Administrators yesterday locked the doors of Old Main to about 30 black students who wanted to pick up the University's response to earlier demands. Officials said they feared a disruption and allowed only staff and people with pre-arranged appointments access to the building. Offering a unique solution to the community's racial intolerance problems, the president mother of the First Church of Christ the Scientist in Boston urged an audience to love and accept all human beings as neighbors last night. The results of a research project may shift emphasis from individual student learning to group or "cooperative learning" methods in State College public schools. A seminar involving returning adult students at University Park and Behrend College examined obstacles facing returning adult students, illiteracy in the work place and barriers for the unemployed, last night. In the midst of a four-year period of deficient rainfall, the State College Borough Water Authority is developing measures to combat the present conditions. While a "no food or beverage" policy prohibits participants from bringing personal refreshments Sunday, organizers of the 15th annual Beta Sigma Beta Sy Barash Regatta said the policy had to be enacted to ensure continuation of the event -- which provides a day-long breather before buckling down for the final week of classes. McLanahan's Self-Service, which sells everything from diapers to deodorant to diet cola at 418 E. College Ave., will ask the State College Borough Planning Commission today for expansion and new renovations for commercial sales and office space. Since arthritis is not usually life-threatening, it is often overlooked by the public, said a staff member of the University's Gerontology Center. Saying the University's response to a computer message threatening gays and lesbians did not adequately address homophobic attitudes, the Lesbian/Gay Student Alliance and the Undergraduate Student Government Department of Women's Concerns will hold a rally in front of Boucke Building this afternoon. The University is launching into the upper levels of space research with some help from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Despite daily forays to junk food dispensers and all-nighters with greasy pizza and sugary soft drinks, many University students have earned 'A's in Dental Care 101, local dentists and technicians say. National headquarter representatives, alumni and active members will gather at the Atherton Hilton, 125 S. Atherton St., tomorrow to celebrate national recognition of the University's chapter of Psi Upsilon fraternity. The chapter will receive its charter from the fraternity's national president during a luncheon. Union and anti-union advocates spoke before the University Student Advisory Board last night in a session USAB members said was informative. The board did not discuss unionization after the advocates spoke, however, leading some members to ask why the board had not made an effort to discuss the issue. John Simesky's instructors encourage him to keep his head in the clouds. When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, he had on board a man who could prove that he in fact did discover the new world. The Centre County Solid Waste Authority will consider dumping the county's refuse at the proposed Attwoods Environmental of Pennsylvania, Inc., landfill in Snow Shoe Township, an authority official said. A Bellefonte man died in Howard Township yesterday afternoon after he was hit by a machine used to carry logs, Rockview state police said. Area fraternities celebrate anniversaries An investigation of illegal dumping at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview has been transferred from the Department of Environmental Resources Bureau of Water Quality to the DER's Bureau of Waste Management. Almost three weeks after protesting the transfer of their former housing supervisor, Beaver Hall residents say they are not going to press further for his return. Students who can find a plot of time can take a plot of grass on the HUB lawn tomorrow and enjoy live music during Movin' On '89. Even though the area is faced with what local officials are calling an "emergency" water shortage, the State College Borough Water Authority proceeded with approvals for water main extensions at their meeting last night.
Every year in late April, thousands of Penn State students and alumni flock to Bald Eagle State Park for the annual Regatta. The 15th annual Regatta kicks off Sunday and, while it may be the biggest party of the year, many seniors from the 1988 football team will not be in attendance. The men's volleyball team is the favorite among the coaches to win this weekend's Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament. But there are three other teams -- George Mason, Rutgers-Newark and Navy -- looking to settle it on the court rather than talking about it. Underdog George Mason stole the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championship from the men's volleyball team last year. This year, the Lions look to take it back. For at least five more days, the women's lacrosse team will be ranked No. 1 in the nation. Following its 12-10 loss Tuesday at Princeton, the team set out to prove it is still worthy of the top spot. After a week off, the women's golf team is ready to compete in its last scheduled tournament of the spring season, the William and Mary Invitational, this weekend at Williamsburg, Virginia. The equestrian team finished the year as regional champions, 17 points ahead of second place Wilson College. The margin of victory was the largest in eight years. A 23-hit barrage and two solidly pitched games, helped the softball team sweep a doubleheader from St. Bonaventure, 8-0 and 6-4. All this week, the baseball team has prepared for West Virginia. The hitters took batting practice thinking, 'West Virginia.' The pitchers went through their usual workout with West Virginia on their minds. Coach Shorty Stoner even gave West Virginia priority over Cornell, working his top pitchers to keep them ready for . . . West Virginia. A win this weekend seems to be against all odds for the men's lacrosse team as it hosts Hobart College at 7:15 tomorrow at Jeffrey Field. Move over baseball, lacrosse, golf. There's a new spring sport sensation -- waterskiing. The men's golf team will look to build on its momentum of this past weekend when it plays in the Princeton Invitational today and tomorrow. Most teams will settle for only a first-place finish in conference tournaments. But the men's tennis team would be happy to finish second. Coming off several strong performances last weekend at the Dogwood Relays in Tennessee, the women's outdoor track team will remain home this weekend as it hosts the Lady Lion Relays. For the 18th consecutive time, the men's track and field team will host the Nittany Lion Relays today and Saturday.
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The Art Student League Exhibition currently featured in the HUB Formal Gallery contains a unique blend of works by a number of University students. Tomorrow evening the Penn State Internationale Dancers will present their 11th annual spring concert. Once again State College is plagued with pre-summer movie dribble that insults more than entertains. When a performer propels his performance beyond the ordinary, one has to stand back and take notice.