Some students uneasy with minority campus
According to some students, it may take more than a handbook to make life easier for minority students at the University.

Candidate joins rally
In his first official appearance as the Libertarian candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Ken Krawchuk joined retired professor Julian Heicklen yesterday in Heicklen's weekly marijuana protest.

Vick's victory
New Mr. Black Penn State crowned

Rwandan teen knows expense of leaving
Carine Niyibizi, 18, spoke with her mother in Rwanda for the first time in five years a few days before Christmas.

Professor on space mission prepares for zero gravity
During his 16 days in space, University professor James Pawelczyk will have a chance to run for three straight hours, climb inside a paper bag, dissect a few animals and teach a class to University students. And, he hopes, have a chance to look out the window.

Students rally against U.S. sanctions
The front steps of Schwab Auditorium became the site of an information battle yesterday as students debated the possibility of another war with Iraq.

Snow cleanup not quick enough for some students
As the snow came down Monday night and Tuesday morning, Gena Zaiderman and Corrie Zabinsky sat in their Hiester Hall dorm room with one eye on the Weather Channel and the other on the falling snow.

Free Flying
Collegian feature photo.

Curriculums refocus on learning
A revolution is taking place in higher education and schools are developing curriculums to better educate their students, instead of focusing on research opportunities for faculty.

Balancing act
Preparation for University's budget requires year-long decision process for administration

Spanier goes before state legislature to request more funds
Twice a year, University President Graham Spanier sits at a long table in front of multiple microphones, facing people who fire question after question at him for more than an hour.

Office searches for suspect

Police Log

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Four gymwomen teams converge on Rec Hall
For those attending tomorrow night's women's gymnastics meet at Rec Hall, it may be difficult to pay attention to what will be going on.

Trackmen seek to vacate Big Ten cellar
The Penn State men's indoor track team will pack its bags for Purdue this weekend and attempt to climb out of the cellar of the Big Ten Championships.

Badgers look to outrun pack at trackwomen Championship
The 1998 Big Ten women's indoor track season is approaching its final lap as the Big Ten Championships get underway at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in East Lansing, Mich., and conclude on Sunday.

Trackwomen content as Big Ten underdogs
Heading into this weekend's Big Ten Women's Indoor Track Championships, no one seems to be talking about Penn State as a threat.

Last ice pavilion song for unsung senior Icers
On every team there are unsung heroes. These players go out game after game, giving everything they can muster, both physically and mentally, to help their teams win. And although they may not appear at the top of the scoring sheet, their presence is felt every time they put on a uniform.

Lady Icers to make debut in established tournament
The Penn State women's ice hockey team has grown accustomed to traveling. The 1997-98 squad has played 10 of its 14 contests on enemy ice. This weekend, the Lady Icers will once again pack their bags, board a bus and hit the road -- destination, Potsdam, N.Y.

Boxers preach protection for battle at Naval Academy
Boxers are taught to keep their hands up to protect themselves from an unsuspected punch.

Laxers take on Notre Dame; Sluggers in S.C.
Laxers take on Notre Dame; Sluggers in S.C.

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Centre Stage previews summer
After scenes from a musical, with echoes from the actress's voice still filling the auditorium, the curtain in the Playhouse Theatre rose to spotlight . . . lunch.

Turkish Drama Club brings play to HUB
Detailing a grocer's plight in modern Istanbul, a play brings cultural diversity through theater to campus.

Titanic still reeling in profits
It would be more than three hours long, cost more than $200 million dollars and have a cast devoid of box-office stars.

Dancers need no words to tell Indian stories
Students will be telling stories this weekend -- without using a single word.

New shoe styles 'sneak' up on area stores
One possibility for the popularity of jeans with cuffs the size of Beaver Stadium could be to hide the embarrassment caused by recent sneaker styles.

Blues man Burnside plays HUB
For those who think authentic blues has died, watching a live performance by R.L. Burnside may just make you see the error of your ways.

Shankar influences Beatles, others with Indian sound
George Harrison, former Beatles guitarist, dubbed Ravi Shankar the "Godfather of World Music." How right he was.

On The Tube

'Ally McBeal' divides lawyers
She works at a law firm with her ex-boyfriend, wears short skirts and thinks out loud through voice-overs.

Talk show host Springer lures viewers with racy subject matter
In the world of talk shows, Jerry Springer has become the new king.

Soap operas entice students
Vicky is married to Jake, but she's still in love with Shane. Brenda was stood up at the altar and fell into a deep depression, only to be comforted by Robin, who had just returned from Paris. Neil found Drucilla's birth control pills, and it destroyed their marriage. And what is Eric's secret?

Thanks to VH1, younger viewers no longer want their MTV
It's a question for all the children of the '80s: What ever happened to our MTV?