Back Issues -- Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000

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[ Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000 ]

GRAPHIC: Stacy Olenoski

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STAR stays adamant for labor review
Although their deadline has not been met, student leaders urging Penn State administrators to join the Worker Rights Consortium say they are not giving up.

Purdue protesters on hunger strike

Students question opposite-sex living option
Haverford College decided last week to open its on-campus apartment-style housing to students who want to room with the opposite sex, a move that Penn State housing officials don't plan to copy in the near future.

Hoagie House awaits liquor license approval
In a few short weeks, some students can satisfy their late-night craving for beer and munchies when a local eatery on West Beaver Avenue becomes the new home to a bottle shop.

State system considering new plan for admissions
To increase the enrollment of minority students, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education is considering the adoption of a plan that would admit the top 15 percent of graduates of every high school in the state.

Student march ends Unity Days
Armed with signs, flags, noisemakers, a rainbow banner and their voices, students marched through campus late yesterday afternoon with one goal — to unify Penn State.

King Curry food cart presents Thai cuisine
They don't deliver, but these fast-food vendors are on the move. King Curry, a new food cart, opened Monday and operates from a rented sidewalk space in front of the University Book Centre, 206 E. College Ave.

Mixing it up

Audit finds child care oversights
Pennsylvania child care facilities are in desperate need of improvements, according to a report from state Auditor General Robert P. Casey Jr.

Police Log

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Former players say Dunn broke NCAA guideline
Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn is under fire —again. This time, though, it is not from the media, fans or the Penn State athletic department. Now, it is from his players.

BYU forced to cut some programs
Brigham Young seniors Guard Young and Cortney Bramwell became the answers to a trivia question Saturday. The question: Who were the last two gymnasts to win national titles for BYU?

Lady Lions finish second in Camel Classic
Every week before competition, Sarah Doell has the same premonition: The women's golf team is going to come back to Penn State with good news and a great finish. After several failed attempts, her premonition has finally come true.

Cleaves passes on money for college championship
My opinion: Adam Gorney

Club boxing team prepares for nationals
Six members of the Penn State club boxing team will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., this weekend battling in the National Collegiate Boxing Association National Championships.

PSU men's club soccer makes most of bus ride
Twelve hours on a bus last Friday gave the Penn State men's club soccer team more than rest. It gave them a chance to meet as a team and strategize for the evening's game against Georgia Southern.

Tae Kwon Do club prepares for state tournament
Standing in three perfectly straight lines, dressed from head to toe in all white and shouting almost ritualistically, they looked like members of a strict religious sect.

Braving the elements