After a year full of resignations and controversy, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) senators reflected on the Senate's accomplishments and the challenges the body faced.
Renowned author, commentator and lawyer Ann Coulter will be making her first trip to Penn State at 8 tonight in 100 Thomas.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced last week that his office is suing a Virginia-based photographer accused of failing to deliver photographs he was hired to take at the 2003 Eastern National Wrestling tournament at Penn State.
In recent weeks, students using the Penn State e-mail server have seen an increase in the number of junk e-mail messages, many containing viruses, that they receive daily.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Supreme Court voided the results of the referendum questions that appeared on the 2004 USG elections ballot after it determined former Senate President Erin Ferris violated the USG Constitution by calling an illegal meeting to vote on the questions.
A federal judge turned aside a request by two supplement makers and allowed a nationwide ban, which takes effect Monday, on dietary supplements containing Ephedra. The Ephedra ban is the first the FDA imposed on a dietary supplement.
A recent study has shed some light on the controversy surrounding skyrocketing textbook prices. According to the study, students are paying more for textbooks because publishers are including extra materials, such as CD-ROMs or workbooks, and are releasing new editions every few years.
While the case of missing student Cindy Song has been in Penn State news since her November 2001 disappearance, the case remains unsolved. The Song case, along with two other cases, will be highlighted at 10 tonight during ABC's Primetime Thursday. All three cases include supernatural elements.
As part of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity's "Community Activism: Now & Then" program, political activist and former Young Lord member Vincent "Panama" Alba spoke to an audience of about 100 last night in HUB Heritage Hall.
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., answered questions for close to an hour yesterday on issues ranging from the cost of higher education to the intelligence dispute surrounding the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to stem cell research.
Centre County Court officials set a May 7 trial date Monday for former Penn State wide receiver Maurice Humphrey, who left the university after allegedly assaulting two students last semester.
About three months after the State College Police Department began a program targeting underage drinking and those who provide alcohol to minors, Sgt. Dana Leonard said he thinks the number of citations for underage drinking and furnishing alcohol to minors has dramatically increased.
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Recruiting has been the foundation for Penn State women's soccer's meteoric rise to the upper echelon of the sport. Just because the Penn State football signees can't practice with the squad doesn't mean they aren't getting a work out. At the Mt. Sac Relays this weekend Tim Montgomery and Maurice Green will approach F-15 speed as they match-up in the premiere event, the 100-meter rumble. On the five hour plane ride to Los Angeles, Penn State gymnast Lisa Clark occupied herself by reading a book composed of messages and encouragement that her teammates made for her. Penn State men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis received his third official letter of intent for his 2004 recruiting class yesterday and looks to have a fourth coming within the next few days. An ACL tear is one of the most devastating injuries that can ever occur to an athlete. 
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Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson brings his moody, thoughtful sound to Crowbar, 420 E. College Age., 9 p.m. Monday. Merengue to Mongolian. Tap to Tahitian. Irish to Indian. Making a pump-up mix for the gym this weekend? Forget it. One of America's top party bands will invade one of America's top party towns this Wednesday when Reel Big Fish skanks its way into Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., for an all-ages show. Breaking Benjamin, a semi-local band that is beginning to achieve national recognition, will return to Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., with hard rock bands Jersey and Backstreet Law. Prince never meant to cause you any trouble. He never meant to cause you any pain, either. Honestly? He only wants to see you laughing in the purple rain. Prince is a lot of things to a lot of people: movie star, R&B pioneer, sex icon. From Hungarian folk songs to epic Catholic mass movements, the Oriana Singers will bring diversity to choral music when they perform their spring concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in Esber Recital Hall. Penn State graduate Paul Sabourin returns home with his a cappella group Da Vinci's Notebook (DVN) tomorrow night at 10 in the HUB Alumni Hall. Penn State groups The Pennharmonics and NOTA will open the show. This week, No Refund Theatre (NRT) will be dealing with matters of life and death and realizing what's really important when it comes down to it. Song and dance skills are a necessity for a good show. The secret is having a catchy repertoire to show them off. There may be a huge sheet of ice covering it, but this Saturday, the Penn State Greenberg Ice Pavilion heats up as it presents Ice Rhythms 2004, What a Wonderful World. How is it possible to lightheartedly shine a spotlight on an issue as heavy as AIDS? For the Penn State Thespians, the answer lies in an evening of live theater, hors d'oeuvres and perhaps a cocktail or two. Particularly in an election year, social justice is a theme many filmmakers strive to address. Twenty-eight-year-old independent filmmaker Edford Banuel, of Atlanta, is one such filmmaker. His short films, Unjust Cause and Land of the Free, are being shown at 7 tonight in HUB Heritage Hall. A combination of disorder, opulence and sharp color contrast best describes Plenty, a new series of paintings by one of Penn State's associate professors of art. The series will be on display through May 22 at the Winston Wächter Mayer Fine Art gallery in New York. Inside Cool Beans Coffee and Tea, 141 W. High St., Bellefonte, customers can grab a hot cup of joe and jam to the mellow tunes of Shannon K. Knight and Jim Colbert, who will perform there at 7 p.m. Saturday. Bill Filer will perform at 10 p.m. Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave. Specials include $1 Miller Lite. (231-4745) 
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