"Explore the Fantasy" -- that is what organizers of Spring Week '91 hope students will do. While State College cannot boast a fountain of youth, kids of all ages can satisfy their sweet tooth at the new candy store in town. Local and national armed forces representatives say more young men and women have been joining the armed forces since the Persian Gulf War began. Some University students relieve stress, take a study break, waste time or just have some fun by testing their reflexes at an on-campus arcade. An anti-war rally on the steps of Pattee yesterday attracted about 50 protesters, making it one of the smallest campus demonstrations since the Persian Gulf War began. The Undergraduate Student Government Supreme Court ruled again Sunday night that the USG elections code violates the USG constitution and cannot be put into effect. HARRISBURG -- University President Joab Thomas presented Penn State's 1991-92 budget plan -- which includes a request for a 13.1 percent increase in state appropriations and a 6 percent tuition hike -- at a Senate hearing yesterday. At a Black Caucus town meeting last night, student leaders said the administration needs to commit to a long-term fund-raising campaign before a student activity fee is deemed acceptable for the construction of the HUB expansion. Promising to make the Undergraduate Student Government Academic Assembly more visible in the University, Shannon Burke (junior-elementary education) was elected as the assembly's new president at last night's meeting. Doyle savored a home-cooked meal of chicken and rice, broccoli, rolls, salad and strawberry shortcake. Unlike most college students, he gets meals like this every day, on the condition that he always cleans his plate. And snacking between meals is a no-no.
The men's ski team turned a 4½ second lead and its sixth slalom victory of the season into a ticket to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, this weekend by skiing to a three-way first place tie at this weekend's regional ski races. Absent from its bouts at the PSU and VMI Invitationals, the boxing club sustained a fierce knockdown blow from a previously unknown opponent Saturday in Bream Gymnasium: humility. The IC4As are here and the chances to qualify have passed. With less than a week to go in the women's basketball Atlantic 10 season, the top seedings for the upcoming tournament are still there for the taking. While the majority of students on campus spend their Sunday mornings recuperating from Saturday night festivities, a select group of students spend their Sunday mornings improving their skating skills.
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Paul Mazursky's "Scenes from a Mall" explores the rigors of modern romance, Beverly Hills style. Strong cast performances and an emphasis on detail brought a comical element to the University Resident Theatre Company's opening performance of "Pirates of Penzance." Student councils are often seen as boring and bureaucratic, but the Arts and Architecture Student Council defies the stereotypes. Adminstrators say students will see cuts in the College of Arts and Architecture's until its budget, subjected to statewide slashes, increases. Floral arranging takes just a little more than sticking flowers in a vase. During the entire two-hour performance, not one dancer smiled.