Back Issues -- Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998

Back Issues
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998

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Over the river and . . .
At her College Park-Nittany Crossing apartment, Sarah Leichliter can enjoy the many advantages of being away from downtown. However, one disadvantage of living in her Patton Township apartment complex is its two-mile distance from campus.

Thon tradition
Pop culture, inside jokes influence dance

Child leaves Diamond legacy
For the last 26 years the Four Diamonds Fund has meant strength, honesty, wisdom and courage to hundreds of families -- a theme developed in an essay by a boy who lost his battle with leukemia.

Santorum speech focuses on values
After dessert and a reading of the Gettysburg Address, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, R-Pa., the keynote speaker at the Centre County Republican sponsored Lincoln Day Dinner, addressed a crowd of about 400 last night at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave.

Herbs can offer relief from PMS symptoms
Instead of resorting to the aspirin bottle when the headache and emotions are raging, a different way to cope with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) may become necessary.

Collegian Feature Photo
Executive vice president and provost John Brighton talks with in the Espress'ery Coffee House in Pollock Commons.

Public speaks out on Highlands issue
The University has become the focus of a rash of public opinion regarding proposed zoning changes in the Highlands neighborhood.

Painful memories
Telling can be one of the most important -- and difficult -- steps for a survivor of sexual abuse.

Student Rights Bill passed by USG
Last year, the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments drafted the Students' Bill of Rights, which supports the rights of students to be free from discrimination.

Folk star DiFranco to play on campus
The queen of independent rock is coming to the University. Ani DiFranco, founder of her own label, Righteous Babe Records, will play at 8 p.m. April 8 at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Police seek abduction suspect
A 9-year-old boy reported a white man attempted to abduct him yesterday afternoon on the 900 block of Metz Avenue, according to a State College Police Department news release.

Ag. College replaces major
After 152 years, one of the University's first majors is being replaced.

Advocate for poor speaks in HUB
Trying to inform students about the adversity people in poverty face, Joy Butts spoke to a group of 40 students Monday night in 301 HUB.

Police Log

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Catch me if you can
Sometimes good guys, or in this case women, finish third. Penn State's track program was the third choice for freshman Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus, but in the end it was the right one.

Cagers seeking real identity in Minnesota
The Penn State men's basketball team has suffered from a multiple personality disorder for most of the Big Ten season.

Illinois, Iowa jockeying for top spot in Big Ten
The chips are down and it's all on the line for Illinois and Iowa.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian columnist Chris Masse explains how the Penn State women's basketball team's lack of a go-to player has put the team in danger of not making the NCAA Tournament.

Spikers sputtering at midseason mark
It's been an atypical year for an average volleyball team. Halfway through its regular season schedule, the Penn State men's volleyball team has battled the effects of an abnormal season in an attempt to boost its mediocre record.

Swimmen shave to get more speed
With the swimming postseason a mere eight days away, the Penn State men's swimming team is not reaching for heavier weights or more vitamins, instead it is reaching for razors.

---------------------------OPINION--------------------------

Collegian Editorial
Park it: Extended time limit on meters helps downtown parking woes

My Opinion
Saving the environment starts with end to individual greed

Letters to the editor