Science has given us the supercomputer, the superconductor and the superhighway. Nothing could be left but the supercow.

He's got skinny, winter-white legs with striped sweat socks pulled up around his ankles and is constantly accusing people of staring at his legs. But this false, mocking bravado is betrayed by a sharp, sparkling intelligence in his eyes and a reassuring laugh. His gravelly voice and simple integrity leave less of a mental picture of his face than an impression of his character.

Leaders of the Undergraduate Student Government recently brought up the possibility of dissolving USG Senate in an effort to reorganize. And although that idea wasn't immediately followed up on, some leaders think it will happen eventually.

Students should be on the lookout for a man passing out campaign fliers in the HUB this afternoon -- he's running for governor.

State College businesses and residents were urged yesterday to curtail their power usage during a statewide disaster -- a result of record-breaking low temperatures.

Following the Siberian chill that blasted into State College and nearly paralyzed Pennsylvania yesterday, the University decided at about 11 last night to delay opening for two hours, canceling first and second period classes today.

Mummified in layers of ski garb or making do with what they had in their closets, students tried to protect themselves against frostbite yesterday.

The first swimmer has to get off to a good start. The next two keep pace. The anchor maintains the lead. If he loses, the whole team loses. Four swimmers swimming as one. There is little room for error as the truest sense of the word team is exemplified by a relay team.

When Rutgers' women's basketball team defeated No. 1 Tennessee at home Monday night, it was the first time an unranked team defeated the nation's top-ranked team. But it was not the first time that the nation's No. 1 team was beaten by the Scarlet Knights.

Three days ago, Katina Mack was given a cortisone injection. Her feet have hurt -- for a long time. But the junior guard for the No. 3 women's basketball team is used to smiling through the pain.

As the pass was sent speeding up the ice, Icer forward Don Lamison hurled his body toward the puck. And although his balance seemed to escape him, the puck did not. But this was only the beginning.

Icer forward Brad Russell prefers fans as hostile as his play.

For any team, the first match of the season helps to paint the picture for the upcoming year.

It was only appropriate, on the coldest day of the century, that Penn State was a victim of the snowball effect.

While Jeff Feinblatt, Dean Jacobberger and Wes Waldron were in San Francisco last week ripping through the competition at the National American Cup tournament, there was a different kind of tearing going on through southern California.

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Although separations can be painful (Burt and Loni, John and Lorena), staffers at WPSU-FM are looking forward to their upcoming split.

Cinema World Inc. -- the owner of all the movie theaters in State College -- removed all advertising from The Daily Collegian in response to an article printed last Friday concerning the movie Schindler's List.

Although the thought of having a real-life Brady here thrills many students, almost no one is as excited as Charles Cino.