[ Updated Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 ]
Appearing before the House Committee on Appropriation, University President Graham Spanier testified that Penn State needs more than the 1.6 percent increase in state appropriations proposed by Gov. Ed Rendell.
[ Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 ]
Surrounded by flashing red lights, a 5-foot 4-inch silver and blue hookah stands in a window overlooking a busy College Avenue -- yet students walk past, barely noticing at all.
Vice president of university relations Stephen MacCarthy will leave Penn State at the end of April to become the new vice president of external relations at the University of Arizona, according to a Penn State press release.
When the fraternity brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, 524 Locust Lane, sat down to dinner last night, a relaxed sense of reverence hung in the air, as the dressed-up students waited to hear from a very important dinner guest.
About two years after a Penn State lacrosse player's family was killed in a plane crash in Bellefonte, investigators still haven't determined the cause of the crash, according to an aviation report.
In an attempt to keep tuition low, Penn State President Graham Spanier will try to persuade legislators today to provide the university with more state dollars.
Danielle Hofer scooped up a lone dollar bill stuck to the damp bar top at the Darkhorse Tavern Saturday night.
While the former student government's decision to dissolve will become official tonight, students were markedly uninterested by the Undergraduate Student Government's decision.
Despite almost two years of delays, the resignation of one manager and the arrest last weekend of another, underage venue Frost Night Club is still set to open within a matter of weeks, its owner said.
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Hypothetically, the Penn State men's basketball team can still make the NCAA tournament.
Penn State men's basketball head coach Ed DeChellis said his team is focusing on itself and trying to generate some positive results at this point in the season.
In many ways, he's the most scrutinized player on the baseball diamond. When he emerges from the bullpen, he -- and the crowd -- knows that the game should essentially be over.
After the Penn State men's lacrosse team fell behind by seven goals to Notre Dame late in the third period on Sunday, it was no surprise who sparked the Nittany Lions' late rally.
The Penn State men's and women's gymnastics teams had to deal with major tests on Saturday night at Rec Hall.
East Stroudsburg pulled out all the stops last night, but in the end even its raucous crowd wasn't enough to end Penn State's winning streak, which now stands at eight.
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Donating plasma for a little extra cash is a common practice for many college-aged students. However, fewer women know about the increasing practice of oocyte -- or egg donation -- which often compensates $8,000.
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Crank up the volume on Wedding Crashers: According to numerous studies, laughter is almost as effective as exercise on physical and mental well being.
The comedian who knows a whole lot about nothing will return to Penn State in April.
Tonight, put down your Guinness, put on some green and get into the Saint Patrick's Day spirit a little early.
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