[ Updated Friday, March 9, 2007 ]
The Penn State wrestling team started off its national title hopes in convincing fashion today, compiling a 7-0 record and sitting in fourth place with 18 points in the first session of the NCAA championships in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Last night's session two of the NCAA wrestling championships saw four of the seven Nittany Lions drop out of title contention, knocking Penn State into sixth place overall, with three wrestlers heading to today's quarterfinal round.
After last night's semifinals, Penn State stands alone in seventh place overall, while only Aaron Anspach remains in the hunt for an individual national title, as junior Phil Davis fell to Iowa State's Kurt Backes.
[ Friday, March 9, 2007 ]
A Penn State organization is bringing police brutality to trial -- mock trial, that is.
Ask many Penn State students who does their taxes and their response is likely to be the same as Michael Reynaltti's.
Paying attention in math class could lead to smarter decision-making, according to a recent study.
Whether it's a trip south in search of warmer weather or just going home to lie on the couch, many students will be leaving campus today for spring break.
Penn State students headed west for spring break should proceed with caution, according to a Blair County traffic analysis report released this week.
The "Fat Bitch" is going to court.
State lawmakers told Penn State they are hesitant to increase appropriations for the university's medical school if out-of-state students continue to outnumber in-state students.
Representatives and leaders from various student organizations came together last night to discuss diversity issues around campus in a diversity forum organized by the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA).
Do you worry about not responding to an e-mail in a timely manner or feel like you should check your inbox every 10 minutes?
With spring break set to begin tomorrow, most Penn State students are planning to vacate State College for a variety of locations.
Last night just before 9, Dan Cocco (senior-public relations) had one of his dreams come true: He became the Overall Chairman for Thon 2008.
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Between the years of 1979 and 2006, the men's lacrosse teams from Penn State and Ohio State played each other a total of 10 times.
CHICAGO -- As Mike Walker's last three-point attempt of the night sailed wide, Penn State forward Milos Bogetic stood on the sidelines with his hands on his head in disbelief.
After plowing through its first three opponents at home in Holuba Hall, the No. 14 Penn State women's lacrosse team is set to begin a three-game road trip that will test its talent against some of the NCAA's best.
The Penn State women's tennis team (4-6, 0-1 Big Ten) is looking to reverse a trend against the University of Wisconsin (3-8, 0-3) at 5 p.m. today at the Sarni Indoor Tennis Center.
The women's golf team plans on bouncing back from this past Monday and Tuesday's struggles at Pinehurst at the Longhorn Invitational next weekend in Austin, Texas.
For the first 20 minutes yesterday, the problem for the Penn State ACHA Division II Ice Lions wasn't really motivation. The problem was more like a live-action Public Service Announcement on the effects of two games in 14 hours.
The Penn State men's and women's fencing teams are just one competition away from the championship they've been waiting for since their painful second-place finish last season.
There had been six lead changes during Game 3, and Rutgers-Newark led by one.
The Penn State men's rugby team has a challenging week ahead, which could determine how it fares during the rest of the season.
For only the second time this season the members of the No. 17 Penn State women's gymnastics team will be playing the role of underdog in a dual meet.
This weekend will present an opportunity for the Penn State men's golf team that it has not had the luxury of in nearly four months: the opportunity to golf outside.
If the No. 54 Penn State men's tennis team needed any sort of scouting report on Michigan, the team got a good one in its 4-3 loss to Virginia Tech last Sunday.
As the No. 2 Penn State men's gymnastics team heads westward to compete against No. 5 Stanford and No. 9 Iowa at 10 p.m. tomorrow in Palo Alto, Calif., two interesting storylines are set to unfold.
CHICAGO -- Last night's first round loss in the Big Ten tournament didn't have the same points-in-the-paint flavor as the Penn State men's basketball team's first loss to Illinois. But, as usual this season, it still struggled defending the perimeter.
One last tournament. One last opportunity to improve. One last chance to prove that you're a contender. One last time to shock the wrestling world.
The 4 x 400-meter relay team with four-time All-American Shana Cox will lead the seven qualifiers of the Penn State women's indoor track team at the NCAA championships this weekend.
Rob Yodice noticed something different about his teammates on the Penn State baseball team during practice this week.
Last weekend, the goal was to bounce back from five straight losses. This weekend, the goal is to keep the comeback going.
It wasn't the most spectacular performance of the year, but it also wasn't the worst.
My Opinion: Christopher Woytko
My Opinion: Season nothing short of a letdown
Highmark Inc. gift: $25 million gift a good start to partnership
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My Opinion: Stephanie Raposo
Letters to the editor
- Senior gift a viable option
- PSU students should care about the recycling issue
- Some spending necessary
- Original music hard to find in today's recording industry
- Reviewer's job to evaluate without trying to please fans
- Bad music acts at the BJC reason for negative reviews
- Honest reviews not always complimentary to the band
- Letter about show just rude
- Nickelback nothing special
- Band's music bland, similar
Chances are, if you are a college student, you have heard of Ron Jeremy.
In Melissa Senate's new novel, Love You to Death, the question on everybody's mind is: "Who's axing Abby's exes?"
Let's get this out of the way.
When it comes to making movies out of TV shows, there are some serious duds. Wild Wild West, Inspector Gadget and The Honeymooners are prime examples. It may have been something in the water in the mid to late '90s in Hollywood that led some to believe they could be successful at churning out film versions of classic shows.
Mesmerizing, suspenseful, meticulous -- and all nonstop.
At times, rock bands are sort of like sports teams -- each one has its strengths and weaknesses, and the bands that are able to highlight their strengths while concealing their weaknesses are often the ones that perform the best.
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