In an effort to raise awareness of the many student government branches and recruit fresh faces, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) members went to East Halls Commons yesterday.

State College resident Brett Oesterling's home sits at the intersection of Sparks Street and Foster Avenue. Each morning, he says his family gets quite a wake-up call.

To prepare for a possible local emergency, Penn State officials have met multiple times since Hurricane Katrina with emergency plans on the agenda.

The international best-selling idea of moving cheese was the topic of last night's speech at HUB Heritage Hall.

One thing Penn State alumnus Wayne White doesn't like is people in government who stick with foreign policy when they're in office, then gripe about it when they're out.

Under the pressure of emergency officials' response to Hurricane Katrina, officials from the Centre Region's six municipalities fixed their eyes on one man Monday night.

As the free Napster file-sharing service enters its second year at Penn State, old problems and some new ones continue to frustrate users of the program.

Alison Krajewski has five extra toothbrushes in her home, and that makes her rich.

Six individuals arrested in connection with Taji Lee, a New Jersey man facing trial on 38 drug charges next month, might testify against him in exchange for a plea arrangement, the state's deputy attorney general said yesterday.

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Unrolling her navy sleeves, senior Tiffany Weimer shows off a string of bracelets made of plastic, yarn and rubber wrapping up both forearms.

Tyler Reed wants Saturday to be the day Penn State proves it can run the football.

The Penn State field hockey defense has been absolutely nasty, statistically, through the first half of the season. The only person who has yet to be impressed is coach Char Morett.

In the marathon that is the Big Ten women's volleyball season, No. 4 Penn State, as expected, has gotten off to a quick start and is currently running in the lead pack.

A win is a win no matter how sloppy the game is played out.

If all seven Big Ten men's soccer coaches got together in a room, they could probably stack their disagreements to the ceiling. But if there is one idea they could all find room to stand on, it's that the Big Ten schedule is like mystery meat -- tough to get through and wildly unpredictable.

Due to Penn State's usual ban on true freshmen talking the media, when Sports Information Director Jeff Nelson paraded Jordan Norwood into the miniscule tent that served as Ryan Field's visitor's media room, the eyes of the every scribe in the area locked onto the young receiver.

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Committee's new rules won't shorten length of Homecoming parade

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• All teachers should speak English well
• Writer should stick to topics he knows
• Smoke-free law helps New York bar scene
• Smokers infringe on non-smokers' rights
• Smokers pump a lot of money into bars
• Racism not prevalent among PSU students

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