No need to camp out for Notre Dame this week.
As the Nittany Lions battled Akron in the pouring rain Saturday, the few tailgaters who braved the weather had an issue of their own to deal with: the new ban on drinking in tailgate areas during game time.
As the 42-yard pass sailed just over the outstretched arms of two Akron defenders and safely into the waiting hands of receiver Deon Butler, Anthony Morelli's long wait officially came to an end.
Diving into that Panda Express orange chicken in your noon class might get the attention of your professor, but this time, they might do more than raise an eyebrow. You would be breaking a university policy.
At first glance, 118 Sproul Hall looks like a normal supplemental room: six lofted beds, each with a desk and a chest of drawers beneath it.
This weekend's combination of football, move-in and labor day weekend resulted in a higher level of calls to police, but the State College Police Department said the rain helped keep the crime rate level with a typical move-in weekend.
Last Thursday afternoon, it might have been easy to confuse University Park for Times Square in New York.
State College's newest nightclub and live music venue opened its doors Friday night as the Cell Block, 420 E. College Ave., held its grand opening.
Three months after a Penn State student was found stabbed to death in his apartment, police remain tight-lipped about the crime scene and have yet to name any suspects in the murder.
A 21-year-old Maryland man will go to trial this fall on rape charges involving a Penn State student in a Beaver Avenue apartment last October.
A lengthy line of jam-packed vehicles slowly snaked around Bigler Road as the newest class of Nittany Lions anticipated moving into East Halls last week.
Student move-in and the first football game have not occurred on the same weekend since 2003, but local businesses said these and other factors have contributed to increased sales over the holiday weekend.
Despite beingnearly 90 miles away from the closest city, the State College Borough Council has been working to connect State College to the rest of the world with a wireless network for campus and the downtown area.
The contract for the Urban Village revitalization plan was awarded to the Delta Development Group Inc., at the Aug. 21 meeting of the State College Borough Council after the council originally asked for more time to discuss the project.
The attorney for the man charged with stabbing Penn State senior Michael Donahue has withdrawn several motions to suppress evidence and statements from the night of the murder.
On her flight back to Penn State, the last thing avid flip-flop wearer Heather Binning expected was for her Rainbow brand flips-flops to be scanned for explosive devices.
While other students partied and bought books, about 450 volunteers took shifts hammering and sanding the floor and walls of a three-bedroom house in the Henderson Building parking lot Sunday.
At the annual freshman convocation, the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education Robert Pangborn explained numerous Penn State traditions from eating an ice cream cone at the Creamery to visiting the Lion Shrine, including those traditions he deemed obsolete.
Police say student possibly raped
Call it amorphous. Call it amoebic. After Saturday, you can certainly call it effective.
Fans watching Saturday's game may have experienced some déjà vu seeing No. 12 storm his way upfield, sprinting sideline-to-sideline.
Joe Paterno wasn't smiling Saturday.
Volleyball returned to the Penn State campus this weekend, finally dispatching a storied era while ushering in a new generation in the women's program.
When Megan Hodge jogged out to join her teammates during pre-match introductions for the first time at Rec Hall, the freshman needed instruction on what to do next.
For a defending Big Ten championship team returning nine starters, early season struggles were not what the Penn State men's soccer team had in mind.
Ali Krieger was a sophomore the last time the Penn State women's soccer team lost a game.
After a puzzling end to the 2005 season, The Penn State field hockey team has more than enough incentive and drive to make a significant impact in its conference this year.
Penn State baseball to hold open tryouts
My Opinion: Andrew Staub
New regulations won't change PSU culture
Iraq war case sheds light on civilian deaths
My Opinion: Erin James
Letters to the editor
Tweed-blazer-donning mathematicians, tie-dyed carpenter's wives, furiously dancing babies and dope-smoking undergrads: The eclectic crowd at Sunday night's Bob Dylan show came to see an icon nearly five decades in the making, and the something-for-everyone bill the former Mr. Zimmerman lined up for the nearly four-hour extravaganza seemed to satisfy all.
Bar Bleu, 114 S. Garner St., drink specials include Tuesday happy hour with all drinks half-priced from 9 to 11 p.m. Lynchburg lemonades are available for $2.25 until midnight (237-0374).
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