Regardless of where you are standing on the east side of Providence, R.I., all you'd have to do is tilt your head upward to get a glimpse of downtown.

After failing to win both games in its two previous road doubleheaders, the Penn State softball team swept intrastate rival Pittsburgh yesterday, 7-2 and 10-1, respectively.

Molly Landreth remembers a time when she pleaded with coach Beth Alford-Sullivan to take her along with the Penn State team to the Big Ten Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship.

With the big accolade still waiting to be claimed, the Penn State women's gymnastics team is starting to take some others.

Sports in brief

Sports in brief

Sports in brief

Grant increases good to increase student aid without causing debt

My Opinion: Jessica Dellen

• Criticism of Alpha unfounded rhetoric
• Penn State absurd for all the protests
• Criticism harsh for opinion on music
• Officials thank safety workers

The Pacifica Quartet will perform at 7:30 tonight in Schwab Auditorium in the final concert of the Center for the Performing Arts' presentation of the complete Beethoven string quartets.

Beginning tonight, the circus is coming to town.

Jeff Kornberg is a soft-spoken, mild-mannered freshman -- that is, until he's staging an elaborate death by cuddling or giving birth to a gopher through his chest.

Let's face it, being a laid back college town, State College isn't exactly a mecca for the club scene. But New York City-native Urban Legends DJs have been doing well here in Happy Valley.

In continuation with the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Anna Divinsky will display her collection, Stain: The Memory of Process, from now until April 16 in the School of Visual Art's Zoller Gallery.

Well, it's that time of the year again.

No Refund Theater wants to show that its version of The Glass Menagerie is different from the play most Penn State students read in high school.

The Penn State Ice Pavilion was bustling with activity and excitement earlier this week as everything from beach towels and tutus to superheroes and teddy bears were on ice.

Trying to figure out hair on your own is not a good idea. Trust me, I know. The professionals know best, so in my quest to figure out the dos and do nots, I went straight to the top people in town.

A few weeks ago I decided I don't like music I can't hop, skip, jump and, most importantly, clap to. Then I realized that's way lame, and why not just go all out and only listen to tunes that incorporate handclaps. Genius, really. Even when the Happy Valley sun is hiding and there's not a vodka tonic to be found, handclaps are the perfect way to perk up your mood, paste a smile on your face and get you boogying down the street with more oomph than a quad cappuccino.

Ten miles from downtown State College, fragrant rows of basil, chives, mint and other fresh herbs share a small greenhouse with dark purple pansies and lavender-colored violas.

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).