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BACK ISSUES
[ Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 ]


GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith
GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith

NEWS

A new regulation aims to address pedestrian safety and traffic congestion in downtown State College.

Spike Lee, the New York director whose films often have been flashpoints of discussion on race in America, will speak at 8 tonight in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Cold here? Try class in Antarctica

The arctic temperatures sweeping through Happy Valley have caused an increase in rider volume on the Campus and Town Loops. The buses are being flooded with many students, raising concern for some.

Rape and sexual assault do qualify as assaults prosecutable under the newly amended Ethnic Intimidation Act, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said.

Feature Photo

A statewide nonprofit environmental organization filed an appeal to Pennsylvania's Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) last week in an ongoing effort to keep the Interstate 99 highway project from being built on Bald Eagle Mountain.

Stricter policy on certificates looks to reduce identity thefts

After a few mild winters, this season has seen many winter storms, causing an increase in the amount of road treatment materials and related costs to maintain Pennsylvania highways.

The cost of parking in downtown State College may be driving out local businesses, some local officials say.


SPORTS

Sophomore forward Ashli Schwab is out indefinitely following the discovery of a stress fracture in her right tibia.

The No. 7 Penn State men's volleyball team will look for history to repeat itself at Rec Hall tonight when it takes on St. Francis at 7:30.

Right now, Big Ten men's basketball is all about the Maize and Blue.

Critics will criticize, fans will complain and the Penn State men's basketball team will not pay attention.

During last week's practice sessions, Penn State women's gymnastics coach Steve Shephard had a premonition.

Through the confusion lies the answer. That is perhaps the best way to explain the complex seeding and tournament system that is utilized by the American Collegiate Hockey Association for its Div. II program.

"Come on!"

They might as well change their name to "Frozen."


OPINIONS

Turf war: Landlords, tenants both responsible for upkeep

My Opinion: Eliot Walker


Letters to the editor

SCIHEALTH

Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., have discovered that the Earth's shape is becoming squatter, with mass being redistributed to the equatorial regions.

People often say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about a bowl of ice cream?

Masatoshi Nei, professor of biology and director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, left his native Japan in 1969 to conduct research in the United States. Not forgotten by his homeland, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) awarded Nei with its international prize for biology in December.

A Penn State researcher found that male groundhogs emerge from hibernation before female groundhogs so they can pay the females a visit.

From staying warm to resisting illness, healthy people tend to fare better during the winter months, experts say.

South African President Thabo Mbeki's claim that poverty causes AIDS was misinterpreted by the public, said a visiting professor on Friday.

Question: Why do some people get dark circles under their eyes? It makes me feel very self-conscious. I always look tired!

My Opinion: JoAnna Moyer

ARTS

Although Big Head Todd and the Monsters are often referred to as a jam band, drummer Brian Nevin offers a different view.

In high school, Adam Musick, lead singer and guitarist of Southern Bitch, didn't indulge himself in the guilty pleasures that formed his band's sound.


WEATHER

Cloudy with scattered flurries. High 25.


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