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April 2008

1. CAMPAIGN FOR PENN STATE STUDENTS SECURES $364.2 MILLION IN FIRST YEAR

2. PENN STATE RANKS HIGH IN BLACK GRADUATION RATES

3. STUDENTS SPRUCE UP UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS DURING SPRING UP 2008

4. CAREER SERVICES READIES PENN STATERS FOR INTERVIEW, EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS

5. PENN STATE IS TAKING THE GREEN CHALLENGE WITH NEW CAMPAIGN

6. MILLER AND LAVIGNE CREATE TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP

7. MRI MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

8. Q&A FROM THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR: Just Ask the Lion!

March 2008

1. THON RAISES MORE THAN $6.6 MILLION

2. DIALOGUES ON RACE PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS LOOK THROUGH SAME LENS

3. PENN STATE MOVES TO BECOME A DIRECT LOAN PARTICIPANT FOR STUDENTS

4. STUDENTS BRING MEDICAL BRIGADE TO PENN STATE

5. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS STUDENTS' WORK IN CZECH REPUBLIC

7. STUDY UNCOVERS CAUSE OF FLU EPIDEMICS

8. UNDERHILLS ENDOW AGRICULTURAL TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP

9. Q&A FROM THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR: What is FERPA?

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February 2008

1. FACULTY SENATE ENDOWS FACULTY TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP

2. STUDY AIMED AT PRESERVING LAND-GRANT FRESCOES

3. ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK ATTRACTS UNIVERSITY-WIDE INTEREST

4. STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND WITH THON

5. PENN STATE DEBUTS ONLINE VIDEO SERIES '1ST THIRTY' ABOUT REALITIES OF STUDENT LIFE

6. NEW WEBSITE DETAILS PENN STATE'S GREEN INITIATIVES

7. PENN STATE'S NEW YORK BUS SERVICE TO BEGIN THURSDAY TRIPS

8. SPRING CAREER DAYS PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR EVERY PENN STATE STUDENT

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January 2008

1. Malloys endow head football coach position in honor of Paterno

2. Study identifies four major motivators to drink alcohol

3. Chicken pox not just a childhood disease

4. French student marching to a new beat with Penn State Blue Band

5. Penn State parents create honors college program fund

6. Q&A from the University Registrar: My son plans to graduate at the end of the semester. What should he do?

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December 2007

1. End of semester stress typical for most students

2. Conference focuses on student-centeredness

3. Penn State-Texas A&M clash set for Alamo Bowl

4. Penn State ranked fourth in study abroad

5. Professors bring lessons from Chad's Sudanese refugee camps back to Penn State

6. Honey proves a better option for childhood cough than OTCs

7. The President's Report on Philanthropy now available online

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November 2007

1. Penn State's popularity reflected in 2007-08 enrollment data

2. Housing contract process gives students plenty of options

3. CAPS therapy groups help struggling students cope

4. Students inspire alumnus to donate additional $100,000 to fund

5. Strategies to prevent staph infections

6. Penn State student-athletes post record graduation success rate

7. Penn State breaks ground for H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens

8. Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon

9. Penn State prepares for 'elm yellows' disease

10. Probing Question: Are asteroids a threat to Earth?

11. Penn State seniors choose Atherton and Curtin Gateway Element as 2008 class gift

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October 2007

1. Office of Residence Life conducts Fall 2007 arrival survey

2. Penn State Parents Fund supports important programs

3. Million-dollar gift endows Trustee Scholarship in Liberal Arts

4. Student satisfaction survey yields positive comments

5. Student volunteers an integral part of Penn State EMS

6. On rooftops, it's blue, white -- and green

7. PSU earth scientists part of Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN climate change panel

8. Penn State Student Newspaper Readership Program celebrates decade of success

9. Survey says Penn State's Gen Y holds strong opinions about newspaper reporting

10. TV show based on Penn State student group coming to A&E in December

11. New bus service available to and from New York City

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September 2007

1. PENN STATE REPORTS CONTINUED PROGRESS IN DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
2. PRESIDENT SPANIER UNVEILS 2007 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
3. NOBEL LAUREATE MARSHALL JOINS PENN STATE FACULTY
4. BIG TEN NETWORK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AUGUST 30
5. ELION SERVES AS CONDUIT TO STUDENT EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
6. TAKEOUT, CHEF STATIONS SPICE UP DINING HALLS
7. MILLION-DOLLAR U.S. STEEL FOUNDATION GIFT WILL CREATE TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FINANCIALLY NEEDY STUDENTS
8. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT FAIRS DRAW RECORD CROWDS