The United States places first in public and private school spending compared to other major countries, but students perform lower in areas such as math, reading and science, a new report shows.
With the conclusion of the Grand Destiny capital campaign, Penn State is starting a new committee to raise private funds.
Four people, four desks, four beds, four dressers and no closet -- all in the same room.
Gay unions and same-sex marriages are not only receiving attention in the United States. Canadians have been debating such issues as well.
DUI arrests are on track to reach a record level in the State College area this year.
The Pennsylvania Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed legislation lowering the legal blood-alcohol content (BAC) level for operating a motor vehicle to .08.
With more students getting involved in religious activities at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, some are wondering if the influx is due to new students on campus.
Some students got to hear a deafening roar louder than the "We Are ... Penn State" cheer yesterday as they soared over Beaver Stadium and downtown State College in a helicopter.
Students at Penn State have come to associate their education with several things: large classes, boring professors, and, in some cases, hard-to-understand teaching assistants.
A Colorado man was arraigned yesterday after he allegedly exposed his genitalia to a woman in the laundry room of the Marriot Residence Inn, 1555 University Drive.
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Penn State field hockey coach Char Morett knelt down on the sideline with her hands planted in her hair. In collegiate women's soccer, the Big Ten is not viewed as the toughest conference to compete in. Just don't tell that to the Penn State women's soccer team. Due to a lingering knee injury, Penn State defender Paul Omekanda will not compete when the men's soccer team opens up Big Ten action against Indiana Friday. The Penn State women's basketball team is ranked among the top-10 teams nationally according to the preseason polls recently released by Athlon and Street & Smith's in their college basketball preview issues. A limited number of tickets for Penn State's gridiron clash at Purdue will be available for Penn State students on Thursday, September 25. Collegian Staff Projected Big Ten Finish My Opinion: Dan Graybill 
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Skellerpalooza continues tonight at Rathskeller All American, 108 S. Pugh St., with two out-of-town acts and one local side-project. The musical lineup includes State College-based group The Flaming Johnsons, Pittsburgh's Still Small Voice and Second Best, from Pottsville, Pa. With the release of his new album, Heavier Things, the next logical step for John Mayer would be to tour, including a date at Penn State. At 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays at The Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave., Shameful Din is delivering its shameless covers of eighties hair metal and rock. The Internet has changed the way music is played, enjoyed and shared. Programs like Kazaa and Blubster have made music recordings a communal stew into which anyone, anywhere can dip. The lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last month have established a punitive price on this former free-for-all file-sharing. The local music scene will again show its support for the memory of Kevin Dare, the Penn State athlete who died attempting a pole vault in February 2002. The all-ages show will be held at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., Monday night and tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Jay-Z supports it wholly. Snoop Dogg is often seen dressed in the style. Heck, 50 Cent spells it out for us as if we're still too square to realize it: it helps you in the hip-hop world if you're "P-I-M-P." Picture Harry Potter on steroids. That's the simplest way to explain why you should read Robert Jordan's fantasy series, The Wheel of Time (TWoT). Some movies instill complacency in viewers. The filmmakers behind these entertaining distractions want viewers to nestle into their chairs, munch on some popcorn and enjoy themselves. In a time when adaptations and covers appear to be all the rage, another cult classic is coming to State College. $5.95 for all the Indian food you can eat? Must be too good to be true, right? Well relax. There's a catch. If you want to get down, down on the ground, do it right by kicking off Penn State's Homecoming Week at The Great Get-Down free concert Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. on the HUB lawn. Music, politics and fun -- all three have materialized on the HUB lawn in some way in the past. But when Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra takes the stage Sunday afternoon, those themes will all come together at once. When The Disco Biscuits take the stage at Sunday's The Great Get-Down Homecoming Festival, it will be another kind of homecoming for the Philly-based trance fusion rockers. Television will be brought to the theatre this week when No Refund Theatre presents three episodes of Sports Night. State College is appropriately branded a "cover-band town," making original music virtually nonexistent. However, tonight Tall Shiva Hookah Lounge, 224 W. College Ave., hosts Hip-Hop Anonymous in what is billed as the town's only night of independent hip-hop. Band defies 'alt-country' label, brings rock to Zeno's Looking for a way to party before the game this Saturday? Prior to kickoff, the Nokia Sugar Bowl Hear It, See It, Play It Tour will come to the East Halls Quad, bringing with it a trio of energetic musical acts, Wakefield, Josh Todd and Riddlin' Kids. 
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