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We have a new issue of Collegian coming out on the week of March 12. Our collegian consists of monthly happenings around campus, the country, and even the world.
Our February issue talked about our name change, Valentine's Day, and even included "Chris' Story," which talks about how THON started out. Other stories were included, and can be found on our website at Collegian.mk.psu.edu.
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ture is of our club. We are missing a few people. It is time for an updated picture. Our club advisor is Dr. Kathleen Brown. She is a very smart and experienced person. She is easy to talk to about serious issues, whether it be about school things or world issues.
Every issue gets better than the next. There are a few things that need to be fixed. But that is true with every paper.
We are here for the students. The paper is for those students who want to be heard. If you are student who wants to speak out, send your article to Monica Michna at mlm5102@psu.edu. It will be sure to make it into our Collegian.
Have you ever seen a puppy as cute as this one? This little Golden Retriever is for sale online. If a family doesn't buy this puppy, what do you think will happen to it? It will most likely be given to a pound or pet store. Are puppy mills an option? Well according to KDKA, a Pittsburgh news channel, dogs and cats are being used for their skin and fake fur found all throughout the world in stores.
As a person who is against puppy mills and the abuse of any animal, I took the time of looking it up online at a website called Voice 4 Dogs. “Each year mainly in China ( but also Thailand and the Philippines) millions of dogs and cats suffer cruel brutal lives and unspeakable terror and pain before being slowly tortured to death, killed solely for their fur and skins for a merciless trade…this horror must be stopped, suffering dogs and cats desperately need your help, and within this web site you will find out how you can help to ban the trade in cat and dog fur in Europe.” They live in inhumane conditions similar to puppy mills, and maybe even worse.
The mission of this website is to abolish the trade of cat and dog fur and skins. “One cat fur coat alone requires the killing of up to 24 cats. 12 to 15 adult dogs are killed to manufacture each coat made from dog fur, and a horrific 40 or more if puppies or kittens are used.” It’s common to see stolen family pets and homeless cats and dogs used in the brutal action. These cats and dogs fur goes to accessories such as: coats, fur trimmed clothing, hoods, hats, gloves, stuffed animals, blankets, toys, fur pom poms on sweaters, and trim on jeans etc. Along with those, the fur is also found as children’s dyed hair-bows and items such as novelty key rings and hair accessories.
Because the thought of using dog and cat for fur is so disturbing, the labels will actually give false information about what is used to make the garment. The website makes it clear:
Dog Fur - may be Labeled As: Gae -wolf (note: Gae is the Korean word for dog) Sobaki, Asian jackal, Gou -pee, Goupee, Kou pi, Gubi, China wolf, Asian wolf, Pommern wolf, loup d' Asia (wolf of Asia), Asiatic raccoon dog, Corsac fox, Dogues du Chine.
Cat Fur - may be labeled As: Housecat, Wild cat, Katzenfelle, Rabbit, Goyangi, Mountain cat.
As of right now, “Voice 4 Dogs has found domestic dog fur on sale in the UK. This is the result of an extensive series of tests conducted on the fur by means of MALDI – TOFF mass spectrometry. Tests proved positive for domestic dog fur, found in a fur trimmed leather hat. The shop from which the item had been purchased claimed that their supplier had informed them that the fur was mink. This research proves that producers fraudulently substitute cheaper dog hair for more expensive fur such as mink. It provides evidence that the skins of domestic dogs and cats are indeed for sale on Britain's high streets. Voice 4 Dogs therefore urges the UK government to make good on its promise to ban dog and cat fur imports into this country when such fur is proven to be on sale. We presented clear evidence backed up by full laboratory reports to DTI officials and have been liaising with them about a strong, proactive UK stance on this issue within the EU. Other countries have already shown that these products are available elsewhere in the EU. However, according to the Department of Trade and Industry Voice 4 Dogs is the only British group DNA testing products in the UK for containing cat and dog fur.
Help make a difference and visit the website Voice 4 Dogs and make a donation. Before you visit the website, prepare for the graphic images that you are about to see.
