Spouses and families of graduate assistants and fellows will be covered by Penn State's healthcare plan starting this fall.
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In the Centre County visitors' welcome center, a group of community officials met yesterday to discuss strategies to combat the local increase in heroin usage.
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Residents of Meridian Apartments expecting a discount for renewing their leases were surprised when they learned that a larger discount was being offered to new tenants.
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Israeli Consul General Giora Becher told a group of students last night that the Middle Eastern conflict revolves around two main issues: the Palestinian refugees and the future of Jerusalem.
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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Eversmann, one soldier on whose experience the book and recent movie Black Hawk Down is based, spoke to Army ROTC students yesterday.
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AIDS in Africa; the Internet and African politics; poll taxes, voting and African Americans; African and African-American women.
This USG philanthropy, which is the largest CvC student organization in the nation and the largest race in central Pennsylvania, raises money for the American Cancer Society.
Two students met with Penn State faculty members yesterday to discuss limiting the university's use of Social Security numbers for identification purposes.
Students who lose their ID cards could find that strangers are using their meal points to buy dinner or their LionCash to do laundry.
The 30,000-square-foot retail outlet — located next to Target in the Colonnade shopping center — is set to open March 24.
Those running in the upcoming Undergraduate Student Government/Association of Residence Hall Students/University Park Allocation Committee elections will announce their candidacy today.
In a meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., the Penn State Board of Trustees focused on health technology and research. After hearing a report from Penn State President Graham Spanier, the trustees heard reports on the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health.
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This is not baseball and Lady Lion coach Rene Portland knows there is no such thing as being safe at home.
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Recruiting requires a coach to become completely versed in the ability and life of the players that he or she covets. Preparing for the NCAA Tournament this week has given Rene Portland a chance to become reacquainted with the skills of a player she once took a close look at while recruiting.
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With the Big Ten and NCAA Championships just around the corner, the members of the No. 1 men's gymnastics team are not in as good of shape as they would have hoped. Injuries continue to plague the team and will play a factor in tomorrow's meet against Army.
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In an attempt to bolster his team in preparation for a run at the Big Ten women's tennis championship, Iowa head coach Paul Wardlow has turned the Hawkeyes into road warriors.
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Round two of EIVA conference matches for the Penn State men's volleyball team begins this weekend.
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A 13-1 team that has outscored its opponents 85-36.
Not exactly what a team wants to see after losing seven of its last nine games.
Not exactly what a team wants to see after losing seven of its last nine games.
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Last weekend, the No. 19 Penn State women's gymnastics team (6-9) had its best meet of the season. Along with the victory, the team gained added confidence as it heads into the hardest parts of its season -- the Big Ten and NCAA Championships.
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It may not be David versus Goliath, but in terms of Big Ten tennis, it's the next closest thing.
Although it is a bit early in the season, it seems that pieces of the puzzle seem to be falling into place for the Penn State men's rugby team as it prepares for its run at the National Championship.
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Sometimes the biggest test for a team comes after they have suffered their first loss of the season. That game usually will tell you something about a team's heart and desire.
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Garnering national attention, the Penn State Judo Club currently owns a No. 3 national ranking.
My Opinion: Chris Korman
Penn State women's lacrosse player Katie Jeschke earned American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week honors, the league office announced.
The Pennsylvania State University Ice Pavilion will present Ice Rhythms, an ice show directed by Dena Yeagley, on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
No 'red tape' needed for student memorial
My Opinion: Adam Kapp
Letters to the editor
- Cocoa program helps thousands of people
- Faculty raises aren't in PSU students' interest
- Band does not deserve to be bashed in column
- Band is far more useful than column portrayed
- Low tuition and raises are equally important
- Special rules don't lead to true form of equality
- Marijuana is not safe, as some would claim
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For students who are looking for some mid-week entertainment, a cup of coffee, or a new study environment, the on-campus coffee shop Espress'ery Coffee House offers all of those things.
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He waits for a nod from his friend who stands across the room, against the windows that look into Pollock Commons from the Espress'ery Coffee House.
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We've found which brews out there cater our calling for taste, potency and convenience.
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"What is to be done?" is the message that Pulitzer Prize winning author Tony Kushner addresses in this weekends play, Slavs!, put on by No Refund Theatre.
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Palmer Museum of Art's film series, "Come As You Are," continues Thursday and features African-American filmmakers.
Critically acclaimed jazz musician Cyrus Chestnut will swing his swanky groove into Schwab Auditorium tonight to tell a few "earth stories" with his music.
As grandiose as that sounds, everyone has to start somewhere, and even local rock band Judgement realizes that.
The State College-based band, which will perform at The Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave., Monday night, plays what lead vocalist and keyboardist John Vogel (junior-journalism) calls genre-transcending, "juxtapositional" music.
The Reverend Horton Heat will be preaching his "psychobilly" sound to the crowd at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., Tuesday night along with fellow rockers Nashville Pussy and The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs.
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Sharkie's, 110 Sowers St., may be located in the stereotypical college town, but it's not the stereotypical college bar.
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The Order of the Sword, which until recently was a secret organization at Penn State, has recently stirred a fuss in the sharp-edged steel world after questioning an age-old assumption. Deciding to reach out to the community, this normally seclusionary club has taken to the streets spreading its gospel.
Most of us want radio stations that play all of our favorite songs and introduce us to soon-to-be favorites. Discovering these stations is the problem.
Voices of venues asks
Deep within the chasms of director Stuart Rosenberg's imagery, the movie portrays Lucas Jackson (Paul Newman) as a Christ-like figure in the not so holy, testosterone-fueled Southern labor prison.
The Volkswagen commercial, on one level, is akin to an anti-John the Baptist. Rather than preparing the way for the savior to come, the short commercial, musically, reveals what should have been.
My opinion: Gretchen E. Gailey
Nittany Valley Symphony will present its annual Family Concert at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Country music will make its first appearance this semester to State College when Kenny Chesney takes The Bryce Jordan Center stage on April 13. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. and features special guests Sara Evans, Phil Vassar and Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Chesney is performing shows as a part of his No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems Tour 2002.
In celebration of its 20th Anniversary season, the Allegheny Ballet Company will perform "By Special Request," at Altoona's Church in the Middle of the Block Cultural Resource Center.
As part of the Juniata College Artist Series, folk group Simple Gifts will perform with storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Oller Hall's Rosenberger Auditorium on the Juniata campus.
The self-proclaimed "Greatest Show On Earth" is on its way to Penn State.
Online editors for this issue:
Kahlil Smith
Christina Parris
Kahlil Smith
Christina Parris
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