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[ Thursday, March 29, 2007 ]


PHOTO: Ben Roth

PHOTO/GRAPHIC: Ben Roth

NEWS

Students waiting in the long lines outside of Rita's Water Ice may have noticed a large, red sign with a "misspelled" word just across the street: Kaarma.

Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post reporter Karen DeYoung encouraged journalism students to "keep asking questions" yesterday morning.

A former legal adviser to the United Nations has been named the inaugural director of Penn State's new School of International Affairs.

Intramural Sports, Adventure Recreation, the Center for Student Engagement and the Student Affairs Diversity Coalition appeared before the Funding Allocation Board (FAB) last night, requesting $469,069.

Halfway through the 2007 Pride Week celebrations, a New York Times best-selling author commended the Penn State gay community last night for living "authentic lives."

As students gathered to watch the annual Pride Week Rally, a student holding a sign reading "Do not condone homosexuality" found his message the focus of one of the rally's speakers.

Completion of the long-delayed Interstate 99 has begun to inch closer.
I-99 Construction Gallery Web Exclusive

About 300 students voted in last night's residence area government/University Park Allocations Committee elections, an election official said -- 600 less people than last year's election.

Come June, Ben Wingard will begin a schedule rotation that may start a little differently than some of those working in "the real world."

The co-owners of planned under-21 venue Frost Nightclub say the club has been "shelved indefinitely" -- a decision that has come as no surprise to hired students.

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SPORTS

Balancing Act

Freshman golfer Kevin Foley spends hours a week attempting to improve his game, but this pales in comparison to the 14 years of golf he has played leading to his collegiate career.

Dimly lit buildings, spongy turf and the inability to hit a routine fly ball have plagued Penn State baseball practices since early winter.

Besides a few extra layers of clothing to accommodate the frigid weather, the Penn State softball team was not lacking much in its home opener last night.

Penn State softball head coach Robin Petrini got what she wanted from her starting pitching last night against St. Francis.

After dropping only two games through its first seven EIVA matches this season, the No. 6 Penn State men's volleyball team hit a bump in the road last night.

Carrying the ball toward his teammates ahead, the short-stick defender for the Penn State men's lacrosse team maneuvers across the midfield line. As junior Andrew Mackrides clears the ball from the defensive end, he moves through opposing players that are often much larger than him.

Sports in Brief


OPINIONS

Bong hits for Jesus case: Case important step for students' rights

My Opinion: Students should use service to advantage

Letters to the editor
ARTS

Laundry, sex, religion and community are a seemingly unlikely consortium, but not in Ritual Expressions.

Campus will be buzzing with culture, as Cultural Conversations, a festival celebrating diversity in the arts, kicks off tomorrow.

Phroth will be presenting its unique comedy stylings this weekend in Phroth Phest, an annual compilation of original sketches performed by members of No Refund Theatre (NRT).

A power pop band might be just what the doctor ordered.

This weekend the youth of Pennsylvania will bring State College back to the 17th century with music and dance.

This weekend, Ashe Theatre Company will portray the issues black women face in the U.S. through art.

Looks as if Chronic Town will be getting political tonight.

The Penn State Thespians is "crazy" about musicals.

Some bluegrass will be sprouting in State College this spring.

When you're a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, part of a band on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and a pioneering guitar legend, you might not need to listen to the radio anymore.

"Something tells me it just got a little bit easier to be a pimp out here," Jon Stewart quipped after Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar for its song "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp".

With the spring season underway, it's time for the Fraser Street Dancers' annual concert.

How is ordinary barley (or other grains) turned into malt and why is it necessary?

City Lights' Top 10 Best Buys of the Week

The bar scene


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