Back Issues
Friday, April 26, 1996
----------------------------NEWS----------------------------
Alumni drawn back after graduation
Before you can sing all the words to the Penn State alma mater (the correct words), the Class of '96 will say farewell to the University and venture off to the real world.
Students learn value of primitive medicine
Navajo healing traditions discussed in a classroom filled with premedicine majors. That is a day that Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) hopes to see.
Students receive scholarships from accross globe
From Scotland to the White House, Penn State students have been winning awards.
Planning for president's visit under way; details sketchy
President Bill Clinton's visit to Penn State is likely to require a great amount of work and preparation on the part of the University, local police, and the White House staff.
Parents, daughter share tour of campus
Rebecca Shore, 12, was giggling and talking excitedly with friends in the lobby of Eisenhower Auditorium yesterday.
Student group protests PSU parking problems
As students walked to class yesterday morning, shouts of "Have a donut, they're free!" could be heard from the Administrative Parking Area behind Old Main during a Parking Awareness Breakfast sponsored by Non Sibi.
Allen Park fire damage extended by water flooding halls, standpipes
Fire wasn't the only thing that caused damage to apartments at Allen Park last week.
Graduating seniors prepare grad school, wedding plans
She was from West Virginia. He was from Bradford.
Student leaders try to get grades mailed
Five student leaders are meeting with the director of academic records today to try to give students the option of having their final grades mailed to them.
Body count rises in Mideast war
Israel continues to battle Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon as the death toll in the region continues to climb.
Peterson, Rudy set for battle
While the smoke continues to clear from the Republican primary, the two congressional candidates for the 5th district are already preparing for November.
Students prepare extensively for study abroad
With so many students roaming the world, much preparation is needed before these students journey into cultures which may vary greatly from their own.
Police log
----------------------------SPORTS----------------------------
Linksters tune up, preparing to play host for 1996 Big Ten championships
The Penn State men's golf team won the 33rd annual Indiana University of Pennsylvania Invitational Wednesday at the Indiana Country Club, registering a 295, outdistancing runner-up Slippery Rock by 20 strokes.
CES student-athletes receive annual award
The Commonwealth Council of Athletic Directors held its annual 1995-96 awards luncheon to recognize two premier scholar-athletes and a very special contributor to the Commonwealth Education System sports program on April 17 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Cook finds recipe for success
Penn State decathlete Jamie Cook is a pretty calm person. But after his result at this week's Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Cook could find himself feeling a bit like celebrating, and rightly so.
Quest to host Big Tens begins now
Focus shifts to larger goals
As far as the Big Ten standings go, the baseball team has gone from hunter to hunted. But the Lions still smell blood.
Gymwomen move up a spot at NCAAs; finish 11th
The women's gymnastics team silenced the critics once again at the NCAA championships.
Wild horses let loose in California for equestrian club nationals
There will be 11 members from the Penn State equestrian club traveling to the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national championships in Burbank, Calif., starting next Thursday and lasting until Saturday. And no, they won't be riding their horses there. They'll be flying in an airplane.
Blue Hens handle laxers' NCAA fate
First, the Penn State men's lacrosse team has to win its 2 p.m. game with Delaware tomorrow at Jeffrey Field. Then the Nittany Lions will have to wait and see if they make the 12-team NCAA tournament field.
Collegian Sports Columnist
Jonathan Bombulie: Deep thoughts at 2 a.m. while watching the Pens game
Tough opponents welcome spikers
In the beginning of the season, a coach has a handful of instructions in the first two weeks of practice to build upon as his or her team begins a grueling season of trying to reach the promise land.
Lady laxers await NCAA tournament
Just one game remains before the Penn State women's lacrosse team (11-3) begins their second season, the NCAA championship tournament.
Collegian Sports Columnist
Brad Young: Sluggers blast jock image to delight of sports writer
Lady Lions' goal: to stop Big Ten
Although the Penn State softball team has no chance of being a contender in the Big Ten, one thing they can do is impede other team's chances of reaching conference glory.
----------------------------ARTS----------------------------
New saxophonist buzzes with Queen Bee
When your band is as established as Queen Bee and the Blue Hornet Band, hiring a new member should be easy. Just put up a few fliers, make a few phone calls, and dozens of qualified candidates will appear at your door. Pick one, and you're ready to hit the road. Right?
Rage against the Machine still operating heavy
Somehow, a new Rage Against the Machine album seems unnecessary. Perhaps that's because the band's self-titled debut, released four years ago, said it all. It screamed into listeners' ears until they were numbed into agreement with vocalist Zack de la Rocha's antigovernment ideals. What could Rage possibly do with a second album?
Art paves way to education, but must pay tolls
There's always an ongoing argument somewhere about what it is, who should see it, why it's relevant and, especially, who should fund it.
Solo artists march to beat of own drummers
People perform solo for a multitude of reasons.
Student art finds fitting display in store windows
Downtown State College is becoming an art gallery as the work of University students is displayed in local storefront windows.
Fashion TV does little turn on catwalk
Designers, supermodels and stylish clothes on fashion television shows are in fashion.
Spectacle takes center stage next year
The Center for the Performing Arts announced their 1996-97 schedule yesterday with a dynamic list of performances and a few surprises.
It's in the can
Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese -- all of them had to start somewhere.
Cuteness reigns in 'Cats & Dogs'
Cheesy romantic comedies always seem to follow some sort of formula.
Movie buff defines true summer flicks
My Opinion: Todd Ritter
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Exposé
Some final thoughts reviewing the successes of this page
Collegian Columnist
Michele DiGiacinto:
Don't dismiss feminists as a group of radical, male-bashing femi-Nazis
Collegian Columnist
Courtney Cairns:
Finding the balance between two extremes of female leadership
Reader Opinion
