Back Issues
Monday, Jan. 13, 1997
----------------------------NEWS----------------------------
Disease takes student's life
Andrew Karp was an outgoing 18-year-old, "everybody's friend," just beginning his career at the University. Although he grew up without any brothers, he added about 60 to his family when he joined Alpha Epsilon Pi -- and he loved the fraternity life, his mother said.
Less snowfall, warmer temperatures leave State College residents confused
It wasn't a white Christmas in central Pennsylvania, and after New Year's celebrations, it felt like it was time to start baseball season. But now that the University's Spring Semester is under way, winter seems to be in full swing.
Economy brightens job market for grads
A stronger economy in 1996 may mean college graduates will have an easier time finding a job, according to a Michigan State University study.
Sheryl Crow, Wallflowers to play Rec Hall
Pop singer Sheryl Crow will perform at 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 17, at Rec Hall, a University Concert Committee press release announced Friday. The opening act will be roots-rock outfit The Wallflowers, whose lead singer is Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan.
Two sentenced in beating of Ferguson Twp. woman
Bradley Paul Moore Jr., 18, learned the price he would pay for the attack of a Ferguson Township woman when Judge Stewart Kurtz sentenced him to 25 to 60 years in prison on Dec. 27.
Delay likely in murder trial
A change in Pennsylvania's criminal law may mean a postponement in the local murder trial of Amin O. Robinson.
New local brewery may foam over Milwaukee
It might be the beer that makes Bellefonte famous.
Police log
----------------------------SPORTS----------------------------
Cagers start new year on wrong foot
For the Penn State men's basketball team, 1996 ended with fireworks, but the team has shot nothing but blanks in the new year.
Lady spikers miss finals
After a Big Ten championship and total domination in its first two matches in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament against Georgia Tech and Wisconsin, only one point kept the Lady Lions from making their first appearance in the Final Four since 1994.
Alabama senior trio helps lead Crimson Tide over Gymwomen
The No. 2 Crimson Tide defeated the No. 15 Lady Lions, 193.75-190.3, before a crowd of 2,084.
Contreras rescues spikers from brink
Throughout the Nittany Lion Invitational Tournament, the Penn State men's volleyball team played in a very efficient, business-like fashion.
Spikers hold court at Invitational
Penn State went for the knockout punch early and often this weekend. Opposing coaches could just shake their heads after just one game in Penn State match during the club's Nittany Lion Invitational.
Lions audition point guards to replace redshirt Earl
The point guard position is widely known as the toughest position in basketball, but the Penn State team was supposed to have one of the best, Dan Earl, running the point for the fourth straight year. But Dan Earl was redshirted.
Lady cagers lose five, drop from polls
The Lady Lions got the basketball equivalent of lumps of coal in their stockings during their eight-game road trip as they set a new team record for most consecutive losses and dropped out of the polls.
----------------------------OPINION----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Of all the pages in The Daily Collegian, the opinions page belongs to you, the reader, more than any other. This is the page where you can strike back.
My opinion
Collegian Editor Jason Alt calls for newsroom to reflect what we are.
Reader Opinion
- EPA should get tougher: PennPIRG canvasser Warren Benedetto urges Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation to press the Environmental Protection Agency for tougher standards for particulates and ozone.
- Equal rights incomplete: Timothy George Hare says the support of heterosexuals is necessary for gays to gain equality.
- Phone ads cause agony: Paul L. Nuschke says he is frustrated by the advertisements that precede telephone grade reports.
----------------------------FIESTA BOWL 1997----------------------------
Penn State stampedes Texas, 38-15, to capture 1997 Fiesta Bowl
Feature photo
Lions use big second half to down 'Horns
Texas coach John Mackovic was sure of one aspect of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Fiesta Fotos
Photo Page
Victory in Tempe
Lions defeat Longhorns 38-15 in Fiesta Bowl
Secondary provides steady play
Despite the absence of Brian Miller, the Lion secondary shut down James Brown and the Texas offense.
Strange occurrences hit Tempe during New Year's
Place-kicker Brett Conway's streak of consecutive extra points had to come to an end sometime, which is exactly what it did in his final game. The last time he missed one was during a 1994 game against Rutgers. In his four seasons at Penn State, Conway made 145-of-147 extra point attempts.
Column
Geoff Mosher introduces you the real Wally Richardson, Outback and Fiesta Bowl champion
I feel bad
Lion defense shuts down Texas quarterback James Brown in victory
Column
James Reeser gives predictions for the promising years to come for the Penn State football team
Offensive line, once again, proves skeptics wrong
Despite shortcomings and slow start, Lion o-line dominates second half
Enis takes advantage of openings, bulldozes his way to game MVP
Curtis Enis stood in the makeshift media room just outside Sun Devil Stadium dressed in a gray polo shirt, black corduroy pants and black shoes. His cleanly shaven head and broad shoulders made him look much more intimidating than his soft voice sounded.
Kick return triggers Nittany Lion comeback
As Kenny Watson stood on the Sun Devil Stadium turf following Penn State's decisive 38-15 defeat of Texas in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, his helmet rested in his left hand and a wide smile was stuck on his face.
