While summer-session freshmen get acquainted to college life and upperclassmen meander through extra classes, there is a buzz from young blood in the eastern part of campus.

For three young freshmen basketball players, life became very different two weeks ago. Their summer quickly turned into an rigorous schedule of strength training, classes, study hall and basketball workouts. But their 10-hour days mark the beginning of stability in their basketball lives at Penn State after an off season of rumors, uncertainty and coaching changes.

Students, police maintained a safe Arts Fest atmosphere

My Opinion: Loren Ferguson

• Students in program don't have enough time
• Columnist missed out on Arts Fest meanings
• Closed food commons troubling local students
• Raising tuition already unaffordable for some
• Tuition at other schools less than Penn State

Nemo's journey back home, Buzz Lightyear's life among the toys, Sulley's work in the monster world in Monsters Inc. and Peter Pan's flight to Neverland are adventures no longer just interesting to children. More and more, college students are getting in on the animated movie craze.

There may have only been two instantly recognizable hit singles between the headlining acts at Saturday night's AfterFest 2003, but for those who showed up, two hits were better than none.