[ Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 ]
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jennifer Hunter spoke about her journalism experiences in front of a packed Foster Auditorium this morning.
The youth vote could count more than ever before when it comes to the Nov. 7 midterm elections.
Students looking for a ride home this Thanksgiving can purchase bus tickets from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) today and tomorrow between 3 and 6 p.m. in the Findlay Commons in East Halls.
Some members of the Penn State student community are still feeling shock waves from North Korea's Oct. 9 nuclear weapon test.
The name and contents of the new, controversially named energy drink Cocaine have prompted Sheetz, Weis Markets and other businesses to ban the product from their shelves and sparked a lawsuit against its "immoral trademark."
A bill working its way through the Pennsylvania Senate would require nearly all hospitals to offer the emergency contraception pill to rape victims -- and not everyone is happy about it.
On Sept. 2, 2005, a 20-year-old soldier stationed in Iraq wrote a journal entry about the experiences she had that day. She had talked to a shop owner about black market gas prices and held the hand of one of her favorite little girls.
National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent Juan Williams said last night the house is on fire -- and that we must call attention to the crisis in our midst.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate passed legislation last night that may enlarge the role of the USG Supreme Court.
A 25-year-old State College resident was arraigned on a charge of rape yesterday and placed in Centre County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail for allegedly choking and sexually assaulting a Penn State student early Sunday morning.
UPUA-themed thongs, a shock collar for president Jay Chamberlin and holding meetings at Mad Mex were among the first issues discussed by the existing eight members of the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) at an informal meeting last night.
In spite of a judicial ruling calling for the prohibition of cigarettes labeled "light" or "low-tar," local retailers expect tobacco sales to remain steady.
Two Penn State fraternities have collected enough violations that they may have their rental permits suspended by the borough, forcing fraternity members to find somewhere else to live.
Student government presidential candidate Jay Bundy, who was disqualified after winning the election, allegedly kicked walls and slammed his handcuffs repeatedly against a courtroom table after being arrested Monday in Bloomsburg -- on the same day he asked the Penn State administration to appeal his oust.
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Whether it is the beginning of the game, the start of the second half or after a goal, the No. 8 Penn State field hockey team plays the ball the same way every game.
The players on the Penn State women's soccer team stand listlessly, hunched under their hoods in the cold rain, waiting for practice to begin. And then, suddenly, one player burst out of the group, running toward former forward Tiffany Weimer, Penn State's all-time leading scorer, just arriving on the field.
Following a shut out loss at Wisconsin and with the final weeks of its season looming, the Penn State men's soccer team was looking for something, anything, to spark an offensive explosion. It was backed into a corner.
Most questions at Joe Paterno's weekly press conference yesterday centered around his two quarterbacks. But when asked if either would be able to start against Illinois, Paterno was adamant about one thing.
Hype is not a word often associated with the Penn State men's basketball team.
Whatever he did, it worked.
In a topsy-turvy weekend, the entire national picture in the world of women's volleyball was slightly shaken.
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Starting today, audience members can take a trip back to 1960s Motown with a musical production filled with love, conflict and fame.
Indie-pop band The iOs will be bringing both girl and boy power to its first Roustabout! Concert tonight at The Darkhorse Tavern, 128 E. College Ave.
The bar scene
