Penn State students worry about exams, money and time management, but a revision to the Higher Education Act (HEA), recently signed into law by President Bush, means they no longer need to worry about precollege drug convictions when it comes to financial aid.
The man accused in the stabbing death of Penn State student Michael Donahue will be charged with murder today, District Attorney Michael Madeira said yesterday.
Even in his final moments, Michael Donahue breathed life into those around him.
The Penn State community had the chance last night to experience a first-hand description of the issues surrounding the Israeli election, which will occur on March 28.
Penn State student Pasant Mostafa was so shaken by the violent response overseas to cartoons negatively depicting Islam that she discussed the matter with friends in her native Egypt.
The Centre County Crimestoppers yesterday unveiled its latest innovation in helping law enforcement better serve local businesses and the community -- a new online crime alert system.
While most dancers from the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon could not wait to unplug their alarm clocks and slip between the sheets, Tommy Otterbine further delayed his shut-eye as he dined with his family, hours after Thon ended.
When Yolanda King came on stage last night, she didn't walk to the podium and begin her speech.
The recent death of Xiaohui Xia, a Penn State graduate student, has given the Graduate Student Association (GSA) its first chance to use its newly formed bereavement fund.
Imagine a basketball world without dribbling. It'd be Allen Iverson's worst nightmare. Thanks to a practice exercise it sometimes runs, the Penn State men's basketball team doesn't have to.
The players huddled in a circle, hearts pacing, arms interlocking above their tired shoulders. Beads of sweat gathered around their foreheads. This was it -- this was the reason they poured their soul into practice. Why they woke up at 6 a.m. just to run calories off last night's salad and why they pushed themselves to run one more court length.
It was a meaningless game, just more of an excuse for a get together. The parents lined the sideline with their fold-up chairs, pulling the leg of Penn State men's lacrosse coach Glenn Thiel who acted as ref for the alumni scrimmage.
As long as Joe Battista has been coaching at Penn State, he couldn't remember feeling the way he did after Saturday night's 8-3 loss to St. Clair College.
A calm falls over women's track and field practice at the Multi-Sport Facility. The only sounds are some chit-chat from athletes relaxing on the pole vault mats, a few runners' feet shuffling by and the muffled crash of weights and shot puts being thrown in the distance.
Urban Village: Deadline, plans show lack of proper insight
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My Opinion: Andrew Hanelly
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A team of scientists, including two Penn State astronomers, recently discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a nearby star.
Picture this: You're sick. You have the chills, a stuffy nosy, a perpetual cough and you just want to sleep. You head into the Ritenour Building hoping that the doctors will have you back to feeling healthy again. Once you take your seat, a smiling face comes over to lead you to the room and while your vitals are taken, you realize you recognize the person as a student in your class.
Nanotechnology is the science of the small that is going to have a big impact on the future, and the Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Technology Partnership (NMT) wants to make sure people know about it.
February is designated for the national awareness of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States. Because many people are affected by heart disease, students should know the causes, how to treat it and how to prevent it, experts say.
My Opinion: Richard H. Yahner
My Opinion: Awareness needed to treat eating disorders
Turn down those mid-semester blues and turn up the rock 'n' roll.
Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., will feature Ted and Molly (231-4745).
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