Although Ritenour Health Center officials are working to solve a severe staff shortage in the Women's Health Department, women can expect to wait up to a week or more for appointments this semester, said Susan Kennedy, director for the office of health promotion and education at Ritenour. Sports events are not the only occasions for Lions to show their stuff. Students can do their part to boost minority enrollment at the University by serving as members of a new student advisory board to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. The Undergraduate Student Government Senate voted last night to allow USG President Seth Williams' veto of recent legislation to stand, temporarily ending the senate's three-week deadlock on the area senatorial appointment process. University students may now learn the art of writing on a keyboard as a growing number of English 202 sections become computerized. Convicted murderer Jon Evans Yount, attempting to obtain a jury trial on escape charges against him, has filed a brief with state superior court challenging a lower court decision that prohibits him from retracting an October guilty plea. Five business fraternities -- Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Chi Theta and Phi Gamma Nu -- are holding a rush mixer at 7 tonight in the HUB Fishbowl. The University named the undergraduate representative to the President's Planning and Budget Advisory Committee Monday, but Undergraduate Student Government officials are not satisfied because the administration chose not to appoint USG's candidates. The State College portion of the Centre Region's sewage facilities plan is expected to be returned to the Centre Region Planning Commission by the State College Borough Council at their regular meeting next Tuesday. United Federal Savings Bank plans to make stock available to shareholders and local residents this month as part of the process of conversion to a publicly-owned stock institution, the bank's president and chief executive officer announced yesterday. Crime victims and crime witnesses have someone within the University to help abate the emotional turmoil they may experience. The State College Zoning Hearing Board on Monday approved UniCo Construction's revised plans to erect three new buildings and an underground parking garage next to the existing Gateway Apartments on East College Avenue. A revision in weekend quiet hours will permit residence hall students to burn the midnight oil an extra two hours without fear of disturbing the peace. Several words came to Grace Hampton's mind on her first day as Old Main's newest vice provost --leadership, positiveness and concern. Former Undergraduate Student Government Senate President Ron Marlow yesterday submitted his application for the State College Borough Council seat left open after the death of John Dombroski on Dec. 8.
Armed with an arsenal of talented upperclassmen and a host of talent yet untapped in its freshman class, the men's gymnastics team looks toward a promising 1989 season. But like last year, success will come slowly for the Lions. With the heart of their dual-meet schedule just ahead, the fencing teams are busy preparing with open and circuit events. The eighth-ranked Maryland basketball team used a ball-hawking defense and 20 points from freshman guard Sue Panek to easily defeat Penn State 87-53 in front of 1,731 fans last night at Rec Hall.
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