Back Issues
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1996
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CATA improves quality of transit buses
Those who ride the Centre Line will soon be looping State College on cleaner, quieter and roomier buses.
USG senators barred from presidency
Undergraduate Student Government senators who participated in the Feb. 14 Senate Appointments and Review Board interviews of election commissioners and court members are not eligible to run for president or vice president in the upcoming USG elections, even though the USG Supreme Court declared the interviews void, the Elections Commission announced yesterday.
Spanier, COG discuss growth
Traffic was not as congested, and it used to be easier to get around.
Rudy rallies at courthouse
BELLEFONTE -- From the moment she stepped onto the podium last night, Ruth Rudy captured the attention of her audience the way a mother entrances her children with a bedtime story.
Lion Line donates phone lines
Students who are concerned about the proposed tuition hike will finally get their chance to speak out about it by calling their state legislators for free.
Students visit Holocaust museum
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Members of four religious groups traveled back in time to more than 50 years ago last weekend -- back to Nazi Germany.
Alexander falls short of signatures for Pennsylvania ballot
In what some may consider a setback, former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander has failed to get his name on the ballot for Pennsylvania's April 23 primary.
Police log
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Trackwomen climb Big Ten ladder to 4th
The Lady Lion women's track team obviously has taken a liking to the game leapfrog, as it hurdled over six Big Ten schools to capture fourth place at the Big Ten Indoor Championship this past weekend in Madison, Wis.
Trackmen finish last in Big Ten
Different year, same results.
Lady legend's last shot lacking
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After Penn State sneaked out with a 72-69 victory over Ohio State, senior Buckeye super-guard Katie Smith took about an hour or so to sign autographs.
Superman persona appears from Booth
As the "Boooooth" chants rained down from an adoring crowd, Penn State's young center became an instant fan favorite.
Carter catapults netmen
He burst out of the door to the courts at the Penn State Tennis Club and began pacing excitedly from side to side. He couldn't stay in one spot, and as he spoke, the drop of sweat on the tip of his nose grew longer, fell to the ground, and formed again.
Wood gets even better with age
After graduating from Los Lunas High School in New Mexico, Brandy Wood had several choices of colleges at his disposal. But in the end, Penn State was just too good to pass up.
Henson leaves mark on Illinois
When a 24-year-old Lou Henson was hired in 1956 to coach the junior varsity basketball team at Las Cruces High School in New Mexico, his goals were simple.
Cook heats up cold trackmen
Although the men's track team finished a disappointing tenth place in last weekend's Big Ten Indoor Championships, there was still at least one bright spot the Nittany Lions could look to as a sign of encouragement.
Beverly Hills 106-11
Talk to sabre fencer Jason Levin for five minutes and it becomes obvious that he enjoys what he is doing -- fencing. But talk to the Lion team captain a little longer and something else becomes obvious, he won't be fencing forever.
Wrestling hall of fame welcomes two former Lions
Four years after Penn State wrestling left the Eastern Wrestling League, its presence is still being felt.
Roar's Box spreads cheer
A large group of students, dressed alike in white T-shirts, cheering wildly make up a section of the stands at select indoor sporting events. You may know them as the Roar's Box, a student cheering section organized to support indoor sports.
Collegian Sports Columnist
Christine L. Miller: Reporter steps back into action
McNutt hammers home excellence
Many college students complain about being too busy with homework, jobs and partying. Neal McNutt is the exact opposite of those students, doing more in one day than the average student does in a week.
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Art allows diversity to grow
When all else fails, the universal language of the arts often brings the diversity of humanity together, allowing people to relish rather than spoil differences.
Bosstones to make second mighty mighty 'ska-ppearance' at Crowbar
Lightning may never strike twice in the same place, but in State College, plaid does. Tonight, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, a.k.a. "the plaid boys of Boston," will perform at Crowbar for the second spring in a row.
Billy Joel to speak, perform
Come out Virginia, don't make me wait, Billy Joel tickets on sale at eight. Thirty, that is.
Marsalis team shares stage
If any two people have the ability to shrink a room, it's Ellis and Branford Marsalis.
Social segregation
It's Saturday night, and it is just heating up at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center's ballroom. A pair of blinding strobe lights stare down at a wide circle of students, grooving to the dance music that blares from the speakers.
Harlem youths speak in film
Harlem. The word typically conjures images of large ghetto buildings, fear of crime, and perhaps the sounds of rap and jazz. But what about the people, the individuals, the youth?
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Mixed messages: Administration must examine CES students' views of diversity
Reader Opinion
Collegian Columnist
Jim Rodgers: Apathetic students deserve childish USG election antics
