The expansion and renovation of the Nittany Mall is among four Centre Region shopping centers scheduled to be renovated or built in the near future, a county official says. While walking through the lobby of Electrical Engineering West, have you ever wondered why men in white hospital robes with paper hair nets and booties peer into large machines that seem to mix paint or fabricate bizarre instruments for secret agents? A fluoridation bill expected to reach the state House of Representatives calendar next week probably will not affect most local water companies, but could cost the University additional funds to maintain regulated fluoride levels. EMEX '89, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' open house, will be held tomorrow and Sunday from 1 to 4 each afternoon in Deike Building lobby. NASA has selected Penn State to research where few universities have researched before. Student involvement in politics, internships and careers in Washington, D.C. and the American-Israeli relationship were topics emphasized by Matt Levin in a discussion last night. Coaches, trainers and physicians alike will have a chance to learn the latest on athletic health care at the sixth annual Sports Medicine Symposium. Business students will clash with University faculty and staff tomorrow afternoon at the College of Business Administration's first Spring Olympics. Behaviors among gay men have changed since the AIDS epidemic began, research from a long-term study of gay men in several cities indicates. Another local television station has infiltrated Centre County, hoping to attract viewers' hands to Channel 24. But competitors say the channel's specialized programs will not affect their audiences. A discussion-oriented meeting last night saw the University Student Advisory Board talk about the University's new smoking policy and the ramifications of the visiting social scientists' report, which was released last week. An ad hoc committee within the College of Agriculture met yesterday to gather student input and begin formulating recommendations to the administration about restructuring of Circleville Student Farm. University graduate students' final chance to submit poems for the Leonard Steinberg Poetry Prize -- an award the contest's organizer says is one of the most prestigious awards unpublished poets can win - is tomorrow. Undergraduates will do much of the talking at the University's first Undergraduate Middle East Conference today and tomorrow at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. The huge banner strung above Kern's main entrance marks this morning's opening of the fourth annual Graduate Research Exhibition, in which 77 graduate students will compete for a total of $10,000 in prize money. Some runners will have a goal other than keeping fit today when they sprint for the 14th annual Delta Chi Marathon begins. Pennsylvania high school football coaches gathered in the East Area Team Room last night for a panel discussion about the need for athletic trainers and physicians in the secondary school football program. Sonia Sanchez -- international lecturer on black culture and literature, women's liberation, peace and racial justice -- will speak at 4 Sunday afternoon in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center auditorium. The Centre County Solid Waste Authority has decided to proceed with plans to create a "bi-county authority" with its Clinton County counterpart, a Centre authority executive says. Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday in White Building's North Gym, the Penn State Juggling Club will sponsor the third annual Penn State Juggling festival. The festival will run until 1 p.m., and feature a variety of activities.
The softball team will try to prove that it is a better team than its 2-15 record indicates when the squad travels to Columbus for the Ohio State Invitational today and tomorrow. The women's track team will look for fast times, long throws and good weather this weekend when it hosts the Lady Lion Open. The women's golf team will travel to more familiar territory this weekend for the Duke Invitational at Durham, N.C. Forget the Battle for Seattle, this weekend it is the Showdown in Elizabethtown for the men's volleyball team. Even though it has dropped its last nine games and has recorded only one win in thirteen games, the baseball team is still optimistic about the season. The revamped cycling club begins its official season this weekend with two days of racing in Allentown. Matching up against William & Mary, which is tied with Harvard for the No. 1 spot in the East, will put the women's tennis team in a position to see how well it can fare under pressure in its toughest dual match of the season at 3 p.m. today at the Penn State Tennis Club. Julie Williams was an All-American defender the last time she attended a Penn State-Virginia women's lacrosse game. She played midfield and defense for the Lady Cavaliers (a.k.a., Wahoos), graduating in 1987 with 21 goals and 11 assists for her career. Some say you can't go home again. This may or may not be true, but Coach Harry Groves and the men's track and field team are certainly going to try as they kick off their outdoor season today in the Colonial Relays at William & Mary. Five members of the powerlifting division of the barbell club will compete at the Collegiate National Championships this weekend. For the past seven years, Ohio State and Penn State have battled for bragging rights as the top women's gymnastics team in the Northeast. Injuries are always a concern in sports, but if any players from the Rugby Club get hurt, they won't have to look far for a diagnosis when they take on the Philadelphia College of Medicine at 1 tomorrow. Coming off a 15-9 loss to Towson State, the men's lacrosse team has hopes of raising its record when it hosts Drexel University at 2 p.m. tomorrow on the outdoor Astro Turf next to Holuba Hall. The women's fencing team will send five members and a 13-2 season record to the National Championships April 24 at Northwestern University in Evansville, Ill.
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Some groups attempt to impress audiences with musicianship. They play with precision and poise, demonstrating that they know how to perform music with expert ability. The overhead fans spun silently as the chatter of warm voices grew quiet. The poet began to read... Elvis is alive and well, and he'll prove it at 8 p.m., Sunday night in Rec Hall. Peggy Lee Zorba, alias Nostradamus, alias Henry Himmler, alias Billie Jean King, alias Irwin Mahatma Fletcher, alias Chevy Chase. When Blaise Tarr has a tough day, he diverts himself down to the HUB basement to escape from a prisoner of war camp, or compete in a professional wrestling championship. Internationally known flutist James J. Pellerite will conduct a master class on solo flute repertoire for University students tomorrow. He will also perform in a free public concert at 10 a.m. in room 110 of the Music Building. Although Beaver Stadium will house 92,500 spectators beginning in 1990 for football, several administrators, staff and students predict rock concerts will not be heard any time soon in the Nittany Lions' den. Why don't we get all the good concerts?