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[ Friday, March 5, 1999 ]

Chris McNelis

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Storm springs surprise Students who tried to sneak out for spring break destinations early got a blustery surprise from a very unspring-like snowstorm yesterday.

Penn State begins site cleanup
Contaminated and residual dirt started rolling away yesterday when trucks contracted from Epsys Corp. of Harrisburg arrived at the former fire training site on Big Hollow Road, north of campus.

Despite crackdown, fraternity hazing still occurs on college campuses nationwide
Fraternities have been making national headlines recently after a wave of hazing reports has resulted in the suspension or closing of certain chapters at Lincoln University, Rutgers University and Southwest Texas State University.

Herman promises funding support State Rep. Lynn Herman, R-Centre, promised to give his support to Penn State's appropriations requests, regardless of whether the university passes a same-sex partner benefits package yesterday.

Student found dead
A 19-year-old Penn State student was discovered dead by the State College Police Department Wednesday morning, according to a press release.

More candidates entering election
Students will be seeing more senatorial candidate choices on their voting ballots this year for the upcoming Undergraduate Student Government elections.

Electricity problem shuts down HUB; will continue today
HUB-goers found themelves in the dark yesterday after a transformer blew late Wednesday night in the Penn State Book Store.

Shopping options abound
While the food dehydrators may make excellent beef jerky and the Eurosealer may seem like the best invention of the century, consumers often just buy these "miracle" products because of the sometimes-deceptive lure of infomercials.

Abortion Web site taken off Internet
Last week, a federal judge upheld a decision requiring the creators of "The Nuremberg Files" World Wide Web site to pay about $107 million in damages to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and to doctors who said the site put their lives in danger.

Borough council begins traffic study for buses
Preliminary studies for the Eastern Inner Loop, a road plan to improve traffic flow on Atherton Street, will soon begin.

Tax cuts come in 2000 for student employees
After July 2000, students employed by Pennsylvania’s public schools will not have to pay Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes. The tax cut was announced yesterday at Penn State Harrisburg by Gov. Tom Ridge’s administration.

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End game
After winning three straight conference games to end the regular season, the Penn State men's basketball team needed to beat Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the National Invitation Tournament.

Lady cagers await ticket to NCAA Tournament
Last year at this time, members of the Penn State women's basketball team gathered around their televisions, hoping for nothing more than a chance.

Lady cagers need quick mental turnaround
My Opinion: William Kalec

Staking their claim
Ask members of all 11 participating schools and 11 different answers are likely to be blurted out.

Calabretta hopeful at 197 pounds Don't confuse Brett Calabretta with Alfred E. Neuman.

Gophers' Lesnar leads Big Ten heavyweights
Check Mark Janus' temperature. Penn State's mercurial heavyweight is the first to admit he has struggled with consistency this season.

Fencers head to Vassar for regionals
With the regular season behind it, the Penn State fencing team has only one obstacle to break through and it's a big one.

Icers top Icecats
The Penn State men's ice hockey team took the ice against a team facing elimination. And for two periods -- with the score knotted at 1-1 -- the Icers battled the desperation of an Arizona club with its back against the wall.

Golfers get six days to ready for tournament
Penn State men's golf coach Greg Nye looks for an impressive showing as he leads his Nittany Lions into Ocala, Fla., for a spring break tournament next week.

Sluggers to play trio of games in Lone Star State
Fresh off a two-game sweep of Duke last weekend, the Penn State baseball team will head to Texas for a two-game series against Notre Dame beginning Saturday at 8 p.m.

Florida next stop on lady sluggers' travel agenda
Florida is the next destination for Robin Petrini's Penn State softball team.

Helpful warning
Collegian Editorial: Government should place health warnings on cigars.

Follow a few easy steps to become environmentally friendly
Guest Column: Garrett Fitzgerald

Letters to the Editor
Protester misinterprets freedom of speech; Preferences should be based on background; Affirmative action hasn’t proven beneficial

The next hype
As students begin to tire of their Brian Setzer Orchestra and Cherry Poppin' Daddies CDs, the time has come for a new musical fad to emerge from relative obscurity.

James' adventures in piercing Week five: The Celebrity

Modern operas target students Most people yawn at the thought of attending an opera. Yet Bruce Trinkley and Jason Charnesky hope to break that assumption by writing a trilogy of one-act operas -- written in English -- targeted at a college audience.

Organic sounds flow on Things Fall Apart
CD Review: James Conroy