This is my family. They mean more to me than anyone in the world. Not only do we all look happy because we are in San Francisco, but we also just won the Super Bowl. This picture is from last year, but I thought I would make a tribute to those people in my life that make it possible to go on. Without them, I would be insane. They are always there when I need something. And they are the type of people that would give others the clothes off of their backs. I love them dearly. Especially my brother Ewwwic (Eric). He is always there to talk to and totally understands me. Thank goodness he can talk Spanish now. HaHa. It's easier to talk. ;) Since I am at school, I don't get to see them all the time, but I miss them more than anything. I love you guys.
And so the rest of Spring Semester continues. There are a lot of things to plan for in the next 3 months. Being involved on campus keeps me from dying from boredom. Spring Break is coming up in March. I was planning on going to Florida to see my friend Carie, but instead I am staying here, continuing the job hunt and going to the St. Patrick's Day Parade with all of my friends and Susan, my best! friend. We also have another issue of the Collegian coming out. It will be a Spring Break issue including news on Britney Spears, Anna Nicole, and events world wide and campus wide.
At the beginning of April I will be heading off to Disney World with my family. Also in April, we have Spring Fling Wee
k, which consists of inflatables, bands, other activities and the Semi-Formal. The theme of Spring Fling Week is "A Fling to the Stars" which leads up to the end of the week to the Semi, which is themed "A Night With the Stars." Last year we called it "One Last Fling" and it was a blast.
After such an exciting event is my 22nd Birthday!!!!!! Yay for me!!! I plan to get all of my lost friends and family member Louis and live it up.
I am looking forward to a good semester.
This past weekend was THON. We work all year to make it great and increase the amount raised. THON jumped from 4.2 million to $5,240,385.17!!!!!
Our dancers made it til the end. However, we did run into a few bumps in the road. Rob started staring at objects and started to dream about them. JJ passed out a few times standing up. Dawn slapped her boyfriend in the face. Dion threw a bagel at a girl, spit tea on some guy, and went up the stairs to the public bathroom. It is safe to say we had a very interesting 46 hours, but it was worth it!! The most amazing thing comes of 5 months of fundraising. The standards are set high for next year, but more and more freshman and transfers coming to PSU, I believe that we can raise more and more each year.
T-H-O-N THON 2007!!! F to the T K, for the kids is what we say!!!
Many <3's, One Home-
Tonight we had our poster party and spaghetti dinner. Dinner was hosted by Miss Erin O'Malley, our student activities coordinator. She used her apartment to cook us spaghetti, garlic bread, and other types of pasta. After dinner, the dancers and the committee fanned into the basement and started drawing posters that our dancers will love to see us holding up in the stands at BJC. We have 2.5 days til THON begins and everyone is pumped. We will be driving up on Thursday evening and our campus will be treating our dancers and the chair to dinner at Olive Garden. We are looking forward to a great 46 hours!
This weekend is our last canning weekend and we are going to try to make it our best. Since we aren't allowed to can in intesections anymore, we are falling a little behind. But I have faith in our committee.
Our poster party and spaghetti dinner for our dancers will be held on Monday, February 12, 2007. It is always a good time.
We held a Volleyball MaraTHON on January 27th, and was a complete success. We ended up raising over $600 for the kids!!! The Xer's were the winners (a.k.a. the biggest team).
We are holding one more bowling fundraiser on Feb. 11, at 7p.m. at New Great Valley Lanes in North Versailles. It costs $10 per pesron for 2 hours of unlimited bowling. Last time we made about $200 including random donations! We have 10 more days til THON, and I am unbelievably excited!!!
Oh, and the COLTS won the Superbowl!!!!!
To find out more about THON or to make donations, visit: www.THON.org
ture is of our club. We are missing a few people. It is time for an updated picture. Our club advisor is Dr. Kathleen Brown. She is a very smart and experienced person. She is easy to talk to about serious issues, whether it be about school things or world issues.
