Back Issues
Monday, Jan. 27, 1997
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Panel to debate blood screening
When Dennis M. Kalup wrote a column in The Daily Collegian last semester about being denied the ability to donate blood for the American Red Cross because he is gay, many issues beside alleged discrimination in the donor screening process came into the spotlight.
Same-sex couples shunned by home zoning ordinance
With the proposal of a new student home zoning ordinance under fire from members of the Undergraduate Student Government, the question of how the ordinance will affect same-sex couples has arisen.
Financial aid deadline approaches
Donate to The Daily Collegian Dance Marathon fund
Single-engine aircraft reported missing from University airport
A single-engine light aircraft disappeared late Saturday afternoon or early Saturday evening after departing from University Park Airport, 2535 Fox Hill Rd., the Civil Air Patrol said.
Plans for civic center debated
The State College Borough Council will vote a week from today on whether to allow the architecture partnership of John C. Haas Associates, Inc. and L. Robert Kimball & Associates to proceed with plans for the new downtown civic center.
Housing Fair attracts students
Free apartment brochures, chocolate chip cookies, friendly faces anxious to answer questions and bus tours were all available to students this weekend at the 12th Annual Housing Fair.
Students unaware of Entenberg, USG
University Student Government, Under Student Graduates, Undergraduate Students . . .
Police log
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Fencers dominate Fighting Irish
Penn State and Notre Dame waged war on the football field for many years. It became an intense rivalry between the two schools that eventually came to an end after the 1992 season. The rivalry has resumed on the fencing strip.
Pigskin Classic out for Lions
The Nittany Lions won't be using an early game to springboard themselves into the season as they did during the 1996 season with the Kickoff Classic. Speculation had linked Penn State to the Aug. 23 Pigskin Classic, with Notre Dame possibly the opponent.
Up and down cagers
The Penn State men's basketball team, with very little depth or experience, has found itself at a marked disadvantage in many games this season even before the opening tip-off.
Spikers pull trigger on UCLA
It's funny how volleyball works out that way.
Lady cagers answer questions with win
Penn State coach Rene Portland knew all along what her team was missing.
Fired up gymmen get help from old friend
With the support of 10-time Olympic medal winning gymnast Vitaly Scherbo, a fired up and focused Nittany Lion gymnastics team swept Syracuse Saturday night at Rec Hall.
PSU-Notre Dame rivalry alive and well
While Penn State's football rivalry with Notre Dame doesn't rival those of Pitt (92 games), Syracuse (68) or West Virginia (59), quite a bit of interest grew in the games between the Nittany Lions and the Fighting Irish.
Despite occasional snags, Coyne continues to produce
Friday night was an exception for Icer defenseman Don Coyne. He didn't have any points in Penn State's 11-2 win over Buffalo in the Icers' first game of the Nittany Lion Invitational Tournament.
Barnes rewarded for jack of all trades efforts
For Icer forward Andrew Barnes, this weekend's Nittany Lion Invitational turned out to be very special.
Icers win Nittany Lion Invitational
Blue and white banners hanging from the ice pavilion rafters show the dominance the Penn State ice hockey team has in its own Nittany Lion Invitational Tournament. Going into this past weekend, the Icers won 11 out of 15 Invitational Tournaments, including the last four in a row.
Netwomen nearly pull upset
The score may say Wisconsin 4, Penn State 3, but beyond a shadow of a doubt, this was a huge victory for those wearing the blue and white.
Garner spins tangled spider web against Burns, Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gopher guard Kiauna Burns is a pretty humble basketball player. She's lucky she is, because an egotistical player would not have taken kindly to having a shot blocked by a spider. A spider who goes by the name Andrea Garner.
Fencer Lidow remains undefeated
If the first 25 days of 1997 are any indication, this could be an amazing year for Penn State sophomore fencer David Lidow.
Stephens lands new role
It should be obvious to Nittany Lion fans that somebody other than guard Pete Lisicky needs to step up if this team is going to win.
Spiker Pollock settles down
Before Thursday night's match against No. 2 UCLA, No. 5 Penn State had a question to answer.
Nittany Lion basketball: 'They are just not as good this year'
The Blue Band blared away while those in attendance danced, clapped and cheered. The Nittany Lion bolted around the floor and muffled his ears. Little kids wore blue-and-white faces. Big kids did, too. Cheerleaders cheered. Vendors sold food. The announcer announced. The front-row fans made their list of curses to spit at Bobby Knight.
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Collegian Editorial
The Red Cross needs to re-evaluate blood donor screening questions.
My opinion
Collegian Columnist Scott Paterno talks as the voice of reason and calls out to the USG to not give the anti homosexuality group STRAIGHT a charter as a student organization.
Reader opinion
- Blood donor debate to be held tonight: Robin Brokaw invites everybody to a panel discussion about gay males not being allowed to donate blood by the Red Cross.
- Breast-feeding about need, not aesthetics and Breast-feeding shows love, caring for child: John D. Van Eck and Karl Spear, respectively, respond to Jim Kinney's Jan. 25th column about how he finds disgusting that mothers brest-feed their babies in public and consider it a lack of respect toward women.
- General education needs students' help: The Administrative Contact Committee of the Ungergraduate Student Government ask for students suggestions for the revision of the general education program.
