Bringing top named speakers to the University and hosting statewide College Republican events helped the Penn State College Republicans win Pennsylvania's College Republican Club of the Year Award, the club's chairman said. Sorority rushees will not be allowed to drink alcohol for 24 hours after receiving their bids this year due to a new National Panhellenic Council rule. In order to be an effective organization next fall, members of the recently formed Latino Caucus plan to spend this summer informing incoming students about the group and exploring University resources. The State College Area School District, facing an almost negligible increase in appropriations from Harrisburg, unveiled a preliminary 1990-91 budget Monday that would raise real estate taxes and reduce vocational/technological school shops. Do you remain overweight no matter how little you eat or how much you exercise? Your weight problem may have a genetic basis, according to a recent study. Combatting the "image problem" of higher education, urging increased state funding and strengthening Commonwealth campuses ties with University Park, are problems the new University president should tackle, said University President Bryce Jordan yesterday. By 1992 it actually might not snow on Spring Break. The University's zone parking plan is "unacceptable" and University Faculty Senate members need to be included in planning parking, Faculty Senate agreed yesterday. To dispel myths about homelessness, University Collegians Helping Aid Rescue Missions will sponsor "Homeless Awareness Day" today, featuring speakers, food and clothing drives and ending with a 7:30 p.m. candlelight vigil on the HUB lawn. During this semester's last International Student Council meeting, members will discuss the effects of mandatory insurance at 8 tonight in 225 HUB. University police reported finding about 20 "anti-homosexual" flyers posted around campus at about 6:30 Monday morning. An outdoor laboratory donated by an alumna for students in the School of Forestry will allow faculty to better teach timber measurement and applied topics. A scholar specializing in the history of American sexuality will speak on the growing discipline of gay and lesbian studies at 8 tonight in the HUB Assembly Room. Three national magazine writers -- also School of Communications Alumni Fellows -- will participate in a journalism roundtable at 4 p.m. today in 102 Forum. With interviews underway for the next Penn State president, rumors persist that Michigan State President John DiBiaggio is on the list of candidates.
Over the next five days the men's tennis team will undergo a true test of endurance. When Princeton's Eleanor Tydings scored with more than 20 minutes to play in yesterday's women's lacrosse game, it looked as if the Lady Tigers were once again on the prowl against Penn State. The Lady Lions only led by one, and there was plenty of time for a Princeton recovery. A strong hitting effort and an impressive showing on the mound gave the baseball team (18-9) two easy victories over Cornell (7-17) yesterday at Beaver Field. What started out as a friendly challenge ended in Karen Bill's most successful shot put of the season Saturday at the Six-Way Meet Classic in Philadelphia. The softball team received a nice present last weekend in the form of the championship to the inaugural Lady Lion Blue Classic. The Easter Bunny is gone, though, and at 3 this afternoon the Lady Lions (17-11) meet Kent State in a tough road battle. Since men's volleyball player Guillo Silva transferred from Holy Cross in 1987, the talent around him has diverted opponents from his rightside hitter position -- until this season. All collegiate athletes are blessed with physical ability. What separates the good athletes from the rest is the ability of their minds. Life is not getting any easier for the men's lacrosse team. After losing to No. 8 Rutgers in overtime last Saturday, it must now face No. 3 Loyola at 3:30 this afternoon at Jeffrey Field. The rugby club is heading back to the Midwest Tournament at Bowling Green. Three victories there would return it to the national championship Final Four for the second consecutive year. Greg Young has proved to be the only dominant mainstay in a pitching staff which has suffered from its share of injuries and inconsistent performances so far this season. The Lions' lineup, though, has brutalized opposing pitchers since the very beginning of the season. This weekend the 19th annual Nittany Lion Relays will be dedicated to Tom Kleban, a Penn State decathlete and pole vaulter who was paralyzed in a swimming accident last summer. In action you might have missed yesterday at windy Lady Lion Field as the women's lacrosse team earned a 6-2 victory over Princeton:
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