Discus throwing and obstacle courses can in themselves be challenging. In a wheelchair, the same tasks can be even more trying. The Centre Region Planning Commission last night voted against recommending the State College Borough Council honor a request by borough residents to vacate Easterly Drive and Mitchell Avenue. Although downtown streets will be closed, the bars will be open tomorrow when runners race against time to complete the 21st annual Phi Psi 500, a race winding through the streets with six main distractions -- bars. The belabored design process of the University Area Joint Authority's sewage facility expansion may slow to a halt later this year because of proposed federal legislation rendering obsolete a planned $5.6 million sludge facility. The Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance requested yesterday that the University dismiss junior James Whitehead for a threatening computer message he wrote about gays and lesbians, but the Office and Conduct Standards director said dismissal is only one of many possible sanctions. University President Bryce Jordan told the House Education Committee yesterday that the University is willing to compromise with Gov. Robert P. Casey's administration to keep next year's tuition increase at 6 percent. Students living in graduate family housing may lose their free parking privileges if a new parking fee proposal is passed, two employees of the University Parking Office said. A bill before the state House of Representatives limiting phone solicitations could restrict merchants from calling households that have asterisks beside their listing in the telephone directory. The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct interviews at the University tomorrow in an attempt to recruit census-takers for its decennial count of the nation's people next year. The University's Sexual Assault Policy and Procedure Committee distributed a new brochure this week to inform students of services available to victims of sexual assault. Some undergraduates may be closer to graduate student life than they expected this summer. About 140 golfers will tee off to help fight cancer tomorrow in the 15th annual Sigma Pi Open. Some graduate students from developing countries are concentrating on how to better the quality of life in their native countries through the Population Issues Research Center at Penn State, a University assistant professor said last night. The greatest threat to undergraduate education in American universities is an emphasis on "credentializing" students rather than educating them, an educational lecturer said last night. More than 500 pesticide containers found scattered around a hole on State Correctional Institution at Rockview property this week prompted a state-level investigation, but a borough official said he sees no immediate danger to local water supplies. "Not everyone can have the ability of a Kenneth Tomasso; he will be a credit to this University and the Navy for years to come," said Navy Capt. Ted Fenno, describing the midshipman first class as a real "champ in his book." The "Anything Goes" competition of the Phi Psi 500 has seen many offbeat and crazy costumes in past years, including Willie Wonka's Oompa Loompas, Fred Flintstone and family and a six-pack of beer. Appreciative murmurs of "say," "say that," and "teach," rose from the 100 audience members who participated in a workshop given by educational consultant Jawanza Kunjufu last night in Eisenhower Auditorium. The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, moving to increase representation within its ranks, will sponsor a regional campaign workshop in State College tomorrow. About 150 people with joined and upraised hands pledged to unite against racism and bigotry at yesterday's "Stand Up Against Racism" rally on the steps of Old Main. Mifflin Hall residents gathered in front of McElwain Hall and behind Grange Building last night to protest possible measures designed to stop the annual Mifflin Streak. A fifth inmate from the State Correctional Institution at Rockview facing charges stemming from a February dining room fracas was ordered to stand trial yesterday in the June term of Centre County Court. "Looking Back . . . Moving Forward" will be the theme of this weekend's Black Alumni Reunion, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association in conjunction with the University's Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.
Coach Harry Groves hopes his team will "blossom forth" this weekend at the Dogwood Relays, which begin today at the University of Tennessee. A week before the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament gets under way, the men's tennis team will get a chance to play against the best from that tournament. Once a shaky and inexperienced team in the midst of 10-game winless steak, the baseball team is now playing with maturity and confidence. The men's golf team begins a pivotal part of the season this weekend as they host the Rutherford Invitational at the Blue Course. A one-goal overtime loss to Rutgers in 1987. A repeat performance last year. The third time could be a charm, so Coach Glenn Thiel and the men's lacrosse team are prepared to fight to the finish at 2 p.m. tomorrow when they meet the Scarlet Knights in Picsataway, N.J. Eight teams stand in the way of the women's tennis team as it pursues its fifth consecutive Atlantic 10 title this weekend at the Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Tennis Championship. The softball team will play four games in a three-day tournament that begins tonight when the Lady Lions take on the host team at the Adelphi Lady Panther Classic in Garden City, N.Y. Luck and good timing are a must when a team is ranked first in the country. Yesterday it took a little of both for the No. 1 women's lacrosse team to beat unranked Maryland, 10-6, at Lady Lion Field. LINCOLN, Neb. -- Clawing its way from 10th to ninth place in the opening round of the NCAA Championships last night, the men's gymnastics team accomplished a championship of its own.
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This year's Symphonic Blue Band concert at 3 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium will feature a solo appearance by internationally known euphonium player Brian Bowman. For the first time in the station's nine-year history, WPSX-TV has fallen short of its fund raising goal for a festival. The public television station's on-air fund drive ended nearly $30,000 under its $225,000 goal. The Dream Team hardly constitutes a fantasy. Normally, a young orchestra begins its performing career on the road, touring, and making a name for itself, only gradually moving to recording deals and contracts as it gains reputation and recognition. Canada's I Musici de Montreal, guided and inspired by Soviet emigre conductor Yuri Turovsky, is an exception. "See them take no blame." "See them have no shame." "See them worship fame."