Since the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, President George W. Bush has taken a seven-point lead over Sen. John Kerry in recent polls, a jump that Kerry did not experience after the Democratic National Convention in July.
A new admissions requirement will soon be implemented at Penn State and many other universities across the country, with the introduction of the new Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) in March 2005. For the first time, a writing component will be added to the SAT, which includes a student-written essay and multiple-choice questions. According to the College Board's Web site, the new SAT will improve the test's alignment with current high school and college curriculum and institutional practices.
The greek community will have to wait until the spring semester to receive greek identification cards, because of an influx of projects at Penn State's ID+ office. "We're going to hold off until the spring, when the ID+ office can handle us," said Andy Hackett, Interfraternity Council president. ID+ office manager Cynthia Kellerman said "too many other big projects" were scheduled for this semester, but added the ID+ office can handle the greek IDs in the spring.
Spurred by a challenge to facilitate community discussion of drugs and alcohol, Centre County Justice Bradley Lunsford is holding town meetings to address growing problems in the area. After reading a Centre Daily Times editorial that focused on drug- and alcohol-related problems following last year's Blue-White Game, Lunsford decided to step up and host a series of town hall meetings this fall. The first will be held at 7 tonight at Fairbrook United Methodist Church in Pennsylvania Furnace.
Some universities nationwide are doing their share to encourage active voter participation among college students in an effort to avoid breaking a federal law. A 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act requires Penn State and other schools to make a "good faith effort" to provide students with voter registration materials. David King, director of research at the Harvard University's John F.
While children and adults alike clamor for the hottest new toy or gadget, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is warning consumers to be careful when purchasing motor-driven scooters because they are not legal on Pennsylvania streets. Motorized scooters, which closely resemble skateboards with handlebars, and motor scooters, which resemble mini-motorcycles, are illegal on Pennsylvania streets, according to state vehicle codes, because they lack safety precautions to pass inspections. Officer Tony Lopinsky of the State College Police Department said many people wrongly assume motorized scooters and motor scooters can be driven on the sidewalks.
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Although international security measures have increased following Sept. 11, making the process more difficult, the United States has not closed its doors to students coming from abroad. While the process that a student must go through to obtain international status remains straightforward, extensive background checks have become more common and thorough.
Representatives of Balfurd Cleaners voiced their objection to recent zoning changes, which could mean less student housing, at last night's State College Borough Council meeting. The sale of Balfurd's location at 320 W. Beaver Ave.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate's stance against a recent Penn State policy decision was officially accepted last night when USG President Galen Foulke signed a piece of legislation approved by the senate last week. Last Tuesday, the Senate voted unanimously to take a position against the removal of the USG Supreme Court's power to officially register university student groups. The process is now handled entirely by Penn State's Office of Student Affairs.
About 350 Patton Township residents filled Park Forest Middle School's auditorium last night for a panel discussion regarding the acid rock drainage problem in domestic water wells around I-99 construction sites. The meeting was requested by Patton Township supervisors to address the concerns of local residents, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regional director Robert Yowell said in a press release. One of the main concerns voiced among those in attendance was the seemingly random method of testing by the DEP and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Some Penn State students are asking the community to remember victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center by doing a good deed, even if it's just feeding a pigeon. So far, the Chabad Jewish Student Organization has collected pledges from people agreeing to pick up trash, start volunteer organizations, hold doors, feed pigeons and be extra nice to cats.
British student Joanna Broome (junior-English) wants to do some traveling during her stay as an international student at Penn State. But she's here with a visa, and she's unsure about potential security issues. "I wanted to go to Cuba at Christmas," she said.
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Squaring off
Apparently, offensive linemen have more in common with sportswriters than previously known. Well, that's how Penn State football coach Joe Paterno sees it at least. "I suppose all of you started out writing a column someplace and [when] you looked back over it, you thank God nobody else has seen it," Paterno said yesterday at his weekly press conference.
As a casual observer of last season's offense, Paul Jefferson, in some ways, had a better angle to see certain things. Troubling things. Things that had Jefferson as concerned as any other Penn State supporter and just as powerless to fix the ineptitude.
Everyone knows from experience that juicy grade school secrets are often too good to keep to one's self. Even though many students are long past grade school the secret of the Penn State Equestrian team is just too good to keep quiet any longer. The team is a club and was founded in 1971 by Eastwood Farms, which is located in near by Bellefonte, David Flynn is the founder of the team.
Clad in his No. 14 jersey, Andy Kubic strode back through the tunnel and toward the locker room. The sophomore quarterback-turned-linebacker basked in the adoration of the fans as he walked by after Saturday's 48-10 annihilation of Akron.
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ID change will ensure students' protection from identity thefts
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