Fewer minority students have applied to Penn State than at this time last year, according to recent estimates from the admissions office.

A recent study discovered what many might have already suspected: The time considered to be the best of a student's life can be much more difficult than traditionally imagined.

It's Valentine's Day, often a time to spend quality private time with sweethearts. But when a college student decides to woo that special someone with an evening filled with roses and soft lighting so it will be a night to remember, there can be one thing standing in the way of the perfect night -- the roommates.

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate has changed its internal structure by making amendments to its bylaws during Tuesday night's meeting.

A second event in the International Festival, Thai Night, has been canceled because of the food policy adopted by the university in December.

Voters can now exercise fingertip access to the American political process thanks to a new Web site that encourages a wide array of constituent participation.

Several scholarships offered through the Undergraduate Fellowships Office have upcoming deadlines.

Good Schools Pennsylvania has established the Jonathan Kozol Student Essay Contest in honor of author Jonathan Kozol, who has written several books about disparity in public education.

Applications to join the University Park Allocation Committee for the 2002-03 academic year are now available in 204 HUB-Robeson Center.

For cigar smokers in State College, downtown offers an abundance of specialty shops to choose from.
In the basement of 256 Calder Way lies D.C. Tobacco, formerly Tobacco Taverne.

The voyeurism has not reached the level of paparazzi hiding in trees and snapping photographs, but Sue Paterno is by no means living in a sheltered world.

Penn State emerged from Rec Hall victorious in straight sets (30-27, 30-14, 30-15) last night, extending its winning streak to eight matches.

The Spartans (15-9, 5-8 Big Ten) are coming to town to take on the Lady Lions (16-9, 8-4) in what figures to be a tough Valentine's Day showdown tonight at 7 at The Bryce Jordan Center.

With seniors ready to graduate, fresh bodies are required to keep the Penn State football juggernaut moving.

Potteiger and Villar, both members of the Penn State men's soccer team, were selected in the 2002 Major League Soccer Super Draft on Sunday, becoming the first Nittany Lions to be chosen in MLS history.

Sometimes things happen in life that make you take a step back and appreciate what you have in life. Players and coaches in the Big Ten had that happen to them this past week when Indiana women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett was injured in an auto accident.

Penn State men's soccer senior Chris Stout was honored as the 2001 Jeffrey Award winner at the team's annual banquet.

For the third-straight year, the Penn State women's soccer team will host the Kicks Against Breast Cancer Clinic on Saturday, February 16.

• Senate acts for self, not university students
• Sackett Building needs more than fresh paint
• Stop spending money to avoid tuition hike
• Professors: use humor to liven up your classes

Denials, Delusions and Decisions. Jaguar Wright couldn't have titled her debut any better -- all three of those D's play a prominent role on the album.

Listen to singer/songwriter Shannon McNally's debut album, Jukebox Sparrows, and you get the feeling she's not new.

After being released in theaters to generally rave reviews, last weekend Ghost World became available to rent or to own. The DVD, as far as features go, is rather under whelming.

Nine Inch Nail's Trent Reznor is known to tinker and perfect his dark industrial records for years, but on his newest album, And All That Could Have Been, he plays to the crowd without the layers of sound that cover the depth of his songs.

Halfway through the film Rollerball, I wanted to get up and leave, but I suffered through it so I could tell you not to.

I Am Sam is a glorified TV movie.