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[ Thursday, Jan. 13, 2004 ]


Photo: Patrick Sopko
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NEWS

"May God protect the children" and "God bless the victims" were two of the many anonymous messages covering the tsunami reflection board at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center yesterday.

In response to the university's decision to demolish the Child Development Laboratory (CDL) and decrease the amount of childcare options available on campus, the Office of Human Resources has asked Bright Horizons Family Solutions to conduct a survey on the need for childcare at Penn State.

In her first semester at college, Michelle Knittel (sophomore-finance) realized she wanted the life of a typical Penn State student. Her only problem was that she was attending New York University.

Jenna McNees is paying her own way through college, relying on government loans to help meet high tuition costs.

Part-time employees, including many college students, will most likely not be affected by a new tax to be implemented by the borough.

Administrators have denied a request from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate to cancel classes from 11 a.m. until 1:25 p.m. Monday for the USG-sponsored Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day of Service.

A new dual-campus plan offered by Penn State to the Dickinson School of Law was leaked yesterday to several media outlets, including The Associated Press, Harrisburg Patriot-News and the Carlisle Sentinel.

The sky was dark, but rain did not break through the clouds yesterday as Penn State and local community members gathered in front of Old Main to honor those affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami in South Asia.

Rainy weather may have contributed to a female Penn State student being struck by a Centre Region Transportation Authority (CATA) bus on Tuesday, Penn State Police said yesterday.

News in brief

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SPORTS

It's a topic that can be easily overlooked in sports. It's why many coaches sit their star players in meaningless games to avoid injury -- especially games leading into the playoffs.

Women's basketball TV show debuts on WPSX
PSU teams ranked high in college competition
Students asked to aid in White Out Saturday

Maybe it was when Illinois attempted a Harlem Globetrotter-esque off-the-backboard pass in the opening minutes.

Penn State sophomore guard Marlon Smith fell ill Friday evening and is in the hospital, according to Penn State sports information director Jeff Nelson.

All season, the Penn State women's basketball team has struggled to pick up any momentum.

Coming into the World University Games, the USA hockey team was considered a huge underdog.

Statistics

Statistics


OPINIONS

Small, practical issues should be main policy for USG this semester

My Opinion: Claudia Vargas

Letters to the editor
ARTS

The only good thing to ever come out of ABC's hit reality show The Bachelor is the follow up hit series The Bachelorette.

My dad watches The Weather Channel a lot. I don't get it. It's weather, you know? What more could be said about it? Watching all those people sitting there blabbering on about the wind currents and getting way excited about the slush in Chicago's street gutters is just so ... dull.

Local band Strike.Fire.Fall is on its way to fame after recently winning Takeover Records' Sign My Band contest.

Blending slam poetry, hip-hop, storytelling and Judaism, Penn State Hillel's poetry slam night is sure to mix things up.

Fellow State College Citizens:

It's a story that is more than 50 years old, but everyone who knows blues knows the story behind B.B. King's guitar, Lucille.

The New Year is a time for resolutions, and Blockbuster Video gave its customers their best one yet: no more late fees.

Ten years ago, then-Penn State film student Caeser Pink began The Imperial Orgy, a diverse multimedia music group that incorporates theatre, film, costumes, video art projection, dance and audience interaction into its act. The group bounced onto the scene expressing views on politics, race, religion and sexuality through its shows in a controversial way that infatuated some and shocked others.

Procol Harum.

Microorganisms developed into animals, monkeys into humans, washed-up '80s rock stars filmed VH1 specials about how plastic surgery fixes facial distortion caused by drugs and alcohol, and Sean Connery never got ugly.

Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., will feature Bill Filer and Weyerbacher beer (231-4745).

Walking out of RENT, it was a surprise not to see the Empire State Building looming over the New York City skyline.


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