Penn State Police confirmed yesterday that they have filed charges against Nittany Lions basketball player Stanley Pringle in an incident involving public masturbation that occurred last Thursday in Pattee Library.

Police said Pringle, the team’s point guard, sat behind the victim in the stacks section of the library, attempted to start a conversation with the woman and began masturbating. [Collegian]

OU Employee Ends Life After 2 Past Threats

The Ohio University employee who threatened to jump from both Baker University Center and the city parking garage committed suicide yesterday morning.

Marc Kidby, 30, was pronounced dead yesterday morning at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W. Va., after shooting himself twice. [The Post]

1 in 4 Young Women Have An STI

One in four females ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infection): herpes, human papillomavirus, chlamydia and trichomoniasis, said Elizabeth Ann Chandler from the News Media Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Furthermore, of the adolescent women with any STI, 15 percent have more than one, she added. [IDS]