Student dies following fall
A 21-year-old University student was pronounced dead at Geisinger Medical Center yesterday morning, according to a State College Police Department news release.

Four Diamond future
Fraternity member fights leukemia with help from fund, family, friends

Ska bands rock HUB Ballroom in 2nd annual weekend fest
Decked out in plaid suits and porkpie hats, hundreds of students and other observers danced the weekend away in the HUB Ballroom.

Masquerading as. . .
Collegian feature photo page

Hair-raising experiences
Attempting to give your locks a new cut or color by yourself can be a hair-raising experience, especially if you don't know what you're doing.

The business of inflation
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Language barrier
USG committee to seek solutions to student complaints of foreign TAs

State College police aquire defibrillators
Members of the State College Police Department attended a training session Friday to learn about the department's two newly acquired Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Teen-ager charged with campus thefts
A 19-year-old Patton Township resident has been charged by three area police departments on several theft charges, including those for a series of thefts that occurred in the locker rooms of University recreational facilities.

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Gymwoman Smith fights off painful toe injury
Nikki Smith didn't know if she could do it. She wasn't sure if she could fight through the pain.

Cagers get revenge against Wisconsin
The ball was in the hands of the guy who had just broken his own record and made 39 straight free throws. The ball was in the hands of the guy who ranked first in the conference and third in the country in free throw percentage. The ball was in the hands of the guy every Penn State fan wanted it to be in. He hadn't missed from the charity stripe since Jan. 3, in a game against Michigan -- until now.

Ivory steals victory from Wisconsin's back pocket
If basketball referees were police officers, then they'd cite Titus Ivory for various counts of theft.

Lady cagers drop pair, fall in conference race
After two more losses this past weekend, the Penn State women's basketball team's hopes for a favorable seed in the Big Ten tournament are slipping away.

Michigan lady cagers no longer a laughing matter
When it traveled to Penn State four years ago, the current senior class on the Michigan women's basketball team provided the Lady Lion faithful with some comic relief.

Thatcher rescues wrestlers
Penn State wrestling coach John Fritz was ready to forfeit the match and take the loss. Ross Thatcher wasn't.

Spikers unable to shake Saturday slump
A pattern is forming for the Penn State men's volleyball team, one the team might want to break.

Volleyball pioneer set to retire in style
When Don Shondell started coaching volleyball in 1964 there were only three other varsity teams in the country. Today, in his final year of coaching, there are 68.

George Mason men's volleyball coach dies
George Mason's men's volleyball head coach died Thursday afternoon while swimming off the coast of the Marine Corps Base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Icers break even with Bobcats, wallop WVU
The Penn State men's ice hockey team went on the road this weekend for the first time since the sinister swing through Michigan two weeks ago.

Three gymmen see action at Winter Cup
Three members of the Penn State men's gymnastics team journeyed this past weekend to the 1998 Winter Cup Challenge in Houston.

Trackmen fail to surface at invite
The Penn State men's indoor track team got an early taste of what the track surface is going to be like at nationals this year at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Ind., but it didn't take advantage of the opportunity.

Trackwomen excel in two locations
Different cities. Different meets. Same results. Penn State sent two different teams to two different meets this weekend, but athletes from both squads turned in season and personal bests.

Sluggers drop two of three to UNC Charlotte
The Penn State baseball team (1-2) won its first game of the season, 7-5, over UNC-Charlotte, but fell in game two of Saturday's doubleheader, 16-3, and again yesterday by a score of 15-1.

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