In the rush to become environmentally correct, Penn State faculty and engineers are discussing possible curriculum changes for University engineering classes. The Undergraduate Student Government restructuring process continued yesterday when members of USG discussed senate bylaw changes and Penn State Student Association (PSA) constitution revisions. For University Police Services Officer James Norman, patrolling Friday night's Phish concert at Rec Hall was a fun, retrospective trip to the way things were in the 1970s. Centre County Coroner Kerry Benninghoff has ruled that a State College man who was found dead last week took his own life. The event was scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, and the line had already begun to form at 7:30 a.m. As some groups arrived on the scene, their eyes traveled down the length of the hall, and with disbelief fleeting over their features, they asked the question -- "Is that the line?" The increased number of commuters coming into the Centre Region and the traffic congestion around the Nittany Mall are primary factors behind a major highway project already underway in the Centre Region. She captivated the few hundred people sitting in Schwab Auditorium yesterday with wet shoes and damp hair, who braved a chilly drizzle and worm-strewn sidewalks to hear one of the country's most popular psychologists -- Joyce Brothers. Lois Ehrmann had a knife held to her throat, just one of the times her life has been threatened -- by adolescents. The parking lot outside the Penn State Bookstore on Campus isn't the only thing undergoing major changes -- the bookstore itself will have a new look when students return for the Fall Semester. A group of men and women sit in a circle on the floor almost as if they are sitting around a campfire. They ask each other personal questions about spirituality and share their thoughts. For Mwangi Eric Kwesi, problems such as a lack of records and name changes are big stumbling blocks in a project he is undertaking -- trying to trace his roots back to Africa. Two bicycle paths and an on-campus center for public transportation may soon be coming to the Centre Region -- as long as funding is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Three University Testing Services employees and 10 students testified at a hearing Friday investigating possible Undergraduate Student Government Elections Code violations. The controversy about Undergraduate Student Government elections continues with an East Halls senator and area president filing the first complaint against the USG Election Commission about the runoff election in East Halls today.
Coach Sue Whiteside looked into her crystal ball on Thursday and predicted the Lady Lions' weekend -- Michigan would "be very tough" on Saturday, but Michigan State would "not be too much of a problem" on Sunday. Today, many athletes are shying away from their fans. But one who stays close to his fans is Miami Dolphins' second-year phenom, O.J. McDuffie. The host Lady Lion golf team came up big over the weekend, winning the Lady Lion Invitational by 14 strokes. In its first scored meet of outdoor competition, the women's track team ran past a lot of tough competition on the way to a second-place finish on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. This weekend, the men's track team was running in circles and getting nowhere -- literally. The high winds made running the Sea Ray Dogwood Relays more of a lesson in survival than a chance to achieve lightning speed. The first-annual Nittany Valley Classic 5K race defeated cloudy skies yesterday, drawing runners and walkers alike to mark a successful fund raiser for the American Cancer Society. The sun's intensity was disguised by a cool breeze blowing in towards Beaver Field's home plate on Saturday. The wind was the key to Penn State and Michigan splitting their doubleheader. When sophomore shortstop Valerie Serpico was a senior in high school, she was interested in playing softball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. But when she met with coach Gayle Blevins, Serpico was told she would ride the pine for the Hawkeyes for at least her first two seasons. The goal would have been enough. A dramatic leap and fake, followed by a rifle of a shot into the cage. But Greg Jackson wasn't done. WARMINSTER -- Warminster? What was the men's volleyball team doing in Warminster? Usually it hosts home matches at Rec Hall. But on Friday night, the Nittany Lions took on the BYU Cougars at William Tennent High School in Warminster. WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The men's gymnastics team had just completed its vaulting rotation. The Lions' competition at the NCAA East Regionals on Saturday was over. Now it was time for the gymnasts to wait. Penn State women's lacrosse Coach Julie Williams knew that shutting down Dartmouth's Lauren Holleran would be the key if the Lady Lions were going to beat the Big Green. With 1 minute, 36 seconds left in regulation play, Men's Lacrosse Coach Glenn Thiel called a timeout. Dave O'Donnell was tired. As the Lions' sole faceoff man, he had gone to the line over 20 times during the competition. WEST POINT, N.Y. -- At first, gymnast Tom Ellefson didn't want to know.
"I never listen to the scores being announced," the freshman said. "I didn't want to hear where we were, I just wanted to go out and do the best job I possibly could."
KINGSTON, R. I. -- Tracy Kerner was not happy.For someone who had just qualified for NCAA championships in three individual events, Kerner's post-meet expression was somber. There was no gleam in her eyes . . . no excited smile on her face.
WARMINSTER -- A three-hour match after a three-hour bus ride would leave most athletes tired and begging for a nap. But the men's volleyball team was still jumping and celebrating long after the final point was over Friday night. KINGSTON, R.I. -- One fall, two falls, three falls, four falls, five.After each of the women's gymnastics team's season-high five falls Saturday night at the Northeast Regional Championships, Coach Steve Shephard's sinking feeling that his Lady Lions would fall victim to a huge upset became more real.
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