Centre County residents of Patton, Ferguson, College and Harris Townships may have a new regional police force next year.

State College Borough Council awarded a contract last night for the reconstruction and strengthening of South Pugh Street, which will start early this spring, said Lee Lowry, Director of Public Works.

Recommendations for restructuring the Undergraduate Student Government will come to the floor for review at next week's USG Senate meeting, USG President Todd Sloan said last night.

Graduate school can be a rewarding and valuable experience if students choose a program carefully, fit the studies into their career and are really interested in furthering their education, a University counselor told more than 100 potential graduate students in the HUB Fishbowl last night.

Former Philadelphia controller Joseph Vignola yesterday announced his intentions to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. John Heinz in this year's election by capturing the Democratic nomination.

The antiproton, the opposite of the proton, may make extended spaceflight possible by providing a transportable, high yield energy source, said Gerald Smith, University professor of physics.

First there was Miss America. Then there was Mr. Universe. But did you know that for the past 10 years Penn State has had its very own Mr. and Ms. College of Agriculture?

State College Bureau of Police Services arrested a man early yesterday morning in conjunction with a fight at the Fraser Street Parking Garage, a spokesperson for the district magistrate's office said.

A resolution was passed 26-1 last night in the Undergraduate Student Government Senate to make USG senators more accountable to their student constituency.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health this month is distributing new posters throughout northcentral regions of the state to inform people about AIDS antibody testing, said Marjorie K. Mays, public health educator for the North Central District of the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

For the men's gymnastics team, there is good news and bad news.

In summing up the men's and women's fencing teams performance this past weekend, Head Coach Emmanuil Kaidanov got straight to the point.

Collegian Editorial

My Opinion: Bill Cahir

Saturday night the HUB Ballroom was the scene of a rock 'n' roll revival that filled the dance floor with groovers seconds after the opening band, Michael Swavely and The Brown Eyed Handsome Men, swung into their first tune.

The beginning of a new semester often leaves students wondering what to do in their spare time between classes and studying. The HUB Craft Center provides an alternative to another episode of The People's Court or another game of Pictionary.

Saturday night in Schwab Auditorium John Gibbons delighted the audience with 17th and 18th century music that came alive!

There is music as art (note The Velvet Underground and Pink Floyd), and there is trashy music (Samantha Fox comes to mind). Along the same lines, there are art films" such as River's Edge and Diva, and there is capitalist fluff like Leonard Part 6.

Auditions for the fringe program of the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, will be held in February.

Imagination -- Closer (RCA Records)