Speaking out against affirmative action programs, the former principal who reformed drug-ridden Eastside High School said last night that educational equality and self-reliance are the keys to success. Students can vote only in appropriate locations and must follow an exact procedure if they want their vote to count in today's Undergraduate Student Government elections. Killing dolphins today is as easy as opening a can of tuna, say dolphin advocates who will speak at 8 tonight in 102 and 105 Chambers. The recently lifted sewer moratorium, a high interest rate and cold winter weather combined to drive down the value of building permits issued in the Centre Region, county officials said. Just two weeks after electing a new president and vice president, tension was already high at Monday's meeting of the Association of Residence Hall Students. The University will receive a $105,090 grant providing funding for a television program aimed at helping high school educators teach the constitution. Construction on the Centre Area Transportation Authority's new, spacious facility in Cato Park should be completed in late summer, satisfying increased transportation needs and public pressure, a CATA official said. The Graduate Student Association elected its officers and representatives by acclamation last night because of lack of competition for the 13 available positions. One of the Undergraduate Student Government presidential tickets may be disqualified or fined after elections are over. Despite near impeachment and a year of much hostility from the Undergraduate Student Government Senate, USG President Janyne Althaus and Vice President Bill Novick believe they accomplished most of their campaign goals. The University Faculty Senate yesterday approved mandatory diversity courses and a top University administrator said he hoped implementation would occur on schedule. The number of cases handled by the staff and volunteers at the State College AIDS Project has nearly doubled in the past three months, and that trend is expected to continue. At the State College AIDS Project, many of the paid staff and volunteers have had more than a casual relationship with AIDS. Holly Bradford, for example, first began helping AIDS patients when she was falsely diagnosed with the disease in August of 1988. In a small, two-room apartment overlooking Beaver Avenue, the State College AIDS Project provides information about what many wrongly label a gay disease. Carl Mojta has been in love with the French language since he was 14 years old. That love lead him to Strasbourg as a part of the University's study abroad program last year, and it could lead him to three French-speaking African countries this summer. Damian Larkin was 12 years old when he was run off the road by another bicycle rider. The fall was swift, sudden and violent. Bruised and shaken, he could not move. The MacGruff Crime Dog, 10 years old this year, celebrates his birthday in State College amid a $10 controversy that threatens the continuing well-being of the local MacGruff House program. Airplanes leaving University Park Airport were grounded last night when a plane skidded off the runway during landing. The Graduate Council will decide today whether to approve the creation of a master's degree in forest resources under the wildlife and fisheries science major. The Latin American Association will present the next seminar, "U.S. Drug Policy and Organized Crime," in a series that offers the Latin American viewpoint on the drug-war at 7:30 tonight in 101 Kern. The Centre County Commissioners approved an $80,000 grant application yesterday to help finance a revision in the Centre County Solid Waste Plan.
When Loyola of Maryland began two-a-day preseason practices, the first at 6:00 a.m., it had a game like this in mind. When Kim Thrasher tied the school vault record last season with a 9.70, her lay-out Tsuk was worth a 9.90. This year, however, rule changes have caused the vault to be rated only a 9.70. Only one event in collegiate women's gymnastics allows a gymnast a second chance to achieve perfection. Lucky for the women's gymnastics team, that event is the vault. C.J. Hunter just tosses farther and farther every time he picks up a shot put, whether it's at home or across the Atlantic Ocean. Ever since the men's tennis team lost to Temple, 6-3, in the first round of the ECACs last fall, it has been looking forward to a rematch. There is a nasty adage maintaining that history has an unnatural way of repeating itself. On the other hand, some people say that the third time is the charm. Eight members of the men's swimming and diving team will compete in the NCAA championships, tomorrow through Saturday, in Indianapolis, Ind. Last year, Penn State finished 33rd. Walter Sopp's philosophy of swimming is simple: "You can never win a meet but it's easy to lose one." With time running down in sudden death, Loyola's Karen Ravn picked up a loose ball deep in her offensive end and fired a shot into the goal. With that score, the Lady Greyhounds upset the women's lacrosse team, 6-5, last night at Holuba Hall. When Jenny Kretchmar and Tina Henry were introduced in 1984 no one could have envisioned how fruitful their relationship would be. But the women's basketball program is glad they met.
Collegian Editorial: Don't let USG, area elections slip by without adding your voice My Opinion: Gregory Wawro