Back Issues
Friday, March 1, 1996
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Students prepare to look good for break
With the beginning of spring break hours away, students and businesses are making last-minute preparations for their week of fun.
Administrator steps up to new job
A University administrator will be leaving March 29 to become president and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Medical Foundation.
Students build houses during break
Hammering and sweating at the crack of dawn for free.
Sales tactics called pushy, obnoxious after man cited
Sales people from America Advertising have some students and salons frowning in Happy Valley as their hair salon promotion has resulted in one arrest and many complaints.
Travelers to study peace firsthand in N. Ireland
Twenty-one members of the University community are taking a "Journey Towards Peace and Justice" today as they embark on a weeklong trip to Northern Ireland to learn about the peacemaking process and to experience it firsthand.
Neighbors of local assault victim raise safety concerns
More than 150 concerned residents turned out last night at the State College Free Methodist Church, 848 N. Science Park Road, for a question-and-answer meeting about the recent assault of a Ferguson Township woman.
Shuster may face criminal inquiries
As U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Blair, faces increasing scrutiny of his relationship with Washington lobbyist Ann Eppard, local Republican leaders are examining the impact the scandal may have on the 9th Congressional District.
Police log
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Cager asst. recruits success
It happened miles from the Rec Hall hardwood, years before the Bryce Jordan Center became a reality. For Penn State assistant Ed DeChellis, touring the garden of Martin Gaudio was yet another pitstop on a long coaching journey.
Fencers, Wolf hungry to defend regional title
About three years ago Penn State senior fencer Carin Wolf had reached a dead end in her fencing career. At that time she was a member of the Ohio State University fencing team and she had reached a "plateau", in her words. She wasn't going backward but more importantly she wasn't going forward, she was miserable.
Icers' championship hopes die
This was to be the season the Icers brought the national championship home to Happy Valley. It was their destiny to wreak havoc on the rest of the American Collegiate Hockey Association and prove they were the best.
Laxers to kick it with 'Heels; Lady sluggers trek to Florida
On March 6th the only thing that will separate the Penn State and North Carolina lacrosse teams will be the fabric of their uniforms and a few insignificant white lines. But in terms of NCAA tournament experience and lacrosse history the two teams are light years apart.
Big Mack keeps up big attack
Appearance gets a high ranking on Katina Mack's list of priorities.
Gymmen set to spring west into competition
After the Ohio State meet, the Penn State men's gymnastics team was weathering injuries and attempting to change and improve its routines. Two weeks later, the Lions are refreshed and ready to roll into the West next week.
Sluggers on their way to San Jose
In each of the last three years, baseball coach Joe Hindelang has scheduled a spring break junket for his squad to some balmy region of America where the competition is even steamier than the shining sun.
Trackmen try to forget Big Tens
It's time to move on. The Penn State men's indoor track and field team will put last weekend's last-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Ohio State behind them when coach Harry Groves sends 18 athletes to Harvard to compete in the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America.
Gymwomen await road trip to Oregon
The bad news is the women's gymnastics team is about to face its toughest competition of the regular season. The good news is it is not at the NCAA championships.
Grapplers ready for Big Ten run
When the Penn State wrestling team walks into Michigan State's Breslin Center on March 9 for the Big Ten wrestling championships, it knows that rankings, season records and reputation mean nothing. All that matters when the teams of the Big Ten battle for supremacy is how they perform that day.
Collegian Sports Columnist
Jonathan Bombulie: Straight outta Cuba, McCoy helps columnist pick winners in Big Ten
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Parks: Modern Renaissance Man
If there's such a thing as a modern day Renaissance man, Gordon Parks would fit the definition.
Lightning Rod strikes center
The audience clapped along with the filler music in anticipation. The mostly middle-aged crowd whistled and politely applauded in anticipation of Rod Stewart's appearance last night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
'Rumble' chock full of cool punches
In the ads for Jackie Chan's newest movie, he is proclaimed as "the only action hero who does all his own stunts." That fact, if nothing else, is evident in Rumble in the Bronx, the vehicle that is supposed to prove Chan has the crossover appeal to actually make it big as an action star in the United States.
Bosstones bring their brass to Crowbar
The steam rose off the sweat-covered bodies as the exhausted concert-goers poured out onto College Avenue Wednesday night. A cold, drenching rain came down on the tired crowd, cleansing them of the perspiration that soaked through their clothing.
Students' plans for break vary
Spring break is finally here and it is the perfect opportunity for students to have that last blast of fun before the crunch of finals sneaks up. Some students use their break to pursue the tropical islands of the Atlantic while others take the time to catch up on a backlog of work.
Industrial Arts
This may be the home of Jason and Chris Sevanick, but at first glance it looks like a fortune teller's chamber. Jason and Chris, members of local industrial band Mindless Faith, sit under a dimmed light covered by a draped white cloth. Nearby is a blue-glass figure of a head, and candles drip from nearby shelves.
Industrial music makes big noise
A friend has the audacity to leave the new Skinny Puppy CD at your house. After a moment of contemplation, you decide to subject your stereo to this form of audible violence. The first track presents a calm introduction resembling a classical piece, when suddenly you're treated to the punishing beat of a resonating drum machine, screeching feedback and guitar distortion pushed almost to the point of becoming static leaving your eardrums in a state of caustic obliteration.
Skinny Puppy is gone but not forgotten
To virgin ears, the first listen to Skinny Puppy isn't exactly a fun experience. Close your eyes and strap on the headphones, and you may start to feel like you're falling into a bottomless abyss, passing grotesque demons and images of death along the way.
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Heroines: Women athletes deserve respect for dedication in unequal world
Reader opinion
Collegian Columnist
Tess Thompson: Pulled teeth, healthy skin and Brad Pitt compose local's break
