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Back Issues [ Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002 ]


Graphic: Erin Allen
Graphic: Erin Allen

NEWS

The Conservative Coalition in the Undergraduate Student Government Senate has gained both notoriety and increasing numbers, leaving it in a position to exercise more authority throughout its term in office.

First-year college students are identifying themselves as "liberal" more than they have since 1975, according to a University of California, Los Angeles study.

Jason Covener -- town senator, senate staff coordinator, business director and the informal leader of the Conservative Coalition.

Students tired of fried American foods are turning to exotic varieties from State College's international grocery stores.

Plato's Closet, a resale chain that sells used, gently worn name brand clothing, opened Dec. 19 in the North Atherton Wal-Mart Plaza.

Junk e-mail, named after the Hormel canned meat SPAM, is overwhelming e-mail accounts, leaving students to question when, if ever, it will stop.

sports

31.6 was Penn State's field goal percentage against Northwestern in their 55-49 loss on Saturday.

Starting last week, when Penn State pushed Iowa to the brink, it has been a new-look Lions wrestling team. This past weekend provided a perfect example.

Following a furious stretch that saw the Penn State boxing team fight four times in four weekends in gyms from Mansfield, Pa., to Las Vegas, the club ended their road trip Saturday in Lock Haven.

In a dominating performance this weekend, the Penn State women's tennis team righted the wayward ship that was becoming their season.

Usually an 11-4 home victory brings smiles, hugs and post-game snacks. But after the Penn State Lady Icers (19-5-1) dismantled Rochester (2-7) on Saturday night at the Greenberg Sports Complex, the Lady Icers were anything but pleased.

The Icers (24-4-1) defeated Niagara (6-9-5) 10-2 on Friday and claimed a 6-1 victory against Western New England College (3-16-0) on Saturday.

Underclassmen on the Penn State fencing team will get an opportunity to star this weekend as the fencers travel to Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the Junior Olympics.

Minnesota's No. 2 Leroy Vega returned to his high school, and he and his Golden Gopher teammates rolled past Purdue on Sunday.

Lightning struck for the second time on Saturday for ACHA Div. I Icers forward Paul Sealock.

In their first meet of the season, the Penn State women's gymnastics team traveled to Gainesville, Fla. to compete against five of the top squads in the nation. When they finished sixth, they knew there were many mistakes to be fixed, and confidence to gain.

My Opinion: Rick Burchfield


OPINIONS

Diversity education not a one-time deal

Letters to the editor

SCI-HEALTH

Student and professor opinions are clashing over Penn State's adoption of a new online course management system known as ANGEL.

Valentine's Day was just five days ago, and flowers all around Penn State are beginning to wilt in their vases. But with a little post-harvest care, they might be able to last longer.

New methods of testing online have been the subject of recent debate at Penn State.

Michael Thomas (sophomore-computer science) never goes out without his hat. Thomas is a balding student and says hair loss has had a significant impact on his life.

Abnormally high temperatures have pervaded Pennsylvanian winters in recent years and especially this year.

What attracts college students to certain spring break destinations and what they do while they're there might be caused by more than just palm trees and sun.

Students from Penn State's Pennsylvania Transportation Institute recently were chosen as one of the top 15 American university groups to receive a 2002 Ford Explorer to use in the FutureTruck 2002 Competition, according to a PTI press release.

Sun smarts cut skin cancer
My Opinion: Ann L. Shallcross, M.D.


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