A sign reads "white waiting room." A black man is beaten after trying to sit at a whites-only lunch counter. A young civil rights activist tells an interviewer, "I am very much afraid." A local march will be held today honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorating the national march in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963. After 14 years of debate, it appears that State College Borough may never have a fair housing proposal acceptable to everyone. Penn State's Executive Vice President and Provost William C. Richardson will accept the Johns Hopkins University presidency if named Wednesday, a top Penn State administrator confirmed Saturday. By Jan. 21, 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had traveled a long, long way to stand alone. After nearly two years, the University still lacks a vice provost to address minority concerns, but administrators have created an interim position they hope will help fill the void. While deadlines to use the borough's in-lieu fund for the construction of a third downtown parking structure grow nearer, officials are waiting for an appraiser to decide if some air is cheaper than land in State College. After four months of campaigning, the Centre County United Way exceeded its $725,000 goal by about $10,000. A new proposal will be on the table when the Centre Daily Times and its production staff employees enter the 25th month of contract deliberation this afternoon. This was not a good weekend for some local car owners. Undergraduate Student Government Senate Vice President J. David James, charged with taking more than $800 from the USG office, was moved from Centre County Prison to Northampton County Prison Friday, a prison spokesman familiar with the case said. After some student leaders objected to remarks made in November by University Board of Trustees member Ben Novak, the board heard Friday a report on how student organizations enhance education. After 21 years of service on the University's Board of Trustees, Helen Wise -- the board's first woman and one of two senior members -- will not run for re-election to the board in June. The president of the University Board of Trustees and his wife have donated a $5 million life insurance policy to Penn State which will endow chairs in three colleges and the library. Although many Eastern European countries are breaking the chains of communism, a system of democracy may not be the next stage for these countries, a Sovietologist told the University Board of Trustees Friday. The University's failure to name a vice provost for minority concerns has drawn criticism from black student leaders, who say the interim appointment aims to appease them. The second anniversary of the demand for a similar position is three months away. The University Board of Trustees re-elected all seven of its incumbent officers Saturday morning, keeping board President J. Lloyd Huck and Vice President Mimi Coppersmith for a traditional third term. At a time when 11- to 14-year-old children are undergoing many physical changes and are easily influenced, experts say a middle school provides the best environment to keep them interested in school. Even as existing facilities are already feeling some enrollment pressure, the State College Area School District is looking for ways, including building a middle school, to house an expected 2,000 new students during the next ten years. When most State College residents have a concern or a complaint about their community, they probably would not think of seeing someone called an ombudsman. The University's week-long celebration in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King continues today with a speech by Eleanor Holmes Norton, a well-known civil rights activist. An endowed scholarship established in the name of University Board of Trustees member Mimi Coppersmith will provide recognition and support to outstanding students in the College of Liberal Arts who are minoring in women's studies.
Less than 30 seconds after DeRon Hayes opened the Lions' scoring Saturday afternoon, James Barnes foreshadowed the coming rout of St. Bonaventure with a picture-perfect dunk off a feed from Monroe Brown. If George Washington coach Jack McKeown knew before the game that his team would hold Tanya Garner and Susan Robinson to a total of just 17 points, he probably would have thought the Lady Colonials could upset the women's basketball team Saturday night in Rec Hall. With 52 seconds remaining in the women's basketball game, the crowd began to cheer wildly as Jenny Kretchmar stepped to the line to shoot free throws. Not because the game was on the line, but because if she sank just one, the entire team would have scored. With 4:56 remaining in the men's basketball game with St. Bonaventure Saturday afternoon at Rec Hall, some of the 5,219 in attendance headed for the exits. They could have left after the Lions' first basket. Shot putter C.J. Hunter broke the Indoor Sports Complex shot put record with a toss of 62'9" in the first meet of the men's indoor track season Saturday. Hunter had set the old shot put record of 61'1" last year. Penn State has another coaching deity. JoePa, meet JoeBa. A victory over Oklahoma, which canceled a dual meet against the Lions last Tuesday, highlighted the wrestling team's performance at the Virginia Duals this weekend in Hampton, Va. When the women's gymnastics team was losing its battle against Pitt Saturday night, the Lady Lions depended on their strongest event, the vault, to bring them a 178.65-175.80 win. The women's swimming and diving team marched onto the deck of McCoy Natatorium chanting. The Pittsburgh Panthers entered the natatorium in rigid formation. Not a word was said as the swimmers made their way to the starting blocks. When Walter Sopp, anchor in the 400-yard freestyle relay, hit the water, the outcome of the meet, tied 113-113, was up to him. Men's volleyball alumni reached to depths of their closets Saturday in search the old uniforms that would conjure up memories of the past. Some of those playing in the annual alumni match found their uniforms more snug than they might have liked. In its final warmup before the the regular season, the men's volleyball team found itself in a tougher-than-expected battle against the alumni team Saturday. The crowd at Rec Hall welcomed a new star Friday night, a star it hopes to see grow brighter and brighter over the next four years. When sophomore Mary Beth Powers strained her leg 10 minutes before the distance medley relay, Coach Teri Jordan suddenly had to call upon senior Pam Connell and sophomore Jen Prutzman to prepare for the 800-meter leg of the race.
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Bob Dylan has earned his reputation as a great songwriter. His singing, however, proved to be something else last night in Rec Hall.