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Penn State will seek $365,167,000 in funding from the state government for the 2007-2008 year, following the unanimous approval of the request by the Penn State Board of Trustees today.
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Two former employees of the All-American Rathskeller who are being sued for $60,000 in alleged unpaid legal fees from a 2003 involuntary manslaughter trial said they believed the money was a business transaction and not a loan, according to court documents.
Snack lovers, crunch on this: Nittany Lion blue and white potato chips.
An anonymous group of activists hung yellow banners out of the windows of the Willard and Sackett buildings yesterday afternoon encouraging Penn State to adopt policies ensuring that university apparel isn't manufactured in sweatshops.
This fall, Penn State is offering a cheaper solution to the expensive textbook problem, and professors are jumping on board.
This week has been a healing process of sorts for Penn State.
When approached by officers two weeks ago, a pair of minors took only minutes to reveal the name of the man who provided their alcohol, State College Police said.
As many students continue to gripe over spending hard-earned cash on a book that might never be used, one company is seeking an online alternative.
Penn State is looking to buy land on North Atherton Street in a neighborhood that the State College Borough Council has wanted to revamp for years -- and council members are excited.
The Penn State Board of Trustees will meet today to review final plans for University Park's Dickinson School of Law building, vote on a proposed property acquisition and discuss the 2007-2008 academic year state appropriation request.
News in brief
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Penn State rebounds from last week's loss with a 37-3 win over Youngstown State.
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If you thought Youngstown State was anxious about being in the national spotlight, or even that the Penguins were looking forward to tomorrow's game more than others -- well, you'd be dead wrong.
Though it came out on the losing end of a blowout last week, Penn State still found positives -- although few and far between -- to build upon.
Following last weekend's game, Jordan Norwood stepped off the field with eyes that looked more demonic -- or at least seemed more like a photo from a bad, red-eyed Kodak -- than human.
"We share so much pain, after a while you form a bond," junior Michael Syrnick said.
While the Penn State women's cross country team opens up its season this Saturday in Lock Haven, the team has another date and place that has been on its minds for months now: Oct. 29 in Bloomington, Indiana.
With a coach returning from Italy bearing a gold medal around her neck and two teammates both touting their respective state amateur titles, there is optimism abound for the Penn State women's golf team this weekend as it plays in the Lady Northern Invitational at Michigan State.
After scrimmaging on the muddy West Campus fields for four hours, Women's Rugby Captain Kristen Snyder realized that her team roster could be the biggest it has ever been.
After struggling against top-ranked squads early in the season, the Penn State women's soccer team is searching for a much-needed confidence boost.
If last weekend was about making a statement, this weekend will be about keeping that good feeling alive.
For the Penn State men's soccer team, parallels to the 2005 season border on irritating. The same disappointing start (1-4-1). The utter lack of goal scoring (three goals scored in six games).
The overtime loss to Ohio University at the end of August was a blessing in disguise for the Penn State field hockey team (4-2).
Sports in brief
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Letters to the editor
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I had the opportunity to participate in a nationwide conference call interview with the stars of School for Scoundrels, Billy Bob Thornton (The Bad News Bears) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). The duo discussed their roles in the film, previous characters they've played and what they plan on doing next.
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If you're growing tired of the State College music scene, this weekend's Kettle Jam could be a welcome change of pace.
When you think of Vincent van Gogh, maybe you think of his colorful portraits. Maybe you have images of severed ears, a part of his dark, troubled life or maybe you just think of star-filled nights.
When it comes to summer blockbusters, the first images to come to a movie-goer's mind this summer have been Superman, pirates and, of course, snakes on planes.
Ever since her days in Destiny's Child, Beyoncé has been pretty reliable for a couple killer singles off every album. But then B'Day was preceded by two singles, one innovative and one an imitation. Unfortunately, the album follows the latter, offering very few thrills along the way.
When I decided to see Crank, directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, I thought I would be getting a classic action movie, having heard it described as Speed with a twist.
The title of the book says enough -- Middlesex.
The bar scene
The last time I really listened to music for an extended period was a couple of days ago. I was at the Sean Paul concert, and for several hours my ears were assailed with obnoxiously loud raps, and my friend was screaming obscenities about Notre Dame.
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