As students streamed into a new South Halls Redifer Commons Snack Bar, Mary Ann Gavazzi recorded their names, ID numbers and purchase totals on brown paper bags. Some University students and faculty are not just learning about West Africa from a textbook, but are experiencing its culture. When Queen Latifah, Boogie Down Productions and X Clan take the stage in Rec Hall on March 26, many black students will enjoy how the groups' raps glorify ancient African civilization, African pride and the "Motherland." Molefi Asante, author of "Afrocentricity" and a leader in the Afrocentric movement, said his publisher just told him the book, released in 1980, is one of the most widely read books among African-American university students. Undergraduate Student Government presidential candidates disagree on whether the University should include the words "sexual orientation" in its non-discrimination policy, but they agree that USG should concentrate on providing services to students. During a St. Patrick's Day party last year, Susan Morris gazed into her emerald-colored beer and imagined the Wizard of Oz's emerald palace. Detectives in the State College Bureau of Police Services are pursuing a new lead in the four-year-long investigation of the murder of Dana Bailey, a University student who was stabbed to death in her State College apartment. University students living off-campus have mixed opinions about an ordinance limiting the number of apartments in new buildings downtown. A patch of rain forest the size of a football field disappears every second, a doctoral candidate in ecology said Tuesday night. As Monday's induction approaches, the Interfraternity Council's newly elected executive board is trying to sort through a few ideas -- about 300. Confidence, dedication and grass-roots communication will help the Panhellenic Council reach its goals this year, the council's president said. University researchers are learning more about sickle cell anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder that afflicts about one African-American in 500. When scientists learned that the earth's temperature reached its highest average last year, they renewed the debate over whether global warming is the cause. When Michael Sweeney's friend was raped two years ago, he felt helpless.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Five Penn State wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals and three remained alive in consolations yesterday at the NCAA Championships. The men's volleyball team went into last night's match looking to halt a three-game losing streak. After listening to Coach Bruce Parkhill talk about the Lions first-round East Regional NCAA game with UCLA, you'd think the world would be in Syracuse, N.Y., rooting against them this afternoon. Four years ago, James Madison knocked off the women's basketball team, 77-74, in overtime in a game at Harrison, Va. The women's gymnastics team (14-3) will try to improve upon its home performances when it returns to Rec Hall at 8 tomorrow night to compete against Rutgers and Temple in its last home meet of the season. The women's swimming team has four representitives for NCAA Championships next week at Indianapolis. Today and tomorrow the diving team will try to qualify three more. For three members of the men's diving team, the first step towards national recognition begins today. The women's tennis team is going to get a chance to see what it can do tomorrow and Sunday when it competes in the last Penn State Invitational. The Lady Lions wrapped up the indoor track season two weeks ago with the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. While most of the team is preparing for the transfer outdoors, Pam Connell is already competing. Tomorrow the baseball team will conclude its 13-game road trip, and Sunday will begin its 10-game homestand. Although it might not be placed on the pedestal of March Madness, the softball team will host Division III Cortland State (N.Y.) in a scrimmage Sunday at Holuba Hall. The noon start will mark the Lady Lions' first action since returning last Sunday from their season opening Texas road trip. The men's lacrosse team will try to improve on its 1-1 record this weekend when it competes at the Loyola Invitational Tournament in Baltimore. The perfect meet, 36 hits. The men's tennis team bounced back after its loss to Penn on Tuesday by shutting down the University of Pittsburgh, 9-0, yesterday at the Indoor Tennis Complex.
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Classical guitarist Christopher Parkening will join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at 8 tonight in Eisenhower Auditorium in a special musical presentation. "Synergy '91" shows that rivalry among students can be beneficial. Today's rap and dance music might either be labeled the beginning of a new and creative way of expression, or the deja vu era. After a frustrating week of exams and papers, the expression "c'est la vie" may come to mind. But the popular phrase is also the title of a French film that will be showing on campus next month. Having delighted audiences for more than 30 years, "The Sound of Music" is coming to the University for two performances. Great art is often born of obsession, death or self-destruction. When combined, these three elements can spawn true artistic genius.