Six months have passed since a series of racist death threats sparked nationally noticed campus demonstrations by the Penn State Black Caucus. Penn State administrators say it has been nearly that long since authorities have had any new leads in tracking down who sent the hate mail.
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In conjunction with Unity Week, three representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) held multiple workshops, presentations and meetings with students to inform them on how to fight hate in their communities.
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Inner-conflict. Conflict within relationships. U.S. policies towards conflict. Nonviolent responses to conflict. These were the issues examined at the Classroom Without Walls yesterday on the steps of Old Main.
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Students joined faculty and State College community members last night in HUB-Robeson Center's Alumni Hall to discuss the issue of excessive alcohol consumption in a program titled Alcohol: Cleaning up the Toxic Spill.
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A group of students is taking its campus history lessons out of the classroom.
On Tuesday, a group of 10 SPCOM 100H (Effective Speech) students gave speeches at the locations where historic events took place.
The Campus Crusade for Christ and the Muslim Student Association attempted to raise student awareness about Islam and clear up misunderstandings last night by holding a discussion featuring speakers from both faiths.
Pop a wheelie
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Despite controversy, Larry Flynt's visit to Penn State broke down stereotypes
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State College is applying for money to build new low-income apartments on Waupelani Drive.
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A long, long time ago...
Already home to more than 3,000 international students, Penn State welcomed another group of foreign students Oct. 8.
A group of 20 Chilean teachers are at the university to participate in the Institute for Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning.
Two open seats in the Undergraduate Student Government Senate were filled Tuesday.
Some Penn State students in the United States Army Reserves are being called to duty.
The 34th Annual Antiques Show and Sale to benefit the Centre Community Hospital will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Centre Region Parks and Recreation will sponsor recreational ice-skating programs from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday nights at the Penn State Ice Pavilion.
An employee at State College Medical Services, 477 E. Beaver Ave., received a suspicious letter containing a white powdery substance on Monday.
The retirement rumors buzzing around Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are funny. At least he says so.
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After one of the most intense practices of the year, Mishka Levy walks over to the cooler, fills a cup with just a squirt of water, and gulps it in one quick motion. She crushes the cup and tosses it in the wastebasket.
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Women's volleyball teams in the Big Ten have brought new meaning to the saying "Home, sweet home."
They are the Penn State women's basketball team's equivalent of 'N Sync, with one exception — talent. Five young women with five distinct personalities, each ready to step onto the glittering stage of NCAA Div. I basketball.
For so many years, Northwestern was the skinny, four-eyed pushover of the Big Ten. Midseason visits to Evanston meant opportunities for opponents to run up the score and get playing time for the second-stringers. The Wildcats hardly gave anyone a game for more than one quarter.
Late-night locations needed at Penn State
My opinion: Mike Still
Letters to the editor
Ja Rule proves he's a thug with a heart
Will the creative geniuses who cast Saturday Night Live members in films ever learn from their mistakes?
The title of Nick Hornby's newest novel, How To Be Good (Riverhead Books), sounds more like a self-help guide than a novel. In fact, it seems that this is what Hornby is striving for in this work.
Due to their ever-growing popularity, the Clarks have re-released their 1998 live album, The Clarks Live.
It is OK to rob a bank if you limit your booty to $100,000. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures banks for up to that much — so bank robbers can now be modern day Robin Hoods.
Online editor for this issue:
Jared Cohen
Jared Cohen
