Supercomputers that operate at the fastest current computational speeds are available to University professors for a number of applications.

A University lobbyist, with experience in educational policy under two U.S. Congressmen and a state secretary of education, last night became the fifth candidate vying to fill four State College Area School Board seats opening in November.

The Committee for Justice in South Africa announced yesterday it is joining a national consumer boycott effort of all Coca-Cola products because of the company's involvement in South Africa.

State College Borough Council members raised concerns last night about the growth of the Centre Region Council of Governments during discussions of COG's funding formula and building plans.

AIDS is coming to university campuses with a face and a name, Richard P. Keeling, president of the American College Health Association and chairman of the group's AIDS task force told a group of about 300 students last night.

Racially derogatory flyers aimed at Undergraduate Student Government President Seth Williams, posted on campus early yesterday, generated enough black student unrest to lead Williams to request an emergency meeting of the Campus Environment Team last night.

State police have identified at least five inmates who they say incited several others to riot at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview last Tuesday.

Following the local Democratic party's active search to find a contender for the office of Centre County District Attorney, University alumnus Jeffrey W. Stover announced his intention yesterday to unseat incumbent Republican Ray Gricar in November.

Leaders of the University's black community said blatant racism - even at an institution of higher education - is not a problem of the past, as indicated by flyers found yesterday deriding Undergraduate Student Government President Seth Williams.

About 2,400 Centre County households were without power last night when the area experienced a number of 40-second power "bumps," authorities from West Penn Power Co. said.

"It's Valentine's Day, and time to remember the one uncompromising rule our mothers taught us. . .always wear nice underwear," says comic strip character Cathy on a Recycled Paper Products, Valentine's Day card.

Loving Alternatives, an organization that espouses a philosophy of polyfidelity and group marriage, is made up of people who view love and relationships in a way St. Valentine probably never imagined.

It all comes down to one word. Terror.

After a first half timeout last night, Rutgers sent six players onto the basketball court. It didn't help.

The men's indoor track and field team beat 11 other teams, three school records and the clock to take second place at the annual Barnett Bank Florida Invitational at Gainesville on Sunday.

As the indoor track season draws nearer to its close, the women's track team is gearing up for the finale.

Katie Kowalski has come a long way from earning the dubious honor of 'best splasher' on a sixth-grade swim team to becoming the leader of Penn State women's fencing team.

Lem Joyner doesn't know where his seat is on the sideline. Well, he probably knows where it is, but he rarely uses it. Joyner is the team's towel-waver, the guy who keep the men's basketball team fired up from the bench.

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"The dreadlock is the focal point!" -- Earthtones

Dressed in their warmest clothes, people drift into the Eisenhower Chapel, filling its spacious interior with the echoes of their words. Rows of tall, paned windows line each side of the chapel from wall to ceiling, allowing the diffused mid-day sunlight to enter through the glazed glass.

Life can be really rough sometimes, especially when you're trapped by it. There are countless ways to escape the sadness of human existence - booze, love, religion and workaholism - but their relief is only temporary. So how do you cope with the pain of life?

After a successful first series last fall, the New Play Workshop will again produce plays written by University students, beginning this week with Perfect Honesty.

The Screaming Ducks, a local classic rock band, celebrated its fifth anniversary Friday night at the VFW downtown.

The British are back!

We all need a good ole rags-to-riches story once in while. It's the sort of fantasy that gets you giddy with good cheer and fills you with a bit of fairy tale hope.