About 100 students got their first taste of this year's Undergraduate Student Government presidential race last night as the four official candidates debated in East Halls. A local architect late last week unveiled a plan for asbestos removal from four of Bellefonte Area School District's six buildings over the next three to five years. Other area school districts have similar programs underway. Stephen W. Coon, a veteran photographer for the Centre Daily Times, died of natural causes Saturday afternoon in the Centre Community Hospital after a brief illness. Penn State Thespians will let others take the bows this weekend when curtains open on the first Penn State talent show in about 50 years. Graduate students who are confused about filing federal and state income tax returns may find answers to their questions at next Thursday's tax workshop. Education majors can get a jump on their lesson plans by applying for the 1989-90 Scholars in Education Award Program and the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship. Centre County employees will have the first opportunity to vie for the county's recently-vacated court administrator position, but applications will open to the public if internal searches prove unsuccessful. Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity made significance out of trivia Saturday when it raised more than $1,000 for the Centre County Office of the Aging with its first annual sports trivia bowl. The visiting choir at the Unity Church of Jesus Christ yesterday morning arrived dressed in black robes, carrying hymn books and accompanied by security guards. A nationwide hotline has been initiated by the University in an effort to inform University students, parents, and concerned persons on issues surrounding the racial climate at University Park. Seven days of programs focusing on cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding begin tonight when the co-founder of the Black Panthers kicks off Ebony and Ivory Week by speaking about the changing face of activism. When it comes to outdoor exercise, dressing right is as important as warming up to contend with current fluctuations in the weather. A tall, thin man with a hidden weapon steals away from a home that has been burglarized. A police officer in training is at the scene. Barbizon Modeling School will offer modeling classes in downtown State College beginning in the summer, a Barbizon spokeswoman said. Mid-State Bank and Centre HomeCare, Inc., are attempting to call attention to the needs of a different type of State College "senior" -- the community's elderly residents.
Unbelievable conditions, foreign skiers, and varsity programs led to a disappointing finish last week for the men's ski team at the national championships. The women's lacrosse team opened its season yesterday by squashing the University of Richmond, 15-1. Three-time All-American Chris Chase and co-captain Robert Pierce were suspended indefinitely from the volleyball team last week due to a violation of team policy. Two members of the men's basketball team received consolation March 10 after their heartbreaking loss to Rutgers in the Atlantic 10 conference championship the previous night. Members of the media who regularly covered the A-10 made senior Tom Hovasse a first-team All-Conference selection and named Monroe Brown to the All-Freshman squad. The ice hockey team calls itself a big family. And when it counted most, the Icers stuck together like one to bring the ICHL Championship to Penn State for the first time ever. The members of the women's gymnastics team left Rec Hall Saturday night with smiles on their faces even though they had just lost to Ohio State for the second time this season. The Lady Lion gymnastics team lost to Ohio State by 1.85 points Saturday night. But if four of its six beam competitors had not fallen, the Lady Lions would have squeaked by the Lady Buckeyes.
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When the debris of green glass settled at The All American Rathskeller early Sunday morning and Skeller die-hards began to stagger home, 886 cases of Rolling Rock had been consumed and more than $3,000 raised for charity during the bar's annual "case study."