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Community gathers to honor King
Positive energy echoed from the rafters and shook the foundation of Eisenhower Auditorium last night.

Day of remembrance
Members of the community share their feelings during the Martin Luther King Jr. 1998 Commemorative Bell Ringing, held yesterday in the lobby of Old Main.

Professors support Svoboda's textbooks
It doesn't have a catchy radio jingle, its name doesn't roll off the tongue and it's located well away from the main campus walkways. Even so, Svoboda's Books, 227 W. Beaver Ave., is attracting the attention of some University instructors who promote the store to students.

State Sen. Corman retires; 2 vie for nominations
State Sen. J. Doyle Corman, R-Centre, formally announced yesterday he will retire after 31 years of representing his constituents as a Centre County Commissioner and then as a senator.

Country returns to Center
Country stars LeAnn Rimes and Bryan White will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 5 at The Bryce Jordan Center for the second country music performance to play at the center this year.

Aerosmith Feature Photo

Web site links students to alumni contacts
raduating seniors anxious to learn more about specific job responsibilities now have somewhere to turn for answers to their questions.

New Collegian feature gives specials
Starting Friday, readers will find a new feature within the pages of The Daily Collegian. As a service to its readers, the Collegian will run listings of drink specials and happy hours of State College bars on Tuesdays and Fridays, said Editor in Chief Megan Donley.

Council inducts new officers
Outgoing Panhellenic Council President Kearsi Page passed the presidency on to Meghan Walsh last night by pinning her with a PHC pin.

Fairs aim to attract students
Local organizations and University students will try to get other students more involved during the next two days.

Panhellenic sets goals
Panhellenic Council President Meghan Walsh has set personal goals for PHC -- goals she hopes to reach in cooperation with others.

IFC nominate new officers
Six people were nominated to fill three positions for the Interfraternity Council last night at an IFC meeting at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, 220 N. Burrowes Road.

Announcements from Shields

Police Log

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Former assistant blames Portland for job woes
Unable to get a collegiate coaching job, a former Penn State women's basketball graduate assistant said she fears she may have been blacklisted by Lady Lion coach Rene Portland.

Power plays vital to Icers' continued success
With the game tied at 4 with two minutes and 30 seconds left in the second period, Jeff Adams scored a power-play goal with assists from Brad Hamel and Todd Dakan to give the Icers a 5-4 lead.

Wrestler makes amends on mat for run-in with law
Mere hours after the Penn State wrestling team defeated Iowa 25-17 on Jan. 3 -- a win that has become the Nittany Lions' piece de resistance this season -- redshirt junior and starting 150-pounder Clint Musser helped put a damper on the festivities.

Cagers debut three-guard offense
With the Penn State men's basketball team's offense still missing in action, Nittany Lion coach Jerry Dunn has had to search high and low for new ways to put points on the board.

Spiker freshmen begin careers with a bang
Being a massively built volleyball player more than 6 feet tall makes the intimidation of being a freshmen a little easier for 6-foot-6 George Papadakis and 6-foot-2 Steve Aird. After all, they both could unknowingly crush the average frosh under foot while running to class.

No clear leader in Big Ten title race
Nearly a third of the way through the Big Ten schedule it appears there is no true front-runner for this year's title.

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Collegian Editorial
Precious gifts: Paternos' $3.5 million gift benefits entire University population

My Opinion
PMS must be understood by all

Letters to the editor