Although a U. S. State Department warning against traveling to China is still in effect, it is still possible to purchase an airline ticket to that country through local travel agencies. For the second consecutive year the University's Scholars in Residence Program is enabling minority faculty members to teach at Penn State and diversify University faculty, said Nancy Tischler, director of Summer Sessions. The Alpha Fire Company will be more equipped to control fires quickly with the addition of new fire hose and a new chief's vehicle following a Wednesday meeting of the Centre Region Council of Governments' Finance Committee. While University alumni continue to express support for their alma mater, most seem to want more programs that attract new students and help those currently enrolled, according to survey results released Tuesday. In a recent letter to University President Bryce Jordan, a national gay and lesbian civil rights organization labeled last semester's administrative response to a Penn State student's computer message as "ineffective" and indicates the need for an active stance on such issues. While two University professors recently returning from China say the demonstrators have widespread support there, disagreement continues on how the United States should respond to the Chinese government's crackdown. A $1.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will provide University students seeking science-oriented careers with improved classes, programs and research opportunities, said Linda Maxson, head of the biology department.
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The geriatric crew of the Enterprise returns to battle their latest foe in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, the second summer sequel to hit the streets. "You'll see a lot of us with our pants down," said director and actor John Neville-Andrews of the comic farce Noises Off, which opens Saturday at the Playhouse theater. Participants in a film festival devoted to the "New British Cinema" said Wednesday their aim is not to educate University students but to interest and entertain them. Regionalism in art will be the theme of various events and exhibits at the Palmer Museum of Art this summer. Regionalism will be explored in terms of the importance of place in the Centre region and beyond in such forms as painting, film and even lawn decorations. State College residents interested in working with the intricate network of people involved in the annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will get their chance this weekend. Mike Radford didn't start going to the cinema until he was 16.