The University began posting anti-homophobia posters on campus Friday morning as part of an effort to combat intolerant behavior at the University. The 7th annual Phi Sig Superstars raised $47,460 for the Vincent Scott Sandoe Leukemia Fund Saturday, more than doubling last year's total of $21,000, said Overall Chairman Chris Bannon. University faculty members and a guest speaker from the University of Monterrey, Mexico celebrated World Health Day on Friday with a panel discussion addressing issues concerning the promotion of global health through cross-cultural experiences and practices. The disease knows no national or geographical boundaries. It kills globally. World Health Day at the University concluded Friday by exploring some alternate paths to wellness. High school groups, students, and families statewide flocked to the University Saturday to enjoy Science Expo '89. A new chapter of Delta Zeta sorority was installed yesterday afternoon at the Penn State Sheraton, 240 S. Pugh St. The 104 members signed a charter officially recognizing them as one of the University's 24 sororities. While the title "student teacher" implies contradiction, 282 University students this semester are maintaining both roles in efforts to make the grade -- literally. WASHINGTON -- Five different personalities. One purpose. That's what a sampling of college protesters yielded yesterday at the March for Women's Equality / Women's Lives. WASHINGTON -- Rev. Jesse Jackson advocated the Equal Rights Amendment in an address to people from around the country and the world who gathered yesterday to march on Washington, speaking for women's equality and women's lives. Citing fundamental differences between historically black and white Greek organizations, black Greeks want to bring the National Panhellenic Council -- a black Greek-governing organization -- to the University. The formation of a National Panhellenic Council encompassing black Greek organizations hinges upon a University-approved charter, ensured communication with Greek governing groups, and guidelines for solving conflicts about registration and judicial control within the group -- a University official said. While being a residence assistant requires practical skills such as organizing programs and spotting underage drinkers, RA candidates this semester are concentrating their efforts on becoming more open-minded -- a quality they say is essential to the position. The U.S. ambassador to Poland on Friday described the recent creation of a Polish Senate and scheduled elections in that nation as a "pleasant surprise," unexpected by U.S. diplomats. When Tere Shelley-Moody first went to work as a graduate assistant at Circleville Student Farm, she would bring along her new-born baby Erin, wrapped in an over-the-shoulder baby pack. Students for a Democratic Penn State held a news conference Friday to announce its formation and publicize its goals, then faced a hearing last night to begin the process of becoming an official University group. Timothy Leary, who told 1960s youth to "turn on, tune in and drop out," will speak tonight at 8 in Schwab Auditorium. Question: What is 18 inches long, weighs 10 pounds and is edible?
After having nine straight games postponed or cancelled due to bad weather, the baseball team may have been wondering if it would play another game this season. On Sunday, however, the Lions finally got a chance to play as they swept a double-header from Rider College. The softball team opened Atlantic 10 conference season play yesterday by dropping a doubleheader at Massachusetts, 1-0 and 4-0. After two consistent rounds at the Vanderbilt Music City Intercollegiate Invitational, the men's golf team could not keep up with the competition on the final day. When the men's lacrosse team took the field Friday night against Kutztown, it did not have any doubts about the outcome. Total annihilation was the name of the Lions' game, and it just ended up just the way they expected. The score could have been much higher than the final of 25-5 if Coach Glenn Thiel had played his best players the full game. Behind an MVP performance by Robert Pierce, the men's volleyball team crushed Ohio State on Friday in three games at the Hall of Fame Classic in Holyoke, Mass. When Rutgers is dropped from the women's lacrosse team's schedule next season, the Lady Knights will breathe a sigh of relief.
Collegian Editorial My Opinion: Cathy J. Kowalske
Beer.
For many people, the word serves up a kegful of images: blurry bacchanalian barrooms, chugging contests, sticky floors and television commercials overflowing with macho men and voluptuous vixens.