Alpha Fire Co. firefighters will not have to travel any more than 20 minutes for fire training because of a new $500,000 grant that will fund a training site at a closer, more convenient location.
As students enjoy the spring-like weather by grabbing their Frisbees and baseballs, some students will be grabbing boxes of tissues instead.
As Penn State students, administrators and professors wait to hear how much money the university will get from state government this year, a study released last week shows that the news may be disheartening.
In anticipation of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, President Graham Spanier released comments Tuesday about crimes of aggression and sexual violence that occur at Penn State.
"In a troubled world, Happy Valley is the place to be," State College Mayor Bill Welch said.
The fate of more than $2 million from university funds and students' activity funds is now in the hands of a University Park Allocations Committee (UPAC) three-year veteran.
For some East Halls residents, making cell phone calls from dorm rooms is now a lot less annoying.
Man will face trial in knife threat case
Getting back to the basics worked for Nick Stathes and Pat Daley -- the newly elected Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president and vice president.
Almost 3,500 students participated in the 2006 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections yesterday, although the campaign expected only 2,000 students to cast ballots electing the next USG president, vice president and Senate members.
A 20-year-old Penn State fraternity member charged with raping an unconscious student in October will go to trial sometime this summer.
Members of Black Caucus and Latino Caucus visited the College Republicans meeting last night and accused the group of racism and insensitivity because of the club's proposed "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" game.
There she is, Miss, uh, Bracket?
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After the No. 9 Penn State men's volleyball team's first EIVA loss in two years, one might expect this to be the time when players start pointing fingers.
During an athlete's senior season, any time not on the court is torture.
Gone are trips to warm-weather locales for non-conference games. Tomorrow, the Penn State baseball team -- and the rest of the Big Ten -- opens its conference schedule.
Don't tell Phil Davis he was never meant to be a champion. The odds have been stacked against him too many times.
Penn State catcher Hollee Haines ended last night's doubleheader the same way she started it -- with a home run.
Earlier this season, Furman coach Ron Smith talked about the Penn State baseball team before a weekend set, saying, "their record is no indication of how good they really are."
As the weather begins to turn more spring-like, the Penn State men's track and field team is beginning to emerge from its hibernation.
Textbooks Rentals: PSU should adopt student-friendly policy
Supreme Court: Ruling on searches could hurt victims of violence
My Opinion: Lana Ulrich
Letters to the editor
I have an unusual idea to present: The real genius behind Weezer was the bassist, Matt Sharp. Bear with me on this one. My biggest evidence isn't even the Weezer records he played on. Instead, let's compare post-Sharp Weezer records to his other band, the Rentals.
"When I'm rushing on my run/And I feel just like Jesus' son." -- Lou Reed.
"Funk with a psychedelic tinge" will be the theme of a Students Organizing the Multiple Arts (SOMA) concert tomorrow night, according to SOMA founder and President Danny Greene.
It's not at every concert that the audience can entertain itself between sets by arm wrestling someone for the chance to win a painting or by entering a Duck Hunt competition, but that's what's promised at Dragon Chasers Emporium, 209 W. Calder Way, this Saturday.
For students at Penn State, the Loop is our daily way of travel around campus and often an interesting experience to complete a night on the town.
Among the countless bistros and restaurants that come and go in this town, the local pizza joint is central to every college student's existence. Whether you're stumbling home from another long night or cramming for a test, the almighty slice never fails to satisfy any discriminating palette.
The Mighty Ducks "Quack" chant echoed deep within the confines of the Chambers Building, where the usual evening setting is tutoring sessions and night classes.
Penn State students can experience the "game" of painting at the MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition tomorrow at Zoller Gallery.
This weekend, the stakes will be raised as local bands go head to head at the annual Battle of the Bands (BOTB) for the three coveted spots at this year's Movin' On festival.
What's better than one symphony orchestra? Two symphony orchestras, of course.
Ever see an animatronic rock band?
The Russian National Ballet will reawaken the spirit of true love and happily ever after when it performs a classical rendition of Sleeping Beauty, one of Tchaikovsky's most successful ballets, tonight at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Any hairstylist will usually say flat ironing your hair on a daily basis will eventually fry those lovely locks, but there's good news on the beauty front -- pin straight hair is on its way out for spring 2006.
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