In commemoration of National Student-Athlete Day, the University's Student-Athlete Advisory Board will offer a panel discussion tonight focusing on strategies student-athletes can use to balance their roles as student and athlete. Congress has proclaimed today National Student-Athlete Day. While many people talk with their hands, some gestures speak for themselves. Bob Wieland went for a walk on Sept. 8, 1982. Three years and eight months later he arrived at his destination -- nearly 2,800 miles away. A team of Penn Staters has talked its way into the final round of Pennsylvania College Energy Debates -- farther than any of its predecessors. University President Bryce Jordan's response to an electronic message threatening gay men and lesbians -- sent by a University student throughout an international computer network -- has outraged members of the Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance. About 160 University clerical workers are uniting in opposition to efforts of the Penn State Office Workers Organizing Committee to unionize University clerical workers, said one of the secretaries involved. University official Thomas Larson declined comment yesterday about Associated Press reports which said the White House intends to nominate him for the top Federal Highway Administration spot, although a state Republican official called the nomination a "done deal." About fifty parents crowded into the main room of Cedar Day Care Center last night to voice their child care needs to members of the University's Child Care Task Force. As many as 300 students, Pennsylvania officials and labor lawyers are expected to converge in the HUB today in attempts to raise awareness of workers' concerns and reach a consensus about the labor situation in Pennsylvania. State College Borough Council members are considering an ordinance that will protect local residents from discrimination related to housing opportunities, the borough's planning director said. Hardcore pornography could be eliminated in 18 months if people supported the enforcement of anti-pornography laws and legislation, a member of the 1985 Attorney General Commission on Pornography said Tuesday. Cases of genital warts - a virus closely associated with cervical cancer in women -- have reached epidemic proportions on campus, Ritenour Health Center officials said, blaming lack of education and the absence of safer sex for the increase. The Downtown Economic Development Committee yesterday set ground rules in its search for the consulting firm that will develop its action plan for downtown growth based on the "ambience report" and the borough's comprehensive plan. Improving leadership qualities and duties through sorority officer interaction is the goal of the Panhellenic Council's Officer Action Night at 6:30 tonight in 110 Wartick. Kassie Neov relived his experiences as a prisoner in Cambodia last night, telling harrowing tales of human rights abuses by the Khmer Rouge, which took power in 1975.
Janet Rossman became the first Lady Lion All-American in four years and the women's fencing team finished sixth in the National Championships held April 2-4 at Northwestern University. Six Penn State fencers took an emotional rollercoaster ride last weekend at the NCAA Championships at Northwestern University. Seems The Magnificent Seven, otherwise known as the AL East, have fallen off their respective horses in '89. Once baseball's proudest division, the East has deteriorated into a mish-mash of egos and Penthouse Pets. History has a funny way of repeating itself. In 1971, a bunch of young upstarts with names like Reggie Jackson, Jim 'Catfish' Hunter and Vida Blue won the first of five straight divisional titles. The volleyball flies through the air and over the net. Someone bumps the ball to the setter. Suddenly, after the set, two huge feet leave the floor and a hammer-like hand explodes on the ball. At that point an opposing player can try to block, dig or get out of the way of the projectile. Coming off two tough matches against formidable Top 10 opponents, the women's lacrosse team would seem to be deserving of a rest. Instead, the Lady Lions must tangle with fourth-ranked Delaware at 3 today at Lady Lion Field.
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