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[ Wednesday, April 14, 1999 ]

GRAPHIC: Susan Mayes

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Exits under fire The Office of Physical Plant has asked the construction company working on the HUB to bring the emergency exit routes into compliance with safety codes.

USG Senate votes 'no confidence' in Girod, Fitzgerald
In a secret ballot vote, the Undergraduate Student Government Senate passed a "statement of no confidence" in Desha Girod and Garrett Fitzgerald, the president- and vice president-elect, last night.

New pub, eatery to occupy Allen Street corner
In place of an old drug store, a new brewery and pub soon will offer students and local residents a new downtown eating and drinking experience.

Pa. court upholds law of fetuses as humans
The point at which human life starts is familiar ground in the abortion debate and soon will be brought to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a different kind of case.

Professors, instructors to get more feedback than SRTEs
When professors and lecturers want feedback on their teaching performance, they usually have to wait until the end of the semester to base their opinions on statistical output from the Students Rating of Teacher Effectiveness forms.

Feature Photo: Remembering the past

Program helps small businesses update environmental technology
Environmental progress and business profit can be difficult to balance, but a program for small businesses in Pennsylvania makes keeping up with environmental standards financially beneficial.

Students act as delegates
Penn State students got a chance to fill the shoes of United Nation delegates and imitate their work at the National Model United Nations conference held in New York City.

Opportunities to use debit cards widespread, but actual student use is low
Since their debut in State College in the mid-1990s, debit card use has increased, but they still remain unused by many consumers in the area.

Labor leader explains corporation operations In a university so closely linked to corporations such as Nike, students may not be aware of the injustices found in the manufacturing industry.

Paterno to talk at German and Slavic Day
Among other faculty speakers and presentations, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual German and Slavic Day beginning at 10:30 a.m. today in the HUB Ballroom.

Old Main opens house today
Old Main is opening its doors today to give visitors a glimpse of its historic halls through the Lion Ambassadors' annual open house guided tours.

Paternos' interview to be held via satellite
The fighting in Yugoslavia and the ensuing news coverage will keep Larry King from visiting Penn State for his previously scheduled interview with Joe and Sue Paterno next week.

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Lions' Pettigrew likely to redshirt
Two years ago at this time, Titcus Pettigrew was preparing to catch passes as a Penn State wide receiver.

Blue travelers
The scoreboard was turned off and the Big Ten flags were taken down from the flagpoles, but the one thing remaining yesterday on Jeffrey Field was the Delaware Blue Hens.

Philly suburb of Blue Bell becoming a hotbed for women's lacrosse Imagine the quintessential modern American suburb, and you may conjure a place like Blue Bell.

Sluggers sweep Spartans
Before both games of yesterday's doubleheader at Beaver Field, pitchers from Penn State and Norfolk State warmed up in their respective bullpens with an ominous sign looming overhead.

Wolverines sweep lady sluggers, keep win streak alive
Robin Petrini has a lot of confidence in her Penn State softball players. So when Lady Lions third baseman Leah Toth came to the plate in a critical situation yesterday against No. 6 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Petrini believed her No. 9 hitter would reach base.

Tae-Bo craze sweeps nation
Like the Ab Rollers, real-estate get-rich-quick schemes, speed-reading courses and Big 80's Rock infomercials once did, fitness guru Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo training system has become a cult favorite of late-night television viewers.

Under control
Just two weeks before fall semester began last year, nobody in the Penn State baseball program even knew who Rob Green was

Slumping netmen to face streaking Huskies today
Amid the disappointment of a 1-6 Big Ten mark, the Penn State men's tennis team will try to stay unbeaten in non-conference play at home.

Greatest impact
Collegian Editorial: State should direct tobacco money to health care, prevention.

Men spread the word -- breast implants not worth the risk
My Opinion: Brendan C. Quinn

Letters to the Editor
Refugees should be left to fight for themselves; Cost to U.S. too great to send ground troops; Unreported rapes not in statistic; Stop littering ground with cigarette butts