The results of a two-year planner's study to determine the need for a Centre Region Cultural Center will be released March 20. When Charles I. Nero was growing up in a predominantly black community outside New Orleans, he and his best friend were forbidden to talk to each other because their teachers and parents thought they behaved too effeminately. And, his friend's brother threatened to beat him if he became a "punk." Two men face charges of unlawful computer use, theft of services in a preliminary hearing scheduled for this morning at the Centre County Court of Common Pleas in Bellefonte. Two student groups will hold a rally at noon today on the steps of Pattee Library to celebrate the release of political activist Nelson Mandela and to call for further changes in South Africa. BELLEFONTE -- Ray Gricar's attempt to become a full-time district attorney with a full-time salary collapsed yesterday despite nearly two hours of testimonials from judges, lawyers and a litany of law enforcement officials. After more than a year of planning and three full months of operation, Centre Area Transportation Authority's Park-and-Ride system has been a "disappointment" to the bus line's administrators. Citing the growing global nature of the world, University President Bryce Jordan addressed the Faculty Senate yesterday and called its diversity requirement efforts "critical." Patients who sustain lung damage from traumatic accidents or severe pneumonia now have a chance to heal their lungs while a new device breathes for them. BELLEFONTE -- At 5:30 a.m. a corrections officer comes by and calls out Bill's number. The C.O. listens for the inmate to mumble a "Yes" before moving on to the next cell in the block. Many people find freedom a difficult word to define until they have lost it. The preliminary hearing for a State College man charged with attempting to murder one of his roommates is scheduled for 2 this afternoon in the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. The Laser Articulating Robotic System is a hot new tool used in innovative welding techniques. LARS, which directs a high-precision laser beam used for welding, is the prime project of the University's new Applied Research Laboratory. Parents of students in the State College Area School District said they do not want sixth graders included in any plans that would place their children with seventh and eighth graders. Although no candidates are vying for the position of treasurer, the International Student Council will hold elections for its executive committee at 7 tonight in 225 HUB. Diversity course requirements will be a reality for University students in the near future, according to several Faculty Senators. But members focused on the form and effectiveness of the courses yesterday. The State College Borough Council last night approved plans for restructuring the annual Phi Psi 500, which will no longer include alcohol or a race. Representatives from the Graduate Student Association will recommend that the University not implement the plus/minus system for graduate students at the Graduate Council meeting at 3:30 p.m. today in 101 Kern.
For most college football players, spring is a rather dull season. The roar of the crowd is replaced by the clank of weights; the thrill of competition is substituted by the drudgery of physical conditioning. For one Penn State player, however, spring is another chance in the spotlight. Lisa Posthumus won her first gold medal in junior national competition last weekend by winning the junior national championship in women's epee at the Junior Olympics held in Chicago. The men's volleyball team will have to deal with the Haitian Sensations and the Cyprus Standouts when it faces Rutgers-Newark at 7:30 tonight in Rec Hall. The spark in Carrie Arnesen's gymnastics career started in a challenge when she was in elementary school. She watched her father walk up and down the stairs on his hands. Wanting try it herself, Arnesen walked from the living room to the dining room on her hands for a quarter from her father. Even better, she got fifty cents when she made it back. For two boxers, fighting on tonight's card is only one small piece of their contributions to the boxing club.
Collegian Editorial: Don't cater to one view in dining halls because of varied preferences My Opinion: Suzanne Lieto