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[ Thursday, March 23, 2006 ]


PHOTO: Laura Sarowitz
PHOTO: Laura Sarowitz

NEWS

Gillian Sorensen wants Penn State students to get their acts together, and the rest of the country, too.

Ferguson Township has chosen not to contribute financially to the Urban Village revitalization project despite previous contributions; however, the township's input will still be welcome, State College Borough Planning Director Carl Hess said.

Eco-Action, a campus group advocating environmental awareness, met with a Penn State administrator yesterday to discuss the issues of greenhouse gases, wind power and conservation on campus.

Blue and yellow fliers bombarded freshmen at yesterday's "Meet the Candidates" in East Halls' Findlay Commons.

Kidnappings, ransom and brain surgery -- if this all sounds too strange to be true, that's because it is.

The State Theatre has begun a fundraiser to incorporate the community while raising money before its scheduled opening in December.

Michal Naisteter is one Penn State student who says she wants to see feminist stereotypes abolished.

Using hand-held metal detectors, Players Nite Club confiscated about 14 knives from bar patrons last weekend, a regional manager of St. Moritz Security Services, Inc., said yesterday.

Signing an e-mail to a professor with "love ya" is a boundary most Penn State students would hesitate to cross.

As part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allies (LGBTA) lecture series, about 15 students gathered in the HUB-Robeson Center last night to hear "Out to the Team -- Athletes, Sports and Sexuality."

Student accosted along Beaver Avenue

SPORTS

PSU senior player Barry grabs conference honor

To balance style, substance is key.

The university's internal investigation into alleged discrimination by Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland is "nearing completion," a Penn State spokesman said yesterday.

For some teams, starting off on the wrong foot destroys the confidence it will have for the whole season.

The scene at Rec Hall during Game 1 of last night's Penn State men's volleyball match against Ohio State could aptly be summed up in one word: dead. The players, the fans, all of them void of emotion for the initial game and the No. 9 Nittany Lions found themselves down in the match, 1-0.

As the Penn State women's track and field team moves its Big Ten Championship quest to the outdoor arena, it will be without one key ingredient.

The Penn State women's tennis team shut out Bucknell last night with a score of 7-0. This is the second sweep in a row for the Lions, who defeated Lehigh 7-0 last Friday.

Scott Gummo has accomplished something special this season. Just don't tell him that.

My Opinion: Kate Aras

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OPINIONS

Park Avenue Construction: Proposed plan will alleviate congestion

Clean Air Regulations: Ruling promotes environmental protection

My Opinion: Lana Ulrich

Letters to the editor
ARTS
Penn State's Pennharmonics will host the 12th annual Shamrockappella charity concert tomorrow to bring the luck of the Irish to the less fortunate.

Britain's oldest touring opera company will perform the comic tale of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore this weekend at Penn State.

Jerome Huff wants everyone to know that education is not readily available to everyone who wants it.

Penn State students will have an opportunity to see jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, who played with Miles Davis in the '50s, perform tonight at Schwab Auditorium.

Who says the most melodically inclined band in the world can't be from coal country?

It faces fierce competition in the form of Spats and India Pavilion in the taste department, but for the budget-conscious State College gourmand, Viet Thai Restaurant, 146 N. Atherton St., is the best eatery in town.

During the past few years, the recent trend of teeth whitening has gained popularity nationwide. These days, it's not just celebrities doing all they can to keep their pearly-whites movie-star bright.

Members of the University Dance Company (UDC) will dance on benches and throw some karate kicks in the group's first-ever solo Penn State performance.

Some State College acts complain that it's hard to get a gig downtown. For local music staple Charles Ramsey, finding a place to play is in who you know.

The sixth annual MasquerAIDS will combine 30 different voices from those affected by AIDS into one theatrical event.

Life x 3 is perfect for those who have ever wished they could redo parts of their life.

It is the belief that one in 10 people in the world is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, which is the idea behind the One in Ten film festival held by the Coalition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Ally (LGBTA) Graduate Students at Penn State.

The story of Peter Pan and the music of Coldplay are not typically seen together in a ballet performance.

It has been turned into a wooden court for Nittany Lions basketball games, it has even been turned into a full ice skating rink this semester, but this time, the Bryce Jordan Center will keep its cement floors for some Freestyle Motocross.

Strap on your platform shoes, break out your baggy jeans and crank up the Macarena -- we're heading back to the '90s.

WEATHER



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