Casagrande, Olivo victorious
Students may pay less for the Loop now that Caroline Casagrande and Brian Olivo have been elected president and vice president of the Undergraduate Student Government.

Student voter turnout lowest in past six years
Maybe it was the early rain. Maybe it was the afternoon sunshine. Whatever it was, Undergraduate Student Government election voter turnout was the lowest of the past six years, with 4,596 students voting in the election yesterday.

USG, ARHS positions filled
Position listings

Anti-abortion display stirs mixed emotions
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform tried to deliver its message to the inhabitants of East Halls yesterday. However, their message was not well received by many of the women who walked past the photo display.

Private investigator looks into student's death
A private investigator and an attorney from Frackville are gathering information about the death of Joseph A. Bettinger, the University student who died after a fall on a College Avenue sidewalk.

Asian-American stereotypes discussed
Terrell Jones peered at the audience, making eye contact with everyone in the Simmons Piano Lounge.

Bee all, end all
Guitar player chooses family life over successful local band

African-American war efforts to be examined
History is more than past events. History is a collage of individual stories. Individual stories of African Americans who served in the military during World War II will be shared at a conference this weekend. The conference will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Best Western State College Inn, on the corner of South Atherton Street and Branch Road.

Digital television changes industry
Advocates of the digital age say they want a revolution. But rather than burning their analog televisions in the streets and storming the malls, many consumers will be sitting back, waiting to see if digital TV's bite is as big as its bark.

Student play deals with eating disorders
Ameca Shang was introduced to a problem when she entered the University. The senior nutrition major saw people around her, Asian Americans like herself, starving themselves, calling themselves too fat. So she wrote a play.

Usher's career taking off, lands him at BJC Sunday
Teen-age R&B sensation Usher wants to add his name to the elite list of hip-hop royalty in the near future. By touring with both Mary J. Blige and Puff Daddy in the past year and Janet Jackson this fall, the young star just might attain his goal.

Preliminary hearings

Police log

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Paterno leaves QB question up in air
If Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is leaning toward selecting a starting quarterback in the near future, he is keeping the thought to himself.

Underdog blues
The Penn State softball team took to the field as decided underdogs last night to battle No.2-ranked Michigan.

From track to diamond, Gulini's tough to catch
Once a runner, always a runner. Case in point -- Karen Gulini.

Fagan settles in as PSU hitman
A menace is invading baseball fields across the country. This force, who goes by the name Shawn Fagan, plays third base for Penn State and is destroying the opposition's pitching with frightening ease. After 23 games Fagan's batting average stands at a gaudy .486.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian Sports Columnist Brian Costello explains the five things that could put the Penn State men's basketball team into the NCAA Tournament.

Humilty, determination keys to Casey's success
The pressure was on Ellen Casey as she prepared for her second vault at the Big Ten Championships on Mar. 21.

Kern chooses shaft at PSU, not pads at OSU
Like many college freshmen, Mike Kern from Upper Arlington, Ohio, had to make one of the most important decisions of his life last year -- where to go to college.

Lady laxers have depth at keeper position
Penn State women's lacrosse coach Julie Williams has two weapons to choose from at goalkeeper this season.

Pastore rips off record javelin toss
Jenn Pastore hadn't thrown javelin in NCAA competition for nearly two years. A transfer from Villanova, the junior sat out last season to recuperate from surgery and return to the Lady Lions at 100 percent.

Big Ten track sprints outside
Penn State played host in Happy Valley this past weekend -- the non-scored Jim Thorpe Invitational at Nittany Lion Track was open to unattached competitors and postgraduates.

Injured Ruggers still geared up for Navy
Last February, the Penn State men's rugby team suffered a huge loss when second row Dave Scrymgeour broke his hand. This weekend, he gets his chance to don a Penn State uniform for the first time in three months when the Ruggers host Navy.

Steinberg lives vicariously through lady Rugger pupils
When Pete Steinberg first came to America in 1994, he thought he would play rugby like he did in his native England.

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Collegian Editorial
One song: Celebrating Asian American Awareness Month important

My Opinion
Government must butt out of smoking, drinking habits

Voices of Unity
Unity Days chance for togetherness

Letters to the editor

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Online editors for this issue:
News: Kelly Ruoff
Sports: Chad Washington
Opinions: Jennifer Strawser
Graphics: David Heasty & Jason Yi