Nick Conrad had known Jeff Kemp about a month before he found out Kemp was gay. The two were next-door neighbors in McKean Hall and were friends since school had started last year. Hype wasn't enough to get the first annual "Rap Attack" concert off its feet and the show, featuring Boogie Down Productions, Queen Latifah and X-Clan, was cancelled yesterday due to a lack of ticket sales. Wendy L. Frank was selected last night as The Daily Collegian's new business manager. She will take the year-long position May 3. The University's Athletic Department is investigating allegations that Lady Lion basketball coach Rene Portland discriminates against lesbians, an athletic director said at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting. Madonna has done more for society than create best-selling albums. It's late at night, but not everyone is asleep. Some bleary-eyed students can be found studying on campus or downtown. The State College Borough Planning Commission may suggest allowing more residents to operate businesses in their homes. University faculty in graduate education are emphasizing research over teaching, the president of the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C. said. Spring is almost here and so is the one-year anniversary of PennDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program. Members of the last generation that can save the world's tropical rain forests sat in Schwab Auditorium Tuesday night, an activist told his audience. A resident of State College infected with the AIDS virus conducted an informal discussion in the HUB Reading Room Monday night about AIDS and safe sex. Michele Wallace knew as a 17-year-old youth confined to a juvenile home that she wanted to be a writer. Students may see the classroom as a place to learn and expand their horizons. However, psychologist and author Timothy Leary said the University's modern buildings are "prisons" that fail to inspire students. Surrounded by balloons, giant crayons, and other reminders of childhood, dining hall patrons got the chance to relive kindergarten days last night. Undergraduate Student Government Senate voted Tuesday night to replace one of five referendum questions on the USG/ARHS election ballot. Students and residents alike must work to make State College politics interesting, local residents and University professors said. -- Elaine Meder, 25, of 424 Waupelani Drive, was bound over for trial yesterday on charges of first-and third-degree murder, a spokeswoman for the Centre County court administrator's office said.
The month of March has represented a time of transition for the athletes on the men's track team: the change from indoor to outdoor track. It is a day full of lasts for the women's tennis team. The men's ski team, competing in nationals for the 11th consecutive year, skied to a 17th-place finish this past weekend at Mt. Bend, Ore. Colgate's Sherri Krasnoo led the nation in scoring last year. She's scored 19 goals so far this year. The NCAA Championships got off to a slow start yesterday for Penn State as the men's individual foil competition did not end in the results that Coach Emmanuil Kaidanov and assistant coach Wes Glon expected. The men's tennis team (9-5) played a six-hour marathon match against defending Division III champion Swarthmore yesterday, fighting hard but losing to the more experienced Swarthmore team 5-4. The women's swimming and diving team is taking a "nothing to lose" attitude with them to Indianapolis for the NCAA Championships.
Collegian Editorial: Coach Portland's anti-lesbian policy: A reason for sexual orientation clause My Opinion: Suzanne Lieto