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[ Thursday, October 28, 2004 ]


Photo: Chad Woolbert
Photo: Chad Woolbert

NEWS

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and to observe it, various cell phone companies are providing emergency phones to domestic violence shelters.

Which way would the presidential election swing if Penn State students were the only voters?

Debate over affirmative action practices have remained strong in the 40 years since the 1964 Civil Rights Act, still revolving around whether it is fair to use racial preference policies to combat discrimination in the workplace.

Penn State employee Heather Harpster, 33, is in critical condition at Altoona Hospital after an accident Tuesday at the intersection of University Drive and Curtin Road, State College Police said yesterday.

Gloria Steinem, co-founder of New York Magazine and Ms. Magazine, will be sharing her thoughts on the importance of the youth vote at Penn State today.

The message, "If Truth Dies, It Won't Die Alone" was brought to Penn State yesterday as part of a national anti-tobacco campaign, the "truth."

About 30 people gathered in Pollock Commons rec room last night to discuss the roles of Christians in Tuesday's presidential election.

Judy Meisel received a standing ovation before she even stepped up to the podium.

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate Operations Committee convened with Penn State Police last night to clarify the university's policy regarding surveillance cameras.

Though registered Centre County Republicans received personal invitations yesterday to attend former President George H. W. Bush's speech on Friday, tickets to the event are also available to the public.

Platforms and promises 2004

The Distinguished Speaker Series will host former Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, at 8 tonight in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Students could have access to Rec Hall expansions and a new on-campus fitness center as soon as next fall, university officials said yesterday.

Dual robbery suspects waive hearings; Drug incident suspects waive hearings

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SPORTS

With senior day approaching for the Penn State field hockey team, four years of playing at Bigler Field will come to an end for three Nittany Lions.

The grumblings, well, they've gotten louder now.

A hard fought loss to Purdue that featured an effective game -- Penn State passing a step forward.

Everyone is entitled to off-days. They can also be called blonde moments, mental health days, out to lunch for an extended period of time...the list goes on and on.

Monday and Tuesday's inaugural Big Ten/Pac Ten Challenge was scheduled to be a 54 hole, 3 round golf tournament between the best teams from the Big Ten and Pac Ten conferences set at one of the most attractive public golf courses in America, Bandon Dunes resort in Bandon, Oregon.

When you're ranked No. 19 in the nation and you're playing a club that's only won a single game, you're expected to dominate.

Very soon, the random e-mail messages -- supportive, nasty or otherwise -- will stop. So, too, will the irate answering machine messages.

In women's soccer, the road to the College Cup always runs through the ACC. Last night, the No. 3 Penn State women's soccer team showed the nation it can compete with teams in the toughest conference in the land.

Don't make the assumption that because Tanisha Wright is an Elementary and Kindergarten Education major she's all warm and fuzzy on the court.

My Opinion: Chris Rajotte

Tickets still available for OSU, PSU matchup; Pioneers hire ex-Lions director of operations

NSCAA adidas National Rankings (as of Oct. 26)

NSCAA adidas National Rankings (as of Oct. 26)

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OPINIONS

PSU needs to require GHA credits, unlike other Big Ten schools

My Opinion: Matthew Valkovic

Letters to the editor
ARTS

With the presidential election right around the corner, there are many important lessons to be learned and questions to be asked about past presidents and their administrations.

You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but also of mind.

Some Internet enthusiasts aren't looking for love.

Red-hot pop-punk sensation Yellowcard will headline a show with The Starting Line, The Matches and Craig's Brother at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Makeup, according to LC from Laguna Beach, is like art for your face.

Think of some of the most memorable moments you've ever witnessed on film.

Like scarecrows and pumpkins, haunted houses are a staple of the Halloween season.

Wait. Mad Mex serves food?

Rachel Schreiber, director of the Masters in Digital Arts program at the Maryland Institute College of Art, will discuss her works in the fields of digital media, history and writing during a presentation at 2:30 today.

With the elections quickly approaching, this year more than ever, students, faculty members and universities are banding together to express their political interests.

The Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra will take the stage at 8 Saturday night to fill the Eisenhower Auditorium air with the classical sounds of Alberto Ginastera, Richard Wagner and Sergei Prokofiev.



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