The bright torch of light the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. carried through his abbreviated life continues to burn as bright as ever among University students. Alex Webb remembers the snow and cold as he and fellow University students and faculty marched toward Eisenhower Auditorium in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commonwealth Campus officials reacted cautiously to a recent plan designed to cut administrative costs for the Commonwealth Education System. Don't spill the sauce. For those who are tired of hamburgers or tacos, The Spaghetti Shop, 1221 N. Atherton Street, offers a new phenomenon -- pasta to go. Power drills and hammers are the alarm clocks for some residents of Leete Hall. In keeping with the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the University and the State College communities came together to express their unity through theater, song and dance. Many University students turned off CNN yesterday, preferring to watch the bombs in the NFL to the bombs in Iraq. Just say "Up With People" to Susie Lovejoy and energy bubbles from her like a champagne bottle that just popped its cork.
After starting the new year with solid wins against Ohio State and Pitt, the women's swim team suffered its first setback of the season, losing at Virginia on Saturday, 161-139. This weekend, the men's swimming and diving team found itself on both ends of lopsided scores. Women's Track Coach Teri Jordan knows what winter break means. The men's track team kicked off its season on a positive note, sweeping most events at the Nittany Lion Invitational Saturday. The Icers learned an important lesson in this weekend's games against the Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines -- never cry wolf. What was the most interesting thing to come out of the 17th Annual Alumni-Varsity Volleyball Classic Saturday? The men's gymnastics team faced Syracuse Friday night as the underdog but prevailed in the nail-biter, narrowly upsetting the Orangemen 270.4 to 270.15. The much anticipated chance to see the No. 2 wrestling team at full strength will have to wait another week. Allison Barber was only missing the tall white hat. After all, the Blue Band was playing and Barber was doing flips -- and suddenly the women's gymnastics team's senior co-captain had transformed the Rec Hall crowd of 4,203 to the 50-yard line of Beaver Stadium. All news was not bad concerning the women's basketball team's first official excursion into Big Ten country. For the second time in two weeks, Penn State came oh so close to upsetting a Big Ten powerhouse. Bruce Parkhill is certain Purdue's Glenn Robinson is ready to enter the NBA. Actually, he's counting the days. When the women's basketball team left for a three-day, two-game road trip to face Big Ten rivals Indiana and Purdue, it expected an easy victory and an all-out war.
Collegian Editorial: A day to celebrate King's dream and share it with others Collegian Editorial: U.S. move was necessary My Opinion: Tony Demangone My Opinion: Betty Lee Dowlin
