Earth Day, 24 hours set aside to promote worldwide awareness for a safer, more sustainable planet, celebrates its 20th anniversary April 22. And yesterday, members of a University-based environmental awareness group known as Eco-Action announced its plans for bringing Earth Day activities to Penn State and the State College community. While summer jobs for students can range from lifeguarding at a swimming pool to scooping ice cream, students can use their summer work experience to further their careers, a financial aid officer said. The University's revised Code of Conduct policy states more clearly what acts of harassment and intolerance are punishable, an administrator told members of the Lesbian and Gay Student Alliance last night. Since first issued in the fall of 1987, the Black Caucus newsletter The Drum has been a source of communication for members of the University's black community. While remembering its past through a special Black History month issue, it is also looking to the future by offering subscriptions to Penn State faculty. Calling a recent incident racially motivated, a black University student said downtown and University police discouraged him from pressing charges when he and a friend were involved in a reported fight with about five white men. Members of the State College Borough Council said last night they are worried that the University has too large a role in an upcoming regional consolidation study. The history of Africans sold in slavery has been distorted to resemble the history of their slave masters, and anyone who believes that masters' and slaves' destinations are the same is doomed to stay in slavery, said a speaker for Black History Month last night. With the Faculty Senate's report on mandatory diversity classes circulating among University organizations, a student group is advocating that minority issues and contributions be taught across the curriculum. Citing transportation, health care and environmental concerns as important issues for Pennsylvania and the nation, U.S. Rep. William Clinger yesterday announced his re-election campaign for the 23rd district seat. Moving one step closer to adopting a fair housing ordinance, the State College Borough Council decided at a work session last night to base a future law on President Gary Wiser's all-inclusive proposal. Communication between the United States and Soviet Union has made significant progress in recent years, said a former Soviet translator last night. University President Bryce Jordan will address the Undergraduate Student Government Senate tonight for the first time in his six-year term. Graduate students planning to participate in the Graduate Research Exhibition March 23 and 24, should have their applications into 114 Kern by tomorrow.
Following Temple's 61-59 loss to the men's basketball team Dec. 9 at Rec Hall, Temple coach John Chaney warned that if the pushing and shoving in that game continued to the next, a fight would result. When Coach Harry Groves took nineteen members of the men's track and field team to Gainesville, Fla., he did not concentrate on the team score as much as getting more athletes qualified for the IC4A Championships. Stacy Prey, the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams all ran season bests Sunday to lead the women's track team to a fourth-place finish at the Florida Invitational.
Collegian Editorial: Participate in events to increase awareness of neglected heritage My Opinion: Barbara Jimick
It is a shame many people shy away from documentaries simply because they expect some boring talking heads movie, which will elicit every emotion except humor. Although it began as a technical nightmare, Jennifer Muller/THE WORKS put on a visually exciting show Friday night in Eisenhower Auditorium. Art almost always reflects the historical events during which it was created, and in many instances the two depends on each other. In the case of the Roman Portraits exhibit at the Palmer Museum of Art, this could not be truer. Brash Bette Midler strips away every aspect of her campish self to make Stella a disappointing encounter. When Americans think of China, many thoughts may come to mind. Some may think of the Communist regime that has suppressed the people since 1949 while others may think of the rich cultural history that has fascinated foreigners for thousands of years. The Pennsylvania Dance Theatre commences a week-long residency at the Palmer Museum of Art this week with lectures, workshops, demonstrations and performances.