[ Updated Saturday, Dec. 02, 2006 ]
Events benefiting the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance MarathonCommonwealth campuses have still been successful, despite new regulations from the Thon overall committee.
Though it simply took a journey cross-state, the futility for the Penn State women’s basketball team continues away from the Bryce Jordan Center.
Jamelle Cornley scored 18 points and Mike Walker added 16 for the Penn State men’s basketball team as it held off winless Morgan State, 80-71, today at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Sophomore outside hitter Nicole Fawcett had 13 kills in the Penn State
women's volleyball team's 3-0 (30-20, 30-12, 30-19) win over Hofstra
in the second of the NCAA Tournament in Rec Hall tonight.
A Penn State freshman is in critical condition after being hit by a car allegedly driven by a woman under the influence of alcohol on the 600 block of East College Avenue early this morning.
[ Updated Friday, Dec. 01, 2006 ]
Despite a second plea to the university's student activity fee board today, the financial future of The Lion WKPS-FM ( 90.7) remains cloudy.
State College police are working with Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira to decide if Marvin Gardens landlord Rodney Hendricks will receive criminal charges following a blaze that destroyed an apartment on South Pugh Street Nov. 14, according to Police Chief Tom King.
It was a cluckin’ good time while it lasted. Tonight, Penn State students gathered to say a final farewell to the Chicken Man as he hosted a "temporary retirement" party.
Just days after being named Big Ten Player of the Year, freshman outside
hitter Megan Hodge tallied 18 kills with a .382 hitting percentage in Penn State's
3-0 (30-16, 30-27, 30-15) win over Long Island University tonight in
the first round of the NCAA Tournament, held in Rec Hall.
[ Friday, Dec. 01, 2006 ]
With debate sweeping national airwaves this week about whether the sectarian violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq has reached the point of "civil war," several Penn State professors said the country has been engaged in civil war for some time.
Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum will play to a sold-out Acoustic Brew audience at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Lemont, about 10 miles way from State College.
O.A.R. is bringing another revolution to the Bryce Jordan Center.
Today marks the priority deadline for fall 2007 education abroad program applications for those considering traveling abroad next fall.
On Feb. 9, Ron White will do his best to "fix stupid" with a stand-up comedy performance at the Bryce Jordan Center.
This Sunday, students will have their first formal opportunity to bring concerns to the University Park Undergraduate Association, the new official student voice.
Last night students gathered at Carmike Cinema 5, 116 Heister St., to see an early screening of the football story We are Marshall.
The question of why Iraq is so "messy" is one with many speculations and no concrete answers, said a former U.S. State Department official last night.
Numerous organizations are holding events today to mark World AIDS Day and raise awareness among college students of the world's HIV crisis.
As researchers strive to find a solution to the nation's dependency on oil, Penn State researchers are preparing to test new technology that could one day replace oil as a fuel resource, officials said.
Some meteorologists are predicting heavy snowfall on the East Coast this season, though many locals say they have reservations.
Code officials announced yesterday that a landlord was not in compliance with borough fire ordinances following a blaze that destroyed an apartment on South Pugh Street Nov. 14.
The mixed composition of Penn State -- a public campus with private properties -- has prompted police officials to review trespass laws that are enforced when university rules are broken.
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Fresh off of sweeping the Big Ten weekly swimming awards, the Penn State men and women's swimming and diving teams will serve as host for this weekend's dual meet against West Chester.
Since last season's devastating loss to No. 1 Harvard on the final day of the NCAA Championship, the Penn State men's and women's fencing teams have been eager for a rematch.
Although the ACHA Division II Ice Lions (6-2-1, 6-2-1 SECHL) had no practices or games during the Thanksgiving break, the team members still had hockey on their minds.
The first release of the ACHA rankings brought good news for the Penn State Lady Icers (8-6, 3-3 ECWHL) as the team is ranked No. 1 in the ACHA Southeast region and seventh in the national rankings.
A late-season lull many players across the country would aspire to call their own is gone, and Megan Hodge is recharged.
"Morgan" and "State" are not two words that together strike fear into the heart of opposing basketball teams. For those who follow the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -- a league of historically black institutions renowned for competitive bands -- the Bears' ballers would be synonymous with a weak drumline.
This week, "December Five" has stretched across the front page of the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers' Web site. The headline refers to Penn State's much-needed, five-game homestand, which begins this evening and could not come at a better time for the road-weary squad.
Several things have been constant throughout the Penn State women's basketball team's extended road trip.
Rec Hall will be filled with wrestlers this weekend as several nationally ranked teams join Penn State to compete in the 2006 Nittany Lion Open.
Sports in Brief
Harassment on campus: Hate mail to anyone cruel, ineffective
My Opinion: Chris Mueller
Letters to the editor
Déjá Vu set itself up for success just by including two awesome elements -- Denzel Washington and time travel.
Here are some talking points from the Game's new album, Doctor's Advocate -- the Game is a rapper from Compton, the hardest on the West coast. He has lots of promiscuous sex with women whenever he's not smoking a lot of marijuana -- or while he is -- the Game ain't picky. Oh, and he really, really likes Dr. Dre.
In 2001, Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player who has ever lived, decided that his career as a Washington Wizards front office executive was unfulfilling of his hunger for competition. He traded in his suit and tie for a basketball uniform, and at the ancient age of 38, he managed to lead his team in points and help improve its record by 18 games.
Bond is back. That's all that has to be said.
Chicken Little isn't just for your younger brother anymore.
If you miss your childhood, tonight at 8, Students Organizing the Multiple Arts (SOMA) will be passing out crayons at Dragon Chaser's Emporium -- and then telling everyone to draw on the walls.
Arts in Brief
The bar scene
