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Back Issues
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Friday, Jan. 27, 1995
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Gender, comfort drive bar fashionsDuring the day, students sport baseball caps and college logo sweatshirts, but at sunset, they often emerge transformed. The evening look can be bare midriffs and short skirts for those heading out shake it at a local dance spot. Or it might be Gap flannels and jeans if unwinding in a low-key bar is the plan.
Students react to campus darkness
With quick, nervous steps Beth DeMartino braves the walk home on East College Avenue three nights a week with mace clutched securely between her fingers.
'Rip-off tags' educate students
As police services at other universities use theft prevention measures of their own, University Police Services uses a different kind of prevention to curtail thefts on campus.
Consulting firms help improve health care
In an effort to improve the quality of health care in the Harrisburg region, Holy Spirit Hospital and the University's Hershey Medical Center have utilized the services of a consulting and a legal firm.
Some businesses bank on football season
As long as Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions are in the lead, so are the retail stores in town. But when the hurrah dies down, some stores are forced to cling only to the echo.
Accident leaves one man injured
A Pleasant Gap man sustained minor injuries after being involved in a two car accident in downtown State College yesterday.
African oral traditions kept alive with fables
They sat in a circle, listening to her voice as it shared old African fables. She usually tells her stories to young children, but last night, Thelma Price had two dozen college students focused on tales of nature and humanity.
Sorority assists kids in reading, celebrates 100th
Tuesday night, four Chi Omega sorority members huddled around a pile of books -- but they weren't the usual highbrow psychology and biology textbooks.
Officials recognize concern over darkness
With an alleged sexual assault of a University student looming in the background, University and borough officials stumble in the dark over where to place lighting on their list of priorities.
Commission prepares for future
To solve existing traffic and rental housing problems and prepare for the future, the State College Planning Commission reviewed a plan for the College Heights area last night.
Police Log
Netmen ready for big openerTo the members of the Penn State men's tennis team, the state of Illinois represents a land of opportunity --the chance to set the tone for the rest of the season.
Trackwomen, men racking up miles
The Lady Lions (1-0) will compete against nearly 200 teams from across the nation at the Terrier Classic today and tomorrow. The meet is hosted by Boston University.
Gymwomen expect easy OSU match
The Lady Lion gymnasts don't plan to perform any floor exercises to the theme of The Nutcracker. But they do expect the Buckeyes to be an easy nut to crack.
Young gymnasts heading west for USA Winter Cup
It is not every day that collegiate gymnasts get the chance to qualify for international competition.
Fencer invite: opponents not optimistic
In the world of collegiate fencing, having to face Penn State is sort of like having to kiss your relatives -- no one wants to do it, but they have to.
Cagers' iron defense crucial in win over Wisconsin
The best defensive team in the Big Ten took its iron curtain on the road last night, throwing it across the Wisconsin Field House and negating the Badgers' superstars in a nationally televised 78-67 win.
Women sport long athletic history
When Della Durant worked at Penn State in the early 1960s, female athletes played on a whole different level than they do today.
UCLA leaves Spikers empty
The UCLA men's volleyball team took the court against the Nittany Lions Wednesday night at the Hawaii Collegiate Classic after eight long months of waiting.
Icers hope for sportsmanlike game
History lesson: On Nov. 12 of last year at the ice pavilion, Michigan Dearborn Ice Hockey Coach Joe Aho chucked some water bottles onto the ice, and was booted from the game along with Assistant Coach Edward Forman. Several penalties later, the referees ended the game, the Icers emerging victorius.
PSU up for Illini, Badgers
Following a 71-56 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 6, the women's basketball team was tied for seventh place in the Big Ten with a 1-2 record. This was the same team that shared the conference crown a year ago, and advanced to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament.
No trivializing Super Bowl
My Opinion: Jonathan Bombulie
Foreign aidCollegian Editorial: Money to Mexico could help U.S. economy
'Mitakuye oyasin:'---- Social ecology as a responsibility
My Opinion: A.E.B. Kapp
Letters to the editor
Novel dwells in internal nightmaresTim O'Brien has done it again --In The Lake of the Woods proves that O'Brien is still our greatest writer of Vietnam fiction.
Student, like the masters, must face censorship
Despite the centuries separating Michelangelo and Cara Judea Alhadeff, they still have something in common. Not only are they artists, but many pieces of their work have faced restrictions based on their content.
