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[ Monday, April 17, 2006 ]


PHOTO: Prince Frederick Spells
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NEWS

A Penn State senior was shot to death over the weekend while he was visiting family in his hometown of Philadelphia.

Gov. Ed Rendell will speak at 2:30 p.m. today in the HUB-Robeson Center's first-floor lounge about his bid for re-election.

Penn State University Police are investigating a possible connection between a fire that occurred outside Brumbaugh Hall early yesterday morning and one that occurred in a Pinchot Hall elevator April 2.

Although a year has passed since former Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar disappeared, his loved ones continue to look to the future, hoping new testing on evidence may result in new leads and closure.

The administration's recent acknowledgement of the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) as the official voice of the student body has left some questioning their alliances to the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and wondering whom to support in the fall.

The four Penn State greek councils are continuing plans to unite themselves as they gear up for the 2006 Greek Week.

Penn State students may not be turning to AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) solely as a way to procrastinate on their homework any longer.

The numbers of graduating female and male seniors enrolled in law school remain even -- but more top law firm partnerships are going to men than women, according to a recent survey.

By the end of this semester, Penn State students will be able to listen to more than Bon Jovi and Beethoven on their iPods.

For 10 years, Tuition Painters has been offering students a chance to manage and run their own painting businesses during the summer.

Student allegedly entered three houses
Man charged in car-ramming incident

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SPORTS

Before Saturday's game against St. John's, the Penn State men's lacrosse team was told by its coaches and captains not to overlook a team winless in the ECAC.

Penn State men's tennis coach Bill Potoczny was worried that his team could be caught off guard by any of the teams it would play this weekend on the road.

The Penn State women's tennis team swallowed a painful fifth loss in a row as it fell to No. 33 Iowa, 4-3 on Friday night. Still, the well-played match left little room for regrets and complaints from the coaches and players.

Missy Beseres clutched the rosin bag while her blue mouthpiece peeked beneath her lips -- she was smiling, and she couldn't stop.

After two consecutive weeks of abysmal weather, the athletes on the Penn State men's track and field team saw their first comfortable climate competition this weekend at the 40th annual Sea Ray Relays hosted by Tennessee.

It's a good bet that on any given weekend, many Penn State sports teams can boast of accomplishments. Not many, however, can claim their success occurred in two separate time zones at the same time.

In the rearview mirrors of the bus that was bringing the Penn State men's volleyball team home on Saturday night was not only Muncie, Ind., but also the regular season. The No. 10 Nittany Lions (18-8, 11-1 EIVA) packed up, got Taco Bell for dinner and headed back to State College, leaving the Hoosier State after two hard-fought matches.

This weekend, the Penn State baseball team didn't heed the advice of 80's band Loverboy and worked during the weekend, not for it.

Turning to the boys in the pen was anything but a relief.

First basemen Jenn Reynolds thought everyone on her team "was a little scared" walking up to the plate two weeks ago. But this past weekend, the shoe was on the other foot -- Penn State's opponent was the one shaking in its boots.

It was a must-win game that the No. 18 Penn State women's lacrosse team (5-8, 1-1 ALC) was not expected to win. With so much riding on this game, the team played with a fight not seen in earlier matches. But it was not enough.


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