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[ Friday, Feb. 16, 2001 ]
 
Graphic: Jonathan R. Nelson
GRAPHIC: Jonathan R. Nelson

NEWS

Break in your dancing shoes and practice the line dance — the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon 2001 is tonight.

It's not something she tries to hide now, but it doesn't usually come up in conversation either.

For the past three years, Penn State's Fayette campus has been recognized for raising the most money by a non-University Park campus in the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

For some Penn State students, Valentine's Day brought more than just a box of chocolates or a dozen roses.

When Anna Ferrari-Akl, general manager at the Days Inn Penn State, looks out of her office she sees a park and a few downtown shop windows. But she isn't looking outside. She's looking inside at the hotel's newly renovated lobby.

Feature Photo

As states decided to toughen up on anti-abortion measures in 2000, Pennsylvania showed no change in its policies, a recent study said.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Extension, will host an open forum discussion on resolutions for the death penalty at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.

Yvonne Gaudelius, assistant professor of art education and women's studies, will be awarded the 2001 Mary J. Rouse Award from the Women's Caucus of the National Art Education Association.

One of the men involved with embezzling more than $300,000 from Penn State was arraigned yesterday and charged with criminal conspiracy, theft by deception and receiving stolen property.

A 26-year old man was arrested early Wednesday morning after an altercation between a pedestrian and the passenger in a vehicle on College Avenue.

SPORTS

You had to see it coming. All season long, Penn State freshman Kelly Mazzante has made an assault on the Lady Lion record books.
Mazzante nears PSU freshman points mark

One team is 1-4, the other is 0-2. But you won't see either Penn State or UNC-Charlotte panicking at this point in the season.

The No. 25 ranked Nittany Lions will close out their Big Ten dual meet season with a match against No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor tonight at 7, and a Sunday match against No. 14 Michigan State at 1 p.m.

During the tough races and grueling practices, freshman swimmer Krystle Eberwein could always count on having her twin sister Lori close by.

The Purdue men's basketball team has weathered its share of trouble in the past two weeks.

Penn State men's ice hockey coach Joe Battista has certainly come across his share of bad luck this season since injuries and the absence of several players have disallowed the 14-year coach to keep the same lineup on a weekly basis.

The Penn State Lady Icers will take on Rutgers University tomorrow night at 10:10 at the Greenberg Sports Complex.

The Penn State women's tennis team hits the courts tomorrow, looking to notch its record above .500 in a match against West Virginia in Rollins, Md.

The No. 60 Penn State men's tennis team hosts a pair of matches this weekend. The Nittany Lions face American University at noon Saturday and Toledo at 11 a.m. Sunday at Sarni Tennis Center.

Last Saturday did not return the results the Penn State women's gymnastics team wanted or expected. The team finished third out of the four teams competing including West Virginia, Nebraska and James Madison.

When the Nittany Lions take on No. 13 Temple at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia tomorrow at 3 p.m., the goal is clear.

Saturday will mark the final time the Penn State men's lacrosse coach Glenn Thiel will get a look at his team in competition before next weekend's season opener against Notre Dame.

This weekend will be a reunion of sorts for the Penn State softball team. The Nittany Lions will travel to College Station to play in the Aggie Invitational.

OPINIONS

Assess policies of UPAC to ensure their efficiency

My Opinion: Brian Blase


Letters to the editor

ARTS

What began in 1997 as 360,000 square feet of brick, steel and concrete with a skeleton crew of six employees has grown into the largest venue between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

The students in Rec Hall are not the only Penn State students staying up more than 48 hours this weekend.

My Opinion: Justin Stranzl

No Refund Theatre will perform a collection of comedic one-act plays at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow in 111 Forum.

Matthew Kremer considers himself to be a socially conscious poet — writing about problems he sees.

Come February, white T-shirt sales shoot up ahead of spring break. Thon posters break out all over the HUB. And, in Los Angeles, workers start to dust off giant golden men, preparing to install them outside the Shrine Auditorium for the annual Oscar bash in March.

Cleo, an opera written by Jason Charnesky (graduate-English), won the National Opera Association's Chamber Opera Competition in early January. As a reward, the opera will be performed at Temple University in 2002.

A brand new performance will be born in the 2001-2002 theatrical season of York Little Theatre, and any Pennsylvania playwright can be its creator.

Taproot, the rap-metal quartet from Michigan whose popularity has soared in the past year, will play 9 p.m. Monday at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave.

The Arthur Goldstein Quartet is headlining a Late Night Penn State Jazz/Blues show tonight in the HUB-Robeson Center, featuring local bands who hope this performance will put them on the map.

WEATHER
Online editors for this issue:
Kelly Bradish bio
Raina J. León bio






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