The University Faculty Senate wants to find its own ride home. Walking through the nation's capital, it's hard not to see them. Most people don't choose to sleep on the street. The country's continuing economic crisis has hampered many students' abilities to finance their education. Imagine getting an enticing entree, soup, salad, bread and dessert all for $10.95. You won't hear dramatic screams or see smoke-covered students evacuated from a dorm on stretchers. The Ford Motor Co. will recall some heavy-duty trucks at the end of the month because of brake problems, a Ford analyst said yesterday. Sherwood Smith has been around. Experience won out at the first meeting of the 23rd congress of the Undergraduate Student Government Senate last night. Students should take advantage of every opportunity they are offered and can repay the community by supporting other students, said a speaker at the Developmental Year Program annual awards reception last night. Night parking on campus might get complicated. The University Faculty Senate passed several proposals at last night's meeting.
Sometimes athletes have to go over the edge, surpass their capacity and go for the win with their heart and not their brain. Today the softball team tries to put the brakes on a nine-game losing streak. One of the most helpful things that a sports team can have happen to it during a tough season is an extended winning streak. This week, that helpful thing is happening to the baseball team. In the jungle, the lion reigns supreme and potential rulers must dethrone this feared opponent in order to take over. Yesterday afternoon the tigers raided the den and smashed the so-called king of the jungle. When it was over, No. 5 Towson State had given the eighth-ranked men's lacrosse team a reality check, and its first loss of the season, 16-8. For the three seniors on the men's volleyball team, this weekend will mark their final two matches at Rec Hall. Right now, however, that is of little concern to setter Jim Schall, rightside hitter Tom Gingrich and middle blocker Winfield Evens. John Bruno, a walk-on punter who starred in Penn State's national title-clinching victory over Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, died of cancer Monday.
Collegian Editorial: Team dining habits highlight inequities in college sports My Opinion: Alison Cummings
When he first strode onto Eisenhower Auditorium's stage, Pat Metheny looked like he never made it out of the late '70s -- with his shaggy hair, tight black jeans and bright, open-necked shirt.