The smell of salt water is carried on a gentle, warm breeze. Gulls caw lethargically as they hover above thousands of glistening bodies soaking up some sunrays.

For physically disabled students, moving about campus can be a difficult task, increased tenfold by the mammoth snowstorms that have blanketed State College this winter.

The condition of Charles Vaughn Sorrels, the man shot last week by a Ferguson Township Police officer, has been upgraded to serious after he was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center.

Every year thousands of Penn Staters flock to warmer and more exotic locales for the weeklong party known as spring break. The Bahamas, Daytona, Jamaica and Cancun are all frequent vacation spots during the break period.

As University students scramble to get the first bus out of State College, few -- if any --will be pondering the origin and evolution of the weeklong vacation that nearly everyone takes for granted.

A sea of multicolored fliers adorns every classroom on campus, advertising spring break packages galore. Incredible deals to exotic destinations offer everything from roundtrip airfare to free hotel-airport transfers.

Many students woke up to the sound of a ringing telephone yesterday to find out from friends that classes were canceled because of the 27 inches of snow dumped on State College.

In early January, 14 University students moved into an old Victorian house in Manchester, England, hoping to learn about the English lifestyle, but they ended up experiencing more of the culture than they expected.

Susan Miller and Clark Stuart thought they could leave for spring break early, but Mother Nature said, "I don't think so."

Sleeping on the beach and living on one meal a day may not sound like a great idea to some, but for others like Amy Rumbel and her friends, it sounds like a great way to spend spring break.

Spring break -- it's a time to relax, unwind, and get away to some warm weather climate. It's a chance for most students to get away and forget about Penn State, if only for a week.

The New York Yankees -- maybe, the Boston Celtics -- quite possibly, the Pittsburgh Steelers --not a chance. All were incredible dynasties but it's quite possible that the greatest dynasty of all might be Iowa wrestling.

They can see it looming on the horizon. Just four games stand between the Lady Lions and a women's basketball conference championship -- and four victories would give Penn State its fourth Big Ten title this year.

Overcoming adversity is the mark of a champion. After battling a team playing for its postseason life, the Icers are two wins away from a national title.

Humble is a good way to describe Wes Waldron. Almost two weeks after fencing to an astonishing win at the Junior Olympics at Little Rock, Ark., Waldron is still downplaying his performance.

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J.R. Mangan wants to replace his Takamine acoustic guitar. But the local singer/songwriter is looking for a sale before he makes a purchase -- he estimates a new Takamine would cost $400 more than it did four years ago.

Comm 150 instructors face a problem of how to present a broad perspective of the world's films in only 15 weeks.

By 8 o'clock, the room was full. People had arrived 45 minutes early. The few who came later to find a place to sit in the crowded room were out of luck. Rejected, they sat in the hallway.