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[ Friday, Jan. 19, 2001 ]
 
Graphic: Jonathan R. Nelson
GRAPHIC: Jonathan R. Nelson

NEWS

Amid countless numbers of pundits, protestors and Bush supporters, Penn State will have its own slice of Americana represented in the nation's capital this weekend.

For many student organizations, getting dancer couples for their groups in the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon might not be guaranteed.

The Persian Gulf War is more than just a lesson in a modern history book for Staff Sgt. Matthew Corwin.

Photo: Jim Rajotte

Matthew Lukens (sophomore-electrical engineering) expected to purchase the usual required textbooks when he printed out his list of courses at the Penn State Bookstore earlier this semester. Lukens was in for a surprise.

Four major building projects that will drastically alter the University Park campus will be up for review at a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting today.
Photo:  Barbara Ovrutsky

Just weeks before the scheduled opening of a newly established center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and their allies, Student Affairs and Penn State Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity teamed up to host a pair of student forums.

A flood of Republican politicians hopeful for the chance to vie for Bud Shuster's 9th Congressional District seat have caused rumblings this week in the Pennsylvania GOP.

Feature photo

This semester, students will have one more way to evaluate their classes and instructors and all involved can access the responses online.

Several local computer dealers are stocking up in preparation for Pennsylvania residents' second chance to purchase tax-free computers in February.

The former Penn State student who was charged with the June 2 sexual assault of a co-worker was sentenced yesterday to three to six years in state prison.


SPORTS

This weekend's Cliff Keen/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in The Bryce Jordan Center will be the ultimate in midseason tests for all teams involved.

While former Iowa State wrestler and Olympic champion Dan Gable may not be nationally recognized outside of the wrestling community and the state of Iowa, his career achievements and mind-boggling dominance of his sport exceed that of many athletes deemed legendary.

The No.10 Fighting Illini are one of this season's premiere college programs and will provide a test that could question the character of this year's Nittany Lions squad.

No. 13 Penn State travels to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Wildcats and the Nittany Lions. The matchup is set for 7 p.m. tomorrow at Rec Hall when No. 16 Penn State takes on No. 23 New Hampshire for the 20th time in the schools' histories.

The men's gymnastics team is no stranger to adversity.

After the No. 2 Penn State men's ice hockey team played a grueling stretch of six games in 11 days, head coach Joe Battista said he wanted to have a talk with his team's scheduler.

The Penn State and Maryland women's swimming programs have quite a few similarities.

It has been quite some time since the Lady Icers have had a game.

The Penn State women's indoor track team looks to continue its early season success this weekend in Kent, Ohio.

OPINIONS

Clinton years marked by scandal, political charm

My Opinion:Alex de Jesús


Letters to the editor

ARTS

Penn State librarian Kim Fisher wanted to make poetry more accessible to the public. Now, after his tragic death a year ago, supporters bring his vision to life with The Public Poetry Project.

The Center for the Performing Arts will be bringing revolutionaries, musketeers, gypsies, Argentines with a flair for passion, high-flying Romanian gymnasts and chorus girls with a tendency for murder to Eisenhower Auditorium for the Spring 2001 Semester.

Antigone Rising, a New York City based girl band who performed at the Lilith Fair with the Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan, is coming to the HUB-Robeson Center's Alumni Hall for a free concert at 10 p.m. today.

The No Refund Theatre is back at it again this semester. Tonight and Saturday, the group kicks off this semester with an Evening of Improvs.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a genius and child prodigy by any standards, a peerless composer whose brilliant work was cut short by death at a tragically young age.

When Shana Histand (senior–food science) was a sophomore living in the dorms, she would use America Online's Instant Messenger to talk to her roommate, who sat across the room from her.

The boy-toys of Seventeen are the non-conformist closet cases of the new millennium whose entire goal is to rock and have fun.

Gino J. Dangelo (senior-wildlife and fishery science) bridges the gap between science and art in his own creative way.

State College will have its own version of VH1's Storytellers Sunday night, as Webster's Bookstore Café, 128 S. Allen St., will hold its monthly singer/songwriter showcase.

Movie Reviews
'Cast Away' triumphs in posing questions of survival
Dance flick takes genre higher with plot, score

Penn State welcomes back a familiar face as Kelly Buchanan returns tonight to play at 7:30 p.m. at Saints Café, 123 W. Beaver Ave.

Whiplash, part of a new campus organization called Creative Entertainment will be performing at the Multicultural Food Festival on Tuesday in Heritage Hall at the HUB-Robeson Center.

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