In the winter wonderland that is State College, students and downtown businesses alike plowed through the heaviest snowstorm to blanket the Northeast since 1996 with a sense of wonder and aplomb.
The winter storm that dumped mounds of snow on State College yesterday and Sunday, shutting down area streets an d even the university, but several area businesses braved the conditions and kept their doors open.
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Strawberries lavishly coated in whipped cream. Chocolate-covered cherries. Tantalizing Twizzlers. |
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All hazing investigations against the Delta Chi fraternity, 424 E. Fairmont Ave., have been dropped.
State College Borough Council has been talking trash for two months, and council member James Meyer said something is bound to give at tonight's meeting.
Those with a high tolerance for cold weather go canning.
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People who are familiar with the many names and uses of duct tape know the adhesive's magic. |
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Blizzard-like conditions in the Northeast left some students on canning trips for Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon stranded or facing hazardous driving conditions.
Penn State officials said they do not plan to lay off any employees in the wake of last week's $3.23 million cut in state funding.
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As newsworthy as it seemed to some, the announcement that there was a bill in the Nebraska legislature that would call for the payment in stipend form of University of Nebraska-Lincoln football players was considered nothing out of the ordinary by the NCAA. Winning at home is a piece of cake.
Penn State freshman fencers Marten Zagunis and Chris Miller took a step away from the dual meet circuit to step into the national spotlight last weekend.
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Three Penn State professors joined more than 200 other scientists around the country in signing a statement defending the importance of teaching evolution in public schools -- and all of the signatories are named Steve, or some variation of that name. Though the controversy surrounding the nationwide decision to reinstate the smallpox vaccine is recent, the history of the virus and its vaccine is extensive.
Since the Columbia space shuttle burned up and broke apart during re-entry into the atmosphere 40 miles above Earth's surface on Feb. 1, killing all seven astronauts aboard, the American public has begun a debate about the future of the space program. Penn State fitness trainers recommend that students who want to slim down or tone up as spring break approaches tailor their workouts to meet their specific needs. A Penn State professor has found that both humans and animals have a similar motivation for fighting. At a presentation Friday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Stephen Beckerman, associate professor of anthropology, said that tribal warriors gave revenge as the most common reason for going to war. QI notice that during in the winter months, my hands get really dry. Sometimes they even crack. Besides using lotion, is there anything else I can do to prevent such dry skin? My Opinion: Healthline Column My Opinion: Emily Gelsomin 
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