Athletes relax with alternative activities
Most student-athletes get little time off due to the competitive nature of college sports.

The Entertainer
Jason Yates has worked with musicians Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Kenny Loggins and Anita Baker. He has played piano and sung throughout the United States, Europe and Jamaica, met President Clinton four times and performed at both of his inaugurations.

USG struggles for awareness
USG . . . That's the stuff they put in soup to keep it from spoiling, right?

Thon crowds test White Building's limits
Spectators attempting to find their friends on the dance floor during peak hours at the 1998 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon this past weekend often found long lines and craned necks instead.

Honors dean sets goals for college
When Ameca Shang was finishing her freshman year at the University, she met and befriended Cheryl Achterberg, who was then a nutrition professor and an honors adviser.

Used book swap moves to the Web
In slightly more than the blink of an eye, ride boards, subletting and grade reports at the University have all migrated to the World Wide Web. Used textbook sales may not be far behind.

Preliminary Hearings

Police Log

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Cagers run over by Tractor Traylor
The honors, the accolades and the winning streaks didn't amount to anything against the Michigan Wolverines last night at The Bryce Jordan Center.

Bullock outshoots pistol-less Pete
It was a duel between two of the top sharpshooters in the Big Ten -- "Pistol" Pete Lisicky vs. "Sweet" Louis Bullock.

Women's Big Ten crown in anybody's court
The Iowa women's basketball team owns the Big Ten regular season title, yet second-place Illinois is ranked 12 places higher than the Hawkeyes in the national poll.

Swimmen dive into Big Tens
All of their laps in the pool, all of their 6 a.m. practices and all their hard work now come down to this.

Ferrer to take Lady Icer helm
In just her first year with the Lady Icers, associate head coach Jessica Ferrer has introduced organizational methods gained by playing women's hockey at a high level. The soon-to-be new head coach and a former Boston University women's hockey player from 1993 to 1995 will officially replace current head coach Vinny Scalamogna at the end of the season.

Gophers, Illini to give Badgers run for money
Last year's Big Ten Men's Indoor Track Championships were a mere technicality -- Wisconsin just had to show up to get its trophy. But this weekend at Purdue, there will be several teams in the Big Ten title hunt.

Ice Lion getting revved up for postseason
It's almost midnight on Feb. 14 and the Penn State Div. II Ice Lion hockey team has been practicing for two hours. Certainly not the place you would expect to find young men on Valentine's Day night. But this is how they have been spending the majority of their Saturday nights since September.

Heavy metal lyrics inspiring gymmen to peak performance
Does heavy metal hold the secret to good gymnastics?

The Penn State's men's gymnastics team think so.

Big Ten title on deck for Berggren, Illini?
Illinois women's basketball coach Theresa Grentz is a lucky woman.

Had guard Ashley Berggren listened to what her advisors told her to do after high school, Grentz would probably not be coaching the No. 13 team in the nation.

Killing them softly
Actions speak louder than words and everyone speaks louder than Tony Mazzullo, swing hitter for the Penn State men's volleyball team.

400 and counting
Before reading the sports section last Monday morning, Emmanuil Kaidanov was unaware he had won his 400th career dual meet as Penn State fencing coach on Saturday.

Skiers' bad luck snowballs, fail to qualify for nationals
The salt in the wound. The knife in the back. Call it what you like, but the Penn State ski team calls it lousy.

Villanova backs out of Icer game
The farewell weekend for the Penn State ice hockey team's seniors is one game shorter due to the cancellation of Friday night's game against Villanova. The Icers' final home game Saturday against the University of Findlay is still on. Starting time for that game is 3:30 p.m.

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Collegian Editorial
Wake-up call: Attitudes toward alcohol-related incidents must change

My Opinion
Remember black history all year

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