Back Issues
Tuesday, April 15, 1997
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Council replans ordinance
The State College Borough Council members have certainly not lost their year-long ball and chain called the student housing issue.
D-day arrives for IRS
Staying up all night slaving over a grotesquely complex math equation, pondering pages of dry, unreadable prose and vowing never, ever to wait to the last minute again is not just for students this week.
Original Music Showcase drops curtain on State College bar schedule
Last summer, the Original Music Showcase appeared to be the dawn of a new era for local talent aspiring to perform new music in the area. However, events that began after Spring Break may mean the showcase will soon be reaching its dusk.
Feature photo
Hackin'
Committee may solve borough's problems
A committee, that has yet to be conceived, may be able to help with the discipline of some behavioral problems in the borough.
Local kids get the dish on nutrition
It was a strange scene -- dozens of five-year-olds, strolling around nonchalantly, munching on carrot sticks and cucumber slices.
Court hears last elections violations
The two-and-one-half weeks of the Undergraduate Student Government elections may seem worlds away, but the USG Elections Court still has work to do.
HUB fair projects research
When Kimberly Brandt completed her term paper project due last semester for a class, her professor said her work would transfer well into a visual project, such as those used at the annual Undergraduate Research Fair yesterday.
Students lobby for human rights in Turkey
For the last few weeks, students in the Penn State chapter of Amnesty International have been driving to Washington, D.C., to talk to Pennsylvania legislators about human rights violations.
Spring brings senior scams
Seemingly ambitious contractors go door-to-door pretending they are looking for homes that need their driveways sealed, roofs repaired or insulation installed. But Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said they are really on the lookout for an easy mark.
OPP clogs up University's water waste problem
Although paper, aluminum and newspaper may be more commonly recycled items, the University's Office of Physical Plant has one more item for the list -- water.
Centre County bans outdoor burning
April showers have not been forthcoming in Centre County, resulting in tinderbox conditions and anti-wildfire measures. Last week the Centre County Commissioners banned all campfires, outdoor cooking fires and burning brush and rubbish, according to a news release.
Red Cross awards donors with prizes
The student dressed up as a giant red blood drop walking around East Halls passing out fliers yesterday was determined to encourage others to donate what he needed four years ago.
Police Log
----------------------------SPORTS----------------------------
Lion boxer loses title chance at championships
Penn State boxer Greg Fielder must have felt a little out of place at the 1997 National Collegiate Boxing Championships during the weekend in Annapolis, Md.
Lady Ruggers need focus for nationals
The last time the Penn State women's rugby team played an experienced, talented women's side, it was clobbered, 47-7, by the Maryland Stingers.
Lady sluggers go on the road again hoping for another Big Ten win
Road trips are one of the diversions many college students enjoy. They remember their experiences from them for a lifetime.
Rowers earn first ever Big Ten Regatta medal
The Penn State crew team reached yet another milestone as it won its first medal in Big Ten competition.
Sports column
Collegian sports candidate Jason Rademan says Tiger Woods has changed the face of sports in America and the world.
Depleted trackwomen outrun field at Shippensburg
While the other half of their team was in Tennessee, enjoying warm, balmy temperatures, the lucky Lady Lions who got to go to the Shippensburg Invitational had more on their collective mind than the cold, wet weather.
Three trackwomen qualify for nationals
It was a tale of two cities for the Lady Lions' track team last weekend -- namely Knoxville, TN and Shippensburg, PA -- as the team split itself in two in order to participate in two different competitions.
Lacrosse club tops at lacrosse festival
Despite sub-freezing wind chills, rain, mud and even occasional snow flurries, the first annual Nittany Lion Lacrosse Festival went off without a hitch during the weekend.
----------------------------OPINION----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
First University Asian-American Awareness Month is long overdue
My opinion
Collegian columnist Yvonne Rasor says anti-rape activists want women to have a sexuality that is strong and liberating.
Reader opinion
- Open letter to Graham Spanier: Lecture classes end interaction
- Student disappointed with USG, senator
- There's no substitute for donated blood
