Paul Blair, one of the country's premier swim coaches, would get up at 4:30 in the morning, work out, go to practice at 5:30 and work well into the evening.

For Penn State men's gymnastics team captain Duke Van Vleet, one quote has become his motto for the squad's 2004 campaign, and an important lesson he wants to teach his teammates -- his "brothers"-- before he graduates.

By playing four top-20 teams in its first five games, the Penn State women's lacrosse team has certainly had its chance to prove its No. 9 preseason ranking.

By all accounts, Jordan Lyons is an unlikely underdog.

While the ACHA National Tournament brought an end to the season for most of the Penn State Icers, another season is just beginning for two players. Bill Downey and Curtiss Patrick were both signed by the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL this past weekend.

Eric Bradley remembers what it was like a year ago.

My Opinion: Joel Rineer

My Opinion: Wade Malcolm

Students slighted with recent football ticket price increase

My Opinion: Allen Tingley

• Tolls on I-80 not such a bad solution for state
• Article's inaccuracies distort speech's reality
• Penn State disrespects fans with ticket prices
• Student athlete responds to reader's charge of preferential treatment

Losing weight does not come without its challenges, whether through extreme physical exercise or the mental strain of sacrificing food in one's diet. However, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new ban of the dietary supplement Ephedra signals that the consequences of taking this particular weight-loss drug can be more than losing a few pounds --it could possibly be fatal.

Many of the newer diets focus on eliminating one or more food groups, but the Weight Watchers diet allows every kind of food in moderation.

Next time you decide to ask for an antibiotic to cure a cold, reconsider -- research has proved that today's bacteria are slowly becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Every day, people surfing the Internet visit millions of Web sites; imagine all the time spent and information seen being compressed into one page, a portal.

Inner Workings: After my spring break tanning in the sun, certain parts of my skin are remaining tan while others are not. Why does this occur?

Answered by UHS

My Opinion: Richard H. Yahner

My Opinion: Mary Anne Knapp

The Internet is rife with hoaxes.