Paranormal enthusiasts and ghosts will never be the same.

Hundreds of students and faculty picked up digital passports in the HUB-Robeson Center yesterday, allowing them to safeguard their personal information when using the Internet.

US Airways is resuming flights between Pittsburgh and State College effective today, nearly one year after discontinuing service.

A thin white rope connected pieces of a wire fence to the sides of tents to guarantee their survival against the blowing winds and drizzling rain.

National Lampoon Networks was back in town yesterday, looking for a new collegiate VJ in Redifer Commons to find new talent for their 25-campus "Disorientation Casting Tour."

Other Big Ten university police departments agreed: A handful of officers can't keep thousands of screaming fans from rushing a football field after a big win.

With some members of the Ohio State University (OSU) Marching Band complaining of being hit with flying objects during last Saturday's football game, OSU marching band Director Jon Woods expressed concern at the behavior of some Penn State fans.

It has been almost six months since the disappearance of Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar and police still have no new leads and the family is continuing through the difficult times.

As the fallout from Saturday's earthquake in Pakistan continues, Penn State students from the affected area anxiously keep their eyes toward media outlets to learn about the situation.

Jim Thomas, dean of the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), announced his resignation yesterday, which will become effective June 30, 2006.

Owners of Premiere Theatre 12 in College Township announced plans this week for a nine-screen cinema in Patton Township -- a proposal that comes amid years of planning by State College borough workers for a 10-screen cineplex downtown.

Midterms and long hours of study aren't the only things interrupting some student schedules lately.

In an effort to promote civic engagement and build stronger ties between the university and the local community, campus leaders and borough officials gathered for discussion last night.

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Penn State women's cross country coach Beth Alford-Sullivan stressed to her team that the key to success is not just practicing and running.

Two weeks off from its last race, the Penn State men's cross country team is chomping at the bit to get back on the course.

Look, but don't touch. That museum type of approach has been the Penn State men's soccer team's relationship with Ohio State this year.

As George Costanza might say, the No. 1 Penn State women's soccer team has "got hand."

After leaving practice on Tuesday, Penn State ACHA Division I Icers head coach Joe Battista crossed paths with football coach Joe Paterno in the parking lot between the Greenberg Ice Pavillion and the Lasch Football Building.

Coming off a win in its biggest conference match to date, the No. 4 Penn State women's volleyball team is looking to keep up the high level of play when it hosts Michigan tomorrow and Michigan State on Saturday.

Michigan State wonders how much longer the Penn State field hockey team's list of Big Ten accolades and winning will continue -- and if they can put a stop to it this weekend.

Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, but on a day when most Penn State students are hitting the bars for the first time, Posluszny hit nothing but the scout-team quarterback.

Last week, the Penn State football team was greeted with a sea of white from the student section when it emerged from the Beaver Stadium tunnel. Saturday they will be met by a "Maize Out."

For a unit that on most teams is largely anonymous, Penn State's offensive line has spent a bit too much time in the spotlight in recent years -- for all the wrong reasons.

In its first action in two weeks, the Penn State men's tennis team will have to endure the weekend without its No. 1 player, senior co-captain Mark Barry.

Though rarely viewed as a test of attrition like football or hockey, the Penn State men's golf team has seen its season transform into a survival of the fittest.

This is one team that is always happy to be at home for sporting events. After being on the road at Oregon State and Indiana for their first two tournaments, the Penn State women's golf team will be hosting the Nittany Lion Invite starting at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Penn State's White Course.

The last time the No. 8 Nittany Lions went on the road, it was certainly a memorable time, but they'd also like to forget precisely half of that experience.

Penn State President Graham Spanier said yesterday that the university's legal counsel will review allegations of discrimination made by a gay rights advocacy group against women's basketball coach Rene Portland.

My Opinion: Sirage Yassin

National Coming Out Day promotes equality needed everyday on PSU campus

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• Police wrong in using pepper spray on crowd
• Freshman teammates embody Paterno class
• Police right in spraying those who rushed field
• Other schools handle crowds better than PSU
• Visiting bands deserve more respect from fans
• Free AIDS testing helps to save lives
• Free AIDS tests help entire student body
• PSU needs to offer students free tests
• Student complaints waste of opportunity
• Assembly needs help from PSU students
• American citizenship allows for dumb acts

It is 11:18 p.m. on a Thursday night, and a crowd of chattering students lines the steps that lead to the basement of the Arts Building, anticipating an Outlaws Theatre performance.

Benefactors, a play that takes a look at human relationships and the way in which everyone is a benefactor, opens at 8 tonight at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center.

Didjeridoo -- it is just so fun to say, and the opportunity to say it, hear it and play it is coming to Penn State.

Christmas will start a little early this year when The Salvation Army and local motorcycle groups host their second annual Toy Run on Saturday.

Jim Donovan is offering a way to de-stress that is good for the body and the mind.

Strolling by the Got Used Bookstore on College Avenue, students buzz "It's a Happy Dog, hot diggity dog!" as steamy delicious fumes lure them to the stand with the big winking face -- the perfect snack for late-night hunger.

It's not often that Pennsylvania is referred to as a "holy place."

Some people have a sweet tooth.

Whether you've learned about his eccentric spoken word through the popular Priceline.com commercials of the late '90s, or have had the pleasure of seeing footage of his live interpretation of Elton John's "Rocket Man," one thing is for sure -- William Shatner, Captain Kirk himself, is an odd man.

Obscurely nestled at the outer limits of downtown State College, a mannequin in a green '60s dress signals the wary vintage shopper to a store with a wild collection of psychedelic green and hot pink wigs, racks of saddle shoes and polka dot blouses.

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