The riot ritual has started drawing crowds of spectators to Beaver Avenue. This has created a difficult challenge for police, who face a few troublemakers amid a swarm of others who just get in the way.

Acme Pizza, 200 E. Beaver Ave., will be moving out of town in May. The move is the result of an ordinance recently passed by the State College Borough Council, Acme Pizza owner Dave Cini said.

News of the March 24 disturbance on East Beaver Avenue reached Penn State graduates quickly — in newspaper wire reports, on local television broadcasts, through online media sources and by word of mouth.

"I was really kind of in the wrong place at the wrong time," Sharpe, a State College resident for more than 30 years, said of that night.

The riots have created what some see as a disheartening trend that has disrupted the lives of students, both those directly involved and those who never set foot on East Beaver Avenue during the riots.