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Diverter dispute may be handled out of courtroom
The Citizens for Public Access (CPA) announced last night at a meeting that it has retained attorney H. Amos Goodall Jr. as counsel in the East College Heights diverter dispute.

Greek system seeks members
The Interfraternity Council Rush Committee and the Panhellenic Council Spring Rush Committee have sprung into action.

Governor selects trustee
All of the searching led to a phone call to Robert Myers, who was officially nominated by Gov. Tom Ridge as the student trustee yesterday.

Clubs ready for fitness-seekers
Those battling the bulge that holiday treats left around their middle will find local health clubs ready and eager for their business.

Agencies available on-line
Maybe you would like to know how to check up on a company in California. Perhaps it is the latest nutrition information you are seeking. Or maybe you want a list of holiday shopping tips.

Professor's ice cream yearns for attention
Professor Arun Kilara's most famous food creation, Mattus' Ice Cream, has gotten the attention of Time magazine, ice cream manufacturers and now the British Broadcasting Company for its low-fat content and high quality. But one group it can't seem to reach is the public.

Students find temporary homes
It's loved, it's hated. It's temporary housing -- and it's back.

Student volunteers spend winter break discovering reality, complexity of homelessness
The point that homelessness is a complex problem was made abundantly clear to Davin Chellman during semester break. Chellman (senior-philosophy), with a small group of University students and staff, participated in an Urban Ministry Trip to Washington, D.C. from Jan. 3 to 9.

TCI reorganizes listings; deletes, moves channels
Tele-Communications Inc. of central Pennsylvania changed local channel listings for State College Jan. 5, according to a local company representative.

Meteorologists predict unseasonably warm weather will soon change
The unseasonably warm weather last week may have felt like spring, but Old Man Winter has just begun to fight.

Police Log

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Okey quits Badgers
The rocky road that has been the 1997-98 Wisconsin men's basketball season got a little rougher yesterday. Forward Sam Okey announced he was quitting the team and would transfer after the spring semester.

Badgers seek revenge for Rec Hall blowout
Wisconsin coach Dick Bennett knows all about the emotion involved in playing the final game on sacred ground.

Badgers halt skid in Field House farewell; Spartans struggling
After winning its first nine games and moving up to No. 8 in the country earlier this season, the Wisconsin women's basketball team found itself being labeled the team to beat in the Big Ten.

Clements has Lady Lions singing, playing in harmony
If the Lady Lion basketball team was ever to play a game in Australia, it would have no problem belting out a rendition of the country's national anthem -- senior forward Em Clements has made sure of that.

It's mind over matter for Lions
The key to the Penn State men's basketball team's season can not be found on any stat sheet. The Nittany Lions' games are being won and lost inside the heads of the 15 members of the team.

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Collegian Editorial
Their prerogative: Random locker searches enable schools to protect students

My Opinion
Religion must be a personal choice