Recently passed federal drought relief bill should provide the necessary aid to keep farmers in business but the legislation will not be a total solution to their problems, said Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., yesterday.

Gov. Robert P. Casey has granted the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency $75 million in additional funding for this year, an agency spokesman said.

Public transportation on the University campus may double in the near future.

Members of the University Student Executive Council last night discussed the long standing problem of determining a basis for group membership criteria and decided to hold an informal discussion session, closed to the public, on Saturday.

University students and others across the nation will join together tomorrow in honor of a man and his movement.

Issues affecting women on campus, in addition to current and upcoming programs for women, were discussed at a Center for Women Students orientation session held yesterday afternoon.

When it comes to nationwide statistics of women coaching female athletics, Penn State is fighting against the current.

Students who go to Penn State have more classmates than their counterparts at other universities, according to a recent study.

New business ideas can win students $10,000 in the second annual "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt -- Believes You Can Do It Too" college entrepreneur competition.

Making people aware that crime exists in Happy Valley and getting them to take steps to prevent it are the biggest factors impeding crime prevention, said one local official.

Everyone seems to be concerned with receiving proper health care in a convenient and cost-saving way, said a University specialist in the field.

Sen. Dan Quayle, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, might become a leader for his generation should he win after the controversy over his National Guard service, a Pennsylvania senator said yesterday.

The condition of Pennsylvania's state parks has come under the eye of a special Department of Environmental Resources team, a state official said yesterday.

Run entirely by students and encompassing the entire student body, the Undergraduate Student Government provides a representative voice for all undergraduate students, USG President Seth Williams said.

Freshmen and transfer students are not the only newcomers who are trying to get acquainted with the University this week. New graduate students are arriving as well, and the Graduate Student Association is sponsoring several programs to help them get accustomed to the University and prepare for the year ahead.

Women interested in joining a sorority were welcomed to "Club Rush" last night in the HUB ballroom by representatives from the 17 social sororities that will be conducting formal rush next week.

University researchers are designing a survey to discover the reasons behind the apathetic response to a hardship seminar cancelled here earlier this summer.

It doesn't take a genius to realize that Suzie McConnell's accomplishments are those of a full-fledged star. A partial list includes:

Traditionally, top collegiate running backs come from Southern Cal, dominating linemen hail from Oklahoma and outstanding linebackers reside in Happy Valley.

The women's volleyball team, winners of the last five Atlantic 10 Conference titles, will be hard-pressed to improve on last year's 27-9 record, but Coach Russ Rose feels that the Lady Lions are capable of doing just that.

For Danny Kelly, the biggest test of the year -- at least on the soccer field -- may be avoiding the sophomore jinx.

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Moviegoers have come to expect three things in a Tom Cruise movie: Cruise's sexy smile, Cruise lipsyncing to a rock 'n' roll song and Cruise making love to one or more beautiful women throughout the movie. Cruise does not disappoint us in his new movie Cocktail.

He lives the American Dream. He built himself from the modest son of Russian immigrant parents to one of the greatest American composers and conductors. And he turned 70 this week.

If you are a performer, you have the opportunity to start the fall semester off on the right foot, or note, depending on your talent.

Every summer, the movie industry bombards us with scores of lighthearted anecdotes designed to capture the short attention spans of children who have been set free from classes and to calm the minds of businessmen whose office air conditioners have faltered.

Double Feature at Zoller Gallery, examines the work of two artists, LeeAnn Mitchell and Richard Dennis. Featuring two separate works, the exhibit allows the viewer to take an active part in both artists' worlds.