and
Buchholz.
“It’s obviously tough any time
you lose a veteran guy, guys are
out, even for a series or two, it’s
tough,” linebacker and captain
Jason Cabinda said. “Those
guys prepared really well. They
came in and played hard. They
did what we were asking them
to do.”
Toney had a breakout game
against Northwestern in early
October, in which he collected
his first multi-sack game.
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performances: page 4 to State College: page 6
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017
Military
Appreciation
Week to honor
veterans
By Mikayla Corrigan
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
State College Mayor Eliza-
beth Goreham proclaimed Nov.
3 through 11 as Military Appre-
ciation Week to recognize and
honor servicemen and women
throughout the State College
community during the biweekly
State College Borough council
meeting on Oct. 2.
Penn State, in conjunction
with Penn State Homecoming,
has decided to honor these very
same community members.
The university’s Military Ap-
preciation Week will be holding
events throughout the week, be-
ginning with a Welcome Home
Jamil Summaq/Collegian
Vietnam Veteran Luncheon
on Nov. 2 and ending with the
Freedom 5K for PTSD on Nov.
CGE Chief Media Officer Katie 12.
“The health care lapse illus- Warczak said the cards showed
This week gives the Penn
State community the opportu-
nity to honor service members
making processes, which control After filing with the PLRB, what and bring attention to Gold Star
families and those relatives of
negotiation between the PLRB, servicemen and women who
However, graduate assistants the institution — Penn State and
have passed.
Because there is such a small
its affiliate, Pennsylvania State population who have served, it is
In February 2016, CGE filed Education Association. important for service men and
However, Warczak (graduate- women to have a connection to
to begin the pro- English) said instead of dis- the local community, whether
that be the student body here at
possible union, the Penn State Penn State or residents down-
In order to unionize, CGE was administrators challenged the town, Eugene McFeely, said.
He himself served in the Air
Force for 27 years.
that they are in fact employ- McFeely also serves as the
For months, members of CGE ees, Penn State argued that Senior Director of Veterans
Affairs and Services for Penn
State and the Chair of the
To read full story, visit Military Appreciation Commit-
collegian.psu.edu. tee.
“We are a part of the public
Penn State looks
before we serve, we are part of
the public when we come back
from service, and people re-
ally need to know about what we
to cut food waste
do,” he said.
“At the end of the day these
men and women are prepared
to pay the ultimate price in de-
in dining commons fense of our nation and support-
ing the objectives of our nation,”
McFeely added.
To read full story, visit
By Anshika Agrawal with the latter. collegian.psu.edu.
FOR THR COLLEGIAN In an attempt to limit post-
consumer waste, Meinecke said
With approximately 10,000
Penn State students regularly
Campus Dining partners with
environment-based student or-
Events
eating at the dining commons, ganizations to hold focus groups, Nov. 2 — Welcome Home
food waste on campus is a grow- waste audits and a digital sig- Vietnam Veteran Luncheon,
ing problem. nage campaign called “Why noon at Hintz Family Alumni
“People have eyes bigger Waste.” Center.
than their stomach,” Brandon These initiatives create a Nov. 6 — Guest lecture, 5:30
Rothrock , Eco Reps ’ student mental picture of food waste so p.m. in the Sutliff Auditorium
program coordinator, said.
students can actually compre- in the Lewis Katz Building.
The all-you-can-eat dining hend what happens to their food
halls compel students to fill up once they throw it away. Nov. 6 — Guest lecture, 5:30
their trays until they get their “We waste 455,000 pounds p.m. in the Sutliff Auditorium
money’s worth. However, most of food a semester,” Whitney in the Lewis Katz Building.
students pick up more food than Ashead , sustainability coordina- For list of full events, visit
they can eat, meaning a decent tor for dining, said. collegian.psu.edu.
portion of their meal ends up in They then break down the
the trash. 455,000 pounds, so students can
Sexual
Campus Dining evaluates conceptualize what that number
pre-consumer waste — waste truly means.
from food preparation and pro- Each meal is about 1.2 pounds,
cessing -— and post-consumer so Penn State wastes about
assault reported
waste. Jim Meinecke , resi- 400,000 meals per semester.
dential dining coordinator, said To read full story, visit
Penn State struggles the most collegian.psu.edu.
Wednesday
400,000 meals
wasted per year
morning
By Stephanie Panny
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
A sexual assault was reported
to Penn State police at 4:30 a.m.
4
PENN STATE
on Wednesday, Nov 1.
It is reported to have taken
X place between 2 and 3 a.m. ear-
lier that morning.
The student reported a known
male assaulted her on the west
PENN STATE portion of campus, adjacent to
Atherton Street.
This is the 14th sexual As-
sault, or reported sexual assault
since the fall 2017 semester be-
is equivalent to feeding gan on August 21.
FOUR Beaver Stadiums To email reporter: svp5508@psu.edu.
Follow her on Twitter at @StephaniePan-