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[ Tuesday, March 4, 2003 ]


GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith
GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith

NEWS

A letter expressing concerns with the USA Patriot Act failed to gain approval for mailing to federal representatives at last night's State College Borough Council meeting.

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Supreme Court ruled last night that the USG Senate wrongfully expelled a town senator by failing to achieve a two-thirds vote in its secret ballot.

With hopes of getting an education and living a more prosperous life, Amadou Diallo left the hardships of his homeland in Guinea to come to America in 1996, just after the passage of his 21st birthday.

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Survey says: Fraternity and sorority members at Penn State drink more than non-greek students.

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly last night set forth a new proposed set of bylaws that aims to combine articles and sections so that they are more easily understood by students.

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Centre County faces a constant threat of losing subsidiary childcare funds allocated from the state because the county is among the least needy areas in the state, said Anne Walker of Centre County's Child Care Information Services (CCIS).

Health-conscious students now have a dessert alternative.

Two bills introduced to amend Pennsylvania's new ecstasy law were voted out of the House Judiciary Committee last week in order to be reviewed by the full House to eventually amend the law.

Kevin "Kip" Talley resigned from his Undergraduate Student Government (USG) executive branch position after lying about going on a lobbying trip to Harrisburg.

A charter airplane struck part of the approach lighting system at University Park Airport Sunday morning, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).


SPORTS

It shouldn't be another typical EIVA match for the No. 11 Penn State men's volleyball team tonight.

For the second straight season, sophomore Lady Icer Becky Holmes has proved herself a very valuable and integral part of the team.

Pride is in the air.

Two weeks ago the floor of Rec Hall was packed, literally. A week after Valentine's Day, the students of Penn State were again showing love, this time by dancing in the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon for children who can only hope to get the chance to walk around University Park as a student.

DeForrest Riley has not been himself of late.

When Wisconsin women's basketball coach Jane Albright brought her Badgers into the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, it was her last regular-season game as head coach of Wisconsin.

The Penn State men's track and field team felt a string of bad luck led to its 42 points and seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Illinois this past weekend.

Control was not something that the Penn State baseball team's pitchers had this weekend.

Only in a lacrosse game can you build an early lead, lose it, come back and take the lead, proceed to turn the game into a blowout and then allow it to become close again.


OPINIONS

Wake-up call: PSU should respond to alcohol survey results

Letters to the editor

SCIHEALTH

Spring break is approaching, but before Penn State students pack their bags and leave State College, there are a few important tips they should heed in order to stay safe while having fun over break.

The necessity of wearing shoes in the shower is often considered one of the more annoying quirks of dorm life.

As NASA prepares for the launch of two rovers to determine the history of water on Mars later this year, Penn State researchers are working with the agency to explore whether the early atmosphere of Earth's neighbor was warm enough to support life.

Space: the final frontier.

Annoyance, frustration, anger.

Wake up with makeup.

Penn State students are used to seeing recycling bins around campus for items such as newspapers and glass but, chances are, they have never seen a bin for computers. There are several options, however, for those who want to find a new use for their old machines.


My Opinion: Emily Gelsomin

My Opinion: Carol Myers

ARTS

Memento's tale of how it got signed to a major label is a romantic story, the kind from which rock 'n' roll dreams are made.


WEATHER

Mostly cloudy, a chance of flurries in the morning. High 38


Online editor for this issue:
Kahlil Smith bio





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