A potentially offensive photograph posted on the Daily Jolt has increased Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Ian Rosenberger's interest in eliminating USG's sponsorship of the Web site.

At Tuesday's Senate meeting, Young Americans for Freedom chairman Toby Eberhart brought copies of a picture depicting a student dressed as a Catholic priest with a doll attached to his crotch and blood on its behind.

"This photograph is an affront to the Catholic community and many Christian students at Penn State," he said at the meeting.

To bring the Daily Jolt to a school, the sponsorship of a university-affiliated organization -- in Penn State's case, USG -- is required. However, USG does not provide funding to the Web site and has no control over content.

The picture was posted on the Penn State Daily Jolt (http://psu.dailyjolt.com) as part of a Halloween photograph competition.

Eberhart was under the impression that USG runs the Daily Jolt. However, Rosenberger said the Web site is operated by a national company, independent of USG.

Eberhart said the photograph was removed from the Daily Jolt a few hours after it was discussed on the student radio station, WKPS-FM (90.7), but the photo was also posted and can be viewed on the Radio Free Penn State Forum message board.

"It seemed so odd to me that [USG has] no control over content, yet it was removed so promptly," Eberhart said.

Ryan Karchner, the Penn State Daily Jolt's head administrator, said the photograph was removed from the Web site after a student complained about it.

Rosenberger said Tuesday that he would look into the situation.

"This is a pretty good indicator that this is not something we're going to want as part of our culture -- this is

definitely a back breaker for the Daily Jolt," he said.

Chris Herron, president of the Daily Jolt, said he was unaware of the photograph because students control the Jolt's content.

"They may have gotten some direct feedback ... that I may not have heard about," he said. "We just hear about snippets of things here and there, especially if there's something people are upset about, we try to make sure situations get resolved."

Karchner said the Web site's policies are regulated by the national Daily Jolt, located in Massachusetts. The company runs portal-style sites geared at students at a number of universities.

He added he was unsure what would happen should USG retract its sponsorship, but added he would have to ask other organizations for their support.

"The Daily Jolt is there for people to be able to express their opinions, post what they're thinking, what they're feeling," Karchner said.

Rosenberger acknowledged that the Web site was a free-speech zone, but said he still wants to look into removing the organization's name from the site.

"Any hate needs to be eradicated," he added.

Rosenberger said he and USG Vice President Takkeem Morgan have been working to develop a student Web site that would encompass the Penn State Portal, eLion, the schedule of courses, the Daily Jolt and other Web sites into one.

A meeting with the operators of each Web site is one of Rosenberger's first goals after winter break.