Back Issues
Friday, Jan. 12, 1996
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CCSG official resigns
The Council of Commonwealth Student Governments will have to fill two central staff positions due to the recent resignations of the director of student affairs and the director of multicultural affairs.
Spanier sets aside $2 million to upgrade computer facilities in labs, departments
Tamara Dipner (junior-architectural engineering) checked her E-mail from a brand-new multimedia Power Macintosh yesterday in Hammond Building's computer lab.
Good nutrition enhances learning
Pills, powders, herbs and creams advertised on late-night television promising to optimize brain performance are not the way to a more successful academic life. But students may be able to eat their way to better grades through proper nutrition.
Water line break brings flood of concern
Who would have thought the sound of flushing toilets would bring smiles?
State and local crews gear up for new snow
While most Pennsylvanians were still reeling from the Blizzard of '96, road maintenance crews were preparing for the next storm.
10 Days to increase peace
Building on the momentum created last fall at the Take a Stand rally, Residence Life will be sponsoring a 10-day series of programs called Ten Days to Increase the Peace to educate students about diversity issues and provide a forum for students to discuss those issues.
Most merchants fare weather well
More than a foot of snow the week before Christmas could have caused a nightmare for local merchants. And despite the endless snowfall, low consumer confidence and problems in the federal government, downtown merchants weathered the storm just fine.
Watch from Guantanamo Bay gives new college perspective
Long-distance relationships suck.
Community remembers King
Last semester, acts of hate brought members of the University together. Next week, it will be acts of peace.
Police log
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Lions christen Jordan Center
Maybe the dust freshly shaken from spanking new Bryce Jordan Center got in their eyes. Maybe, as their coach said later, they were just "starry-eyed" in their new home, in all its sparkling, ESPN-telecasted, 14,400-seat glory, and not concentrating on the task at hand.
Thoughts of '95 season keep gymwomen focused
There is a buzz word circulating around White Building. It can be heard from any member of the women's gymnastics team as they clock in for day-to-day practice. That word is "healthy."
Icers hope to bounce back
After suffering their second loss of the season, the Icers (14-2) are looking to get back into their groove when they take to the ice against Delaware (12-6-1) at 9 p.m. tonight and 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the ice pavilion.
Williams steps up to replace Lisicky
Pete Lisicky had just missed a three pointer from the right baseline, but the Lion guard didn't sulk. He didn't have time to.
Trackwomen at Cornell to avenge narrow loss
As the Penn State women's track and field team travels to Cornell for the Cornell Invitational this Saturday, one fact that may be on its mind is three points.
Swimwomen return to action
After a week in the California sun, the Lady Lion swimmers went from a state of relaxation to a state of emergency.
Grapplers meet Spartans
There is no break from the endless stream of ranked opponents for the Penn State wrestling team.
Cavaliers challenge Lion swimmen
With five wins on their undefeated season and a Tampa training trip behind them, the men's swimmers and divers are now geared up to embark on the next level. If the weather allows, the Lions will open up the second half of the season at 3 p.m. on Sunday in home waters against Virginia (4-6). And if last year's match-up is any indication, this may be anything but a friendly competition.
Spikers aspire to reclaim EIVA title
A bit of the old and the new are on schedule for the Penn State men's volleyball team when they play their annual alumni game at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the South Gym in Rec Hall. The game gives the team an opportunity to rekindle old memories with former Nittany Lions, and fans' first chance to see the current Lions since winning their fifth straight EIVA championship last April.
Lady Lions face Wildcats in Big Ten battle
The No. 5 Lady Lions have prevailed unscathed in their last nine contests. And as usual, they have assumed their spot on top of the Big Ten.
Lions find new lair
Adorned in a white tuxedo with the Nittany Lion logo embroidered throughout his flashy garments, Joe Desmond of Mill Hall was perhaps the most creatively dressed of the 14,852 fans packing the Bryce Jordan Center for its christening as the new Penn State basketball castle.
Gymmen march into West Point
Last weekend the Blizzard of '96 roared up the East Coast and made big news. This weekend, the Penn State men's gymnastics team hopes to make its own noise when it competes in their first meet of the new year.
Trackmen start year at Princeton Relays
The mass amount of snow that has hit the State College area hasn't stopped everybody from going about their normal business. Penn State's men's indoor track team has been training for the upcoming indoor season.
Collegian Sports Columnist
Michael Signora: Traditional powers meet in title tilts
----------------------------ARTS----------------------------
Plato's Cave tells story of ordinary Joe named Nick
It's a classic tale of a beer-swizzling, quasi-unstable, jail-bound, blue-collar sort of Joe. Well maybe not Joe, but Nick. Yeah that's it . . . Nick.
Zany sites brighten the web
The Internet isn't always such serious business. Despite all the high-tech jargon and the expensive equipment, travelers on the information superhighway don't always use it to research or communicate sophisticated ideas.
Spring season brings popular plays, musicals to campus
This semester the University Resident Theatre Company and The Center for Performing Arts open their curtains to some of the most popular productions ever to come to Penn State.
A thirties musical comes to campus
42nd Street, winner of the 1981 Tony Award for best musical, will be playing at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow night at the Eisenhower Auditorium.
Video crew in tow, Rusted Root ready to rock new center
Rusted Root is returning to its roots. For the first time in State College, tribal rhythms will combine with state of the art technology in what will hopefully become "a world of ecstasy."
Art of the ages invades Palmer
Stained glass sits alongside crucifixes and carved ivories, a relic from the 1400s allegedly holds the fingerbone of St. John the Baptist and a lavish chalice depicts scenes from the life of Christ.
Artists perform on 'Level Ground'
Bonnie MacDonald sat down at a table surrounded by three television monitors that were projecting her own image. The pieces of black crushed velvet draping over the TVs were fastened with decorative pins, adding an elegant twist to MacDonald's topic of conversation.
From bovines to Beckett
The beauty of the University's Pavilion Theatre lies in the fact that an audience member can actually reach out and trip an actor.
'Slacker' compilations blend history, Generation X
The wave of the so-called "alternative" movement is sweeping America. Its followers are dressed in baggy flannels or tight Adidas shirts. They have taken such classic American kitsch as lunch boxes, blue jeans and jelly bracelets and have made them their own. So why not Saturday morning cartoons?
Collegian Arts Columnist
David Schonfeld: Upcoming Grammys strike sour note
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Cyber censors
Individuals, not governments, should regulate Internet
Reader Opinion
Collegian Columnist
Heidi A. Shubilla: American people deserve Whitewater story from Hillary
