The first and second floors of a turn-of-the-century Bellefonte mansion suffered considerable heat and smoke damage last night as the result of an electrical fire. Generation X has some problems beyond angst and lack of identity as the technology boom renders many traditional job skills obsolete. And as technology and information advances explode across high-speed telecommunication lines faster than the blink of an eye, finding a job isn't easy. Not all engineering students at the Altoona Campus will have to go to University Park for electro-mechanical engineering degrees, thanks to a new four-year program and a planned Advanced Technology Center. Four Centre County men were arrested early yesterday morning for allegedly breaking into several cars at a town house complex in Ferguson Township, and the Ferguson Township Police Department thinks the men may have committed similar crimes at the University. He rocked back and forth in his chair, nervously playing with a strand of hair hanging over his ear. As he spoke on the condition of anonymity about what happened to him two years ago, his voice became bitter and sarcastic -- not angry or violent.
Becoming a pro football player is something that almost every young boy dreams about. Allegiances with a favorite team form very early, whether it is simply out of civic pride, or simply because he like a team's colors. The three actresses, ready for their final curtain call on Lady Lion Field, anxiously awaited as their names were announced. Each of the seniors on the women's lacrosse team, nominated to the starting lineups, wanted to win. When it was all over, each was smiling. It was the last event. It was the last routine. It was the last meet of gymnast Jim Delaney's college career. In any sport, it is the coach's job to be on the sidelines and instruct the athletes. Visualize Women's Basketball Coach Rene Portland shouting instructions to her players on the floor. Often in the game of golf, there is more of a battle with Mother Nature than with the other golfers on the course. The Penn State women's golf team can verify this, as they were blown away -- literally -- at the Minnesota Invitational in Minneapolis over the weekend. Saturday afternoon at the Blue-White football game, the action was intense -- the battles along the lines, the fight for open spaces and the joy of reaching the accomplished goal. While it went on during the game, it also occurred hours before kickoff, as fans attacked a tent at Beaver Stadium where current and past Penn State football stars signed free autographs. Seldom do siblings go to the same school, much less compete on the same collegiate team. Yet the women's track and field team boasts three sets of sisters this year. Among them are two pairs of twins and a younger and older sister set. Phil Bertolotti led the Penn State hitting barrage last weekend with nine hits, when the Lions took three of four games from the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa. For his performance, the junior was named Big Ten Player of the Week. He is the first baseball player to ever receive the honor. Most aren't built on admiration and friendship. But the softball team's rivalry with the Ohio State Buckeyes, who visit Lady Lion Field at 2 p.m. today, goes a little further than that.
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