When Stanley O. Ikenberry, chairman of the Council of Ten, announced Monday that Penn State had officially been admitted to the Big Ten, he left the results of the presidents' deciding vote behind closed doors. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency will be able to fund its Stafford non-subsidized loan program for at least the 1990-91 year, but the program's troubles may not be over. Loretta Claiborne enjoys running. She's finished the New York Marathon, but one of her favorite finishes was last night when she passed the Flame of Hope to another athlete in the 1990 Pennsylvania Special Olympics State Summer Games. Auto-oriented businesses should be restricted from operating in the core of downtown State College, according to a recommendation made by the Centre Regional Planning Commission last night. Penn State President Bryce Jordan did not take part in the American Association of Universities' April decision to criticize the Defense Department's policy excluding gay men and lesbians from military service. Despite Penn State's formal invitation from the Big Ten, the University will not automatically become a member of the conference's related academic consortium -- the Committee of Institutional Cooperation. Lawyers involved in the trial of a University student accused of assaulting a female student will begin selecting a jury Monday morning at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Centre County Court for former Undergraduate Student Government Senate Vice President J. David James, who is charged with embezzling USG funds into a personal bank account.
The men's and women's track and field teams capped their outdoor collegiate seasons last weekend by accumulating six All-American titles at NCAAs, five for the men, one for the women.
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OK movie fans, here comes the summer. The summer season, like the Christmas season, is stocked with the big budget hopefuls. Macho Trucks roar in with a cargo of good buddies looking for some entertainment on a Friday night. Behind them a Volvo edges forward, carrying a family with three small children. A white convertible rolls in with two teenagers on a date, the girl's hand on the boy's leg. What can explain or justify enjoying Total Recall? It's the love for a good Schwarzenegger movie.