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Bill Welch remains mayor, and council members retain seats.
Although it didn't win any seats, the Student Party has been successful in other ways, mayoral candidate Justin Leto said.
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A 23-year-old Penn State alumna died Monday night at Geisinger Health Center in Danville from what the State College Police Department believes to be an overdose of the illegal drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate effectively lifted its censor of USG President Justin Zartman last night.
In an effort to reduce the risk of someone poisoning the food supply, farmers and food production workers are implementing inspection measures that involve checking food in various stages of processing.
Nearly two months after the day, a student design group is inviting the public to help them assemble the memorial sculpture they conceived.
Although it's only November, many students are already thinking about living situations for next year. For the more than 3,000 change-of-assignment students who transfer here each year, the process can be more stressful than for University Park's students.
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The college recently received a two-year grant from the GE Learning Excellence Fund, which is a philanthropic foundation of the General Electric Company, to be used in problem-based learning at the the university.
Jonathan Kozol, a Harvard-educated teacher, to speak on "The Persistence of Apartheid Education: Still Separate, Still Unequal in America."
Last week the U.S. Navy awarded Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory the largest and longest contract in the lab's 56-year history to develop submarine technology.
A Patton township man was arraigned on several charges, after armed with a rifle, he held off Patton Township Police during a five-hour stand-off outside of his home.
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Penn State, ranked 19 in USA Today/ESPN Preseason Coaches poll, takes on the Premier All-Stars in an exhibition game tonight at The Bryce Jordan Center.
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There's an obvious byproduct when a senior class with three of a school's top 20 all-time leading scorers leads that team to its first Sweet 16 in 47 years. Big shoes to fill.
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The Indiana men's soccer team may have run away with the Big Ten regular season championship, but that will mean nothing when the Big Ten tournament starts tomorrow at the University of Wisconsin.
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At the end of NCAA Championships last year, anyone who followed Penn State wrestling would have expected the lineup to remain intact for this season with a very young squad.
The Penn State men's and women's fencing teams officially started their 2001-2002 seasons this past weekend, traveling to Philadelphia to compete in the 2nd annual Temple Open.
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Zack Mills has gone from unknown backup on an 0-4 squad to the hottest player on a team that has won three straight and has Nittany Lion fans in an uproar.
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The Fighting Illini have only one loss on the season, a 45-20 drubbing by Michigan, and beat Purdue handily last Saturday.
Bend but don't break — that's been the credo of Penn State defenses for years. The Nittany Lions would surrender opponents plenty of yards — until they reached the red zone.
Innovations make class more interesting, useful
My Opinion: Thomas Day
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Online editor for this issue:
Susan Kay Smith
Susan Kay Smith
