The Daily Collegian received the following letter from Penn State's Department of Public Information. It is Penn State President Graham Spanier's response to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission's decision to review the university's history of discrimination complaints.

After a ninth consecutive Big Ten women's soccer title this past season, head coach Paula Wilkins announced that she will be stepping down from her position at Penn State to take the head coaching job at Big Ten rival Wisconsin, according to a press release from Penn State athletics.

After a ninth consecutive Big Ten women's soccer title this past season, head coach Paula Wilkins announced that she will be stepping down from her position at Penn State to take the head coaching job at Big Ten rival Wisconsin, according to a press release from Penn State athletics.

There's a new bookstore in town for students who want to be surrounded by the smells of fine imported teas, colorful Indian paintings and discussions about different Eastern philosophies.

Ryan Daut may have to start screening his phone calls.

When James Broadhurst, chief executive officer of Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, was named the new chairman of Penn State's Board of Trustees at Friday's meeting, he cracked a smile -- an expression captured permanently in the smiley face cookies he made famous.

Penn State students may be able to find the Willard Building and the HUB without consulting a map, but a recent study suggests they might not be as knowledgeable about national or world geography.

Grasping for strength: A daily struggle

As two fraternities face possible eviction from their houses in May, members of both are attempting to convince State College that they've improved their images.

Barry Bonds is only 22 home runs away from baseball glory. This season, the San Francisco Giants outfielder could break Hank Aaron's career homerun record.

Penn State's president disputed accusations yesterday of "a cultural or systemic problem" two days after a state commission launched a review of discrimination complaints against the university.

While many students struggle to memorize facts for exams, Erin Luley (freshman-animal bioscience), a record holder at The USA National Memory Championship, memorizes as an extracurricular activity.

Students hoping to get out of college a little bit quicker with an advanced degree got some help from the Penn State Board of Trustees.

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News in brief

Before the Penn State men's basketball team stepped on the practice court this week, coach Ed DeChellis spoke honestly of the Nittany Lions four-game losing streak and how his team could possibly end it.

During the holiday break, junior guard Kam Gissendanner did a self-evaluation. She prayed to "get back to what I used to be."

The 2007 schedule came in like a lamb for the No. 2 Penn State ACHA Division I Icers (22-4-0, 20-2-0 ACHA). However, before Penn State travels to Youngstown, Ohio, for the ACHA National Tournament, it's going to have to play a lion's share of difficult games.

My Opinion: Mark Myers

Sports in Brief

MySpace: Lawsuits don't trump personal responsibility

My Opinion: Kathleen Haughney

• Certain letters to editor misrepresent student body
• Collegian review of O.A.R. slammed the band's fans
• Frost club would entertain under-21 PSU students

"Is it really a good idea to feature comic books in a literary exhibit?"

Some first-year graduate students in the School of Visual Arts are taking a fresh approach with their annual Zoller Gallery exhibition, a display that this year involves a Ping Pong performance, live entertainment and a community-constructed hot dog cart.

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground isn't like most bands. In fact, if you talk to its members, it's probably not a band at all.

It's a story rich with imagery and drenched with struggle and despair. But for Pennsylvania Dance Theatre artistic director Andre Koslowski, this weekend's performance of Mimoun at the newly refurbished State Theatre is the realization of a personal dream -- a dream that began 16 years ago on a rainy afternoon in a London bookshop.

This weekend a group of "equal opportunity offenders" is putting on a show of political satire not to be missed.

How did Oktoberfest begin, and what is it celebrating?

In 1978, the quasi-well-known punk band Crass proclaimed that "punk is dead."