While some students are headed to warm locations to work on their tans, others will receive credit by dedicating their time in the sun to community service and learning about other cultures.

It's about that time of year again for seniors; graduation is about two months away and the obligation to grow up is upon them.

Schreyer Honors College is increasing its scholarship money from $2,500 to $3,500 beginning in the fall, but this increase will only be given to the recipients of the incoming freshmen class of 2006.

Despite 10 vacancies, many current members not returning and the possible implementation of University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA), Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly members said they remain optimistic about the assembly's future.

A day after former football player Scott Paxson left his Nittany Apartments residence in handcuffs, he proclaimed his innocence in connection with the sexual assault charges, calling his arrest "very embarrassing," and saying he is "terrified" of the potential damage to his career.

As police completed work yesterday at the residence of a State College man charged with the homicide of a Penn State student, new details reveal that cocaine may have played a role in the late Thursday-early Friday incident last week.

Penn State student Howie Wu won't be tipping back Coronas on a Cancun beach this spring break.

Amy Bucheli will be far from classrooms and exams while she enjoys the nightlife in Las Vegas for spring break, but because of Penn State's policies about off-campus behavior, her responsibility as a student still remains.

They are two grown men, both over 50 and performing a rather repetitious job, but neither of them act like it. Instead, a Formica counter top doubled as a stage for their daily performances.

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"This is not just another track meet -- this is the IC4A."

At practice this week, senior thrower Jennifer Leatherman was all smiles and laughter. As the Penn State women's track and field indoor season comes to a close, she has every reason to be pleased with her final season in a Penn State uniform.

A red-colored ball was drawn at center court for the Big Ten Tournament, and the Penn State women's basketball team will continue to see red for a few more days.

After an initial case management conference yesterday, Karen Doering, the attorney for former Lady Lion Jen Harris, said a settlement is still a possibility.

It's March, and the Penn State men's basketball team is still relevant. Such has not been the case since 2001, the same year the Nittany Lions went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Ed DeChellis is still looking for the season's highlight. The landmark victories, the students storming the court following a win vs. Indiana -- they're all on the cutting room floor.

If the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers had any lasting effects from losing five out of the last six games of its regular season, they were certainly gone by the time yesterday's game against Delaware began.

There were times throughout the Penn State wrestling season where wrestlers who hadn't performed well said, "nothing matters until the end of the season." For those that have not yet showed their full potential, that excuse's validity has just run out.

Just two weeks into the season, the Penn State baseball team has seen it all and done it all. All, that is, except win.

Penn State softball coach Robin Petrini is a little concerned that the Nittany Lions could taste defeat on account of Hawaii -- not from the University of Hawaii, mind you, but from the state itself.

When the Penn State men's volleyball team travels to the West Coast, it is usually accompanied by a familiar figure. Next week's trip is no different -- the proverbial measuring stick will once again be present as the team travels to California.

Hundreds of cyclists blazing around quick turns on short one-mile loops, whether snow, rain, hail or shine, will be the sight at the Livingston campus of Rutgers University tomorrow morning.

Coming off of a phenomenal meet last weekend, with career-high scores and almost record-setting performances, the Nittany Lions' spark has ignited. The Penn State women's gymnastics team will travel to compete at 1 p.m. tomorrow against New Hampshire.

After a long season, the Penn State fencing team begins to gear up for the NCAA Championships. But first, the Nittany Lions must compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals. The competition occurs at 8 a.m. tomorrow at Duke University.

After splitting its first Big Ten action of the season, the Penn State men's tennis team gets one more chance to work out problems before getting into the heart of its conference schedule.

Reaching milestones, visiting old teammates and playing sisters will be just some of what motivates the No. 10 Penn State women's lacrosse team in the coming week.

There are many things on the to-do list of the Penn State women's tennis team for the week ahead. It will be competing in two matches, and, most importantly, training as much as possible.

Penn State men's rugby is comfortable with its role as an East Coast powerhouse. Numerous championship game appearances and a perfect record last fall will do that to a team.

Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

As soon as the Penn State men's gymnastics team's meet against Ohio State ended, it knew one thing for certain. Practice would be at 2:30 that Monday in the White Building as usual.

University Park Undergraduate Association Proposal: Student input necessary before further action

My Opinion: Leila Rodriguez

My Opinion: Brad Groznik

Voices

• Unnecessary plane use disappoints recent alum
• Baseball classic provides competition for America
• USG referendum lacks legitimate student input
• Protest more respectful than those in recent past
• University should explore incentives for car pooling
• Students lack courtesy when listening to music
• PSU sociology lecturer opens students' minds
• Children with cancer true winners at Thon
• 'Real World' promotes unhealthy diet habits

After finally removing Christmas tree decorations from my apartment last weekend, it seems hard to believe spring break is just a few hours away. Harder still, is believing that in a few short months, I'll be enjoying my last summer break, leaving me wondering if I'm really ready to face the 'real world.'

I would expect to hear Man Man's music after tripping down some stairs and tumbling into a dim Eastern European cabaret, the pit orchestra all the while throwing hot irons at their cellos as a trio of circus performers yell Ezra Pound verse into a broken microphone. I would not expect to hear it anywhere else. It is simply too weird.

Right about now, every guy is wishing he hadn't thrown out his old notebooks from his awkward junior high days. Every girl problem was a melodramatic crisis, which resulted in even more melodramatic poetry. But who could have guessed you could add guitar chords to juvenile lines like "I wish I could have known you better/I should blame it on the weather," and come up with a hit rock song?

At first glance, the film Freedomland seems to be just another fast-paced thriller about a mother and her kidnapped child, as depicted in the previews.

Harrison Ford is getting old.

Since so many students leave campus over spring break, it may seem strange that a rock concert will take place on March 10 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Bar Bleu, 114 S. Garner St., will feature Plush. Specials include half-priced happy hour from 9 to 11 p.m. and $5 Ciroc drinks until midnight (237-0374).