After months of discussion, a real estate consultant told the State College Borough Council Friday that the best location for a new bus terminal would be at Beaver Avenue and Garner Street, replacing Citizens Bank, 345 E. Beaver Ave.
A glittering red dragon with big eyes and glistening teeth danced through HUB Alumni Hall last night to welcome the New Year and the 200 people that came to celebrate.
When Lisa Lachman told her three children she was going back to college, they though she was moving away.
In an attempt to help those who survived the tsunami that struck southeast Asia in December, the Town and Gown International Partnership (TGIP) sponsored a vigil and art fund-raising event Saturday. About 30 people attended the event at Fairmount Elementary School, 411 S. Fraser St. TGIP member Sacit Cetiner (graduate-nuclear engineering) said the event raised about $360.
Ashley Hughes was not originally picked to be an independent dancer for this year's Interfraternity Council /Panhellenic Dance Marathon.
It may be the middle of winter, but Four Diamonds children are still going to go swimming -- in a pool of random mail, toys and T-shirts.
Heartbreaker
A lawsuit filed Thursday by members of the Dickinson School of Law's Board of Governors aims to keep the law school in Carlisle open longer than the 10 years outlined in the current plan.
The crowd stood up and roared yesterday when Bethlehem native Dave Johnson (junior-kinesiology) beat out five other students and was announced as the new Nittany Lion mascot.
Weekend Tales
Yesterday at about 5 p.m., a rack of uncooked pies sat behind the counter at Pennsylvania Pizza, 222 W. Beaver Ave., all waiting for their turns in the oven. An hour before kickoff, though, the big orders started to pour in.
News in brief
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Legendary Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant once said, "There's no substitute for guts."
Over the last few years, the No. 23 Penn State Lady Lions and the Purdue Boilermakers have been the marquee programs in Big Ten women's basketball. Penn State is the proud owner of the last two conference regular-season titles; Purdue has taken the trophy at the last two conference tournaments.
The No. 2 Penn State ACHA Division I Icers hit a few speed bumps on their road to success this year, but they were running on all cylinders this weekend.
In Penn State wrestling's biggest meet of the year, with No. 10 University of Iowa coming to Rec Hall, the Nittany Lions stumbled.
It wasn't Halloween, but the Penn State women's gymnastics team must have let someone else dress up and take its place. It was not the same team that scored so well a week ago against Maryland.
On Saturday at McCoy Natatorium, the Penn State men's swimming and diving team had hoped to close out the regular season on a high note.
Icers junior forward Luc Walker will tell you all of goaltender Paul Mammola's yelling is starting to get on his nerves.
The Penn State men's track team made a triumphant return to scored team meets at the Penn State/UConn/Princeton Triangular Meet with a 161-point showing that defeated visiting Princeton (124) and Connecticut (67) Saturday at the Multi-Sport Facility.
From the start of the season, the focus of the Penn State women's indoor track team has been the same: win the Big Ten Championship, again. However, the team suffered a minor setback this weekend with a subpar performance at the non-scoring New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City.
The Penn State women's tennis team's hot streak to open the season hit a cold patch when it dropped a 5-2 decision to Pennsylvania on Friday.
The Penn State Lady Icers' offensive woes continued to plague the team this past weekend in a two-game set at No. 4 Rhode Island.
Sports in brief
Purdue 50, No. 23 Penn State 44
No. 2 Penn State 6, Delaware 2
No. 10 Iowa 23, No. 15 Penn State 16
No. 14 Penn State 193.575, New Hampshire 192.275, Missouri 191.925, Cornell 187.100
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Social security issues will not be solved by individual investments
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Letters to the editor
Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., is featuring Magic Hat beer (231-4745).
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