A small, disabled twin-engine airplane carrying four people veered off the runway and came to a safe stop yesterday afternoon after circling University Park Airport for over an hour while rescue crews waited below.

Gov. Robert P. Casey received a lot of bad advice when he vetoed an anti-abortion bill in December, said state Rep. Stephen F. Freind, a leading abortion opponent who introduced a slightly weaker bill last week.

Sexual messages on television and real-life promiscuity are connected, according to a recent study done for the Planned Parenthood Federtion of America.

Shouts of Contra Aid Now" were heard from the steps of Pattee yesterday as supporters rallied for the continuation of aid to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and nearby, opponents responded with cries of USA, CIA out of Central America."

In response to remarks by the U.S.Secretary of Education, who blamed public schools for declining minority enrollment, two University professors said sparse federal funding and rising college tuition are partly responsible for the declining number of blacks attending college.

When students move off campus, bills are just one of the many changes they face. Although keeping track of up to four different utility bills requires more responsiblity than just paying a monthly phone bill, with a little thought, it doesn't have to be a headache.

Some graduate students said recently that although the University is not to blame for tax changes, it has an obligation to try to lessen the crunch students could feel when April 15 rolls around.

The State College Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a free safe boating course, beginning Feb. 16 and running for 10 consecutive Tuesdays, State College Flotilla Public Affairs Officer Barbara Passow said.

An acclaimed poet, activist and English professor will kick off Black History Month at 8 tonight in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center with an address.

University Bureau of Police Services are investigating a racist paper found yesterday tacked to a bulletin board outside The Daily Collegian, 126 Carnegie Building.

The women's indoor track team garnered a third-place finish in an 18- team meet at the University of Florida.

Brian Stevenson pumped in four goals, capping an eight-goal weekend, while Jim Reed added a goal and three assists yesterday as the ice hockey team posted a 6-3 win over Mercyhurst College to sweep a three- game homestand at the Ice Pavilion.

They are considered to be the future because of their young age. But for the men's gymnastics team, the freshmen are certainly contributing this season.

The women's gymnastics team fared well over the weekend, when it lost to Ohio State but downed Michigan, Pittsburgh and Rhode Island.

The men's volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, ended a perfect showing in the Nittany Lion-Mizuno Invitational by sweeping the Ball State Cardinals in last night's final, 15-13, 15-4 and 15-9.

The women's swimming and diving team (8-2) capped a perfect weekend yesterday at McCoy Natatorium by posting its first-ever win against Brown.

PHILADELPHIA -- After completing three road games in the past 10 days, the men's basketball team is holding on to a modest two-game winning streak, which may be just the turnaround factor the Lions need heading into the toughest part of the season.

PHILADELPHIA -- For two months many people wondered if the team could do either.

The men's indoor track team captured third place in the 12-team Florida Invitational Track and Field Championships, held Friday and Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.

The women's basketball team recorded its lowest point production of the season Saturday, and as a result, dropped a 66-50 decision to West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.

The wrestling team underwent a facelift of sorts yesterday, and as all successful reconstructive surgeries do, the new look lifted some of the team's sagging areas and in general removed a few bothersome wrinkles.

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