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[ Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 ]


PHOTO: Mollie Pritchett
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NEWS

Yesterday was Constitution Day at Penn State, but you probably didn't even know it by walking around campus.

After an unknown man walked into two occupied South Halls dorm rooms in July, Penn State University police sent out an alert to all students living on campus, urging them to lock their doors at all times.

After admitting to stealing thousands of dollars worth of property from the university, Clinton Teeter was ready to go to jail, his attorney said yesterday.

Members of the Academic Assembly passed a resolution to revise the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) constitution by a unanimous vote at their meeting last night.

Every year, an estimated 1,400 college students die from alcohol poisoning.

The State College Borough Council held a meeting last night for the first steps in the Urban Village revitalization plan.

With the number of alcohol-related emergencies skyrocketing at Mount Nittany Medical Center in the last two years, the university is struggling to find the right formula to combat dangerous drinking.

They knew a call could come at any moment.

The future of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law is becoming clearer -- the Penn State Board of Trustees approved final plans Friday for a new law building at University Park.

Curious what your mom is doing on Saturday? Check your Dad's weekend photos? Poke Grandma?

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News in brief


SPORTS

There is usually a line dividing journalists and athletes. This year the Penn State women's golf team has an athlete intent on crossing that line and making a name for herself not only in the sports world, but also in sports journalism.

When ESPN's College GameDay crew came to Penn State last year for the Nittany Lions' Oct. 8 17-10 win against Ohio State, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said the Penn State student section was the best in the country.

Although the main goal for the Beantown tournament was team bonding and experience, the Penn State women's rugby team decided that was not enough.

Pausing to think for a moment, it seemed as though Tim Shaw was stopping to ponder life's toughest questions.

It might not appear on the stat sheet, but wideout Deon Butler said you'd be surprised how many players take pride in it.

Walking on campus in the laid-back summer months here, Christa Harmotto had some questions on her mind.

A soccer team needs several key components to be successful. A good defense to prevent goals, a good midfield presence to set them up and a good offense to score them.

Sports in brief


OPINIONS

USG representation: Student voice nowhere to be found

Women's health: Over-the-counter Plan B good for UHS

My Opinion: Kelsey Collins

Letters to the editor

SCIHEALTH

Many people hate waiting in lines, especially to get in their daily workout.

Move over, Pluto. A new discovery has brought up an old debate, but this time it is planet versus star.

Students often choose classes, football games and late night trips to Canyon over hours of sleep during the week.

Penn State's new University Creamery, occupying the first and a portion of the second floor of the new Food Science Building, offers new products as well as advanced new equipment that manufactures more product in a shorter period of time.

ARTS

At the beginning of every football game, students file into Beaver Stadium, decked out in their blue and white, preparing for the pregame rituals like the drum major's flip and chants of "We are!"

The bar scene


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