When dancers Sarah Swaintek and Katie McCormick looked up into the stands during the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, they didn't see supporters clad in matching T-Shirts dancing and waving signs.
Two days after New Jersey became the fourth state to allow civil unions for homosexuals, a Penn State professor says more people are coming out earlier than in previous years.
Students interested in strutting their stuff on the catwalk will soon have their chance -- as long as they are "healthy," a local fashion designer said.
Sixty-three percent of doctors believe it's ethically permissible to voice moral objections to patients about controversial procedures such as abortion and birth control, according to a recent survey,
Deni Elliott spoke yesterday before an audience of aspiring journalists about an important topic in their future field -- journalism ethics.
The county district attorney announced yesterday he will not seek the death penalty in the murder case involving a former Penn State football player.
Three bloody footprints found at the murder scene of a Penn State student cannot be linked to the victim or the man accused of the murder, the defense attorney said yesterday.
At the request of the State College Borough Council, State Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Centre) has drafted legislation to create an additional $150 to $250 fine for alcohol-related crimes.
A letter signed by 48 professors was delivered to Penn State President Graham Spanier yesterday asking that university approved sanctions against an anti-sweatshop activist be dropped and voicing support for anti-sweatshop policies.
Simon Hawk, local graffiti artist and owner of JJ by Maxwell, 109 S. Pugh St., will be approaching the State College Borough Council Friday to introduce plans for a public graffiti space.
Last night, hundreds of students invaded downtown bars for Mardi Gras -- the day when people indulge in guilty pleasures, such as food and alcohol, before lent season.
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Penn State boxer Mory Diane had a shot at Reggie Smith of the United States Military Academy at the Lock Haven Invitational on Saturday.
Little wins don't show up in a team's record, so they are labeled "moral victories," intangible, and Danny Morrissey can't stand them for that reason.
Jamelle Cornley is no stranger to the Schottenstein Center.
The Penn State women's indoor track and field team continues to climb in this week's major national rankings yesterday after beginning the season unranked.
After the first day of competition at next weekend's Big Ten Championships, most of the coaches will take time to rest and prepare for the final day of competition.
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He's got a slight twang in his voice and a pedal steel guitar in the mix, so you might call Richard Buckner a country artist.
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