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USG bill to inform students of rights
The Undergraduate Student Government wants to bring root beer to students.

Volunteer Fair draws students
They may not have stormed the HUB Ballroom in droves, but those University students who visited the Student Volunteer Fair yesterday were enough to make it a success.

Crowd attends zoning hearing
A proposal to reduce the density of people living in the Highlands neighborhood in State College Borough drew a standing-room only crowd that offered both praise and scrutiny for the members of State College Borough Council to consider last night.

Police chief outlines plans for semester, alcohol enforcement goal
For the upcoming year, alcohol enforcement and community outreach are top priorities at the State College Police Department, Police Chief Tom King said.

Fraternity to go without alcohol
The executive committee of Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity voted unanimously this week to make all chapter houses, lodges and other facilities alcohol free effective July 1, 2000, according to a news release. This affects 69 chapters, including the University's chapter.

Professor will smoke marijuana again
Julian Heicklen, professor emeritus of chemistry, sat down Thursday outside the University Gates and smoked what appeared to be a joint.

CATA discusses improvements
Getting to the hospital or the airport could become easier if the Centre Area Transportation Authority's plan to increase and improve service works.

Saliva mixture used for new HIV exams
A new form of HIV testing is available to needle-fearing University students and local residents.

University's 'World Campus' opens, offers new options
Virtual roll call for Alfred Turgeon's turf grass management class began this week, as 13 students logged onto the Penn State World Campus for the first time.

Bad grades warrant academic drop
It's known at the University as academic drop, but it can be a student's worst nightmare.

Dumpster fire evacutes University Towers
A fire in a dumpster brought the Alpha Fire Co. to University Towers, 458 E. College Ave., at about 8:55 p.m. last night.

Police Log

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Collegian Sports Column
Sport columnist Chris Masse explains why he feels the best women's basketball program is not in Tenneessee, but in Louisiana.

Sinking Stephens
To Penn State forward Jarrett Stephens it must seem like two years ago -- not two months ago -- that he was starring for an undefeated Nittany Lion men's basketball team.

Weary Icers look to maintain stamina in Wildcats' den
Paul Cohen, affectionately called "Doc" by the Penn State ice hockey team, walked into the hockey office around 6 p.m. Monday and sat quietly behind the computer, minding his own business while everyone else was no where to be seen. Cohen, the team's faculty advisor, didn't do anything drastic. But he did help create a competitive atmosphere with the computer's screen saver.

Positively not your average Joe runner
Joe Loner likes to use the word positive. Sometimes he uses it several times in one sentence, apologizes for the overuse and continues to use the word.

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Collegian Editorial
Exercising caution: Proposed human cloning ban smart until further research done

My Opinion
Hold the anchovies: Former Soviet leader shouldn't sell pizza

Letters to the editor