New filing system to debut in July
Information Technology Services (ITS) is inviting members of the Penn State community to participate in testing its new file system that is set to debut in July. The system, which is supposed to be faster and more stable than its predecessor, still uses the Penn State Access Account Storage Space (PASS).
Students will still have space for personal Web sites, blogging capabilities, file storage, secure file transfer and space for organizations and courses. ITS is strongly encouraging students to participate in testing the beta version so that the transition to it next fall will be easier. To subscribe, send an e-mail from your preferred e-mail address to L-PASSBETA-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu.
University Libraries announce changes
Penn State patrons can now check out more items at university libraries. Undergraduates can borrow 200 items; faculty, graduate students and staff can borrow 500 items; and alumni and Pennsylvania residents can borrow 100 items. Also, additional no-smoking signs have been installed outside Pattee and Paterno libraries in an effort to prevent smoke from being drawn into the buildings through air intakes.
Additionally, University Libraries have announced that Schreyer Business Library Head Gary White has won the 2008 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. The award, administered by associations that included a division of the American Library Association, is given to an individual for distinguished activities in the field of business librarianship. White will receive $3,000 donated by Gale Cengage Learning. The award will be presented at the RUSA Awards Ceremony on June 30 in Anaheim, Calif.
Police: Man sought for harassment
A man stopped a woman and attempted to kiss her at about 11:22 p.m. Sunday, the State College Police Department said. He pushed her toward the rear of a dumpster near The Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave., police said.
The woman was able to run away from the man and into The Brewery. Police have no suspects in the disorderly conduct and harassment incident.
Student asked to leave End Zone
State police reported that a Penn State student who was asked to leave a local adult establishment at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday became so angry that he ran into the woods without shoes or a coat.
Police say Matthew Porter was asked to leave the End Zone, 100 Lion Lane in Port Matilda, before he became upset and ran away. He is facing charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania State Police.
Police found Porter near North Atherton Street after a search that lasted more than two hours.
