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[ Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 ]


GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith
GRAPHIC: Kahlil Smith

NEWS

A survey of exiting Penn State faculty members shows that 20 percent reported equity problems such as discrimination or harassment within the university.

Graduation is 17 days away, and most graduating seniors are ready.

A teacher. A friend. A musician.

Delta Tau Delta fraternity, 429 E. Hamilton Ave., was suspended by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) last week for violations of the IFC constitution and local, state and federal laws.

Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate received information last night that could help its efforts lobbying for state appropriations, but the position that conducts lobbying for the Senate remains unfilled.

Feature Photo

Gamblers in Pennsylvania may no longer have to cross state lines to wager on their favorite games if legislation clears the House next year.

Pennsylvania got into gambling as a state-sanctioned means of funding its programs with a weekly lottery drawing in 1971. It was used to raise money for programs to benefit senior citizens, particularly to help offset prescription drug costs. A portion of the revenue also goes to transportation for seniors, a property tax and rent rebate program and to assist 52 statewide agencies that help seniors at the local level.

Penn State students ranked in the bottom half of the Big Ten for default rates on federal Perkins Loans for the 2001-2002 school year, according to recent data compiled by Purdue University.

The number of cell phone subscribers has grown from 94 million in 2000 to now more than 128 million, and wireless telecommunication technologies are rapidly becoming a significant concern in regard to highway safety.

Snow is in the forecast this week, and the Office of Physical Plant (OPP) is ready for it.

The University Faculty Senate approved two changes affecting academic minors and nondegree students at its meeting yesterday.


SPORTS

Despite a bowl scenario that is unclear with one week of games left, the Big Ten Conference told the bowls it is associated with to make their selections yesterday and to assume that Iowa would be selected by a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl. The Penn State football team accepted a bid to the Capital One Bowl to play the second selection from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn said that he was going to make changes, and he did. The Nittany Lions' starting lineup included just one player who started in the first three games of the season, Ndu Egekeze.

Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland is staring a milestone in the face as she is just one win away from becoming the seventh coach in NCAA Div. I women's basketball history to reach 600 wins.

After three years of waiting, it's once again time for Nittany Lions fans to break out the suntan lotion on New Year's Day -- maybe.

Four.

Talk about setting a high standard and creating high expectations.

My Opinion: Chris Korman


OPINIONS

Weigh the odds: Don't jump into more state gambling

My Opinion: Daniel Moore

Letters to the editor
ARTS

The Penn State Snowboarding Club will get some publicity tonight now that producer David Speers is ready to show the work he put into making Whoopee.


WEATHER

Increasing clouds and cold. High 25.


Online editor for this issue:
Kahlil Smith bio





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