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Back Issues [ Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 ]



Graphic: Ben Long

NEWS

Despite the controversy that arose over last year's Sex Faire, Womyn's Concerns will go ahead with this year's version of the event at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the West Halls Study and Cultural Lounges.

An emotional group of more than 650 packed the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel last night to attend the 30th Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon Kickoff Dinner.

Today marks the beginning of African American History Month, which will showcase a variety of events sponsored by Penn State groups and affiliates, with the theme of "Out of the Shadows: Celebrating Women of the African Diaspora."

After more than three months of investigation and no significant leads, members of a coalition that wants to help with the search for missing Penn State student Cindy Song, complained about a lack of progress in the investigation.

Football fans that enjoy watching the big game with a beer in hand need to plan ahead for their Super Bowl celebration. Most local beer distributors close at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, and six pack shops will make their final sales at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

Faculty diversity at Penn State has not increased significantly in the past 20 years, according to a report from the Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs.

As part of Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity Inc.'s empowerment series, the fraternity paired up with the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and presented an open forum on people's misconceptions of Islam last night.

Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte) has unveiled a resolution urging the U.S. Postal Commission to approve a commemorative stamp honoring the efforts of New York firefighters and police officers following the attacks on America, according to a press release.

Lawrence Young, director of Penn State's Paul Robeson Cultural Center, will give a presentation titled "Paul Robeson, the Man, the Myth, and the Cultural Center at Penn State," from 4 to 6 tonight in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library.

The annual Penn State celebration of the countries and cultures of the African continent, Touch of Africa 2002, will take place at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in the President's Hall.



sports

The Penn State women's basketball team began its three-game road trip with a bang, dismantling Northwestern 77-47 last night in Evanston, Ill.

The No. 4 Lions (9-0) will face No. 2 Illinois (6-1) tomorrow at 1 p.m. in a double dual meet with the women's team at Rec Hall.

The Hawkeyes (14-8, 3-5 Big Ten) will be hosting another team trying to stop the bleeding in the Penn State men's basketball team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 2:31 p.m. tomorrow.

This weekend is the biggest weekend yet for the Lions as they host the NCAA Preview Tournament. In its second and most critical EIVA conference match of the season.

My Opinion: Jeff Rice

Penn State women's gymnastics and Illinois both claimed their first dual-meet win of the season, and will be riding a new-found confidence into Saturday's 1 p.m. meet against each other at Rec Hall.

Because this weekend's opponents aren't as strong as others the Lions, 8-0, will face in the weeks to come, the fencers will start many of the younger team members.

The No. 1 ACHA Div. I Icers and No. 2 Delaware will square off tonight at 9 and tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion.

The Nittany Lions have encountered some unexpected losses that have kept them from establishing a consistent lineup. Penn State (4-6, 1-0 Big Ten) has only sent the identical lineup to the mat once all year.

The Nittany Lions are ranked number two in the latest USTCA National Power Rankings as a result of their dual meet record of 9-1 this season. They are the highest-ranked of the Big Ten teams in the rankings, beating both Indiana (who they lost to at a meet earlier in the season) and Purdue.

Coming off a tournament in Pittsburgh and a pair of games with rival Buffalo last weekend, the road ahead doesn't get any easier for Penn State (14-4-1) when it gets on the bus for Erie.

The Penn State (6-3 3-1 Big Ten) women's swimming teams meet tomorrow against Rutgers at McCoy Natatorium offers more than a regular season dual meet. It will also be Senior Day and the final home meet for seven Nittany Lion swimmers.

The men's swimming and diving team is set to take on Rutgers (7-2, 6-1) tomorrow at 12 p.m. at the McCoy Natatorium. This meet will give the team one last test before preparing for the Big Ten Tournament, which takes place at the end of the month.

OPINIONS

Student ID method is easy to exploit

My opinion: Thomas Day


Letters to the Editor

ARTS

No, it's not Britney Spears or even N'SYNC for that matter. Gracing Penn State with her vocal and dancing talent is a pop artist who's mature -- Janet Jackson.

Before Ms. Jackson started calling herself just Janet, her music and her image remained outside the mass popularity that it has come to know. That is until she dropped her fourth CD, Rhythm Nation 1814. This disc saw the former child actor making music that carried an identity all her own and left listeners reeling on the dance floor.

Philadelphia-native Richard Gere's newest movie, The Mothman Prophecies, was filmed just three hours west of State College in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.

Tonight No Refund Theatre will showcase its ability to improvise, and in more than one sense of the word.

The Merry Widow is a lighthearted tale about a free-spirited beauty searching for true love. It's not the new chick flick nor the latest WB-style dramedy.

Moshers and metalheads: prepare for a full thrashin' assault. The guns of metal will be arriving in State College in the form of the "Supercharging America" tour.

Anders Parker may not be a platinum-selling musician, but that doesn't bother him.

The Clarks will be playing at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., on Wednesday. The show is all ages and tickets cost $10. Doors will open at 8 p.m.

Festivities, celebrities and weather discrepancies take center stage at Gobbler's Knob tomorrow morning when world-renowned animal meteorologist, Punxsutawney Phil, foretells our future forecast.

Most people remember their Phyrst time. Behind a shackled wooden door and down a stairwell of nostalgia lingers an ethos of people. Pinching cigarettes while clenching pints o' stout high in the air, patrons sing along with the Phamly.

Some are questioning Lennon's faith after it was discovered that in a song entitled "God," off of his 1970 Plastic Ono Band album, it appears as if Lennon screams "I don't believe . . . in butter!"

Before there was Xbox, before there was Playstation, or Turbo Grafx 16, or even before there was Sega Genesis, there was a little system known as the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Penn State students have plenty of entertainment options tonight. There's always Late Night Penn State, or some crazy frat party, or, of course, an Oxford graduate playing electronica music on the didgeridoo.

Compiled by Nick Norcia

Twenty years from its birth, Disney's Tron has been re-released on a special 20th anniversary collector's edition DVD.

After nine seasons, creator Chris Carter has decided to pull the plug on the successful sci-fi/drama series.

My Opinion: Gretchen E. Gailey

Allegheny Ballet Company will host its Mardi Gras celebration -- complete with beads, masks, and Zydeco music -- at 7 p.m. tomorrow. The show will be performed at the Casino at Lakemont.

The Midwest Regional Competition of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella will be held at 10 p.m. tomorrow in the HUB Alumni Hall.

The Penn State Percussion Ensemble 1 and the Penn State Mallet Ensemble will present a combined concert at 8 p.m. Monday in Esber Recital Hall on the Penn State University Park campus.

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