[ Updated Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006 ]
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) representatives confronted Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon officials on Friday night about proposed changes in miniature versions of Thon that are held at commonwealth campuses.
Penn State's defense limited Wisconsin, but -- once again -- the Nittany Lions' offense couldn't construct any touchdown drives.
Members of the African Students Association met with two Penn State alumni who are active in African aid efforts last night to discuss solutions to help bring an end to poverty on the continent.
The Asian Pacific American Caucus sponsored a gathering at the HUB-Robeson Center last night that included break dancing, Jeopardy and the sale of T-shirts with swear words on them.
The State College bar Tony's Big Easy, 129 S. Pugh St., will face a $600 fine and a one day liquor license suspension for "happy hour" violations that occurred at the bar.
Philanthropy Phridays, which is a new awareness program to engage and educate students about philanthropy at Penn State, kicked off today.
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa), in the last few days of a U.S. Senate race that has garnered national attention, will pay a visit to State College tomorrow evening.
[ Friday, Nov. 3, 2006 ]
With the Nov. 7 midterm elections only days away, recent remarks by Sen. John Kerry have provoked harsh criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. At Penn State, there were mixed reactions to the senator's comments.
Standing before an altar decorated with flowers and paper skeletons, Everardo Tapia, member of the Mexican American Student Association (MASA), popped a jalapeño pepper into his mouth.
Traditional relays include messages of competition and victory. For the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, the message is hope.
Despite the university's decision this semester to raise the weekly allocation from 1.5 gigabytes to 2, students have been exceeding Internet bandwidth limits at the same rate as last year, according to Information Technology Services (ITS).
Henry "Hank" Foley was appointed dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) yesterday.
Ricardo Torres, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly president, will keep his seat in Faculty Senate if University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) President Jay Chamberlin gets his way.
The rental permits of two Penn State fraternities were suspended by the State College Borough Council yesterday, a punishment that will evict all tenants for six months, beginning Dec. 23, unless an appeal is sought and granted.
In a week crowded with political campaigns, Penn State students last night heard one final candidate speak before next week's election.
With a bra hanging off his guitar, lead singer Tyson Ritter stood in front of an audience of thousands and made being a reject cool again.
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Before practice on Tuesday, the No. 6 Penn State field hockey team spent more than an hour watching tape from Sunday's 1-0 loss to No. 12 Indiana.
The strongest fencers from more than 25 colleges and universities will unite under the bright lights of the White Building this weekend. The Penn State men's and women's fencing teams will serve as host the Garret Open Saturday and Sunday, beginning each day at 8:30 a.m.
During August and September, when schedules were being reviewed, numerous calendars across the country, including a few in Annapolis and University Park, ended up with circles around Nov. 4. That day has finally come.
During August and September, when schedules were being reviewed, numerous calendars across the country, including a few in Annapolis and University Park, ended up with circles around Nov. 4. That day has finally come.
With all forms of adversity in its face week after week, the Penn State men's soccer team simply refuses to back down.
With Geary Claxton unable to play for at least two weeks, the Penn State men's basketball team faces the immediate dilemma of replacing its leading scorer from the past two seasons.
Somewhere within each of them, the memories of last weekend linger. The letdown against Wisconsin. The energy against Minnesota.
Last week, they were the two biggest wins of the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers' young season. This week, they are simply learning experiences a young team can learn from.
After previous disappointing losses in Big Ten tournament play, the Penn State women's soccer team took an uncommon step forward last night.
Wisconsin's freshman tailback P.J. Hill could rattle off a list of stats and watch lists that would make any running back blush -- but safety Donnie Johnson doesn't seem too impressed.
While much attention goes to freshman tailback P.J. Hill, Penn State's defense must also key in on two other weapons in No. 17 Wisconsin's offensive arsenal.
Earlier this week, Wisconsin cornerback Allen Langford said this weekend's gameplan against the Nittany Lions would be the same as any week: Make the quarterback think more than usual.
With the 2006 campaign winding down, Penn State's final chance to beat a quality regular season opponent comes tomorrow.
For the last few weeks, Paul Posluszny has deflected talk about records and history books, veering conversation to team matters instead.
It's hard to achieve such a dominating performance as the Penn State women's swimming and diving team did last weekend at their tournament in Charlottesville, but it's an entirely different challenge to repeat that success. This weekend, however, the Nittany Lions will try to do just that, as they serve as host to the Big Cat Invitational.
Home sweet home. For the first time this season, the Penn State women's tennis team can finally say that. This weekend the Nittany Lions will serve as host to the Penn State Mock Duals, the first home event of the 2006 season. The event will begin today at 5, and resume again tomorrow at 9 a.m.
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In the liner notes for Ben Folds' new LP, Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP, Folds says the album would have been his second solo effort were it not for the Internet.
With a cast of characters that includes a "ho"- turned file clerk; a gun-toting, Harley-riding grandmother and a homicidal scorned woman, Janet Evanovich's Twelve Sharp is a hilarious yet suspenseful addition to her successful series.
Fall is upon us, and that means Oscar buzz has taken over the box office. Most of the movies expected to garner praise and an Academy Award nomination are being released in time for the ceremony in February. However, I'm convinced writer/director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins) just happenedupon his latest film The Prestige, opening in October and starting Oscar talk.
I really wish I'd have been there at the brainstorming session for My Chemical Romance's disastrous new album The Black Parade. I bet it went something like:
When he arrived at Penn State in the summer, Will Lewis was disappointed by the absence of a student comedy club.
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Imagine the clouds of heaven and the fires of hell coming together in a battle between good and evil. Imagine ambrosial angels versus ferocious demons and one girl trapped in the middle, the subject of their passion and desire, being pulled in both directions and then tossed about as if she were a baseball during a game of catch.
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