Clearfield County Court Judge John K. Reilly ruled Wednesday to try 15 year-old Timothy Hanson as an adult for charges stemming from the Christmas Eve shooting death of 18-year-old David Lynn Smith of Philipsburg, Court Administrator Raymond Billotte said yesterday.

A committee of student leaders are aiming to investigate membership criteria for the Undergraduate Student Executive Council and help answer the question of who should hold a seat on the organization.

Classes have begun and, once again, so has the rush to purchase books. But months before students register for classes, the bookstores on and off-campus begin preparing for the onslaught of students buying textbooks and school supplies.

Sexually transmitted diseases have become a common concern among Americans today, including University students.

The Office of Conduct Standards recently released its November disciplinary update publisizing resolved actions taken against students for misconduct.

Trying to figure out what happened at Tuesday night's Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting is like trying to determine which came first -- the chicken or the egg.

State College Borough Council recently chose a new president to fill the post vacated by John A. Dombroski after his four-year term ended.

A merger agreement between the parent company of HRB-Singer of Ferguson Township and its takeover group led by Florida investor Paul Bilzerian has been reached, Tom Elliott, vice president of corporate relations of Singer Co., said.

A case involving a Nov. 13 incident in which a Western Carolina University student allegedly sent two Penn State students a rigged package containing a military type M-18 smoke grenade will be tried in Center County Common Pleas Court in April.

Over the centuries women have played an important role in history, but their achievements have often been overlooked. Today, through an increasing number of courses in women's studies at the University, their contributions can be examined and appreciated.

Opportunities for winter recreation, including lessons in cross-country skiing, bird watching, maple sugaring and photography, are available to students at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center in Stone Valley.

The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, which is jointly sponsored by the University and the state and has resulted in millions of dollars in benefits for the state's businesses in the past 15 years, recently acquired three new members.

Hazards to workers on surface mine sites range from falling machinery to inhaling coal dust at processing plants, but accidents resulting from these dangers may be prevented through training of the workers, said Mark Radomsky, University administrator and instructor of the mining program.

Unlike the many riots that have occurred in Israel's occupied territories during the past 20 years, recent demonstrations reveal that Palestinians are not directly inspired by the Palestinian Liberation Organization, a University professor said.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has a responsibility to set minimum academic standards for student-athletes, some members of the University athletic department said after Division I NCAA members rejected a measure establishing a minimum grade point average Wednesday at the NCAA convention in Nashville.

The State College Water Authority's reservoir at Shingletown Gap that was contaminated with Giardia cysts will not be reopened in the future, said Paul Fisher, manager of the State College Water Authority.

Residents of Moshannon Valley may have new neighbors if the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 328th Aviation Company decides to relocate to Mid-State Airport in Philipsburg.

With a history of conflict, the recent rioting in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank is a continuation of a 75-year struggle between two nationalistic movements with religious undertones in the Middle East, said Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., University associate professor and chairman of the Middle East Studies Committee.

This weekend at the United States Fencing Association Collegiate Open at Ohio State University, the men's and women's fencing teams will attempt to retain the momentum and winning streak that they had going into the semester break.

The rivalry needs no explanation.

For the wrestling team, one thing has remained constant this year -- change.

A victory is a victory, right?

Before the start of the 1987-88 season, Lady Lion guard Terri Williams was elected to the Atlantic 10 Conference Freshmen of Influence squad.

Suzie McConnell scored a game-high 17 points and freshman Terri Williams pumped in a career-high 12 last night as the women's basketball team survived a late Temple surge to beat the Lady Owls 60-58 in Rec Hall.

The men's swimming and diving team won't take Division II entry Shippensburg lightly when the Lions play host to the Red Raiders at 1 tomorrow afternoon at McCoy Natatorium.

The men's gymnastics team enters its first meet of the season tonight armed with confidence, but lacking in security.

After an easy victory in its season-opener against Atlantic 10-rival Temple, the women's gymnastics team will face a tougher test when it travels to West Virginia Sunday for a tri-meet against West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The men's indoor track team opens its season tomorrow with a triangular meet with rivals Pittsburgh and Georgetown at the Greenburg Indoor Sports Complex. The 35-pound weight competition will begin the meet at 11 a.m. with the rest of the meet starting at noon.

Collegian Editorial

My Opinion: Ted Anthony

Alive with bold and colorful energy, the paintings of Vincent Carducci are packed with fresh and spontaneous imagery.

The parade of albums passed by like homecoming floats. Some became classics for future generations, and others proved to be nothing more than a flash in the musical pan.

Tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. in Schwab Auditorium, music of the 16th and 18th centuries will come alive in the hands of harpsichordist John Gibbons.

Put on your dancing shoes!