The environment for gay men and lesbians would improve if the University supported the Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance in its efforts to increase awareness that acts of intolerance are not acceptable, members of the group said at their meeting last night. When night life takes an academic turn, students no longer have to return home when Pattee closes shop. Centre Region Council of Governments, in an effort to slow the furious pace of the sewage facilities plan approval process, set the date for final COG review of the plan for March 20 -- more than half a month after the state's deadline for submission. A Rockview inmate accused of attempting to infect a prison guard with AIDS was formally charged with attempted homicide yesterday, a Centre County court official said. The University's counseling approach to birth control will not change in reaction to recent studies that link the contraceptive pill to breast cancer, University officials said. Although some legislation affecting students will be introduced, this afternoon's University Faculty Senate meeting will be mostly informational, senate members said yesterday. Penn State can be a leader in offering University-wide writing intensive courses, the chairwoman of the University Writing Committee told the Undergraduate Student Government Academic Assembly last night.
After a close start, the men's swimming and diving team cruised past Villanova, 137-106, yesterday at McCoy Natatorium. Two first place victories were more than D.J. Hill could hope for as he dove into the pool against the Villanova Wildcats yesterday afternoon. But when the scores were tallied, Hill had accomplished the unexpected. My Opinion: Mike Machi
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A foil-wrapped mass flashed on the screen. Van Gogh's Irises sold for a record $53.9 million on Sotheby's auction block in November, signifying the boom of art prices in the current market. A symposium was held on campus Sunday to address the outrageous cost of collecting and maintaining artwork by the masters, the contemporary schools and other significant artists. Penn State's photography department adheres to a distinct philosophy: aesthetic criteria should be determined by the student, not by a textbook. The soothing music induced visions of mild-mannered Englishmen in sumptuous sitting rooms gazing over perfect gardens through leaded windows, sipping tea with adoring wives. Though the temperature outside was cold enough to frost your hand to the doorknobs, the Asylum Dance Club was heated by the friction of hundreds of dancing feet.