|
|
Back Issues
[
Friday, Feb. 3, 1995
]
Veterans choose officers
For the first time since 1988, the Penn State University Veterans Organization will have women in leadership positions.
Preate: Fat-burner claims are false
Claiming to have a product which will provide weight loss of 25 pounds in a month, State College-based Ananas Inc. has recently come under fire from Attorney General Ernie Preate Jr.
TAs balance taking and teaching classes
In addition to the workload in her graduate classes, Hayley Charney often finds it difficult to balance taking classes with teaching them.
Jewish groups protest speaker
Controversy surrounding Minister Conrad Muhammad's speech tomorrow night has prompted a change of location to accommodate for crowd control and a rally protesting his appearance.
Animals alleviate loneliness
When the world seems to be angrily knocking at the door, pet owners agree that one faithful companion always adores seeing their face.
CES eyes learning 'vision'
Although the Commonwealth Educational System is in the midst of budget cuts, enrollment declines and some faculty uproar, it is still pushing forward with a new "vision" in active and collaborative learning.
Mexican policy raises questions
Maintaining his juggling act between domestic and foreign policies, President Clinton has turned his focus to the south to assist the faltering Mexican economy.
Police Log
Seniors to swim in last home meet
It is a day Lady Lion swimmer Deni Rudy did not want to come.
But like it or not, Rudy and her senior teammates will swim tomorrow in a dual meet at McCoy Natatorium for the last time.
Fencers face tight Yale match
Realistically, it should be a showdown when Penn State's No. 1 fencing team faces off against Yale's No. 3 team at 10 a.m. tomorrow in New Haven, Conn.
Track teams travel to N.Y., Va.; gymwomen in K.C. for Classic
The Lady Lions will travel to New York to compete in the Syracuse Invitational at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Manley Field House. Penn State will take on teams from Connecticut, Cortland, Geneseo, Ithaca and Ottawa.
Spartans slam cagers by 20
What was billed as the Shawn Respert Show turned into the Quinton Brooks Clinic last night in East Lansing, Mich.
Lady cagers hoping to stay atop Big Ten
With its play over the last six games, the No. 10 women's basketball team has vaulted to the top of the Big Ten standings.
Icers to face off against Michigan State for first time
When junior defenseman Matt Johnson looks across the ice this weekend, he will see some familiar faces. During the Icers' two games against Michigan State, Johnson will play against some of his old teammates from East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Mich.
High emotions expected at spiker tourney
When the No. 6 men's volleyball team takes on Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne at 7:30 p.m. today in Rec Hall, senior outside hitter Ed Josefoski will be reminded of an incident he does not like to talk about.
Grapplers ready for trek
The wrestling team is on a road trip to Oklahoma this weekend that would make Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama proud.
Pop quiz
Collegian Editorial: Profs, students must both be evaluated during the semester
Checking out
Collegian Editorial: New governor must review library money fairly
One sarcastic writer's tell-all tale about reading columns
My Opinion: Tony Demangone
Do the right thing right now
My Opinion: Robert B. Eckhardt
Letters to the editor
Film noir future brightened by The Last Seduction
Film noir has always been a film genre that was easy to identify -- it involved femme fatales smoking Lucky Strikes and conniving lunkheaded men into offing their husbands for money or kicks. They often involved whirling ceiling fans, venetian blinds and rain-swept streets. When done correctly, like in Double Indemnity or Sunset Boulevard, film noir is guiltily entertaining -- a rare mix of grittiness and glamour.
Nonfiction books thrill and fascinate like fiction
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Nonfiction writers have taken that old addage to heart, releasing books based on true stories that seem more improbable than anything made up. The two most notable examples, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The Hot Zone, might be steeped in fact but have plots more interesting than any fiction books in recent memory.
Nonfiction books sport new style
Once upon a time, the category of nonfiction referred to ghost-written memoirs and 700-page discourses on the indigenous tribes of Quito, Ecuador. It was the section of the bookstore that everyone passed by in order to grab the latest novels by Tom Clancy, John Grisham or Danielle Steele.
