Back Issues
Thursday, April 04, 1996
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Affirmative action to play role in '96
With the candidates for the 1996 presidential election practically chosen, the topic of affirmative action lingers.
Man charged with theft, fleeing police arraigned
One week after he led University Police Service officers on a high-speed chase, Dale E. Beck, 32, of Port Matilda, was arraigned yesterday, according to a news release.
CATA to start renovations on bus stop shelters
Although some bus stops have shelters, benches and pull-offs at certain apartment complexes, many do not -- leaving students standing in the elements. But this may soon change at some stops.
Job creation key issue in 5th District race
Of the many challenges that will face the 5th Congressional District's new representative, creating jobs is at the top of the list.
Students prank dean of college
With less than 15 minutes to go and excitement building, the students began final preparations for their mission yesterday.
General education requirements face review
Calculus versus Chopin. Speech communication versus Sartre.
Preliminary Hearings
Five people were bound over for trial on various charges yesterday before District Justice Ronald Horner.
Cure-all for 'ill' grades approaches deadline
Maybe it was a tough class or professor. Maybe it was missing school due to illness.
USG committee rules against citing Pechter
The Undergraduate Student Government Elections Commission decided last night to withdraw a violation previously given to a former USG presidential candidate.
A desheartening end to 'R'
Disappointment and discouragement were the tone of the State College Planning Commission meeting yesterday..
Program helps students break economic barriers
When Ma'Lisa Griffin was attending Valley High School in New Kensington, a friend told her about a program that inevitably led her to choose Penn State.
Police log
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Lion hurler excels through Bumpy times
When asked to describe just one of the many shining moments in his baseball career, both he and his mother, unbeknownst to each other, spoke of the same game.
Hourican hits spikers' fancy
Ramon Hernandez, a first team All-American and MVP of the 1994 men's volleyball NCAA Championships, was not only an inspiration to Penn State volleyball. He was also a role model for current Lion middle blocker Kevin Hourican.
Injury check
Tolleison Morriss had played on AstroTurf before and planted and cut countless times on the artificial, green surface without injury, but when he planted his right leg on the Holuba Hall turf field midway through the third quarter of the Lion lacrosse team's 12-9 defeat of Georgetown on March 16, something was different.
Bloomsburg looks to stall Lions' climb
On its last trip to University Park, the Bloomsburg men's tennis team got to watch its Penn State rivals put on a show inside the Penn State Tennis Club. It was the Penn State Winter Classic and the Nittany Lions swept every singles and doubles flight.
Lady sluggers travel outside of Big Tens
It seems thus far that the Lady Lions (17-12, 0-4 Big Ten) can't make an impact on the Big Ten. So when the going gets tough, the tough gets going to the University of Akron (11-10) for a doubleheader 2 p.m. today.
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Taking care of business
Dana Nale is sick. Or as she puts it, "deathly ill," with severe bronchitis, a sinus infection, and a fever of 101 degrees.
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Show us
Entenberg and Kilpela must prove their abilities to the student body
Reader opinion
Collegian Columnist
Scott Paterno: Nothing wrong with a little Penn State revolution
