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BEHREND BRIEFS
Wanted: Information on the most loyal an
crazy Penn State fans
The Penn Stater alumni magazine is looking for the most die-hard Pen
State fans for an upcoming story. Editors want to hear about the craziest thing•
Penn Staters do to prove their loyalty (just owning a stand-up JoePa or flying .
Nittany Lions flag won't cut it). Have you attended every football game sine:
1960? Is your house painted blue and white? Do you have a Penn State tattoo
Send your stories, and the editors will pick the best ones to feature. Informatio
can be sent to by mail to The Penn Stater magazine, Hintz Family Alumni Center
University Park, PA 16802; by e-mail to pennstater@psu.edu; or by fax to (814
863-5690.
To learn about the Penn State Alumni Association, visit
http://www.alumni.psu.edu
Penn State football graduation rate be
among nation's public schools
The outstanding graduation performance by Penn State's student-athlete
-- 80 percent according to the recent NCAA graduation rate report -- is furthe
accentuated by the efforts of the Nittany Lion football team, which has the highes
graduation rate of any of the nation's public institutions that play Division I-A
football. According to the NCAA data, for football players entering the Universit
in 1996-97, Penn State's graduation rate of 86 percent was the program's third
highest figure in the 13 years the report has been issued, and well above the na
tional average of 54 percent. Coach Joe Paterno's team had the fourth-highes
graduation rate among all of the nation's 117 Division 1-A programs, trailing onl
Boston College, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt. For African-American football
players entering in 1996-97, the Nittany Lions' posted a superlative graduatio
figure of 85 percent to easily exceed the 42 percent national figure.
Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/index.php?cmd=vs&story=4ll2
The medical minute: Separating fact fro
fiction
Lose weight while you sleep -- without dieting! Such was the claim o
one medical swindler until the Federal Trade Commission put an end to its de
ceptive marketing. Unfortunately, as noted in the latest edition of the Medical
Minute, a service of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, such outra
geous claims have been around about as long as there has been commerce. La
etrile was big in the 1960 s and 1970 s as a cancer cure. It was eventually proven
to have no benefit. Homeopathic remedies and magnets are sold with claims of
treating and preventing all sorts of medical problems, but without any substan
tial evidence. How can you spot a fraudulent claim? The most important
rule is: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/index.php?cmd=vs&story=4l4o
POLICE AND SAFETY
9/ 18/03
1:05 Complainant reported getting hang-up calls earlier this
evening.
9/19/03
male
5:58 East County police reported complainant had an unwanted
in her room. Arrived found unwanted male in the room o
the floor sleeping. The male was escorted to the cruiser.
The male was intoxicated.
1:10 Athletic director reported one of the "service entry only"
9/21 /03
signs are missing
The Sept. 19 article titled "Liberal Science degree
added" should have referred to the degree as "Science,"
not "Liberal Science." Students may earn the Bachelor
of Science degree.
"The worst sin towards our 'fellow creatures is not
to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's
the essence of inhumanity." -George Bernerd
Shaw
Janet Neff Sample Center
for Manners dr Civility
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Jack Burke announced the final total of the Grand Destiny Campaign which was approximately $5l million
The Association of Black Collegians encouraged students to learn more about their organization
Student Government Vice-President, Jenn Sutter, encouraged more students to "not lei around"
Students work on their jump shots late night at the Junker Center.
mOlhCourtney Straub & Justin Curry, News Editors
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lbehrcolls @ aol.com