At the University Board of Trustees meeting next week John Cahir will be recommended to the position of vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. Despite feeble economic growth some signs indicate the future may not be bleak. Last year, the University spent pennies --about 6.8 cents for $1 -- to raise $63 million in alumni gift support with thousands of letters, phone calls and personal visits. After 21 years of communications work in the military, Mary Wilson sat on her porch in Clarion and told how she was informed last year that her contract with the School of Communications would not be renewed. A trip to the Centre Community Hospital may be short unless patients are dying or giving birth. Students and faculty straddling orange barriers to cross the street has been a common sight on campus this summer. Alleging the University is not complying with stipulations set in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, former and current students filed a lawsuit yesterday against the University and University President Joab Thomas in the U.S. District Court in Williamsport. BELLEFONTE -- A man accused of murdering a Bellefonte woman wrote in his diary that he murdered a 13-year-old Oregon girl in 1984. BELLEFONTE -- Accused murderer James Alvin Boyer began his diary with the words, "I have come to the conclusion that I am a sexual deviant."
As the final seconds ticked off and it became clear that Penn State's chance of beating No. 1 Indiana had been thwarted, fans around the country were virtually in tears. But one person saw something different in that heartbreaking game. The pieces are starting to fall back in place for the men's basketball team. Earl Strom was "holding court" after the golfing ended last Friday. Right now, the massive fenced-off lot on the corner of University Drive and Curtin Road is marred by a gigantic hole. After leaving Penn State and the college coaching scene behind seven years ago, Brian Hill now has what he called a "dream come true." College football has seen a lot of off-the-field changes over the years. My Opinion: Cameron McGaughy
Collegian Editorial: PSU athletes lead our grad pack but lag behind in the Big Ten My Opinion: Gail Armstrong
