The following area students received degrees recently from Penn State University. Included with the students' names are distinctions they achieved, the campuses they attended and their areas of study and degree earned. Adamstown - Gayle A.

An Erie County woman who left a phone message warning of a "massacre" at Gannon University nine days after the Virginia Tech killings has been sentenced to probation for one year.

The following area students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Kutztown State University. Atglen - Stephen Weaver, bachelor of arts, anthropology.

The following area students received degrees recently from Penn State University. Included with the students' names are any distinction they achieved, the campuses they attended and their areas of study and degree earned. Adamstown - Gayle A.

By Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Apr. 8--Brace yourselves, parents and students: Tuition rates are going up again. The price for a four-year education is on the rise at local colleges and universities, including Mercyhurst College, Gannon University and Allegheny College.