While many children across the state received electric toy cars for Christmas, 10 Centre County residents were awarded money for new hybrid electric vehicles this month.
The call to action does not end after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and several other student organizations on campus are sponsoring Social Change Week to continue working for social justice every day.
At 4:30 yesterday morning, 46 middle school students traveled from Newark, N.J., to visit University Park and commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
After semesters of careful planning and debate, students in the greek and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied (LGBTA) communities have developed educational programs to create safe space on campus.
A Guatemalan woman returned home one day to find soldiers mopping blood off her floor and her entire family missing, including her 8-month-old sister and 10-year-old daughter.
While video clips and artwork honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the HUB-Robeson Center attracted only a handful of students yesterday, a small discussion group tackled the issues once addressed by the civil rights advocate.
District Justice Carmine Prestia's downtown court saw a 20 percent increase in criminal charges filed and a 10 percent decrease in total cases filed in 2003.
During the civil rights movement, Americans were fighting two wars: a war in Vietnam and a civil war between different races. Morris Dees said last night that today, history is repeating itself.
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Coaches often like to talk about finding the "right pieces of the puzzle" to build a championship team. Lyons is now a Lion. During the Penn State men's basketball team's preseason media day in mid-October, sophomore power forward/center Aaron Johnson sat up in his chair and boldly promised team success. Ed DeChellis said he wrote three keys to winning on a board before Wednesday's loss at Michigan State -- toughness, transition defense and rebounding. Ask and ye shall receive. Sports in Brief
Updated: Feb. 12, 2004
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Our picks for the biggest science, health and technology stories of last year Snow is an umbrella term that covers anything from tiny flurries and clumps that fall during blizzards to man-made stuff on ski slopes. While the vastness of space is studied every day, rarely do an undergraduate and two Penn State astronomers discover new galaxies. Tired of waiting in line at the doctor's office? University Health Services (UHS) administrators say they are doing everything they can to improve the timeliness and quality of their services. Are the climbing prices of cigarettes urging you to quit smoking, or is it the numerous health risks? Whatever the reasons, the university is available for help. My Opinion: Emily Gelsomin 
An eclectic mix of technorganic, ambient and dance-oriented electronic funk comes to State College at 9 tonight as Lotus and Motion for Alliance (MFA) bring unique jams to The Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave. It's time once again for reality TV wannabes to publicly embarrass themselves as the second season of the popular Crowbar Idol competition gets off and running every Tuesday night. The Philosophy Club will kick off its spring film series with Fight Club at 7 tonight in 117 Osmond. 
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