In the News
February 22, 2001

Make friends, reach out to
someone new at the Faculty Staff Club
Tucked away in the ground floor of The Nittany Lion Inn, the Penn State Faculty Staff Club quietly goes about its business.

Web Fair clicks
with undergraduates
Early this month, more than 300 students anxiously waited to learn if they were chosen as the winners of the University's first Undergraduate Web Fair -- a contest showcasing the innovative ways students are using the Web to convey academic concepts and theories.

Perspective on a
student controversy
There has been a great deal of media attention given to the "Sex Faire" that the student organization called Womyn's Concerns recently held on the University Park campus.

Student research
soars to new heights
This March, four undergraduate engineering students will risk their equilibrium and stomachs aboard NASA's KC135, nationally known as the "Vomit Comet," to test modifications to exercise equipment used in space.

Dance marathon
nets $3.6 million
Penn State students once again showed the depth of their commitment to The Four Diamonds Fund, a charity for children with cancer, by raising $3,609,830 during the annual 48-hour Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon at Rec Hall.

Students to
celebrate TRIO Day
To honor students that have succeeded in college with the support of our nation's TRIO Programs, TRIO students, college graduates, administrators, counselors and teachers will celebrate National TRIO Day on Feb. 24.

Penn State
statistical snapshot
Enrollment, fund raising and other issues are explored in this full-page graphic..

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