Undead week

Marcus Clem | Collegio Reporter Some people are wary of the upcoming, Mayan-predicted, end of the world, but most students are just worrying about finals. The problem, some of them say, is that the time traditionally reserved for cheap cialis online study and review before exams, known as dead week, is being occupied by classwork. “I think that dead week should be more lax,” said Aubry Keller, junior in biology. “Instructors assigning things right before dead week, or without prior notification, can make it extremely difficult for students. I know of one student who was assigned a huge paper he did not know about until recently, right before dead week. This has caused a big…

Natural disasters not cause for concern

J. Fed Fox | Collegio Reporters Climate change is not a plausible scenario for a realization of the end of the world scenarios coming up. Despite an apparent increase in extreme weather anomalies, climate change seems to be a minuscule fac order cialis tor. Following Hurricane Sandy, a dry summer, El Nino patterns, Monsoon seasons and other cyclical patterns over long periods of time have shown that this is not unusual. The U.S. has bad droughts every few decades. Charles Blatchley, physics professor and former meteorology teacher at PSU, says weather can’t be analyzed based on the short term. “If you take a longer view of history, the level of severity we’re experiencing isn’t new,”…

Crossland wins arts center contract

Jay Benedict | Editor-in-Chief After cutting $371,000 in optional extras from the plans for the Fine and Performing Arts Center, PSU awarded the contract to Crossland Construction for $30.3 million. Seven companies bid on the proje cheap viagra ct, but all of the bids cost more than the university had expected. Fortunately, the Facilities Planning Office included 21 alternates, which were options that could be added or taken away from the base bid. Paul Stewart, director of facilities planning, says they utilized five alternates to bring the cost more in line with the projected budget and available funds. “The final cost is the base bid of just under $30.7 million and five accepted alternatives that…

Students debate apocalyptic end

Jared Evans | Collegio Reporter Michael Bouray says he isn’t concerned about the predicted end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012 “I’ve lived through several ‘end of the world’ prophecies by now. Y2K was a fun one. What’s one more?” sai buy viagra no prescription d Bouray, freshman in history. “If it happens, that’s great. If it doesn’t happen, then that’s even better.” Dec. 21 is reportedly the end of the Mayan calendar year. One modern interpretation of this date is that it marks the start of time in which Earth and everyone who lives here will take on a new, positive way of life, as 2012 marks the beginning of a new era….

SGA President says no

Ismert uses first veto in 30 years Marcus Clem | Collegio Reporter Lara Ismert, Student Government Association president, struck down an adopted Senate resolution for the first time in decades before SGA’s last meeting of buy cialis online the semester. The resolution had allocated about $1,000 from the carryover fund of the previous SGA fiscal year for the Pitt Points scholarship program, and had been approved by a unanimous vote on Nov. 14. The Pitt Points program rewards students who are active participants in university-sponsored events by giving out an academic scholarship and other prizes. Ismert says she decided to use her veto power after the question of fundraising had been raised at SGA’s previous…