A judge threw out Scott Paxson's sexual assault felony charge yesterday, leaving the former Penn State football player with two charges to face in trial this summer.
Owners of University Terrace Apartments have asked all residents not to use any of the shared balcony areas similar to the one where a Penn State student fell two weeks ago after the railing he was leaning against gave way.
Chants proclaiming equality and an end to campus racism echoed throughout the HUB-Robeson Center yesterday as more than 300 students rallied against the Penn State College Republicans' plans to hold an Illegal Immigration Awareness Day.
Students, faculty run in marathon to raise money
White slips of paper in hand, Penn State sweatshop activists descended on Old Main at 9:30 last night with a message in mind and a movement afoot.
The deadline has been extended until the last week of classes for proposals and recommendations for a programming board at Penn State to allocate portions of student's per-semester activity fee.
Unpredictable bursts of rain yesterday did not stop about 20 students from rallying in front of Old Main to "Save the Asian American Studies class."
As graduation approaches each year, many students are often overcome with anxiety and concern about their future. However, this year, graduating students can rest easy as Pennsylvania's job growth continues to rise.
In about three weeks, Paranormal Research Society (PRS) Director Ryan Buell will exchange his thermometers and ghost-tracking equipment for a cap and gown.
The Easter Bunny made a visit to campus yesterday to give out candy and tell people about the Christian meaning of Easter.
Online game teaches students about credit
Students, faculty run in marathon to raise money
Conservative author David Horowitz took the stage in front of more than 300 people last night in HUB Alumni Hall to discuss academic freedom and the dangers that ensue when that freedom is infringed.
The university's internal investigation into allegations of discrimination by Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland is complete, according to a Penn State spokesman.
When the No. 10 Penn State men's volleyball team's season began back in mid-January, the entire squad expressed one goal and one goal only for this season: to compete for an NCAA championship.
When preparing for last weekend's Penn Invitational, a meet marred by heavy rain, strong wind and cold temperatures, Penn State men's track and field head coach Harry Groves said a team has to go far west or south to find good running weather during this time of the year.
Although the sun has been shining on Happy Valley this past week, the No. 54 Penn State men's tennis team held its Wednesday practice indoors before heading on its weekend road trip yesterday.
The Penn State men's golf team will travel to Dublin, Ohio, this weekend in hopes of doing something that it hasn't been able to achieve so far this spring -- breathing some life into a season that is quickly coming to a close.
Penn State tailback Austin Scott suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his knee during Wednesday's practice and will be out for roughly six weeks, Scott's mother, JoAnn Scott, said yesterday.
Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley said Wednesday that Penn State has no long-term plans for an interim assistant women's basketball coach hired earlier this year.
Pitching and defense win championships, but it takes at least a moderate offense to stay out of the cellar.
Jigsaw-esque, this weekend showcases two baseball teams trying to slide everything into the proper spot.
No rest for the weary.
The opportunities to get back on track are winding down for the Penn State women's tennis team.
While St. John's is winless in conference, that doesn't mean that the Red Storm's feeble record has the No. 14 Penn State men's lacrosse team feeling too secure.
Construction at Penn State: New parking project lacks proper planning
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Letters to the editor
- Horowitz's claim of bias untrue for senior lecturer
- Allowing transfer credits would benefit students
- PSU officials lack right to oppose group activity
- Column on Vietnam War wrong to bash Americans
- Bush's drilling proposal will lower dependence
- Vietnam War column contains too much bias
- Pedestrians could use some common sense
- Kweli's performance will draw large crowd
- Movin' On committee chooses diverse genres
You, I hope, see the soul-deadening irony of Pink -- who looks and sounds like a Slurpee machine exploding -- releasing a track that calls out the "Stupid Girl" of pop music's elite, right? This judgement, from a woman whose first single featured a pre-chorus of "sometimes it be's [sic] like that"? Or how about that one time when she rhymed "just like a pill" with "making me ill"? Or, you know, when she thought it was a good idea to unleash "Get The Party Started" on an unsuspecting world?
Although I went into Take the Lead, directed by Liz Friedlander, cautiously excited, I also prepared myself for another disappointing, trying-too-hard-to-be-edgy, hip-hop dance movie, a la Honey.
As the semester starts to wind down and summer finally begins to feel like more of a reality and less a distant dream, I thought it'd be appropriate to start finding good summer reads for the lucky ones who will spend their summers lying in the sun.
Lucky Number Slevin is like a great tribute band -- lots of talent, but zero points for originality.
You in Reverse comes at the end of a long wait.
