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[ Monday, March 15, 1999 ]

Daryl Lang

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Men involved in July riot sentenced
Sixteen men were sentenced last week for charges stemming from the July 12 riot, with penalties ranging from community service to prison time.

Weather delays some in transit
Travelers returning from spring break were welcomed back to Happy Valley yesterday by not-so-happy roadway conditions.

USG election season kicks off today
Students can transform complaints into concerns they want addressed by the Undergraduate Student Government as the election campaigns kick off today.

Charities, legislators propose uses for tobacco settlement
Because of the recent settlement with tobacco companies, Pennsylvania will receive about $11 billion during the next 25 years, and with such a cash windfall, at least two different proposals have been made for how to spend the money.

Local stores open in cyberspace
Local retailers have been following the recent trend of online merchandising and many have expanded their stores onto the Internet.

Council considers raising rates for parking spaces
Downtown parking changes are coming, and while some are considered to be improvements, others are causing more debates among members of the State College Borough Council.

Rescue group in need of help
Collegians Helping Aid Rescue Missions, a student organization dedicated to fighting homelessness and poverty, is struggling to stay alive after losing many members due to graduation.

Heicklen arrested twice, charged with soliciting
Retired Penn State professor Julian Heicklen, who is running for Centre County commissioner, was arrested Friday and again Saturday after campaigning in front of Wal-Mart, 373 Benner Pike.

Council to vote on heights, sidewalk widths at meeting
The State College Borough Council will vote on several zoning amendments that will affect downtown at its meeting tonight.

Board holds public hearing on adding sexual orientation
State College Area School Board will have a public hearing from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight at Mt. Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive, to discuss adding "sexual orientation" to the nondiscrimination policy.

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End of the road
Displeased with being the No. 8 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, the Penn State women's basketball team knew it would take a Herculean effort to slay the region's mighty top seed, Louisiana Tech, on its home court.

Icers lose in ACHA finals to Iowa State If there was one focal point of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) championship game between No. 1 Iowa State and No. 2 Penn State last Saturday at the Fred Rust Arena in Newark, Del., it had to be Penn State goaltender John Sixt's right shoulder.

The defense rests
Defense was its strength throughout the season. It carried the Penn State men's ice hockey team to 26 wins and served as its meal ticket to the American Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament championship game against No. 1 Iowa State on March 6 at Delaware's Fred Rust Ice Arena.

Wrestlers gain retribution at Big Tens
Wounded, aggravated and counted out, they traveled to Ann Arbor, Mich., in hopes of revenge.

Abas, Hunter lead parity packed 125-pound class
Teams from all across the nation will converge Thursday upon The Bryce Jordan Center. The lightest of the 10 weight classes should be a fierce battle right to the end.

Cowboys' Guerrero ruling at 133
Talk about this week's NCAA Wrestling Championships and the word toss-up frequents most conversations.

Brown quietly leads swimmen to success, Big Ten title
Lost in the excitement of the Penn State men's swimming and diving team winning the conference title Feb. 28 at Indiana was Peter Brown being named Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year.

Eleven swimmen qualify for NCAAs
At the Last Chance Invitational last weekend, the Penn State men's swim team gave it their all.

Princeton latest victim as Spikers finally break even
The Penn State men's volleyball team traveled to Dillon Gymnasium on March 5 to take on Princeton. The No. 11 Nittany Lions (10-10, 5-0 Tait Division) were on a roll, having won eight of their 10 matches. It took Penn State just 63 minutes to sweep the Tigers in three games (15-4, 15-3, 15-10) and move to .500 for the first time this season.

Lady laxers demolish No. 2 James Madison
Emily Mechem's roar in the first half of yesterday's Penn State women's lacrosse game echoed the sound and fury of her team's frame-of-mind.

Mechem, Kenney lead lady laxers via intensity
Holuba Hall hasn't been too friendly to the No. 9 Penn State women's lacrosse team in recent years.

Laxers beat Villanova, lose to snow during break
It was supposed to be one of the most important weeks of the Penn State men's lacrosse team's season.

Lady golfers unhappy despite high finishes
The Penn State women's golf team returned from Florida with a third-place finish in the Peggy Kirk Bell Tournament, and a fourth-place finish in the Snowbird Intercollegiate.

No. 69 netmen pump out two wins during break, face cancellation against St. Francis
The Penn State men's tennis team spent a week in Florida, adjusting to the beautiful weather. It was welcomed back to Happy Valley by a snowstorm that canceled one of its two matches.

Foiled again
It was business as usual for the Penn State fencing team at the Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championships, March 8 at Fairleigh-Dickinson University.

Gymmen place second in Santa Barbara Invitational
The No. 1 Penn State men's gymnastics team was upset March 8 in California at the Santa Barbara Invitational.

Gymwomen take first in four-team meet
The Penn State women's gymnastics team took first place with a score of 195.95 at the Boise State Pavilion March 8.

Fix it
Collegian Editorial: Parking problem needs more than discussion -- it needs a solution

University should give students study break before finals
My Opinion: Letrell Crittenden

Letters to the Editor
Students already gave to HUB expansion; Affirmative action benefits white women