Steve Manuel Focus

HOME NEWS SPORTS OPINIONS ARTS WEATHER CALENDAR CLASSIFIEDS MAGAZINE MAGAZINE MAGAZINE SCI-HEALTH WEB FEATURES ABOUT US CONTACT US LINKS BACK ISSUES POWER SEARCH
Click here to view ads currently running on our site

Click here for information about advertising on our web site

Back Issues
2002 2001
2000 1999
1998 1997
1996 1995
1994 1993
1992 1991
1990 1989
More than 70,000 articles online!

Our June stats*
Page views: 187,707
User sessions: 103,215
Average time: 11:14
Countries:
100
*Robots excluded
More traffic stats
  The Digital Collegian - Published independently by students at Penn State
BACK ISSUES
[ Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002 ]


GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith
GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith

NEWS

One day after the parking garage at the Pepper Mill Condominiums, 710 S. Atherton St., collapsed, things are starting to return to normal.

About 30 protesters chanted while holding colorful signs adorned with peace symbols and flowers during a peace rally in front of the Allen Street Gates yesterday.

Grocery shopping can be overwhelming for students who are used to swiping their meal cards at the dining commons and all of the supermarket choices in the area may end up adding to the frustration. When faced with stocking the fridge, the new question be-comes not what to eat, but where to shop.

War. Sex. Race. Professors.

Increased sexual prowess, low-rate insurance and a share of a $45 million fund are supposedly just a click away.

Feature Photo

Barbara Bird loves home movies.

A piece of legislation designed to establish a standing Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate diversity committee was killed at Tuesday night's meeting.

Students walking down College Avenue will see various store changes that occurred this summer, all to improve the look of the street and tailor to the needs and wants of an evolving community, business owners said.

With the constant flow of college students and visitors in downtown State College, many stores have problems with shoplifting.

Freshmen and students new to University Park will have a chance to help out the State College community this weekend. The AT&T Center for Student Leadership is holding its fourth annual Fresh Start program Saturday.


SPORTS

As far as college football offenses go, there may be no two that are more different than those of Central Florida and Nebraska.

Things were beginning to come undone for the Penn State women's volleyball team.

So Monday, you probably liked when you didn't have to go to class.

The No. 18 Michigan women's soccer team had a successful opening weekend of play, winning two games, including a shut-out victory over No. 13 Florida. But it may not have run so smoothly if it were not for the heroics of freshman forward Therese Heaton, who scored the Wolverines' (2-0) only two goals.

Coming off a turbulent and tragic spring season, the Penn State men's golf team faces a limited level of uncertainty as the new fall season approaches.

There is an old saying that goes the older you get, the wiser you become.

Sunshine-state quarterbacks Ken Dorsey of Miami and Rex Grossman of Florida will battle each other all year for the ultimate individual honor in college football.

Coming off a turbulent and tragic spring season, the Penn State men's golf team faces a limited level of uncertainty as the new fall season approaches.


OPINIONS

Selective memory: Directory balances privacy, access

My Opinion: Adam Fabian

Letters to the editor

ARTS

Alcohol awareness is the subject of the Influenced poster exhibit on display in Art Alley at the HUB-Robeson Center.

The country will have many different celebrations honoring both the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11 and Labor Day. But the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra (PCCO) will hold one in an unique tradition, focusing its show on American composers.

From metal licks to jazz riffs, guitarist Alex Skolnick has played them all.

Listening outside the box

Few bands can get away with the title "legendary" appearing next to their name on a bill. But even fewer bands have backed up an internationally recognized superstar and survived to talk about it.

Mohawks, choppy power chords and a brutally intense live show.

With a name like Jazz Mandolin Project, a band would have to expect some preconceptions from listeners. But whether these assumptions are good or bad, the band's founder, Jamie Masefield, is happy to be returning on Wednesday to Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., even if some people might not consider his mandolin-driven trio "bar music."

No Refund Theater will hold auditions from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. Interested students can sign up in the lobby of Chambers Building.

"Where is Donnie?" This is only one of a myriad of mind-bending questions you will ask yourself after watching the brilliantly haunting film, Donnie Darko.

The Tiramisu alone is worth the trip.

Picking one Beatles album to recommend might be the hardest task of my adult life.

You know his face.

Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition across the United States to try to reach the Pacific Ocean. Stepping on that sand for the first time changed the face of America forever. It also changed the lives of thousands of Native Americans who had been living there long before any Europeans set their sights on the continent.

For the fifth consecutive semester, the Palmer Museum of Art will be offering the "Come as You Are" film series at 7 p.m. on Thursdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays. As always, the coffee is free and discussion afterwards with fellow viewers is encouraged.

The Allegheny Mountains Reading Series will present a reading by Penn State associate professor of English William Cobb at 8 p.m. today in Pattee Library's Foster Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the English department's Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) program.

The Creative Oasis, 133 E. Beaver Ave., will hold its fall open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Those interested are invited to try wheel throwing, handbuilding, and other arts and crafts.

Two country superstars soon perform on the Bryce Jordan Center stage. At 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, singer/songwriter George Strait is set to give his first appearance in the area since 1996. Joined with him will be Jo Dee Messina.

The Bryce Jordan Center is set to rock at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, when rap-metal pioneers Korn perform. Also joining the multi-platinum selling group will be Disturbed and modern rock newcomers TRUSTCompany.

Penn Staters will get their chance to feel "Hella Good" beginning tomorrrow evening.


WEATHER

Mostly sunny, calm winds. High 78.

Online editor for this issue:
Kahlil Smith bio




This could be YOUR Digital Collegian Ad!

Quick pollQuick poll: Should landlords be allowed to repaint apartments before tenants' leases end?

TOP  HOME

Search default: Exact phrase, not case sensitive.
Options: AND, NEAR, OR, AND NOT. Power search
Copyright © 2002 Collegian Inc.
Updated: 2002-8-29  0:27:09   -4
Requested: 2002-8-29  0:27:09   -4