Sometimes found in the strangest of places, the Penn State name, spirit and paraphernalia are great conversation topics, said Jim Gatto, a University graduate and owner of The Lions Den Coffee Shop in Boston.

If a Penn State Olympic historian's proposal goes through, the summer and winter Olympic Games may have a permanent home.

Graduate Student Association executive officers are concerned that two health insurance policies offered to graduate students pose payment and coverage problems.

University representatives who traveled to the nation's capitol Wednesday to lobby to change tax laws affecting graduate students said they were met with a receptive response from federal lawmakers and were able to provide officials with a better understanding of graduates' plight.

Women in politics do not necessarily have to compromise their femininity or behave like men to succeed, said four female members of Governor Robert P.Casey's administration yesterday.

A proposed increase in room and board charges for next year is one of the topics the University Board of Trustees will discuss and vote on during its meeting in Harrisburg today and tomorrow.

Deciding what band to see on the weekend downtown can often lead to a split decision," but according to a local band who call themselves exactly that, this won't pose future problems for classic rock lovers.

Students who want to take classes this summer or fall should take note of the advanced and regular registration deadlines for Summer Session and Fall Semester, as released by the Office of the University Registrar.

The Easter Seal Society of Centre-Clinton Counties is holding its annual Coffee Day" for local disabled citizens.

The USG Supreme Court dismissed a complaint filed by ARHS president Roberta Melchiorre yesterday against a proposed group, Students Opposing Pornography, due to a technicality.

Three incumbents and six other Penn State alumni are running for three positions in the upcoming University Board of Trustees' alumni election.

Solving the world's problems is a bit much to do in a few days, but members of the Undergraduate Student Government's Department of Political and International Affairs recently got some first-hand experience with world relations.

University President Bryce Jordan told state legislators Monday tuition could increase by as much as 15.9 percent for the 1988-89 academic year if the University receives no more than the 4 percent increase in state funding recommended by Gov.Robert P.Casey.

Two leaders from the Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance and more than 15 LGSA members attended a meeting of the University's Student Executive Council last night to discuss their reasons for wanting a seat on the council. USEC will vote on LGSA's membership request next week.

If you are looking for adventure this summer and want to do something to help the poor and homeless in both the United States and abroad, Bike-Aid '88 may be for you.

Homophobia has no place at Penn State," proclaimed several posters that were hung across campus this week.

Students worried about getting to Florida in time for all the fun after final exams next fall need not panic anymore. The Fall 1988 Schedule of Classes lists the time, date and room for many classes' final exams.

The 7th annual Microcomputer Information Exchange Conference and Computer Fair will be held on campus today and tomorrow.

A Centre County group home for dependent and delinquent boys between the ages of 12 and 18 is undertaking a major fundraising effort to gain support for its operation.

With the snip of a pair of scissors, the Redifer Microcomputer Laboratory was opened yesterday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in South Halls.

State College Bureau of Police Services have shed some light on the cardiac arrest death of a Malvern man Satuday morning who was a passenger in a car enroute to State College from Philadelphia.

Saturday night's International Collegiate Hockey League semi-final contest between Penn State and Niagara College had more subplots than a prime-time soap opera.

Paced by the play of attacker Tami Worley, the women's lacrosse team enjoyed a successful weekend at the William&Mary Invitational in Williamsburg , Va.

PITTSBURGH--The men's gymnastics team had one goal in mind this past weekend: Score high enough to guarantee an NCAA tournament berth.

In the words of goaltender Chip Robertson: If everyone does their jobs, winning will take care of itself."

The men's volleyball team will be looking for revenge when it takes on the No.1 team in the nation -- the USC Trojans -- at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the University of Buffalo Alumni Arena.

Round two of the battle between the Penn State and Ohio State women's gymastics teams will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Rec Hall in a tri-meet with Maryland.

Since the NCAA began sponsoring a women's lacrosse championship tournament in 1982, there have been no repeat winners.

After giving out its post-season awards yesterday, the Atlantic 10 Conference will resume the business of crowning its women's basketball champion tonight at Rutgers University.

A season that began in mid-September has been reduced to two final days.

After a spring break when it reached its goal of returning with a few wins under its belt, the men's gymnastics team's goal this weekend is to score higher than it has in the past.

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Jacob Holdt, a native of Denmark, hitchhiked around America between 1971 and 1975, living with and photographing some of the nation's wealthiest and poorest people. The product of his photographs, along with narration and music, make up American Pictures.

This weekend the University community will have the opportunity to experience the dance talent developing here as the Contmeporary Dance Company will present its 15th annual performance at the Eisenhower Auditorium.

No, she wasn't waiting for tickets to a rock concert or to buy a dorm contract. She was waiting for tickets for the Broadway musical CATS, which is coming to the University next week.

On August 5, 1962 the world mourned the tragic death of superstar Marilyn Monroe. Earlier this week, another big sex symbol suffered an untimely demise in the prime of his/her career. Divine, the 300+ pound transvestite who starred in such cult classics as Pink Flamingos, Polyester and the just-released Hairspray, died at the age of 42, just as he was becoming accepted in the business" as a legitimate character actor.

Megadeth -- So Far,So Good...So What! (Capitol Records -- C148148) Can Megadeth make a better album than their last one?" was the question on the minds of heavy metal fans over the past year. In 1986 Megadeth released Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?, and it went gold without the benefit of extensive radio airplay. Headbangers the world over were enjoying the full-fledged meltdown sound of the album; who could resist the chorus of the title track?

It all started in 1972. Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a copy of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and remembered how his mother used to read it to him.