Back Issues -- Monday, Feb. 7, 2000

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[ Monday, Feb. 7, 2000 ]

GRAPHIC: Jamie Perruquet

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Former students, staff recall King's speech On a winter's night in State College on Jan. 21, 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at University Park airport, prepared to give a lecture on "The Future of Integration."

Students demonstrate for post office
Snow and cold didn't keep students from challenging the removal of signs and displays from the University Park Post Office Friday.

Enrollment, equipment distresses art majors
For graphic design majors in Penn State's School of Visual Arts, not everything is black and white.

Celebration of black history includes African American read-in
A celebration of African-American voices was center stage at yesterday's African American Read-In.

Annual talks for the blind educational for Congress
The National Federation of the Blind recently had its annual seminar in Washington, D.C., aiming to educate its members on legislative issues for the blind and send its members to present the issues to their legislatures.

Chemical, biological warfare topics of lecture
International terrorists are not going to target our military head-on, but will exploit America's dependence on technology, a former U.N. weapons inspector said Friday.

CCSG tries to initialize involvement
To show students they are more than just numbers and to get more students involved were some of the topics Council of Commonwealth Student Governments leaders discussed Saturday.

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Dean of PSU branch campus retires after three years
Frederick Gaige, announced his retirement as the dean of Penn State's Berks-Lehigh Valley College, a position he held since 1997, according to a Penn State press release.

Agricultural conference to outline new Living Machine
This weekend the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture had its ninth annual conference at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. One of the key speakers in attendance was John Todd, a visiting professor at the University of Vermont.

Organizations to sponsor Puerto Rican cultural forum
The Department of English/Latino Studies concentration, the Puerto Rican Student Association and Penn State Amnesty International will sponsor a forum on the history and current conditions of Puerto Rico at 7 p.m. today in 101 Kern.

Two teenagers sustain injuries following car accident
A 16-year-old male and 15-year-old female were thrown from a van Saturday night after hitting a patch of ice, the State College Police Department said.

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Turnovers, missed shots play big role in PSU loss
The bottom line was the Penn State men's basketball team should have beaten Illinois. They had several opportunities in the closing minute of the game to beat the Fighting Illini.

Lady Lions hang on to beat Badgers
Different location, but just like last weekend, the Penn State women's basketball team defeated Wisconsin in a battle, 57-52.

Free throw miss ends game
There were few words of consolation for Gyasi Cline-Heard as the Penn State forward walked off the court and into the locker room. Titus Ivory tried, but it was not enough for the fallen Heard.

PSU beats Indiana, Purdue
It took four months of mat grinding for Penn State wrestling coach Troy Sunderland to produce some victories against highly ranked teams.

Men's Track finishes second at home meet
UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State men's track and field team finished its triangular meet held at the Multi-Sport Facility in second place.

Women's Tennis beats Pennsylvania 5-4
The Penn State women's tennis team edged Penn on its home court by winning one more match than the Quakers, 5-4.

Representative honors women's volleyball
Rep. Lynn B. Herman introduced a resolution in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Friday congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball team's national championship.

Delaware rallies to take second game from Icers
It had been more than 20 years since Delaware had beaten Penn State, making Saturday's victory even sweeter for the Blue Hens.

Students gain marketing experience in Hockey Management Association
It's 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Jennifer Hollenbach is cutting letters from poster board. Two hours later, the letters form a coherent message — a sign announcing the Penn State men's ice hockey team's games against Delaware last weekend.

Penn State leaves weekend with split
Friday night, Penn State mounted a comeback behind the dominating play of Dan Hoechst, Adam Whitescarver, Jason Hawkins and Koljesar, who all posted double-digit kills in the victory. Hawkins set a career-high with 21 kills, five greater than his previous mark.

Olympics gold-medalist coaches attend Nittany Lions' matchups
When an Olympic gold-medalist speaks, you listen. That is what the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association (PVCA) did this weekend as two of the game's premier coaches held a seminar to discuss instruction and fundamentals.

Nittany Lions set three records while taking two meets
It must have been something in the water. This weekend, the Penn State men's swimming and diving teams won two meets and managed to set some records.

Senior swimmers, divers, honored during meet against James Madison
The Penn State men's swimming and diving team saw its seniors swim for the last time in McCoy Natatorium last weekend.

Penn State prepares for Big Tens with victory against Pittsburgh
Finishing out the dual-meet season with a 190-110 win against Pittsburgh, the Penn State women's swimming and diving team now needs only one thing before the Big Ten Championships — rest.

Former high school teammtes meet
The stands of McCoy Natatorium were lined with fans donning Pittsburgh and Penn State sweatshirts last weekend.

Penn State finishes second in three-team meet
The Penn State men's gymnastics team experienced both victory and defeat Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

First return to Boston in four years a good one for Lions' fencers
Back in 1996, Penn State's streak of NCAA fencing titles stood at one, not five. That February, the team made a 10-hour trek to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's campus in Boston and returned with five wins apiece for both the men and women.

Living legend Paterno strong influence on recruits, students in general
My Opinion: Brent Seberhagen