Amidst the gnawing racial tensions of the early 1960s, civil rights leader Diane Nash found herself distributing fliers and talking with residents of a small town in Mississippi -- her goal was for blacks to gain the right to vote.

At 5 p.m. on Dec. 20, Smoke-n-Joes Café, 128 Locust Lane, closed its doors forever.

With the Big Ten men's basketball season now two weeks old, there are numerous stories going on around the conference.

A.J. Cummins, soaked in sweat, is walking out of the David E. Joyner Wrestling Room in the bowels of Rec Hall.

My Opinion: Tony Calvello

My Opinion: Jeff Frantz

Dear Ed: New Pa. governor must keep his promises

My Opinion: Mike Walbert

• PSU anti-war protesters had a strong presence
• Marijuana's problems caused by illegal status
• Drug has serious effect, should not be legalized
• Let's try to continue our first week grooming
• Penn State's gym lines shouldn't be a surprise

Two Penn State astronomers played important roles in the recent discovery of the most distant quasar ever found.

Question: I didn't have a nosebleed all summer and fall, but have started to get them again this winter. How should I handle them? And how can I avoid them?

My Opinion: Lynne Funk

My Opinion: Many options available to help smokers manage addiction

Velveeta, UUU and The Breakouts will perform at THON Band Bash, a fundraising concert for Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (Thon), tonight at the Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave. Tickets will be sold at the door for a $5 donation. Proceeds from ticket sales, coat checks and non-alcoholic drinks will be donated to Thon and The Four Diamonds Fund.