As a result of several incidents last fall, some student organizations have come together to lay the foundation for the student and university-driven Penn State Students' Task Force on Diversity. University administrators and students met to try to create a more inclusive environment on campus and attended a two-day retreat last month for student organizations to discuss strategies to create a more welcoming and tolerant environment for all student organizations. Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity, said some student organizations, including Black Caucus, demanded the administration require student organizations provide mandatory diversity training for their members.
University Park Airport officials hope a new $5. 8 million federal grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will alleviate airline delays caused by severe winter conditions. Most of the money, $3.
Dell Computer founder Michael Dell was invited to be an honorary member of the Penn State community when he received a football jersey after an informal speech to students last Friday. Dell hosted an informal conversation in the Information Sciences and Technology (IST) building's Cybertorium as part of the School of Information Sciences and Technology's "Year of Celebration: Bridging to a Digital Global Society. "
A judge ordered the removal of two trailers still sitting on commercially zoned property on North Atherton Street at a hearing Friday. Judge David E. Grine ruled in favor of developer Park Forest Centre LLC when he gave former trailer residents Michael Stewart and David Bolden 20 days to remove the trailers from the site.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly last night voiced its opposition to administrators' decision to revoke USG Supreme Court's power to register student groups through a unanimous resolution. The assembly plans on sending letters outlining its disapproval that university officials made this decision without consulting or informing the court. East Halls Sen.
In the final minutes of the fourth quarter Saturday, amidst a still-deafening "We Are . . .
This is the second in a profile series focusing on Penn State community members and their choices for president, running in the first issue of each week.
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Me and my shadow
A note of caution to fans of the Penn State field hockey team: Don't plan on leaving any games early this year. Eight days after losing their regular season opener in the final seconds to Old Dominion, the Nittany Lions (0-3) fell to Northeastern (4-0) Sunday afternoon 1-0 in an overtime thriller. The loss wrapped up a tough weekend for the young squad.
The No. 4 Penn State women's soccer team (3-1) proved worthy of its early season ranking this weekend with its second win over a top-10 opponent in less than a week. The Nittany Lions followed up last weekend's 2-1 victory against No.
Three games, three wins. A great way to spend Labor Day weekend if you're the Penn State women's volleyball team. Hosting the Penn State Invitational, the home Nittany Lions swept right through Rutgers, Quinnipiac and Brigham Young.
There are good coaches. There are great coaches. Then there are the legendary coaches.
Unless you enjoy spending free time in the company of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, chances are a tie game is not exactly your idea of a compelling sporting event. But for the members of Penn State's men's soccer team, a weekend that featured a pair of ties against two of the top teams in the country could have been a lot worse. Then again, it could have been a lot better.
A sign of a great team is the ability to make adjustments at half-time that can change the course of a game. The Penn State men's rugby team made the necessary adjustments to turn a halftime score of 7-7 to a dominating 45-7 win over the Barbarians at home on Friday. "The team responded well and executed the game plan," Penn State men's rugby coach Don Ferrell said.
Finally, Anwar Phillips could manage a smile after a football game. Just a little one, though. One that simply showed a quiet sense of satisfaction.
All it took was seven words -- triple right gun six naked wheel right. Seven gibberish words to most, but ones with a specific meaning for Penn State's offense. "Am I at wide receiver?
For a moment, all of the pain went away. All of the frustration and disappointment from a 3-9 season melted to nothingness under the stifling Beaver Stadium heat as Larry Johnson strode confidently onto the field for Penn State's first drive Saturday. Johnson took the first hand off, went left, then cut sharply back to the right through a gaping hole and outran four Akron players 77 yards for a touchdown.
Sports in Brief
Sports in Brief
Penn State 48, Akron 10
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Wade Malcolm is a junior majoring in journalism and a Collegian football writer. His e-mail address is wrm126@psu.edu .
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Campus should host all political viewpoints during election year
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Hannah Aboul-Hosn is a junior majoring in journalism and is The Daily Collegian's metro editor. Her e-mail address is hua105@psu.edu .
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Millions of dollars are spent each year by people desperate to lose weight through various fad diets, but a stomach hormone known as ghrelin may play a large role in the maintenance of one's body weight, according to a recent study by Penn State researchers. Ghrelin was discovered in 1999 in rat studies and was tied to hunger and food intake, said Heather J. Leidy, who recently received her doctorate in physiology.
After the first weekend of the semester, some students may be a bit bruised and battered, and proper care of wounds is important to avoid infection and minimize scarring, medical experts warn. "Level of care depends on the size and depth of the cut, and also what you see in it," said Eileen Fonseca, a registered nurse at University Health Services' after-hours advice line. "However, it is very important to keep it clean.
New technology is lightening the mood for avid video game players and developers alike. The Expressive Lighting Engine (ELE), developed by Information Sciences and Technology assistant professor Magy Seif El-Nasr, automatically incorporates lighting and colors 3-D scenes. The effects, based on lighting principles in film and theater, add tension and emotion by adjusting players' attention to important places, creating depth of field and establishing visibility and mood in the game.
A recent study has shown that male networks hinder women from entering into the information sciences and technology (IST) field and being hired into top positions. "IST is perceived by many as a male field," IST professor Eileen Trauth said. "With the men bonding together, women may feel left out.
My Opinion: Jenny Stranzl is a senior majoring in nutrition. Readers may submit questions to her via email at jls636@psu.edu.
Back-to-school partying hasn't stopped yet. Tonight, WUBZ-FM (105. 9) presents the Buzz Back to School Bash at Crowbar, 420 E.
New wave Christian rock band The Violet Burning will blaze into Sozo, 256 E. Beaver Ave. , tonight.
Bar Bleu , 114 S. Garner St. , will feature Jeff Clark.
