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[ Thursday, September 16, 2004 ]


Photo: Daniel Freel
Photo: Daniel Freel

NEWS

Two local Democrats are challenging the Republican incumbents to represent Centre County in the Pennsylvania General Assembly -- and Penn State funding is an issue at the forefront of the campaigns.

The Pasquerilla Spiritual Center opened its doors last night to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community when it hosted "Faith Talks," a panel designed to allow students and community members to share their insights into growing up LGBT and spiritual.

Student groups looking to promote their causes are lining up at the microphone in the WKPS-FM (90.7) studio as part of an air-wave blitz aimed at getting students involved on campus.

With more than 40,000 students, Penn State offers more clubs than Ben and Jerry's has ice cream flavors.

Penn State students recently started using a new way to connect with students from other colleges and universities.

Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity will break ground on its new house early this October.

For all of the campaigning and protesting being done by candidates and their supporters, it all comes down to Election Day.

While security details concerning Teresa Heinz Kerry's visit to Penn State tonight are not being released, university officials said they are not concerned about her visit to Schwab Auditorium.

Pennsylvania's report card is in and the state has received mixed grades.

About 400 students gathered last night at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center to celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began yesterday at sundown.

When former student broadcasters came flooding back into Happy Valley last March to celebrate "Fifty Years of Student Radio at Penn State," there was something in the air beside nostalgia and high frequency waves: a very real sense of anxiety about the future.

A charge against Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, 329 E. Prospect Ave., for selling/furnishing alcohol to a minor was dismissed yesterday because a judge determined that the fraternity did not know the person was a minor.

Altoona resident Ronald Kenney waived a preliminary hearing yesterday at Centre County Court, Bellefonte, on charges that he stole more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Kaufmann’s at the Nittany Mall on Jan. 10, 2003.

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SPORTS

If Paul Jefferson was just another one those other seniors -- one of those "this is our last chance to get it right" upperclassmen who seem to be coming through Happy Valley with regularity these days -- he could be expected to wither under the pressure.

His was the ultimate precautionary tale for job-hunters.

The defensive line is probably tired of hearing it by now -- Penn State can't stop the run.

Like the dark clouds looming overhead, the Penn State field hockey team was ready to burst into an offensive explosion yesterday, the likes of which had not been seen through the team's first five games.

Through the first two weeks of the season Penn State field hockey coach Char Morett has been patiently waiting for some of her younger players to take charge and step up their play.

Close to 30 members of Penn State's 1959 Liberty Bowl-winning squad are scheduled to return to campus this weekend for a 45th reunion.

Penn State's Big Ten clash at No. 22 Minnesota will be played the night of Oct. 2 in the Humphrey Metrodome.

Relay teams and ultramarathoners have until Saturday, Sept. 18 to register for the 5th annual Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon.

Stats

Stats

My Opinion: Tim Ford


OPINIONS

USG lighting strategy worth effort, but won't solve safety concerns

My Opinion: Matthew Valkovic

Letters to the editor
ARTS

Sex, life, men bashing, adulthood and the one dress all women fear wearing.

Get ready to get funky at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., Monday night when jam bands Lotus and Dr. Naqleus take the stage.

Get ready, steady and go with Oakenfold

The Penn State Colloquy on Asia in the Era of Globalization (CAEG) and the University Libraries are co-sponsoring an exhibit entitled Asia in the Era of Globalization.

Roustabout! returns to The Knitting Factory in New York City Saturday for a free all-ages show featuring The Spinto Band and The Teeth.

Seven eateries. Two hours. One hungry man.

In an effort to ease transitions into the Penn State School of Theatre, a group of current theatre majors invited all new bachelor's degree students to perform in a collection of one acts, taking stage at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Playhouse Theatre.

Before you can say 8 a.m., summer will be a dim memory and our campus will be under immense layers of that powdery white stuff.

"How can I tell if this corn is good or not?" a customer asked Barrie Moser, owner of Moser's Garden Produce, on a Friday at the downtown farmer's market.

Dave Wells, director of operations for Crowbar, is sold on Virginia Coalition. That's why he keeps bringing them back.

A naïve Ukrainian interpreter with poor English, his almost-blind grandfather and a reserved young American boy entirely immersed in a new culture, intertwined with Jewish folklore, lie at the heart of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel, Everything Is Illuminated.

Sometimes important films can be left off the marquee at local theaters, leaving several people without a chance to catch what could have been a memorable movie experience.

Yellowcard will perform at the Bryce Jordan Center at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. Special guests for the concert include The Starting Line, The Matches and Craig’s Brother.



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