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[ Monday, April 12, 1999 ]

GRAPHIC: David Edelson

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USG court finds Girod, Fitzgerald clear of violations
In a close vote, Desha Girod and Garrett Fitzgerald were found not guilty of three violations of the Undergraduate Student Government elections code last night.

Students experience Asian Awakenings Asian Awakenings is the main event for the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and the theme of this year's show was "Pride in Diversity, Strength in Unity."

Students walk as tribute to hate-crime victims at end of Unity Days
Despite the rain that streaked the writing on signs students carried, they continued to march on Friday as a tribute to hate crime victims Matthew Shepard and James Byrd.

Penn State quiz bowl team places 18th in championships
Placing 37th out of 48 national teams last year didn't scare the little-noticed but persistent Penn State Quiz Bowl club away from this year's tournament.

Community crowns students Mr. and Ms. Asian Penn State An animated audience, 13 nervous contestants and a little bit of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" were all part of the fourth annual Mr. and Ms. Asian Penn State and Fashion Show held Friday evening in the Forum.

CATA, Penn State negotiate no fare Loop plan
As negotiations continue between Penn State and the Centre Area Transportation Authority about plans to create a fare-free Loop, both sides are declining to discuss specific terms of the proposed deal.

Bill seeks to help small businesses with health costs
The increasing cost of health care has made it even harder to begin a small business after graduation, but a bill the U.S. Congress is considering could eliminate that obstacle in the future.

Landlords offer services, rules for retaining deposits
Before packing up and leaving Happy Valley, or at least their apartments, many tenants overlook some housekeeping that could prevent full security deposit refunds.

Students test design skills through canoe competition
Mad dashes with steel rods and intense paddling in concrete canoes put the design and building skills of civil engineers and some Penn State students to the test Saturday at Stone Valley Recreation Center

Feature Photo: Sometimes you just need a little salsa

Larry King to interview Paterno at Eisenhower
News junkies and football fans will unite later this month when television news personality Larry King interviews Joe and Sue Paterno on stage at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Fire results in no injuries, $10,000 in dorm damage
Fire destroyed a dorm room in West Halls Saturday night, causing $10,000 in damage to the building and personal property

Police Log

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Casey leads gymwomen to regional title It may not have been a perfect night, but that did not stop the Penn State women's gymnastics team from achieving what it set out to do.

Clutch efforts key gymwomen's title
Saturday night at Rec Hall, the Penn State women's gymnastics team captured the regional title despite losing senior tri-captain Missy Leopoldus to a hyper-extended knee just minutes before the start of the meet.

Penn State volleyball family affair for Schall
Entering what could be his final home match in Saturday's EIVA quarterfinals, Dan Schall will leave behind a legacy that has been a part of Penn State for the last 15 years.

Laxers edge Hobart Before the game started, the seven graduating seniors on the Nittany Lions men's lacrosse team stood in a circle.

Lucky seven
Even though Penn State men's lacrosse coach Glenn Thiel is going to lose seven key components of his team at the end of this season, he isn't worried one bit.

Gymmen finish third at regionals
Saturday's NCAA East Regional meet at Illinois was the Penn State men's gymnastics team's only chance to get into the NCAAs. To earn that trip, it had to finish no lower than third against the toughest competition it had seen all year.

Spikers finish regular season The No. 13 Lions (19-12, 8-0 EIVA) finished the regular season with a pair of wins this weekend over Concordia and George Mason to conclude an up-and-down regular season.

Whiffed
After splitting a doubleheader with Penn State Saturday, Northwestern softball coach Sharon Drysdale said her team was anxious to return home.

Siebel can't beat jinx
With a no-hitter through six innings, Brooke Siebel jogged to her Northwestern dugout only three outs away from accomplishing the feat.

Sluggers rocked in East Lansing Last weekend, the Penn State baseball team proved it had the mettle to consistently come from behind.

Club baseball rides offensive burst to take two of three weekend contests
Behind a revitalized offense, the Penn State Club Baseball team (10-8) escaped this weekend with a 2-1 record.

Trackwomen fare well at Villanova Invitational
For the second consecutive weekend, the Penn State women's track and field team put together a stellar performance on both the team and individual levels.

Trackmen win first dual meet of year
With a balanced attack, the Penn State men's track and field team destroyed the competition this week, finishing first at the Villanova Invitational.

Lady laxers rebound from loss to No. 9 Loyola
During yesterday's 23-6 victory over Lehigh, it really didn't look like the Penn State women's lacrosse team could have dropped a 9-8 game to No. 9 Loyola just a day before.

Lady laxers demolish Mountain Hawks With over 27 minutes remaining and holding a domineering 17-3 lead in their game against Lehigh, the Lady Lions gave their starters a breather and sent in the mop-up squad.

Time for troops
Collegian Editorial: Combined forces of ground troops necessary for success in Kosovo.

Show some respect and learn bathroom etiquette
My Opinion: Letrell Crittenden

Letters to the Editor
USG write-ins will be back next year; USG must be more willing to change; Communism nothing to do with Kosovo crisis