Career-conscious students can get the lowdown on job opportunities by doing some heavy reading that's not required on their course syllabuses.

Centre County's largest industrial employer now requires its job applicants to pass a drug screening test before they are considered for employment.

University officials declined to predict how much of an increase Gov. Casey's forthcoming budget will have in store for higher education, but a local lawmaker said he does not think it will meet the 19 percent state appropriati on increase requested by Penn State.

A record amount of construction last year in the Centre Region and State College in particular will not adversely affect sewage treatment, local officials said.

University assistant professor of accounting Valerie C. Milliron was recently appointed to the Commissioner's Advisory Group of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

With Valentine's Day approaching you may have been thinking about the loved ones in your life more than usual. Maybe wedding bells are in your future, or on the other hand, maybe you've been wishing that the Loop would run down your significant other.

Starting a new business can be relatively easy -- if you own an endless amount of money. If that is the case, all that is needed is a good idea.

Attention! -- Rangers!

The population of the Centre Region is expected to increase to over 68,000 people by the year 1990, according to Dan Pennick, chief planner of the Centre Region Planning Commission.

Some University graduate students said Friday they do not intend to walk out on their responsibilities, but they will petition the government to restore stipends to previous levels.

If you wish to send a memorable message to your Valentine during this season of Cupid, three barbershop quartets from the Nittany Knights Chorus are more than willing to do just that.

State College area residents are all wet when it comes to concern for their water supply, local water experts say.

The array of colors that cover the walls of one of State College's many retail stores is spreading its rainbow further down West College Avenue.

Students milled around the HUB ballroom with literature in hand from the more than 50 exhibitors, some with entire families trailing behind. Others waited in the Fishbowl for bus tours to depart. This was the scene Saturday afternoon at the fourth annual Housing Fair.

Re-education of people in the African, Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean triangle was a major concern at a panel discussion this weekend.

Various deadlines are fast approaching for financial aid applications, and the University director of student aid said it is vital that they be met.

Area residents interested in learning about their water supply will be able to whet their appetites at an educational seminar later this month.

Colleges and universities throughout the nation are joining together to promote drug education this week in observance of National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week.

The women's basketball team has not won or lost more than two games in a row this season. It is currently on a two-game losing streak, but if the trend continues, Penn State could end up with a win against West Virginia at 7:45 tonight at Rec Hall.

According to the cliche, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. That little phrase may haunt the men's gymnastics team for many weeks to come.

The men's basketball team used its previously suspect shooting, solid defense and some poise to pull out a come-from-behind 64-62 victory Saturday night over Atlantic 10 rival St. Bonaventure at Rec Hall.

The women's gymnastics team's roller coaster season took a downward turn this weekend at the Purina Cat Classic at Missouri. The Lady Lions failed to recapture the Cat Classic title, finishing third, and lost junior Debbie O'Brien for the season with a torn ligament in her knee.

The battle for the No. 1 men's volleyball team in North America took place this weekend at the University of Manitoba.

The women's swimming and diving team won 11 of 15 events against LaSalle on Saturday to cruise to a 147-91 win over the Lady Explorers in Philadelphia . The Lady Lions are now 9-2 on the season.

The men's basketball team traded one familiar scenario for another en route to its 64-62 win over St. Bonaventure Saturday night at Rec Hall.

The men's indoor track team participated in the famed Millrose Games held Friday night in Madison Square Garden and the Lions' best showing was a second place finish in the mile relay.

How big a difference was there between the ice hockey team's lopsided, 12-2 loss at Buffalo State on Friday night and the Icers' 5-3 win over the Bengals on Saturday afternoon? It was like the difference between:

The women's track team used the Millrose Games on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in N.Y. and the George Mason Invitational yesterday to run a track clinic.

The men's swimming and diving team easily defeated its two opponents this weekend to raise its record to 7-0 going into Saturday's meet with powerful Southern Methodist University.

This weekend's on-the-road split with national powers Iowa and Iowa State probably made the wrestling team feel like a kid who just got a cone of his favorite ice cream, only to have the scoop fall on the ground.

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