Collegian Venues - your weekend starts here
  Collegian Chronicles
Coupon Corner Online
Return to the Collegian's Home Page -- www.collegian.psu.edu Local and Campus News Articles PSU Sports Articles and Columns Collegian Editorials and Opinion Articles Collegian Reviews and Area Events Weather provided by PSU Campus Weather Service Campus Menus, Meetings, Lectures and Events Collegian Classifieds Online
 
Science, Technology, and Health Articles and Opinions Special story packages only available on The Digital Collegian Collegian Advertising Info, History, Alumni Interests, Awards, etc Collegian Email and Postal Addresses Links to web sites Access past issues of the Digital Collegian by calendar Search the Digital Collegian

Click here to view ads currently running on our site

Click here for information about advertising on our web site

Back Issues
  2008
2007 2006
2005 2004
2003 2002
2001 2000
1999 1998
1997 1996
1995 1994
1993 1992
1991 1990
1989 1988
More than 100,000 articles online!
1887 - 1955
Archive of back issues at Penn State Libraries

Our March Stats*
Page views:
1,273,583
User Visits:
521,065
RSS Feed Hits:
275,517
Average time:
0:03:59
* 2008 -- Robots excluded
More traffic stats
  The Digital Collegian - Published independently by students at Penn State

Back Issues
[ Monday, Feb. 19, 2001 ]
 
Graphic: Collegian
GRAPHIC: Collegian

NEWS

Bringing in $3,609,830.07, this year's Thon raised nearly half a million dollars more than last year.
Thon dancers break record for largest hug

Thon 2001 photo gallery

As Penn State and State College officials continue to pressure bars about thorough identification checks, some students find ID checks sometimes go above and beyond what is necessary.

The Penn State community got a taste of the world yesterday in the HUB-Robeson Center and White Building.

Armed with signs that read slogans such as "King George is a puppet for corporations that own his soul," a group of protesters gathered yesterday in front of University Gates to picket George W. Bush's presidency.

The back of Merritt Swallow's shirt read "Dancin' 4 Liz," referring to the name of the child her sorority — Theta Kappa Pi — was sponsoring.
Thon family inspires dancers

Yellow shirts speckled the dance floor this past weekend at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. From the Rec Hall bleachers, they added an element of flair, mixing with the brightly colored beach balls, funky hats and crazy tube socks.

Taking out trash and cleaning toilets are not usually items found on a student's "to do" list over the weekend, but during the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, hundreds of students signed up to do just that.

Pennsylvania and federal tax forms are now available on the University Libraries' Social Sciences Library's Web site.

Police are searching for a man accused of breaking the jaw of a 21-year-old Penn State student and then "cheering" about the assault, the State College Police Department said.


SPORTS

Penn State beat up on Purdue, 92-71, Saturday at The Bryce Jordan Center as the Lions set a record against the Boilermakers by hitting 15 three-point baskets in the rout.

It didn't bring home the title, but the women's swimming and diving team still managed to have a winning weekend.

It was a good-news/bad-news weekend for the Penn State baseball team.

Wisconsin's towering triplet of Jessie Stomski, LaTonya Sims and Nina Smith proved to be too much for Penn State yesterday as the Badgers picked up an important conference win, defeating the No. 16 Lady Lions 86-75 at the Kohl Center.

It wasn't exactly the best way to end the season, but the Penn State wrestling team has to be happy to be finished with dual meets.

When is a win not really a win? When you're the Penn State men's gymnastics team and you score only 204.650 points, that's when.

For the last four years, Alon Eizenman has wowed the crowd at the Ice Pavilion with an array of moves that has left opposing defenders looking silly.

After the final whistle in Saturday's game, the No. 2 Penn State men's ice hockey team took the ice and raised their sticks in appreciation to the fans for supporting the team through the season.

The weekend brought a lot of firsts for the Penn State women's gymnastics team — first place finishes on each events, two new team records, and a new school record in the individual all-around competition.
Rowland breaks Penn State all-around record

The No. 60 Penn State men's tennis team remained undefeated this weekend, but the matches were a tale of two different teams.
Gresh a double winner this weekend for Penn State men's tennis

The Penn State Ice Lions lost 6-3 to Marist College on Friday night, but they rebounded with a 4-3 victory against Albany State on Saturday evening.

OPINIONS

Thon 2001 a success; diversity commendable

My Opinion: Katie Graham


Letters to the editor

ARTS

The musical Chicago roared into town last Thursday night at Eisenhower Auditorium and played to a full house.

WEATHER
Online editors for this issue:
Kelly Bradish bio




Send an Opinion Letter to the Editor about this article.


   





TOP  HOME
Blogs  About  Contact Us  Back Issues  Advertising 

Copyright © 2008 Collegian Inc.
Updated: Monday, March 25, 2002  10:12:26 PM  -4
Requested: Monday, May 12, 2008  7:29:24 AM  -4
Created: Wednesday, May 07, 2008  6:32:46 PM  -4