Although classes are scheduled for today and tomorrow, some students are giving themselves a few extra days of Thanksgiving break, regardless of whether professors have canceled classes.
Local leaders and Schlow Centre Region Library donors came together Friday to recognize each other for their efforts during the planning and completion of the facility.
Heavy metal is about to take State College by storm.
A Penn State student has been hospitalized for serious back and neck injuries, which police said may have resulted from a fall from a fraternity house window around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Members of the greek community did it their way last night at the 20th annual Greek Sing Competition "Broadway ... Our Way" at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Despite efforts to stage a comeback on the last day, Penn State fell to the Michigan State Spartans by 73 pints of blood in the 12th annual Penn State-Michigan State Blood Donor Challenge.
News in brief
News in brief
Thousands of fans poured into the streets late Saturday night after Penn State's victory over Michigan State and the loss of No. 3 Miami to unranked Georgia Tech.
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With Penn State trailing 31-27 shortly into the second half, junior guard Ben Luber attempted a jump shot to bring the Nittany Lions back. Miss. Sports in brief Standing with her hands on her hips, Brianne O'Rourke stared at the floor, clearly frustrated. If for some reason a company decided to start making sports fortune cookies, one would think that one of the first to be printed would be, "You can't lose if they don't score." It's a basic principle of physics: What goes up, must come down. The same goes for emotions in sports -- after every huge win, there is the chance of a letdown game afterward. The men's volleyball team notched three victories to win the final four this weekend. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- In the aftermath of Penn State's 31-22 victory over Michigan State, wideout Terrell Golden was content to stand on the south goal line of Spartan Stadium and watch his teammates celebrate the Nittany Lions' first Big Ten Championship since 1994. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Almost 500 miles northwest of State College, near a two-home trailer park that posed as Michigan State's postgame press conference facility, Joe Paterno gingerly helped himself down a flight of stairs. Report Card (PDF format) Sometimes a punishment is worth a little bit of mischief. Saturday's turnaround seemed like it would've been more at home on Ripley's Believe It or Not, rather than on the hardwood. Until Saturday, nobody in the country would have been able to boast that they got Tiffany Weimer to blink in a staring contest. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- It is entirely fitting that the big play propelling the Penn State football team to its first Big Ten Championship since 1994 was made by a relative unknown like Donnie Johnson. The No. 11 Penn State Lady Icers (6-5, 3-3 ECWHL) dominated two non-conference games with the N.C. State Ladypack this weekend at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion, winning 6-2 Saturday night and 7-0 yesterday morning. Like many of its races this season, the Penn State men's cross country team came into this weekend with big goals and once again left in disappointment. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Alan Zemaitis wasn't a very good high school football player; he confessed to that after the game. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Only five days before Penn State was to play Michigan State for the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series, Joe Paterno cancelled practice. Two examples of how to lose a heartbreaker were handed to the Penn State women's basketball team this weekend. The whole spectrum of emotions rapidly tore through Rec Hall this weekend for the No. 2 Penn State women's volleyball team. Saturday evening began with a tribute to the seniors of the Penn State women's volleyball team, but ended in concern for freshman Christa Harmotto. Stats My Opinion: Sirage Yassin Feature Photo 
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