While overall usage of the University's escort service has increased since the mobile escort service was instituted March 31, more advertising is needed to inform students of the service, said the manager for support operations for the Department of University Safety. Geography department faculty Wednesday prohibited representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency from discussing career information with University students under the department's supervision. The decision came after two CIA members visited the department in March and talked to some geography students about possible careers during a visit. The president of the Association of Residence Hall Students asked ARHS representatives last night for their opinion on a letter he drafted about the "Mifflin Streak," which he said plans to submit to The Daily Collegian. University legal counsel advised University officials not to discipline student James Whitehead for sending a homophobic message on an international computer system last month, saying the content of his message is protected by the First Amendment, University officials said yesterday. Managers of McLanahan's Self-Service, 414 E. College Ave., opted to contribute to the borough's in-lieu parking fund instead of constructing a space near the store during the State College Zoning Hearing Board's meeting yesterday. Delta Theta Sigma fraternity will have the opportunity to appeal a disorderly conduct charge at a closed Interfraternity Council hearing at 8 tonight. The executive director of the National Women's Political Caucus Irene Natividad will discuss "The Political Concerns and Influence of Women: Emphasis on Women of Color" at 8 tonight in Paul Robeson Cultural Center.
In sports there is there is a phenomenon known as the "gut check," a time of intense pressure that tests the fortitude of competitors. The rugby club endured two 80-minute gut checks over the weekend, and came through with flying colors both times to win its first Midwest Championship. After 10 straight games on the road, the baseball team returns home for a 1 p.m. double header with James Madison today at Beaver Field. Walking down College Avenue one afternoon, an unusual jacket catches your eye. You say to the owner, trying not to sound like an idiot, "Is there really a Penn State Sailing Team?" She flushes and assures you that there is indeed such an organization. Spring. A time of rebirth, of singing birds and blooming flowers. It usually isn't thought of as a time for football. You play football in the fall, right? When the flowers are dying and the birds are taking off for Florida? For two former Lions, the second day of the National Football League draft was a mere formality, while for four others, the wait was almost eternal. Holmes Cathrall, the men's tennis coach, said last week that West Virginia more than likely would win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, and Temple, Penn State and Rutgers would battle for the next three positions. Cathrall was exactly right. Fresh from its New England sweep, the women's lacrosse team returns to more friendly and familiar territory when it takes on Bucknell at 3:30 today at Lady Lion Field. The women's golf team ended its season with a bang, placing second in last weekend's William & Mary Invitational with a 977 total and beating No. 1 Methodist College in the process.
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This semester's Bach's Lunch concert series, sponsored by the School of Music and the University Lutheran Parish, will conclude Thursday afternoon with the performance of the Penn State Trumpet Ensemble. The Hooters' appearance at the Beta Sigma Beta Sy Barash Regatta this Sunday marked their third appearance at the event. No one really noticed. If you were hoping the members of the Cult would go back to their old-style new wave image on their new album Sonic Temple, forget it. They didn't.