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Vol. 8, No. 29 (Through Sunday, Feb. 28) Penn College Wildcat Tales Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes were in the thick of the fight last week, playing for championships in men's basketball, bowling and archery.

In acknowledgement of World Water Day (Tuesday, March 2), the Energy Conservation Subcommittee reminds all that each human is a member of a community and should work together to conserve and protect this natural resource that flows over the earth. "A single natural law controls it, as it flows to join together" (I Ching).

The family of a former Pennsylvania College of Technology student who died in a traffic accident in 2005 has established a scholarship fund at the college in his memory. The Penn College Foundation has received a donation to establish an endowment for the Joshua R. Geary Memorial Scholarship. The endowment is expected to produce $2,000 in annual awards.

Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to support students who have served their country in the armed forces. The Financial Aid Office at Penn College recently hired three veterans as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Program students.

The look on the faces of his players may have reflected defeat Tuesday night, but Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball coach Gene Bruno didn't see it that way. "I can't be more proud of their accomplishments this season. There is a lot to be proud of,"he said.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted its spring Visiting Chef Series from Feb. 17-19, welcoming Chef DeJuan Roy, executive chef of 95 Cordova at the historic Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. While at the college, Roy worked alongside School of Hospitality students, sharing his expertise as they prepared a benefit dinner that concluded the stay.

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball coach Gene Brunoknew his sixth-seeded team had its work cut out going into the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs, with theprobability that all of its games would be on the road. But that was no deterrent.

A "Cure the Blues Jazz Fest," sponsored by Penn College's Student Activities Office in conjunction with Black History Month, was held from 2-9 p.m. Saturday in the Field House. About 135 people heard a selection of jazz and blues performances by Blue Magnolia, The Chuck Lambert Band, Greg Burgess and Andy Seal, The Ann Kerstetter Band and Project Natale.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members will conduct a series of computer-safety presentations in March and April at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School. "Today, more than ever before, the Internet and various computer applications allow for data to be broadcast instantly throughout the world," said Bradley M.

Baseball/softball clinics and a basketball camp are among the activities to be held on Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus in the coming weeks. The college and Elite American Baseball Academy will present baseball and softball clinics, open to boys and girls ages 8 to 18, on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the FIeld House. Clinic hours will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for baseball and 2-6 p.m.