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-Winter 2006-
-Vol. 3 Issue 2-
EEE eR Tony Arnold
Staff Writer
The spirit was contagious. The
mass of Penn State fans in Beaver
Stadium on November 18th seemed
to breathe as one as the Nittany
Lions took the field on “Senior
Day.” :
A wave of cheering humanity
culminated with a large white “S”
located in the energized Penn State
student section. After an
overwhelmingly tense game fans
surely didn’t leave in
-disappointment. The Nittany Lions
pulled off a nervous 17-13 victory
over the always challenging
Michigan State Spartans, ensuring
them bowl eligibility.
Paul Posluszny led the Penn
State defense against a Michigan
State offense that appeared
formidable since the moment they
Editorial:
Michigan State Spartans.
stepped foot on the field. The
defense held the Spartans to a
single touchdown all game. While
Penn State’s defense looked
spectacular, the same could not be
said about the offensive unit.
Tony Hunt looked to be at his
best despite having two fumbles.
Hunt ran for over 100 yards to cap
off a stellar season which included
breaking a thousand yards.
Anthony Morelli’s playing,
however, was performance at best.
The struggling quarterback
completed less than 50 percent of
his passes and coughed the ball up
twice. But on the bright side he
managed to throw two touchdown
passes, leading the team to victory
in their final outing.
So what does this season-
ending win mean for the Lions?
Well, we can draw two conclusions
from the victory. The first
conclusion: There are several
weaknesses that need to be
addressed before next season,
some of which include the
possibility: of switching
quarterbacks. Also, the loss of a
strong line backing corps
personified by the departure of
Senior All-American Paul
Posluszny will need to be
addressed. A good thing is that
most of the Penn State receiving
core is young and will be back next
season. The second- conclusion:
We're headed to the Outback Bowl,
baby!
The Nittany Lions recently
accepted a bid to the Outback
Bowl, January 1, 2007 in Tampa
Bay, Florida. Penn State will be
playing the (#17) Tennessee
Volunteers. Tennessee is the
favorite to win and leads Penn State
in points scored, passing and total
amounted yards per game.
Tennessee will enter the bowl with
a record of 9-3 and Penn State a
record of 8-4. Both teams are
coming off season ending victories.
But what is more important is the
fact that Tennessee ended their
season strong with a 22" victory
in a row against rival Kentucky.
Basically, there are some good,
bad and ugly things for us to
worry about. But let us enjoy the
good as we gear up for Tampa on
New Year’s Day. Go Penn State!
SER Jordan Martin
Staff’ Writer
send clear signals to the
Republicans that a major shift in
ideology is due. If the Republicans
wish to gain back lost ground, they
are going to have to take several
marked steps.
First, the Republicans must
moderate their position. The voting
public has spoken. Too many
recent candidates have exhibited
positions to the far right of the
mainstream, and been rejected by
the voters. The Democratic Party
did not learn this for many years,
and suffered gravely because of
it. Extremism on both political
wings serves only to alienate the
majority of voters. :
Second, the situation in Iraq
must be resolved. This issue has
been the number one item on the
table for voters in this past
election, and it shows. Fed up with
continued violence in Iraq, and
incumbent officials who seem to
have little in the way of viable
solutions, the voters have ousted
Republicans in hopes that a
Democratic majority in Congress
will have better success.
Third, Republicans must return
to the party’s traditional position
of ‘fiscal conservatism.
Government spending has
spiraled wildly out of control.
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