The Digital Collegian - Published independently by students at Penn State
BACK ISSUES
[ Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ]


PHOTO: Jeremy Drey
PHOTO/GRAPHIC: Jeremy Drey

NEWS

It will be several more weeks until clues about the death of a Penn State student on Saturday are released, according to the Centre County coroner's office.

Although some students are apathetic about the proposed increase in the Student Activity Fee, others are torn between keeping costs low and maintaining opportunities for student involvement.

As his last act as Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president, Galen Foulke created a transition group last week that will aid in establishing the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA).

Students from central Pennsylvania are less likely to go on to college than those from more urban regions of the state, but a recent study reported Centre County remains the exception.

From learning how to find the library to delving into topics of future majors, the first-year seminar (FYS) can be viewed as a valuable tool or a waste of time.

Penn State, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center plan to sign a partnership deal today to expand current cooperative efforts among the three organizations.

The students and alumni who battled the rain Saturday afternoon received the first glimpse of the 2006 Homecoming theme, "Pride In Our Legacy," after the first quarter of the Blue-White game.

What do hundreds of Penn State students have in common with children across the globe in Uganda? Both of these groups will spend Saturday night curled up on the ground somewhere instead of sleeping peacefully at home.

Feature Photo

Feature Photo


SPORTS

Sports in brief

Anthony Morelli may not wind up being Penn State's most-decorated signal caller, but that didn't stop quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno from coming up with an interesting comparison.

A week ago today, Adam Taliaferro received a call at his home in suburban Philadelphia. It was Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel on the line, and he was calling from a location with which the former Penn State cornerback was very familiar.

After a weekend when the Penn State baseball team saw its arms catch up to its bats, the Nittany Lions look to turn this newfound balance into a winning streak as red-hot Bucknell invades Happy Valley at 3 p.m. today at Beaver Field.

Back in March, Penn State baseball coach Robbie Wine said his team has yet to find its ace. Consider him found.


OPINIONS

University Park Allocation Committee: Students' letter may be too little, too late

Immigration Debate: Program should discourage hiring of illegals

My Opinion: Brandon Linton

Letters to the editor

SCIHEALTH

BioDays, an event featuring biology-related tours, activities, demos and speakers, took place all day Saturday in the Osmond Lab. This family-oriented event was sponsored by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences in conjunction with the Biology and BMB departments at Penn State.

A Penn State graduate student recently designed a new fluorophore, which is used to illuminate the interior of cells for research.

With the sun making its first appearance of the weekend Sunday, more than 230 walkers gathered to welcome the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society's walk back to State College.

Fact: Potting soil, ammonia, corn syrup, water and dry ice are all common household materials that can make a comet.

To improve the performance of the kinds of fuel cells most likely to power more environmentally friendly automobiles in the future, Penn State researchers have begun using something called neuron imaging.

Penn State University was recently selected as one of six pilot schools in Pennsylvania's Solar Scholars program.

My Opinion: Edward Rosick

My Opinion: Jessica Hopey

ARTS

The Crowbar will be filled with the indie rock tunes of Roustabout! veterans Creeping Weeds, The Bullet Parade and Matt Pond PA tonight.

String instruments are the ties that bind an international double bass player to a Penn State graduate student -- his daughter.


Arts in brief



WEATHER






TOP  HOME
Blogs  About  Contact Us  Back Issues  Advertising 

Copyright © 2009 Collegian Inc.