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BACK ISSUES
[ Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 ]


PHOTO: Caroline Vilanueva
PHOTO: Caroline Vilanueva

NEWS
[ Updated Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 ]

Penn State President Graham Spanier said today he will propose a "modest but fair" pay increase for "faculty and staff" at Friday's Board of Trustees meeting.


[ Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 ]

Two groups with very different intentions shared the space in front of the Allen Street Gates yesterday.

After viewing the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, two students decided to lace up their running shoes and race for the coast.

The State College Borough Council is excited about the prospect of Dan Myers, chief executive officer and president of getwireless.net, taking State College and the Penn State campus wireless.

Pending approval of the Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday, Penn State intends to buy 1.5 acres of land along North Atherton Street, though a university official in the finance and business office said there are no "immediate plans" for the land.

Grave, cloudy skies reflected the somber mood yesterday morning on the steps of Old Main during an event commemorating the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

A Penn State professor who is suing the university and faculty members in the College of Medicine for alleged gender discrimination said whatever the outcome of her case, the lawsuit may help other women.

Underneath his red high-top Nikes, the tiles gleam beneath traces of flour inside the new D.P. Dough location downtown.

Last night, philosopher and novelist Dr. Andrew Bernstein spoke on "Global Capitalism: The Solution to World Oppression and Poverty" to a crowd of about 200 students in the Thomas Building.

The screen went dark, and the credits began to roll. Light flooded into the HUB Auditorium, but all 30 students at last night's showing of United 93 stayed glued to their seats, slowly seeping back into reality.

Former senior domestic policy analyst under President Reagan and best-selling conservative author Dinesh D'Souza brought both credentials and a spirited "anti-anti-American" message to an audience of about 60 in Osmond last night.

News in Brief


SPORTS

ABC to televise game against Ohio State

I had it. An all-expense paid trip to Saturday's Notre Dame-Penn State game.

Little went right for Penn State on Saturday. But after yesterday's Associated Press poll came out, things could've be a lot worse.

Just like a nice pair of sweatpants or a big fluffy couch, the members of the Penn State women's volleyball team have tried to keep everything comfortable for their four freshmen teammates.

No one embodies the attitude of this year's Penn State women's soccer team more than senior midfielder/defender Sarah Dwyer.

My Opinion: Joseph Dolan


OPINIONS

PSU legal consultant let go: New student legal advice raises questions

Bush's unpopularity in Europe: Bush's second term should build bridges

My Opinion: Kristin Huth

Letters to the editor

SCIHEALTH

Internet storage offers file backup

One of the biggest environmental problems our generation will have to face is going to be confronted this year, and many Penn State students are stepping up to the challenge: conquering global warming.

Beginning next semester, female students wishing to take Plan B, an emergency contraceptive commonly known as the morning after pill, will no longer need a prescription.

Plan B, an emergency contraceptive known as the morning after pill, is 89 percent effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy, according to its packaging by manufacturer Barr Pharmaceuticals.

Grossing $100 million in the first week of release is a blockbuster by Hollywood standards, but what about for a video game?

ARTS

Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., Specials of the day will include $2.50 Absolut, Bacardi and Captain from 10 p.m. to midnight, and all day $2.50 Smirnoff flavors (231-4745).


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