[ Updated Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 ]
Simon Hawk, local graffiti artist and owner of JJ by Maxwell, 109 S. Pugh St., spoke to the State College Borough Council today about his proposal for a legal graffiti space in State College.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) passed a resolution today to dissolve and merge with the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA).
Marvin Gardens landlord Rodney Hendricks could face up to $20,000 in fines for borough code violations relating to a Nov. 14 fire that destroyed an apartment on South Pugh Street, Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said today.
[ Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 ]
To increase Pennsylvania's effect on the presidential election, several state representatives have submitted legislation to hold the primary election sooner.
In the first national study of individuals with eating disorders, binge eating was found to be more prevalent than anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
Students wanting to get university e-mails on their cell phones may soon be able to -- but they also might have to get text-messaged advertisements and coupons.
Students to use animal instincts
Tomorrow, although the dancing will have stopped, the spirit of raising cancer awareness will still be in full swing.
According to a recent study, University President Graham Spanier's longevity as a head university official may no longer be that uncommon among university presidents.
According to recently released documents, 12 campus organizations will be applying for funds from the new Funding Allocation Board.
The building that housed the old Creamery for more than 70 years will be demolished unceremoniously during spring break -- a move some students and alumni said is a sad ending to the nostalgic structure.
Taking Back Sunday gave the BJC a pretty solid Thursday last night.
Exactly one year after a Penn State student was beaten to death in a State College residence, activity in the case of the accused murderer has suddenly increased as the trial date approaches.
Standing halfway inside one of the five booths across from Chat's in the HUB-Robeson Center, Maggie Wallace looked at the payphone with dismay.
Penn State students still want more recreational space, according to a recent $70,000 study commissioned by Penn State.
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[ Updated Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 ]
Not only did Illinois find redemption for last season's upset loss to
Penn State, but the Fighting Illini also greatly helped their case for
an NCAA tournament at-large berth.
[ Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 ]
The Penn State women's tennis team is ready for an intense battle against its first Big Ten opponent of the season, No. 6 Northwestern.
The ACHA National Tournament doesn't start until Wednesday, however, the No. 1 Penn State Division I Icers (27-7-0, 24-5-0 ACHA) plan to begin their quest for an eighth championship earlier than expected when they take on the Maryland Terrapins tonight at 9 in the Greenberg Ice Pavilion.
After a five-match homestand, tonight marks the first time the No. 5 Penn State men's volleyball team will play away from Rec Hall since its trip to Hawaii earlier this season.
To win the Big Ten women's indoor track and field championship this weekend, Penn State will need top performances from every single one of its athletes.
After a challenging opening schedule, the Penn State men's track and field team will find out this weekend just how much progress it has made since its opening meet.
If it hadn't been for 14 taxis, the Penn State women's basketball team's trip to Columbus, Ohio, would've been an all-too-familiar case of déjà vu.
The loss is still hard to swallow for coach Suzanne Isidor and her Penn State women's lacrosse team. The 15-14 defeat at the hands of a heavy underdog, Delaware, last April has settled into the collective memory of the Nittany Lions, leaving them thirsting for a chance at redemption.
It's a win that Penn State men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis referenced several times during his team's recent stretch of games against top-ranked Ohio State and Wisconsin. He was still holding out hope that something like it would happen again.
Tick-tock.
After letting the national title slip away from them last season, the Penn State men's and women's fencing teams are determined to reclaim the title.
Knockdowns and knockouts, the most exciting part of the sport, are rarities in collegiate boxing. Protective headgear makes it that much harder to fell an opponent, especially with the referees looking to protect the fighters rather than to see a good fight.
After two weeks of practice inside the cavernous surroundings of Holuba Hall and the Multi-Sport Facility, the Nittany Lions return to action against elite competition today at the three-day Palm Springs Classic in California.
Coming off of its first loss of the season, the Penn State men's tennis team made sure not to dwell on the defeat, and attempted to get back to its winning ways. Seconds after Junior Chris Sherman completed his match win over Bucknell's Daniel Bednareck, finishing a clean sweep of the Bison, it was clear that the Nittany Lions had done exactly that.
After last week's season-best score, it could be easy for the No. 2 Penn State men's gymnastics team to get overconfident and lose focus.
When the No. 11 Notre Dame (1-0) men's lacrosse team comes to State College to face Penn State (0-1) this Sunday, the biggest battle may not come between the players who directly meet each other on the field. Rather, the outcome may rest on the performances of a pair of talented goalies, Penn State's Drew Adams and Notre Dame's Joey Kemp.
The story of the prodigal son returning home is well known -- or perhaps in this case, the return of the prodigal daughter.
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ROY G. BIV will take on a new meaning this weekend.
There's something to be said for the ambition that experimental rock bands have.
In the past, Norman Mailer has written about religious and social icons such as Jesus and Marilyn Monroe, as well as documenting society's outcasts in books like The Executioner's Song.
I was really looking forward to being entertained by Nicolas Cage's over-the-top acting, special effects that would make the Hulk blush and Eva Mendes on a 10-foot screen. Ghost Rider had every opportunity to be "so bad it's good," and it even goes below those expectations.
Like a frothy pop song, Music and Lyrics is a fun, lighthearted flick that you just can't help smiling along to.
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