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Back Issues [ Tuesday, April 2, 2002 ]



GRAPHIC: Lindsay Bosslett

NEWS

The Elections Commission turned down a complaint filed last night against Undergraduate Student Government President-elect Rubina Javeri.

Despite opposition from citizens, the State College Borough Council voted last night to have a plan established that would call for the installment of video surveillance cameras downtown.

An accidentally activated fire sprinkler flooded parts of Hamilton Hall Sunday night, keeping students evacuated from the dorm for about two hours.

Many students dressed in business suits, with resumes in hand, will make the trek to The Bryce Jordan Center today for Spring Career Day 2002.

The Undergraduate Student Government Academic Assembly last night discussed a report issued by the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education that showed a steady increase in grade point averages at Penn State over the past ten years.

Penn State students will have the chance to outwit each other by playing a Survivor-type game at 7 tonight in the Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom.

As part of its continuing lecture series, the Penn State Vedic Society will present its final lecture of the semester today.

President Bush will visit Penn State's Delaware County campus this afternoon to deliver a speech on early childhood education and join in a roundtable discussion.



sports

After dismal defensive efforts Saturday and Sunday that cost it victories, the Penn State baseball team wanted to get the memories of this weekend's series out of its head as quickly as possible.

Last season saw Penn State's men's swimming and diving team finish with their highest NCAA placing in school history. This season saw them do one better.

Last time the Penn State men's volleyball team went head-to-head against Juniata, it was 5-2, with only two wins in the EIVA. Today it will be the same Nittany Lion team (17-3, 10-0 EIVA), but with 12 more overall wins, including eight more in the EIVA.

On the strength of the long ball, the Penn State softball team opened the Big Ten campaign with a four- game split on the road.

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson isn't coming to State College any time soon, but that doesn't mean the Penn State women's lacrosse team can't borrow some of his Zen beliefs to cure a four-game tailspin.

Though it wasn't a bang, the weekend certainly wasn't a bust for the Penn State women's track and field team.

Sometimes when it all comes together, the road doesn't seem as steep, as the Penn State women's rugby team sweetly found out this past weekend.

The Penn State (7-9 0-4) men's tennis team lost another Big Ten match this past weekend, this time to an evenly matched Iowa team Sunday.

OPINIONS

Installing cameras not a fix for rioting

My Opinion: Adam Kapp

Letters to the editor

SCI-HEALTH

Almost everyone probably knows people who claim not to buy into new technologies and swear they will never give up their old-fashioned day planners for state-of-the-art electronic ones.

The legends of sweet smelling, intoxicating gases at the oracle of Delphi in Greece might not be true, but research shows the presence of these gases could at least explain the origin of the legend.

Penn State is known for many things: its football, its ice cream — and its trees. Although many people might not think of trees when they think of Penn State, landscape architect John Joseph said they should.

When asking geographers why their research on hate crimes or Southern history is conducted through the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, they are quick to clarify.

The birth of a child often is a joyous occasion, but it also can be a physically draining event. There might be a link between postpartum fatigue and postpartum depression, Penn State researchers said in a recently released study.

Penn State will receive a $29,750 energy grant from the Department of Environmental Protection, state Representative Lynn Herman said in a press release from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Students' behavior can change as they progress through their collegiate years, a new study from Penn State researchers says.

Question: Some kids say that Ecstasy isn't that bad of a drug; that it's safe to use. But then I read about some students dying from it. What's the truth about it? Answer: You are smart to ask about the facts on Ecstasy, and not just rely on hearsay.

Think back to high school. Do you remember sitting in homeroom (if you had one -- if you didn't, this was the room first thing in the morning that you checked into for attendance) and getting a sheet of paper to go see the school nurse for your yearly physical?

If you are like most students, you have been focusing on getting your assignment finished. You probably haven't worried about how you are sitting or the position of your hands.


WEATHER



Online editor for this issue:
Lindsay Bosslett bio






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