Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost William C. Richardson is now the only candidate for the presidency of Johns Hopkins University and will probably be asked next week to assume the post at the Baltimore institution. Students sweating over classes this semester can donate unwanted blankets and sleeping bags to Project Bag'It, a program to benefit the homeless in State College sponsored by the Association of Residence Hall Students and Residence Hall Programs. Students with questions on how to apply for financial aid programs can direct inquiries to a toll-free hotline this month. Three months after ruling Penn State a state agency for taxation purposes, Commonwealth Court said yesterday the University is not a state agency and does not have to disclose administrators' salaries under "right-to-know" laws. The Undergraduate Student Government Senate suspended Senate Vice President J. David James from office until questions regarding his alleged burglary have been answered, Senate President Ron Marlow said yesterday. Andrew McCarter, a University student missing since finals week, has not been located and police have no leads concerning his whereabouts, University Police Services said. As State College moves into the 1990s, the continued growth of the area is certain -- and the Alpha Fire Company is ensuring it can fight whatever fires blaze in the future. The life and work of one of history's greatest leaders, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has been distorted to make American society feel more comfortable about uncomfortable events, said the director of Eisenhower Chapel yesterday. Honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and the 25th anniversary of his speaking appearance here, a weeklong celebration for the peace maker starts Sunday. BELLEFONTE -- The University will not have to defend an instructor's judgment in a suit by a former student who contended that an unfair grade delayed her Spring 1988 graduation. A rape that reportedly occurred during an early-December fraternity party has renewed concern about sexual assault education and awareness among members of the University community. Bucking a nationwide trend, the University yesterday revised its Acts of Intolerance policy in an attempt to blend free-speech principles into a campus environment designed to minimize racial and sexual harassment. Several student organizations will join Academic Assistance Programs in a "Welcome Back Jam" at 9 tomorrow night at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center.
Relay events will be a major factor when the men's swimming and diving team hosts Pitt at 3 tomorrow afternoon in McCoy Natatorium. The men's indoor track and field team will start its season tomorrow with the Nittany Lion Invitational at the Indoor Sports Complex at 10 a.m. Some of the most grueling wrestling of the season will be featured today and tomorrow when No. 9 Penn State battles for the the National Team Championship with seven other Top 10 teams in Hampton, Va. After its big win against Temple in December, the men's basketball team went South to the Alabama-Birmingham Classic. So did the team's offense, defense and 5-0 record. Although the women's indoor track team has already hosted two meets this season, it will face its first collegiate competition when it travels to the Yale Invitational this weekend. The cover of this season's George Washington women's basketball media guide contains a picture of the squad standing in front of the White House above a caption: The New Administration. On Monday NCAA delegates voted to modify the controversial Proposition 42. Although Coach Joe Paterno thinks the new legislation is OK, he did argue against some of its specifics and several other University coaches agree with him. The women's swimming team is geared up for its meet against Pittsburgh tomorrow, but not too geared up. The men who helped establish Penn State's volleyball program in the 1970 and early 1980s return tomorrow to take on the current Nittany Lions, who are ranked No. 8 nationally in Volleyball Monthly's preseason poll. The Syracuse men's gymnastics team is 0-for-43 years against Penn State. Penn State's divers are considered part of the swimming team because they compete at the same meets and their scores are compiled with those of the swimmers. The divers, however, consider themselves different. The women's gymnastics team will start its season at 7 tomorrow night in Pittsburgh with several fresh faces. Winning this year's Nittany Lion Invitational will do two things for the ice hockey club: practically insure it of a bid to the National Invitational Tournament and bring the championship back home.
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Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night. The Indiana Jones logo, a pizza box, college t-shirts, book jackets, and New York Times magazine cover assembled in Zoller Gallery create a medley of sharp visual images. Adopted from the French, the word avant-garde carries an English translation of vanguard, or more precisely, the leaders of a social movement. Bob Dylan, one of rock 'n' roll's true legends, will play at 8 p.m. Sunday at Rec Hall. The story of Ron Kovic is not a pretty one. In the near future, local orchestra lovers will have a musical treat should the Pittsburgh Symphony elect to make State College its permanent summer home. As part of the annual American College Theater Festival, awards will be presented to the top student playwrights for dramatic works about black culture.