Thirty pro-choice demonstrators, rallying on the steps of Old Main yesterday, met with shouts from pro-life advocates, as the nation's Supreme Court began hearings on a case that may overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion. While the debate over how to best diversify the curriculum gains momentum at Penn State, other universities across the nation grapple with the same issue, requiring undergraduates to study a variety of cultures and underrepresented groups. A decrease in state allocations has forced University administrators and officials at the University's Biotechnology Institute to devote time and energy -- which could be used recruiting faculty and doing research -- to pursuing much-needed funding. Fashion can be a matter of social life and death. While finals, graduation and summer plans may be making most students' lives hectic, students who live downtown can avoid some of the stress by taking precautions to make moving out for the summer a little easier. The Interfraternity Council Board of Control announced yesterday that it will stand by the original sanctions levied against Delta Theta Sigma fraternity for a "treeing" incident which occurred in February. A former co-director of the Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance is working to organize an association for gay and lesbian University alumni -- a group that would be affiliated with the national organization, Network of Gay and Lesbian Alumni Associations. Increased parking fees for off-campus students, limitations on the number of 24-hour parking permits and the introduction of parking fees at two graduate student complexes will take effect this fall as part of a plan to reduce parking lot congestion, University officials said yesterday. As the weather gets warmer, the sounds and sights of spring flourish around us -- the green grass grows, flowers bloom and bees buzz by. While many students will be waiting tables or cutting lawns this summer, some students from the College of Agriculture will be getting job experience in the farming industry. University student Sean Malloy said the three years and 1,600 hours he spent performing community service and working on personal and physical development were worth it when he recently received the Gold Congressional Award. Public scrutiny of University officials has come to the forefront at Penn State, with some student groups demanding a line-item budget and others trying to hold administrators to pledges of improving the University's climate for underrepresented groups. Student Trustee Christina Henke is planning to withdraw her letter of resignation as student representative to the Board of Trustees after consulting with Secretary of Education Thomas K. Gilhool, who praised her performance over the last two years. When the Undergraduate Student Government released University President Bryce Jordan's 1986-1987 salary of $145,000 last November, its actions reflected the public's growing interest in what presidents earn for running a university or college. Increased awareness and strong friendships were key weapons drawn by two fraternities in a "Combat Against Racism" program last night. With finals rapidly approaching, two University students are doing a little more than the standard end-of-semester evaluations of their professors. Homophobia often leads to discrimination and is used as an excuse by society to physically and verbally harass and intimidate gays and lesbians, former Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance secretary Brian McKernan said last night. Fear of being isolated because he is not fluent in German did not prevent Milam Freitag from applying for a Fulbright grant to study psychology there. But Freitag said he thinks it may have kept others from applying for the grants, although fluency in a foreign language is not required.
Only one week before the last match of his college career, Robert Pierce is taking a hard look at his past four years at Penn State. He doesn't like what is looking back. Coming off an impressive win against Hobart, the men's lacrosse team - with the help of Ted Peddy's six goals - netted a 15-11 victory over Bucknell last night at Jeffrey Field. While most of us are spending this week concentrating on history, math and geography, members of the women's track team have other things on their minds as they participate in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia today through Saturday. She gets smacked in the head, whacked across her hands, but she keeps on going. Her play in lacrosse has helped Penn State. advance to the past three title games, with a fourth appearance likely this year. In field hockey she led her team to the last four NCAA tournaments.
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