U.S. District Court Judge John Pratt's ruling that the Adams case - - a class-action suit that ordered the desegregation of 14 states' public higher education systems -- no longer has the legal standing to be upheld, is part of a legal history that started with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

The State College State Police changed their name, effective Jan. 1, to the Rockview State Police, putting an end to a formerly confusing predicament.

A new governmental and educational access station will become available sometime in April to the viewing community.

Parishioners of St.Paul's United Methodist Church favor rebuilding the church at its present site, according to a survey conducted recently by church personnel in which 684 out of 2,000 members responded.

A Mexican restaurant that will open in State College this spring has a good chance for success, the owner and other area restaurateurs said.

A University freshman jumped to his death from his fifth floor Mifflin Hall dorm room yesterday morning.

In response to a letter sent by the Undergraduate Student Government requesting more information about the Dana Bailey murder investigation, State College Police Chief Elwood G.Williams and District Attorney Ray Gricar released a summary of details and safety tips Dec.11.

The five-year state desegregation mandate that requires the University and other Pennsylvania public higher education institutions to increase minority enrollment has lost its judicial power of enforcement due to a recent court decision.

A sculpture was erected downtown last Wednesday, continuing efforts of the State College borough and a local group to install artwork in public places.

Forty-two exit signs containing small amounts of a radioactive material discovered missing last November from the State College Parking Garage recently re-entered the limelight.

The University will go to Centre County common pleas court tomorrow in a landlord/tenant dispute case against former University employee C.Andrew Winters.

A State College theater will begin screening art films this month, giving film promoters and theatre owners high hopes for the films' success in the University area.

A recent court decision has passed responsibility for enforcing anti- discrimination laws to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, but some University officials said the states might have to assume the burden.

Old Man Winter blasted the State College area with his own kind of holiday cheer as sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall hit the northeaster n United States, and some weather watchers are predicting more cold weather is on the way.

Winter time is rough on car owners. Ice, snow and sleet can cause many unexpected problems that are best taken care of through preventive measures.

By studying fossil spores and pollen, Alfred Traverse has added to scientists' knowledge about when the ancient continent Pangea broke up into Europe, Africa and North and South America.

Penn State's Equal Opportunity Planning Committee will continue to advise University President Bryce Jordan this spring on new goals and policies pertaining to equal opportunity for minorities and women, regardless of a recent court decision freeing the courts from any obligation to enforce a desegregation mandate that the University fell under.

State College Police Chief Elwood G. Williams and District Attorney Ray Gricar included the following safety tips for students and State College residents in a Dec. 11 press release on the Dana Bailey murder investigation:

Penn State Head Coach Bruce Parkhill said his team's game yesterday afternoon with Rutgers set the game of basketball back 10 years.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With all the criticism quarterback Rodney Williams has received throughout his career, one would think he played for Penn State.

Even though 1988 is only 11 days old, it's already that time of year again. Outside, the temperatures plummet and the landscape transforms into an opalescent wonderland.

The men's volleyball team completed a successful weekend in Canada yesterday, winning the Excalibur Classic in Toronto. The Lions are now 10-1 on the season.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl was Christmas revisited for the Clemson Tigers, and Santa was very good to them.

ORLANDO, Fla.--Perhaps the team's buses broke down on the way to the stadium. Maybe the Lions got stuck in a perpetual loop on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. Or possibly the Penn State players decided to use the warm, sunny weather to work on their tans.

Chris Farrell's goal with 6:50 to play yesterday afternoon lifted the ice hockey team to a wild, 7-6 win over Erie (N.Y.) Community College and a sweep of a two-game, International Collegiate Hockey League weekend series in New York.

Tailback Blair Thomas will undergo surgery today after suffering an injury to the cruciate ligament in his right knee during an informal practice Dec.9.

Not much has come easy for the wrestling team this season.

Former Penn State All-American linebacker Shane Conlan, who helped lead the Lions to a national championship in the 1986 season, made a splashy debut in his first season with the Buffalo Bills and was awarded The Associated Press' NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There is light at the end of every tunnel.

With television's spotlight shining on the men's basketball team and Rec Hall yesterday, Head Coach Bruce Parkhill's team responded with at least a victory, if not a very memorable performance.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Penn State fans attending the Florida Citrus Bowl had to become acclimated to more than the weather in Orlando.

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