A call about a missing college student in Oklahoma and a few responses to the composite sketch released by Ferguson Township Police last week are the newest leads the department has to go by in the three-month-long investigation into the disappearance of Penn State student Cindy Song.

The once popular belly button piercing is now a thing of the past, and Penn State students are turning to other piercings as a means of self-expression, area body artists say.

Dancers are preparing mentally and physically -- to spend 48 hours on their feet during this weekend's Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

Local cable company Conestoga Enterprise Incorporated expanded its coverage of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games after numerous complaints from customers who were unable to watch their favorite events.

Every April during Pride Week, Allies runs an advertisement in The Daily Collegian with a list of individuals and groups who support the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.

The Muslim Student Association and the Islamic Society of Central Pennsylvania will present their Eid Al-Adha celebration this weekend.

A 17-year-old juvenile was pronounced dead yesterday morning at Centre Community Hospital.

It was the biggest game of the year, but the Penn State women's basketball team failed to answer the call.

When two top-notch teams square off, those involved know a good, but tough meet is at-hand.

After getting away with the baseball equivalent of driving right past a squad car at 20 miles over the speed limit while the police officer's head was down, the Penn State baseball team knows it will have to be a lot more careful this weekend than it was last Sunday.

The Penn State women's tennis team will have three opponents this weekend: Minnesota, Wisconsin and revenge.

The Penn State Lady Icers didn't need to look far to find a replacement after their scheduled Rhode Island opponent scratched a pair of games this weekend. They looked in the mirror.

The ACHA Div. II Ice Lions will have a chance to put the finishing touches on a successful season when they participate in the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association tournament at Indiana University of Pennsylvania this weekend.

The Nittany Lion boxing team will unveil a new weapon at the PSU open this weekend. Fighter Christina Swasey will compete in her first bout since joining the team last season.

The 2002 Penn State men's lacrosse season will begin to take shape this weekend.

Following an intense stretch of nine matches in 19 days, the Penn State men's volleyball team took their week off to prepare for Saturday's matchup at Concordia (NY).

When Rick Rickert reneged on his verbal commitment to Arizona, and decided to play for his home state Minnesota Golden Gophers — two programs were drastically changed.

The 2002 Penn State softball season is underway, and that can mean only one thing — it's time for some tournaments.

After going 1-7 in the Big Ten in 2001, the Penn State wrestling team has the opportunity to break even in the conference, as the season comes to a close.

The Penn State men's indoor track and field co-captain Dorian Lowe couldn't have described it better when he said last week: "It's just time. It's Big Ten time."

My opinion: Chris Korman

The 30th Annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. and Penn State student-athletes are doing their part to help raise money for families whose children are fighting cancer.

Professors should give dancers a little slack

My opinion: Sean Misko

• Police are not always friendly, law-abiding
• Police are not always trustworthy officers
• Police get a bad rap which is undeserved
• Female violence must be talked about often
• Speaker meeting was advertised extensively
• Many sources available for grieving students
• Covener is educated in the bylaws for senate
• Women did not cause breakdown of society
• Correlation does not always mean causation
• Letter, column fail to understand feminism

Dancers are preparing mentally — and physically — to spend 48 hours on their feet during this weekend's Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

The Queen of the Damned, a film based on the third book in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, opens today.

Pudding may be something your mom used to pack in your lunch when you were younger, but to bass player Jarrett Nicolay, it's more of a musical adjective.

The Acoustic Brew Coffeehouse concert series turns 10 this week and it's celebrating the only way it knows how.

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, whose impersonators rival those of Elvis, will be performing at 8 p.m. Tuesday The Bryce Jordan Center.

It's cheaper than admission for a museum and you don't have to wait in line. In fact, you do not even have to leave your home to get your daily dose of the visual arts.

Drawing from her southern heritage, Lemmons has crafted an enigmatic marvel that effectively blends poetry with pathos.

Led Zeppelin faced a rather large challenge in 1973. It was the biggest band in the world and had to record a follow-up to one of the most successful albums in rock history, Led Zeppelin IV.

Voices of Venues asks

My opinion: Gretchen E. Gailey

The Bryce Jordan Center has announced that The World Wrestling Federation's Raw returns to Penn State after a two-year hiatus. The wrestling entertainment show will be broadcast live from State College.

The Asylum will hold a concert at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow in Pollock Commons.

The King’s Consort, a period-instrument orchestra founded and directed by Robert King, will perform 18th century classical music on 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Schwab Auditorium as part of the Center for Performing Arts.

Penn State Network Event Theater will have a preview screening of Sorority Boys at 9 p.m. Tuesday in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium.