The local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a membership drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the HUB basement. The cultural and historical context of heterosexuality will be the subject of a speech, "Denaturalizing Heterosexuality," at 8 tonight in the HUB Assembly Room. In a week marked by uncertainty and disappointment for the nation's Chinese population, the University's Chinese community honored one of its chief advocates this weekend -- Congressman William Clinger. In a speech to State College environmentalists and residents Saturday, U.S. Rep. William Clinger said "clean air is the number one priority" for Congress this year. Although recycling plastics might be common in the 21st century, a University professor believes he has invented a way for the resilient material to decompose with no threat to the environment. BELLEFONTE -- Three University students are scheduled for arraignment next month on various charges of theft and conspiracy related to an alleged bicycle "chop shop" operation. A male University student was charged Friday with the rape of a female student in his room at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity on Dec. 3, according to State College Bureau of Police Services. The vice president of a local architecture firm was killed yesterday afternoon in a car accident on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County while returning to State College from New York City, said state police at Hazleton. The fifth annual Housing Fair drew mixed reactions from students this weekend, ranging from disappointment with a low number of realtors to satisfaction with Friday's 6,000-person turnout.
The pre-meet controversy over the scoring systems was a moot point yesterday, as the women's swimming team defeated Brown -- no matter which point system was used. The men's and women's fencing teams extended their season winning streaks to 11 by thrashing six teams Saturday in White Building. Mimicking last season's 14-0 record, this year is turning into another lossless season for the Lions. The men's volleyball team came up short in its quest for a first tournament championship at the Fort Wayne National Bank/Pepsi Invitational. Ricardo Hall set a new Penn State record of 51'1" and placed ninth in the triple jump to lead the Penn State contingent at this weekend's Bud Lite Invitational. Usually, coaches watch their athletes compete. Up against its strongest opponent so far this season, the women's gymnastics team suffered two blows in its loss against Alabama, 187.00-184.10, Saturday night. Penn State's two starting freshmen recorded pins to lead the way in the wrestling team's 34-3 blowout of Cleveland State (3-5) yesterday afternoon at Rec Hall. When James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Mass., he made the object of the game easy -- shoot a ball into a basket. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Last year it would have lost. At the beginning of this season, the only suspense normally involved with a Penn State hockey game was in how soon the score would go into double digits. Quarterback Tom Bill may have been suspended from the University despite an announcement Friday that he voluntarily withdrew to enter an alcohol rehabilitation program. Mark Sohn's pommel horse moves are so original . . .
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