The Trustee Presidential Selection Committee requested yesterday additional names to review for the University presidency, said J. Lloyd Huck, chairman of the committee. Centre County's Solid Waste Authority expects to receive a $108,810 recycling grant later this week for use in its curbside collection program. BELLEFONTE -- A former University employee and her daughter pleaded guilty yesterday in Centre County Court to taking more than $70,000 in University equipment and funds. Although the number of applications from minority students has not changed since last year, the number from black students has dropped by 18 percent. State College residents may face the first occupational assessment tax increase in almost 15 years if the 1991 State College Area School Board budget is passed. Rep. Lynn Herman, R-Centre, will present a $12,500 check to the Upper Halfmoon Water Company later this week. BELLEFONTE -- Juries for three trials involving University students, including a rape trial and an aggravated assault trial, were selected yesterday before Judge David E. Grine in the Centre County Courthouse.
Growing up in Greensboro, N.C., Penn State point guard Freddie Barnes didn't have much of an opportunity to see the world. But now, after being selected for the Atlantic 10's All-Star Men's Basketball team, he'll be visiting the Far East. For the second straight year Kelly Erven and Claudia Karabedian's quest for a National Collegiate Athletic Association double's tennis championship sizzled in the Florida sun.
Collegian Editorial: African Americans not represented in U.S. armed forces' higher ranks My Opinion: Mark Jones
Bob Shannon likes country music. When Neo Pseudo and the Invisible Band began setting up, he was a little skeptical of their talent. After the first song, however, he changed his tune. You hear this great song on the radio, think about it all day and sing it frequently. You rush to a record store and shell out 15 hard-earned dollars to buy the CD, only to be disappointed because the rest of the album is trash. Rap group 2 Live Crew is known to get a little nasty, now they're getting ill. Ill-egal that is.