UPUA tries again for ABTS recognition

Last night, the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) had its last meeting before newly elected representatives take office, taking the opportunity to tie up one remaining loose end.

UPUA President Jay Chamberlin had promised earlier in the year to send a letter to the Association of Big Ten Students (ABTS) declaring UPUA's intent to seek ABTS recognition. The resolution passed last night formally charged either Chamberlin or the next UPUA president to do so, as well as formally declaring the fact that UPUA wants recognition from ABTS.

Previously, ABTS chose to recognize the now-defunct Undergraduate Student Government.

Local landlord has summary trial today

Local landlord Rodney Hendricks, who faces up to $20,000 in fines in connection with a November fire at his Marvin Gardens apartment complex, is scheduled to have a summary trial today, a local district judge's office confirmed Friday.

The hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Magisterial District Judge Carmen Prestia's office. Magisterial District Judge Ronald Horner will preside.

Sixty citations were filed in February against Hendricks in connection with the fire that caused damage to several apartments at the complex, 1010 S. Pugh St.

An investigation found that smoke alarms were lacking in the bedrooms of 46 apartments and in the common hall or stairway of eight buildings. It also found that carbon monoxide detectors were not in six buildings, according to the Centre County Code Administration.

Discrimination report to be released

The chairman of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission said he expects to release the commission's report on its review of discrimination complaints against Penn State this week.

Chairman Stephen Glassman said he met recently with Penn State President Graham Spanier at Glassman's offices in Harrisburg.

"We had a very good meeting for about two, two and a half hours," Glassman said.

The commission began its review of complaints against Penn State on Jan. 22. In a Jan. 25 letter to Spanier, Glassman wrote that the complaints were "from employees and students at Penn State related to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, national origin, and sexual orientation."