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A Blair County district judge sent two Penn State football players to trial on refiled aggravated assault charges yesterday -- charges that were originally thrown out by another judge before his removal from the case.
The Schreyer Honors College (SHC) is attracting more -- and more diverse -- students, according to figures released this month.
In an instant, Geary Claxton's Penn State basketball career was over.
Two more Republicans -- each with a connection to Penn State -- entered the race for the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, adding to the growing list of nominees running to replace U.S. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa.
Some dinosaurs are coming out of extinction and making their way to the Bryce Jordan Center in March, and we're not talking about Hall & Oates again.
After being rejected by the Association of Big Ten Students (ABTS) last year, UPUA members voted last night to allocate nearly $1,500 to send two representatives to the organization's biannual conference this weekend at Purdue University.
The coffee will begin to brew at 6 a.m. this morning as Starbucks, 141 S. Garner St., opens its doors to the valley's caffeine addicts.
Many Penn State students who tried to check their Facebook.com accounts yesterday from on-campus computers were met with error, but as of press time last night, the site was working.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's win in Michigan's primary Tuesday night tied the three Republican frontrunners, which some Penn State professors and students agree leaves the race for the GOP nomination up in the air.
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) announced at yesterday's Graduate Council meeting that its offices will move to the HUB-Robeson Center as early as summer 2008. The council also voted to move its master's option in teacher leadership to the Department of Educational Policy Studies.
NEW ORLEANS -- While many football fans were focusing on the BCS national championship taking place in New Orleans, a group of Penn State law students were volunteering in the city during break.
A team of Penn State researchers has discovered that in families with divorced parents, the emotional distance is the greatest between teenagers and their fathers, with repercussions affecting the children into their college years.
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Matthew Borgia holds out his cards as Bruce Chang, Emilie Church, and Esteban Luna look on during a Texas hold'em game. South Halls Residence Association hosted a Texas hold'em tournament last night in South Halls.
This time last year, the Purdue Boilermakers were near the top of the Big Ten, on their way to a second-place finish in the conference. Concurrently, the Penn State women's basketball team had an even record and was destined to finish seventh in the conference, seven games behind Purdue.
When Brianne O'Rourke picked up a technical foul, her third foul of the game, midway through the first half at Minnesota, she was forced to sit for six of the period's final 10 minutes.
Four-time state champion Aleesha Barber entered Penn State's track and field program out of high school, and reality set in quickly.
When senior forward Geary Claxton fell to the floor, it seemed as though the world was crumbling down on the Penn State men's basketball team.
Men's Track & Field
After spending his junior season on the Penn State men's track team, Tyler McCandless will be giving them one more. It just won't be his senior year.
Lady Icers
Penn State Lady Icers coach Mo Stroemel can breathe more easily now. At the start of the season, Stroemel had just 13 players, but thanks to the addition of four players, he now has a bench that rivals the size of the Lady Icers' opponents.
ACHA Division I Icers
Green jerseys were the new red this week at the No. 2 Penn State ACHA Division I Icers practice.
Women's Swimming and Diving
Caitlin Meehan has enjoyed a breakout season this year, and this weekend at Pittsburgh, her twin sister will finally get to watch her. But Erin Meehan will not be in the stands watching as a fan. Instead, she will be wearing the rival blue-and-gold colors of Pittsburgh as she competes against her sister's Penn State team.
Men's Gymnastics
Jason Chu sprinted at full speed toward the vault and sprang himself into the air, sending his body corkscrewing through the sky.
Arts
Thanks to the annual First Year Master of Fine Arts Student Exhibition, graduate students in the School of Visual Arts can apply their skills to real life without even leaving campus.
Many of Penn State's performance-based clubs and ensembles are holding auditions within the next few weeks, and their common goal is to get new members and fresh talent.
Opinions
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Editorial: Angel Updates
Memo to Penn State information technology officials: Students use ANGEL.
Staff Column
My grandma tells me, always with a laugh, that she and her friends are "the outcasts" of her retirement village.
Letter: Coach must show passion for basketball team to win
Letter: 'So what' if '90s baseball is marked with steroid use?
Letter: Money is a problem for all, selling drugs is still illegal
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