Physicians at the University's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center have developed an accurate and quick test to detect intrauterine infection that can lead to premature delivery among pregnant women. Academic alliances between University faculty and local high school teachers are joining a nationwide trend linking secondary and post-secondary education. While University educators in two disciplines have already established alliances with their high school counterparts, attempts to create similar communication networks in geology and the arts and humanities are still in the planning stages. Members of the State College business community yesterday reviewed a plan to reduce parking congestion in the downtown area, a local transportation official said. The Office of Health Promotion and Education this week kicked off its annual recruitment of student volunteers for its peer education programs. LEWISTOWN -- Roadway restructuring proposals dominated a State Transportation Commission hearing here yesterday, as officials from Central Pennsylvania communities outlined regional studies they want included in a 12-year state road plan. Americans and Europeans have a distorted view of the Japanese contribution to the electronics industry, Makoto Kikuchi, told an audience Wednesday afternoon in Kern auditorium. For the third consecutive year, the Interfraternity Council won top honors at the annual Northeast Interfraternity and Panhellenic Council conference. Students in Simmons and McElwain Halls can now grab a Coke and smile knowing they can do something to help out the environment. Some University students will be able to observe the criminal justice system in Denmark this summer firsthand - without getting arrested. The State Correctional Institute at Rockview superintendent received a letter of concern yesterday from Benner Township supervisors regarding the institution's policy on AIDS-contaminated waste disposal, a prison official said. Fraternities and downtown residents made strong progress toward building better relations last night at the Interfraternity Council's first annual Neighborhood Interaction Night. A $350,000 renovation project for the University's Pavilion Theatre was announced at a news conference on Wednesday.
In their last chance to qualify for NCAAs, six members of the men's swimming and diving team will strive to meet cutoff times at the Nittany Lion Invitational at noon Sunday at McCoy Natatorium. A shroud of mystery covers the road-tripping volleyball team on its way to East Stroudsburg University today and Rutgers-Newark tomorrow. The ice hockey team has a difference of opinion with Coach Joe Battista. Battista said the team can win the International Collegiate Hockey League playoffs this weekend, but the players don't seem to agree. The women's gymnastics team will look to return to its winning ways when Ohio State visit Rec Hall at 8 tomorrow night. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- As Rutgers fans and players hoisted Tournament MVP Tom Savage to sit on the rim after winning the Atlantic 10 Championship last night, one thing was evident: sometimes dreams really do come true. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Not only did last night's conference championship live up to its billing, so did the Rutgers fans. In a relatively quiet winter sports season, a sleeping giant was awakened for a few electrified days this week. Although there has been a different national champion in women's lacrosse in each of the past three years, one thing has remained constant: Penn State has played in each title game, winning the 1987 contest. The journey to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships got off to a shaky start this week for three members of the men's indoor track and field team. Three years ago, when Carmen Mann chose to enroll at Penn State, she did so because she liked the school and the track program. But she also had another reason.
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Students who dream of having their films viewed by Hollywood producers could get their chance by winning the 16th Annual Student Film Awards Competition. Relache, a contemporary music ensemble, appeared for three days on campus with the goal of opening peoples' minds to various forms of new music. However, as ensemble director Joseph Franklin found at Relache's sparsely attended University concerts, the popularity of new music in the area remains low. Each year hundreds of thousands of college students head for the beach during spring break. The University calendar, oblivious to the lingering signs of winter, repeatedly allows Penn State students to preview warm weather hedonism before the rest of the nation's universities celebrate the rites of Spring, 1989. And after five days of rest and recovery, two Daily Collegian reporters decided to jot down a few of their impressions following a brief week in the sun on "The World's Most Famous Beach" in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the Clarendon Plaza Hotel. Come and ride the route of the Nittany Lion this weekend with the Penn State Model Railroad Club. Dangerous Liaisons is one of those rare films that works well on virtually every level. The Klezmer Conservatory Band will perform in Schwab Auditorium this Saturday at 8 p.m., bringing klezmer music to the University after a long haul from its Eastern European beginnings to klezmer's place in contemporary music. Geometric abstractions are not as abstract as most people think. As a matter of fact, the pictures are simple. It is the processes that get a little complicated.