Recent alcohol citations received by Interfraternity Council (IFC) chapters at Penn State have prompted discussion on curbing these trends.
Officials are alarmed by the large number of influenza cases seen on campus this month, an outbreak that has prompted University Health Services (UHS) to arrange a special vaccination clinic on Thursday.
University officials responding to concerns that Penn State's drinking water is contaminated have confirmed the water is safe to drink.
Despite the increase in the number of reported sexual assaults this year, last year's crime statistics led the State College metropolitan area to be ranked the ninth safest in the country and the safest in Pennsylvania.
Police discovered yesterday that a man and his 10-year-old daughter died early Sunday morning of carbon monoxide poisoning in his College Township apartment.
Six weeks after Elise Berens' father was diagnosed with cancer, he passed away and her volunteer role within the American Cancer Society took on a new meaning.
Out of the roughly $23.2 million in the proposed 2004 operating budget for State College Borough Council, citizens commented on only $150,000 at last night's public hearing.
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Senior center Dave Costlow has been selected Penn State’s 32nd CoSIDA Academic All-American football player. A limited number of tickets for Penn State’s men’s basketball games at Pittsburgh and Temple will be available for Penn State students today at the Athletic Ticket Office in the Bryce Jordan Center. Big Ten women's volleyball champion Penn State collected five postseason honors yesterday as the league's all-conference teams were announced. As the rumblings begin to quiet down following the worst Penn State football season in the Joe Paterno era, things are relatively quiet in Happy Valley. Lauren Johnston came into this season as one of the Lady Icers' most seasoned players -- and one of the team's newest. It was an interesting juxtaposition. Johnston, a junior from West Chester, was in the University of Vermont women's hockey program last year but she was not listed on the team's varsity roster. That didn't mean she was spared from the Catamounts' intense workouts lasting three to four hours per day, including off-ice work. After her breakout 2002-2003 season, there were so many things Lady Lions guard Tanisha Wright could have done over the summer to escape the spotlight and unwind. Joe Battista is physically drained. 
PSU right to focus on instruction, not high-profile professors My Opinion: Mary Ann Zimmerman Letters to the editor
Think back to when you sat down for your Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday. On your plate, a pile of string beans, some yams, cranberry sauce and a roll fresh out of the oven probably awaited you. But what's missing from this meal? Why it's turkey, of course! A virus-like Trojan horse is infecting computers belonging to students using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), the popular Internet chat program. For those who believe in its power, prayer and meditation is an alternative to traditional medicine. However, in spite of new research that supports the usefulness of prayer included in a patient's healing process, the age-old debate about its effectiveness continues. If you're a resident of South Halls, you may have noticed that the LionCash Card Value Centers in that area have been malfunctioning throughout this semester. 
Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., is normally a safe bet for a good time. But tonight, the bar's theme will be poison and death.  |