[ Updated Tuesday, March 20, 2007 ]
In order to address concerns over what he called an underfunded highway system, Gov. Ed Rendell spoke to a crowd of about 50 at the Nittany Lion Inn this afternoon.
Three hundred students from all 20 commonwealth campuses and University Park rallied today in the rotunda of the Pennsylvania capitol building in Harrisburg to show support for higher state appropriations to Penn State.
[ Tuesday, March 20, 2007 ]
Holding out cookies to students passing by, one man outside the Allen Street Gates yesterday asked an unusual question: "Would you like a cookie to stop global warming?"
Some Penn State students opted to spend spring break traveling everywhere from Alabama to Guatemala -- not vacationing, but working to build houses, aid a recycling program and volunteer at Guatemalan libraries and hospitals, to name a few.
The verdict delivered good news for the Penn State Mock Trial Association on Sunday in Chicago.
News flash: Technology is taking over the newsroom.
Philadelphia, Allegheny County, Erie County and Scranton have public smoking bans, and State College may be next.
Collegian photographer David Walker tells the story of his year as a soldier in Iraq. He says it isn't like anything you've read or seen before.
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Although the War in Iraq is being fought thousands of miles away, local students, staff and community members continue to feel its impact four years after it began.
HARRISBURG -- Alumni, employees and friends of Penn State rallied in the Capitol building's rotunda yesterday to convince legislators to give more money to Penn State next year.
After back-to-back wins on Sunday over Toledo and Lehigh, the winning streak for the Penn State women's tennis team increased to four straight matches.
The Penn State women's golf team finished No. 14 of the 15 teams competing at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas last weekend. The Nittany Lions finished with a total score of 971.
A "new era" was proclaimed when Medlar Field at Lubrano Park was scheduled to welcome the Penn State baseball team tomorrow during its home opener against intrastate rival Pittsburgh.
After playing three road games in nine days, the No. 13 Penn State women's lacrosse team (5-1) will have its long-awaited return home tonight at 6:30 when it takes on Temple (2-3) at Holuba Hall.
The Penn State men's rugby team spent the break playing club teams from England, and their experiences both on and off the pitch will remain for the rest of the season.
The Penn State men's golf team finds itself in the thick of things after its second round at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in Pinehurst, N.C.
The ACHA Division II Penn State Ice Lions entered play March 10 with a chance to finally knock down a wall they've struggled to climb in recent years at the national tournament.
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Letters to the editor
General Tso's chicken, chicken tenders, popcorn shrimp and deep-battered fish will become healthier chocies for students looking to eat something fried in the next month.
March is National Nutrition Month, and a newly developed dining commons program at Penn State is encouraging students to think healthier about their current eating habits.
Students accustomed to staring at a blank computer screen may soon be able to surf the Internet and pull up documents with just their eyesight.
For many students, exercising in the morning provides a great start to the day. Others swear by early-afternoon or late-evening exercise. But which time of day produces the greatest benefits?
Before students sit down to take their next big exam, they should remember one thing: Beware of the kid in the red.
While it is hard to completely shed bad habits, Penn State professors say that there are many ways to improve "bad for you" foods by cutting out unnecessary and unnoticeable calories.
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Local bands, take note: America's self-proclaimed "#1 bar band" is coming to town.
The mostly middle-aged crowd shuffled into the Bryce Jordan Center last night to the sounds of quiet, gentle rock while soft-colored stage lights served as the backdrop.
The bar scene
