A six-foot-long birthday cake, decorated with blue and white icing and a giant cake replica of the HUB-Robeson Center, waited to be cut into 1,000 slices.

The admissions process may seem like a remotely distant one for students currently enrolled at Penn State, but it is a serious issue for the university.

The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown recently filed an appeal against the State College Zoning Hearing Board's decision to block the construction of a Catholic student center on the 100 block of East Park Avenue.

Despite an attempt to set the wheels in motion for a new Greek Jewish Council, co-founder Ross Diamond said the outlook is not bright for the organization's future. "I don't think anything constructive will come out of continuing it," he said. "People just don't want to put time into it."

Online multiplayer games are a growing trend at Penn State, allowing students to momentarily forget about homework, but some are worried they might be addictive.

HARRISBURG -- About 150 students filled the steps of the Capitol Building yesterday to petition legislators for more state appropriations for Penn State.

The Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED) met yesterday to discuss ways to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit to Penn State on Jan. 21, 1965.

The Daily Collegian's Board of Directors selected two new Collegian leaders for the next academic year.

When Tyler Mossman saw a sign that said "Boys Wanted" in the White Building, he did what most guys would never do -- he signed up for tights, pirouettes and splits.

President George W. Bush has recently outlined another proposal for a guest worker program, which would grant temporary visas to illegal immigrants already in the United States.