Back Issues
Friday, Jan. 24, 1997
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No place like home at HUB housing fair
Deciding where to live next school year is an important decision for many students, a decision many feel pressured to make as soon as possible.
Altoona incident prompts racial concerns
Kandou Worley said he does not feel safe at the Altoona Campus.
Spanier details PSU priorities
Contrary to rumors, the University is not planning to take over the entire world, said a chuckling University President Graham Spanier on his radio show, "New Partnerships and New Directions" last night.
'Thon fundraisers dance into Pa. Malls
Penn State students across the Commonwealth will take to the malls tomorrow as they raise money and awareness for the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.
Medicare may have a sick future
President Clinton's first term may have been marred by what some called a health-care fiasco, but it will be necessary for him to meet some of the same challenges during the next four years.
New USG liaison to aid communication
The lines of communication will be more open between the executive branch of the Undergraduate Student Government and the USG Senate following the appointment of a liaison to the communications department.
Sniffling and sneezing may become a thing of the past with new flu drug
Pain in the neck? It kills 20,000 people every year nationwide.
Group holds workshop to fight community violence
Racism, child abuse, alcoholism and silent anger are all forms of violence. The Alternatives to Violence Project is one group fighting these societal aggressions through nonviolent methods.
Recent hospital mergers mimic business world
In the business world of today, mergers and acquisitions are a common practice, and as the recent merger between the University's Hershey Medical Center and Geisinger Health System has shown, hospitals are no exception.
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Spaghetti incident
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Be very, very quiet
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Peek-a-boo
Police log
Reporter want ad
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Sweet home Happy Valley
Fencing:
If the Penn State fencing season were a course being offered by the University, tomorrow would be the first exam.
Icers:
The odds are in the Icers favor as they host the 16th Annual Nittany Lion Invitational this weekend.
Lady cagers search for feeling
So far this season, the Penn State women's basketball team has not been able to get a real good feeling about itself since going 7-0 to start the season. The Lady Lions have mostly been carrying a sulking face and asking the same question, "Who's going to step up for us?"
Class dismissed for early draft entries
The NCAA recently changed the rule regarding underclassmen in the NBA draft. Previously, players could return to school if they didn't like where they were picked.
Gymwomen take their act on the road
The charmed life the Penn State women's gymnastics team lived for the past two weekends while inside the friendly confines of Rec Hall has come to an end. Now, the Lady Lions will have to prove themselves on the road.
Trackmen head to Beantown for Classic
The Penn State men's indoor track team will go head-to-head with some of the best competition in the nation when it travels to Boston tomorrow to compete in the two-day Terrier Classic.
Swimwomen hope to drown injury bug
To be healthy on this year's Penn State women's swimming team is to be lucky. To be injured on this year's swimming team is to be like many, many others.
Paterno speaks at high school of recruit
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno gave a speech to an assembled crowd of eager students at Chantilly High School on Wednesday.
Senior slump
With graduation in sight, St. John's fencer Gregor tries to keep focus
Column
Collegian sport writer shares his memories of one the best baseball players of all time that might not make it to the Hall of Fame, Don Mattingly
The dirty details of human life should not be displayed
My Opinion: Jim Kinney
Cagers hope to keep Hoosiers sputtering
At the Big Ten men's basketball media day on Oct. 27, Indiana men's basketball coach Bobby Knight warned media members in attendance that his team wasn't very good.
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Collegian Editorial
General education reform is going nowhere
My opinion
Collegian writer Scott Perry talks about what he considers the destruction of the Bill of Rights.
Reader opinion
- Larry Flint discussion biased from the start: Barrett McMurtry talks about the debate about The People vs. Larry Flint.
- Need for affirmative action not gone yet: William Harvey answers Brad Park's Jan. 22nd letter about Martin Luther King Jr.'s opinion about Afirmative Action.
- PSU's benefits policy treats gays unfairly: Dale Masel answers Gary Morella's Jan. 20th letter about the Christine Enedy's Virgin Mary sculpture.
- Drop/add deadline causes student grief: Matt Weisberg complains about the shortness of the class add/drop period.
- NPHC rejects alcohol, drug abuse at events: Bethany M. Baliem discusses the social events of last weekend.
Dance Theatre gets new work to debute at Feb. 14 performance
The amount of creativity, time and physical work necessary to create a choreographed dance is astounding. But the amount of creativity, time and physical work necessary to create a choreographed dance with veteran choreographer Megan Brazil far surpasses the norm.
Taking stage
Performing arts at Penn State have been long synonymous with Eisenhower Auditorium.
Alumnus shares Batman obsession, collection with University students
Chip Kidd always felt a little strange about his Batman obsession. He really enjoyed scouring flea-markets for toys, nightlights and even pocket-combs in the shape of the Caped Crusader, but he had to wonder if he wasn't a little strange.
Exhibit remembers King on campus
About 32 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the University in the midst of the civil rights movement. University Libraries have recaptured that moment in Penn State history by sponsoring an exhibit in remembrance of King and that historic day.
Screensaver savy
Like single-celled organisms, screen savers have evolved. These once practical computer programs, designed to prevent screen burnout, have changed into visually stunning programs that only entertain.
'Secrets,' a must-see, no lie
Mike Leigh's latest film, Secrets & Lies, is not only a thoughtful and involving study of family dysfunction, but also a great film.
Arts Column
Brian Freedman discusses the separation between art and religion.
