The mood at area pubs and taverns was solemn last night while President Bush addressed the country on his decision to attack Iraq. About six hours prior to the U.S. attack on Iraq, members of the newly organized Teachers and Students for Peace group lined Allen Street yesterday to protest Rep. Bill Clinger's support for military action in the Persian Gulf. While many fraternity members were glued to the television last night, members of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, 329 E. Beaver Ave., also thought of 15 fellow members now in Saudi Arabia. To make sure fire prevention methods keep up with the area's burgeoning population, the Centre Region Council of Governments has allocated funds to hire three new fire officials. As students sleepily approached the dining hall for breakfast, they awoke with surprise when, seconds before the card scanner's familiar beep, their points became dollars and cents. Fifteen years and $2.2 million after the first Dance Marathon benefitted the Four Diamonds Fund, student volunteers are preparing once again for the Dance Marathon, Feb. 15 to 17 in White Building. State judges now have the option to withhold drug offenders' federal benefits such as student loans and research grants. Republican State College Borough Council member R. Thomas Berner announced he will seek re-election. The Senior Class Gift Committee is in its fifth month of fund raising, and if all goes as planned, renovation of the west side of the University Creamery will begin late in September. An eerie silence descended on campus around 7 last night as word of the U.S. attack on Iraq was spread. Students, trying to absorb the news of the evening's events, quickly gathered to share their opinions. Clutching his heart, a tie-dye T-shirted man gasped, "Oh George! Read my lips!" and rolled his eyes as President Bush solemnly promised that "This will not be another Vietnam." Some Israeli students here last night reacted positively to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq. Bobbi Zaremba sat hunched over her pew at Faith United Church of Christ, 300 E. College Ave., alone in the darkness. Following President Bush's speech last night, some University faculty were confused about Bush's objectives. People with loved ones in the Middle East took the news of last night's military strikes with shock and grim acceptance. The possibility of a military draft that would include college students moved closer to reality last night when the United States launched an attack on Iraq. While Arabs in the Middle East confront death and destruction, Arabs in America face more subtle dangers: a bad image and miscomprehension. The United States launched an attack on Iraq yesterday, prompting various responses from members of the University and State College communities, many of whom watched the events unfold on television. University Police Services will mail 5,000 surveys to students, staff and faculty next week to gather information on victimization and safety on campus. A 47-year old Bellefonte man remained in satisfactory condition after being injured in a two-vehicle accident in Walker Township Tuesday, state police at Rockview said.
The NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships will return to Rec Hall for the first time in eight years this spring when Penn State hosts the event April 18-20. The Championships will feature the top eight teams in the country including 30 expected Olympians from various countries for the 1992 games, Coach Karl Schier said. When the No. 3 women's basketball team travels to the Curry Hicks Cage to take on Massachusetts at 7:30 tonight there will be a noted change in the lineup. In recent years, home victories for the men's basketball team are almost as common as rain in State College.
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