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Back Issues [ Friday, March 22, 2002 ]


GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith
GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith

NEWS
Gloria Steinem

Feminism is not finished yet. It's not even at the halfway marker. That is the message Gloria Steinem, a leader in the women's rights movement, delivered to a packed crowd at the Eisenhower Auditorium last night.

The non-profit organization responsible for spearheading efforts to bring a performing arts center to downtown State College is still awaiting word from the Internal Revenue Service on its status as a charitable organization, officials said yesterday.

Most U.S. diplomats are not chosen straight out of college. Stephen Kochuba (senior-finance and international business) might be the exception. Following graduation in May, Kochuba will join the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Service officer.
Stephen Kochuba

Womyn's Concerns and the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance will present the first-ever Conference on Women's Health and Wellness this weekend.

The Student United Way of Penn State, created this week, has elected officers to raise money for health and human service initiatives in Centre County.

Jamie Rayman made toothpaste from snail shells and mint oil. It might sound like weird science, but it was actually a project Rayman, a 1999 Penn State graduate, participated in as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana.
Jamie Rayman

Students from the Council of Commonwealth Student Government (CCSG) will unite and rally on the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg at 11 a.m. to address House Bill 221 and the drastic tuition increase as a result of decreased state appropriations.

The Undergraduate Fellowships Office has announced a list of national scholarships that have April deadlines.

The Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry is hosting the 5th annual Environmental Chemistry symposium today and tomorrow.

This little piggy stayed home

Feature Photo

The Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue 2002 Spring National Conference begins at 8 tonight at the Ramada Inn, 1450 S. Atherton St.

The AT&T Center for Service Leadership and Lions Share are sponsoring their monthly "Into the Streets" volunteer program tomorrow.


sports

Penn State (23-11) women's basketball coach Rene Portland has spent the last few days talking about her young team, and how it is coping with the added pressure and expectations of playing in the NCAA tournament round of 16.

No. 11 Doc Vecchio was the only ranked Penn State wrestler entering NCAA Championships, and Vecchio is the only Nittany Lion remaining in the championship round at the NCAA Championships.

Penn State women's gymnastics coach Steve Shephard has said that all season. The No. 21 Nittany Lions (6-10, 1-0 Big Ten) begin their first postseason competition 6 p.m. tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio at the Big Ten Championships.

One of Penn State baseball coach Joe Hindelang's favorite axioms is that you don't play against another team, you play against the game of baseball.


The Penn State men's volleyball team looks to pick up where it left off against St. Francis last Tuesday when it travels to Illinois this weekend to complete matches two and three of a four-match road trip.

In a three-day wrestling tournament with 330 participants, story lines are not hard to come by. Day one of the 2002 NCAA wrestling championships was no exception.

Before heading into Sunday's match against Big Ten foe No. 27 Minnesota, the Penn State (7-7, 0-2) men's tennis team had to first take care of some business.

That's the question the No. 12 Nittany Lions (3-2, 1-1 American Lacrosse Conference) will have to answer with an emphatic yes, if they hope to beat No. 3 Princeton at Bigler Field or Holuba Hall tomorrow at 1 p.m.

While it may seem strange considering this is only the second conference game of the year, this is a must-win.

Tomorrow, it's officially go-time for the Penn State women's rugby team.

Before the playoffs, one question floats in the minds of every single team: "Are we ready?"

This weekend the Penn State softball team will prepare for upcoming Big Ten play with its final non-conference tournament of the season. The team traveled to Charlottesville, Va., yesterday to play in the Hoo's Who Tournament.

The Penn State Shotokan Karate Club will host the ISK Collegiate Camp and Tournament this weekend at 126 White Building.

My Opinion: Jeff Rice


OPINIONS

Weight regulations will do serious harm

My Opinion: Charles Bartlett

Letters to the editor

ARTS

Faces, on exhibit at the Zoller Gallery, blends photography with performance art to tackle themes of cultural homogeneity and identity in what the artist said he hopes spurs controversy.

The Penn State Thespians will resurrect Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar at 8 tonight on the stage of Schwab Auditorium.

It's that time of year again. The red carpet is rolled out and all talk surrounds a little gold statue that America calls Oscar.

In a perfect world Moulin Rouge would trample this year's competition.

The Academy Awards won't just be celebrated at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, several student organizations will be having their own Oscar festivities Sunday night on campus.

The second annual event will be held by members of the Art Alliance's Open Model Session held on Wednesday evenings, which includes about a dozen artists whose works will be displayed and sold at the weekend long event.

While some remain apprehensive about the extent of modern scientific capabilities, few can deny their impact.


It may not be New York City but, believe it or not, State College offers some of the same styles and trends for the spring season.

Where else can you purchase a fake Louis Vuitton clutch and a genuine Tiffany's bracelet on the same street?

Heather Albert's (sophomore-earth science) favorite scene is when he hides in the closet among stuffed animals.

Monday marks the return of the World Wrestling Federation to The Bryce Jordan Center in almost two years.

After years following their teachers' pirouette sequences and petit allegro combinations, students at the Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop are marking the other side of dance — their own choreography.

Voices of venues asks . . .

NRT will be performing Poor Little Lambs, Wake-Up Call, and Zero-Sum Mind, three one-act plays by play writer Stephen Gregg.

Local jazz fans will have a full agenda this weekend as the Penn State chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators hosts its 2002 Jazz Festival.

Felicity is getting a cut, and this time it's more than her hair.

Movin' On may still be a few weeks away, but preparations have already begun.

This 1998 mindscrew tells the tale of Max Cohen, a brilliant yet misanthropic mathematician in obsessive pursuit of finding a mathematical pattern within the stock market.

These guys know their way around a hook better than Oprah's navigation skills at the buffet bar. These cheeky lads sound absolutely nothing like their revered peers, Radiohead, but like them, Supergrass delves into music's strip-mine of style while retaining their own flair.

My opnion: Gretchen E. Gailey

St. Louis-based hip hop artist Nelly will performing at the Bryce Jordan Center at 8 p.m on April 19.

The Penn State Viola Ensemble will give a concert on at 8 p.m. Sunday in Esber Recital Hall.

The Penn State Children's Opera will present a free performance of Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing at 3 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday in Room 110, Music Building.

The Penn State flute studio will present its spring semester concert at 4 p.m. Sunday in Esber Recital Hall located in Music Building I.

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