A new State College ordinance limiting the number of apartments in new buildings may drive up student rents, one State College Borough Council member said. Most of the protesters, who had come wearing "death masks" of black-and-white makeup, danced and hugged each other after the University Board of Trustees voted in 1987 to divest all University holdings from South Africa. The candidates for Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president hope to improve student services, increase state funding and "clean up" USG, according to their platforms. Another tuition increase has been proposed for the Commonwealth campuses. But there's a switch: Students, not administrators, made the suggestion. Positions on International Student Council executive committee are not hotly contested. Culture-specific personal care products are available in the convenience store section of the Penn State Bookstore on campus, but next fall the bookstore will offer a wider range of such products. The recession does not seem to be reducing students' interest in applying to Penn State and other public universities, and a University official said the weak economy may create more competition for students among public institutions. -- Brian Orndorf, 23, of 1729 Houserville Road, waived his right to a preliminary hearing yesterday on charges of theft and receiving stolen property, a spokeswoman for the court administrator's office said.
Although the Icers didn't end the season on the upbeat note they had hoped for, finishing third at the National Invitational Tournament and second in the International Collegiate Hockey League, they accomplished many of the goals which they set for their 25th anniversary season. The women's golf team finished spring break on a high note by placing second in the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at Winter Park, Fla. Thank you Patrick Knapp. When Rutgers-Newark upset the men's volleyball team in the finals of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament last April, the Lions were knocked from their pedestal -- temporarily. The men's volleyball team is looking to rebound from three straight West Coast losses suffered last weekend when it plays EIVA-rival East Stroudsburg tonight. The Lady Dukes of James Madison rallied from a three-point half time deficit to defeat Kentucky 70-62 in a east regional first round game last night at JMU. Saturday, James Madison (24-4) will be No. 1 Penn State's (29-1) first obstacle in the NCAA tournament when they meet Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in Rec Hall. Jeff Prescott says that from now on, it's all mental.
Collegian Editorial: Faculty salary differences reveal sexism in tenure, promotion system My Opinion: Jim Morris