Brian Jara, lecturer in women's studies, said he has noticed a misconception among male students at Penn State -- that women's studies is a "man-bashing" program.
Judge Marjorie A. Rendell, wife of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, toured State College yesterday to discuss initiatives to improve civic responsibility among young students.
A rowdy group of 2,100 economics students filled Eisenhower Auditorium last night to liven up a debate on free trade.
Police who suspected a local tanning salon owner of spying on customers said they took no action to prevent the alleged activity during their seven-week investigation.
A local man was arraigned yesterday for allegedly writing, "Your SSN is the mark of the Beast" and "666 USA" on the pulpit in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 109 McAllister St., in November.
A stall and a urinal stand side by side on the third floor of Sackett Building, divided by a single plastic partition.
The State College Borough Council recently handed over responsibility for the new Fraser Street mixed-use facility to the Downtown Improvement District (DID) and postponed creating a Redevelopment Authority (RDA).
Shaun Magee may be graduating, but he's working on leaving something behind to make life a little easier for Penn State students.
Penn State Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) staked about 100 small, color-coded flags into the ground yesterday near the southeast end of the HUB-Robeson Center's lawn to expose what they believe is a liberal slant on campus.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, minority women earn significantly more money than white women with comparable education, but some officials say this statistic can be deceptive and may not be true at Penn State.
Six of seven people arraigned last week on drug-related charges waived their preliminary hearings yesterday at Centre County Courthouse.
The State College Police Department and the Alpha Fire Co. are investigating a suspicious fire that was set on the 800 block of Boalsburg Road at about 5:50 p.m. Tuesday.
The State College Police Department is investigating a strong-armed robbery that occurred Tuesday in the 200 block of Locust Lane. Penn State student John Campbell, 23, told police he was walking home from a party at about 3:15 a.m. when an acquaintance approached him and asked for money.
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Registration for Penn State's sixth annual Coaches vs. Cancer 5K Walk/Run will continue this week until the race, which will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday, starting in front of the Intramural Building. He slowly walks up to the plate and fiddles with his batting gloves a bit before smacking several baseballs into the net. He makes contact with virtually every swing and never hesitates. Penn State women's lacrosse players Jessi Lieb (Villanova) and Lee Tortorelli (Havertown) earned national recognition from womenslacrosse.com for their play in the Lions' 10-5 defeat of Loyola on April 2. ALTOONA -- Even with an 11-year interlude, the Penn State baseball team picked up where it left off in the Penn State-Pittsburgh rivalry. The Penn State softball team won its fourth straight home game, and third overall, with a doubleheader sweep of Kent State yesterday. There are all of those adages about not getting ahead of oneself -- "you have to crawl before you can walk," "you have to walk before you can run." In a game in which there were 19 total goals scored, Penn State's most important player on the field didn't account for one of them. You didn't have to watch any part of yesterday's game to know that the No. 8 Penn State women's lacrosse team came away with a 16-9 victory against No. 15 Penn. Game 1: Penn State 4, Kent State 0 
Days off from classes should not be used to solve student apathy My Opinion: Jessica Dellen Letters to the editor
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy lies to girl. Girl dies of broken heart. You'd think that with all the help they get from stylists, hair, and makeup, actresses and singers would always look good when placed in a public setting. Yet we all know -- thanks to the Geena Davises, Paula Abduls and Melanie Griffiths of the Tinseltown -- that this is not the case. Stars who actually have a definite developed style are not that common these days. Sometimes reporters are sent things in hopes that they'll write about it in the paper. Most of the time, it's some insignificant band or book that's much better reviewed by some blogger sitting at his computer at 2 a.m. But every once in a while there's a diamond in the rough. Now through June 5, the Palmer Museum of Art will be exhibiting several preparatory sketches by Henry Varnum Poor. Who would have thought six macho steelworkers would start a strip show make money? MercyMe. Not merci, like the French word for thank you, or mercy, the English word for compassion or sympathy, but a popular Christian rock band that's slowly climbing the mainstream charts. Theta Alpha Pi sorority will present a benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Monday at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave. It's Tuesday evening, and Grace Pilato's ten-member Advanced Italian Cooking Class has assembled around the dining room table in the downstairs of the two-story house with the stone wall, 524 S. Allen St. How glorious would it be if Dashboard Confessional, No Use for a Name, Finch, New Found Glory and the Starting Line united for a HUB lawn concert? This Saturday, the State College bar scene will undergo a massive change -- a "Revision," if you will. When I first saw it, I was certain that Punch-Drunk Love was destined for cult classic status, but so far, whenever I drop a line like "just say that's that, mattress man" into conversation, all I get are blank stares in return. Touted as "four musicians, eight musical instruments, four part harmonies, one master of dance," French-Canadian sensation Le Vent du Nord will bring its eclectic style of music on Saturday to the Acoustic Brew Coffeehouse's 13th anniversary show. Ska music may be re-invading the airwaves soon -- that is, if one of the genre's pioneers have anything to say about it. Nicholas Sparks, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, who penned the popular novels A Walk to Remember and The Notebook, wrote a follow-up to The Notebook entitled The Wedding in 2003. Dust off your dancing shoes and brush up on your dance moves. Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., will feature Bill Filer. Specials include happy hour from 10 p.m. to midnight with half-priced well liquor (231-4745). Re-rackin', fillin' up and chuggin' down.
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