Standing in a Laundromat, stuffy with the smell of fabric softener, Alicia Zimmerman and Greg Furman carefully separate and sort the lights from darks before dumping them into the machines. Pressure. It's a word that a lot of people associate with Valentine's Day. You have to do something for your one and only, and it better be good. It had become custom for Christian Connell and Jennifer Murray to celebrate their anniversary at their favorite restaurant. An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a hug can do even more. Big Ten conferences are no longer just for athletes and administrators. Some students may consider keg bans in their apartment buildings to be an infringement on their rights, but area property owners say the rule has cut down on vandalism. Individuals seeking to build a relationship of perfect harmony will have that chance this Valentine's Day weekend. Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon organizers want people to know they are serious about collecting money. Students are pounding the streets, knocking on doors and mailing solicitations for money for this year's Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Lisa Lepene didn't want to be tied down to a desk after college, so instead she became a "hotdogger" and now spends her days copiloting a 23-foot Oscar Mayer hotdog. Secrets of past civilizations will be unveiled this weekend during the public television series "Out of the Past," created and developed under the direction of three Penn State archaeologists. Paying for a college education is a burden for many students and their families. But for children of divorced parents, the burden becomes complicated when one or both parents don't want to pay for their child's tuition. University Park students collecting donations, or "canning," for the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon in Altoona may be interfering with fund-raising efforts by Altoona Campus students. Daneen Mizenko awoke Wednesday morning to a teddy bear hugging a bouquet of flowers.
Heading into this weekend's games against Big Ten contenders Indiana and Purdue, the women's basketball team can't afford a loss if it is to keep pace with first-place Iowa. For most armchair quarterbacks, the choice between playing the glamorous sport of football or competing in the less-publicized sport of wrestling would hardly lay heavy on one's mind. Andy Archer is scoring bullseyes for the men's swimming and diving team this year. To the victors go the spoils. If you are wondering when the Icers will play a close game this regular season, then your wait may be over. Iowa State is hosting a big-league track and field party and Penn State men's track team is invited. With only three weeks remaining until the Big Ten women's indoor track and field championships, the Lady Lions are going to get a good look at some of their competition. The women's tennis team will put the ball in play this weekend at the Lady Lion Invitational, its first competition of the spring season. After a nearly two-week rest, the men's tennis team returns to competition today at the Pittsburgh Invitational. Gymnast Rich Briggs is back and just in the knick of time, because the No. 10 men's gymnastics team faces No. 6 Michigan State at 7:30 tomorrow night in Rec Hall. After last weekend's Cat Classic, women's gymnastics Coach Steve Shephard said even he was tired. After receiving a preseason Top 10 ranking and breezing through the non-conference portion of its schedule with an 8-1 record, Purdue's women's basketball team ran into the travelling partners from hell -- No. 5 Penn State and No. 7 Ohio State -- four weeks ago. It is time to move on. The men's gymnastics team is loaded with talent -- All-Americans, national team members and an Olympic champion assistant coach. Consistency is not a word that can be used to describe the men's volleyball team. For four years Dave Hart, Matt White and Troy Sunderland have been winning matches and pleasing the Lions' fans and coaches. My Opinion: Anthony Yacullo
Collegian Editorial: Passage of family leave bill took a while, but it's worth it My Opinion: Larry Spence My Opinion: Sally Pont
