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Back Issues [ Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 ]



GRAPHIC: Susan Kay Smithbio

NEWS

Students living on the east side of campus who have been affected by the construction on University Drive will soon see its end. The road construction project, which began in mid-May, is set to conclude today, Borough Council member Tom Daubert said.


Last night's interracial dating forum generated heated discussions and touching stories as it attracted the highest audience of any Unity Week event thus far.

Each Friday afternoon, downtown State College transforms into a bustling marketplace, abuzz with friendly chatter, picturesque weather and the sweet smell of freshly picked apples.


Fans of movies such as Swordfish and the Die Hard trilogy might have to second-guess their favorite picks. Terrorist-themed movies are receiving special attention in video stores because of the Sept. 11 attacks.

German speaking voices echoed off the walls of the Palmer Museum of Art yesterday afternoon. The voices were not those of a German language class, but were the sound of the German Department's centennial celebration.


Shoppers in State College searching for gifts and accessories for their homes will soon have one less store to choose from.

At least four Penn State students interning in Washington, D.C., were recently tested for anthrax exposure, and more plan to get tested soon.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen...

Social activist Kathy Kelly will be speaking in public protest of the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq by the United Nations Security Council at 3 p.m. Sunday in the HUB Auditorium.

The Centre Area Transportation Authority Board of Directors will sponsor a public meeting on Monday.


SPORTS

It's starting to get to the point where the Penn State football team's 2001 year is beginning to resemble a broken record rather than an actual football season.


The Nittany Lions will be in Evanston, Ill., this weekend, a place where wide receivers stretch the field as far as the eye can see, where opposing defenses had better not blink, or Northwestern will be in the end zone.

Northwestern's new spread offense has worked well for the Wildcats, especially for running back Damien Anderson.

Coming into this season, several Big Ten teams were undecided with who they were going to play at the quarterback decision. But Northwestern is not one of those teams.

My Opinion: Jeff Rice

No one doubts that Saturday's 11 a.m. game against the University of Michigan is huge for the Penn State field hockey team. Michigan, which is ranked No. 2 and boasts some of the top recruits in the nation, has the added advantage of playing on its home turf.

If there is only one must-win game of the season, this is it. The Penn State men's soccer team will clash with Michigan State at 2 p.m. on Sunday in East Lansing in a Big Ten showdown with postseason implication.


The Nittany Lions (10-2-1, 6-0-1 Big Ten), currently ranked sixth in the country and first in the Big Ten, look to avoid an upset tonight when they take on conference bottom-feeder Wisconsin (4-7-2, 1-5-1 Big Ten) at 7 on Jeffery Field.

When the No. 11 Nittany Lions take the court at Jenison Field House in East Lansing at 7 tonight, they'll be facing one of the biggest teams in the Big Ten. Michigan State's usual lineup includes just one player under 6-foot-1.

Coming off its strongest performance of the season, the Penn State women's tennis team now faces its most difficult challenge to date.


The defending national champion Penn State Icers will raise last year's banner and drop the puck on a new season at 9 tonight.

To win and be successful, you need to play your strengths and rely on your basic fundamentals. This Saturday against the Navy, the Penn State Lady Ruggers will implement these in their attempt to come out victorious.

This Saturday against the Georgetown Hoyas, the Penn State Ruggers look to maintain their current momentum going down the homestretch of the regular season.

OPINIONS

Unity must go beyond USG diversity efforts

My opinion: Brian Blase

Letters to the editor

ARTS

Local band Sona is working hard to bring rock 'n' roll to the area.


Looking to help out in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a local radio station has organized a benefit concert featuring local musicians.

This former farmer's college will get a little taste of its roots in the form of some "fowl play" when Jimmie's Chicken Shack performs tomorrow night.

Mad Mex serves up monstrous Mexican dishes, piles on the spice for extra flavor and some serious heat.

Instrumental surf rock music is not dead. And just because the nearest beach is hours away doesn't mean State College can't have its own gnarly surf scene.

Hold onto your hats . . . better yet, take them off. The Black Hair, Nails, and More Explosion is back again this year.

The Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra (PCCO) is putting together a "constellation" of its star performers to shine through on Sunday evening.

Suzanne Farrell has come to a conclusion. She's sure the arts were invented because life isn't perfect — if it were, she figures, life would be ballet.

Stephanie Hollstein (senior-special education) had her first novel, Connections, published last April. She will sign copies today at the Penn State Bookstore.


An environmentalist musician is hiking and touring across America and playing his walk-inspired works.

Have you been searching for an alternate way to show your patriotism? Well then, there is an exhibit that may just inspire you.

To hear a group of guys play a rendition of a Black Crowes classic only to be followed by LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" is a musical experience all in its own.

Tap dance icon Gregory Hines, a Tony Award-winning master of the performing arts, will perform at The Eisenhower Auditorium.

This October, skip the traditional scream-inducing teen slasher flick and get into a Halloween state of mind with a movie that is truly twisted, dark, haunting and hilarious.

Starting Sunday and continuing for the next three years, the museum will be displaying Devotion and Diversity: South Asian Sculpture from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Alternative rockers Fuel will perform along with Sevendust and Nonpoint on Nov. 29.

The Bryce Jordan Center announced Tuesday that The Pledge of Allegiance Tour — featuring metal rockers Slipknot and System of a Down — has been moved.

In 1998's Hands On a Hard Body, 24 contestants compete in an endurance/sleep-deprivation contest that takes place in Longview, Tx.

WEATHER



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Jared CohenBIO
and Susan Kay Smithbio






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