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Back Issues   [ Monday, March 25, 1991 ]


NEWS
 
Students can give the Undergraduate Student Government a piece of their minds this Wednesday -- and not just by choosing a president.
 
An Undergraduate Student Government senator will motion to impeach three USG elections commissioners and the USG treasurer, and will investigate a fourth elections commissioner at the USG Senate meeting tomorrow night.
 
Everyone can work to make a difference, the "Housewife from Johnstown" who shook up the 1990 gubernatorial Republican primary said Thursday night.
 
"Are ya ready to party?" asked a member from the Caribbean Students Association to another member in a skit Saturday night explaining Caribbean culture.
 
Students who want to get into shape for summer now have more exercise facilities from which to choose.
 
Some people do not equate saving the environment with their own safety, but the Undergraduate Student Government does.
 
Despite the cool, rainy weather, Joanie Maughmer and her family made their annual trek Saturday to learn about the maple sugaring process at the Maple Harvest Festival.
 
Despite a lack of babies to kiss, the candidates for the Undergraduate Student Government are making do with what they have, and with two days remaining in the campaign period, handshakes, smiles and speeches are beginning to take their toll.
 
Members of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Alliance will demonstrate in front of Old Main at noon today to protest what they call the University's silence on allegations that Lady Lions' coach Rene Portland bars lesbians from her team.
 
Hours after being released from the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon County, an ex-convict was arrested Friday for allegedly kidnapping a Bellefonte woman, Rockview State Police said.
 
A 12-year-old Boy Scout fell 40 feet into a cave in Pleasant Gap on Saturday and was trapped for more than five hours before workers could rescue him.
 
 
SPORTS
 
If the rugby club's match on Saturday was any indication, it should be competitive throughout the season.
 
After finishing as the top collegiate team in the Washington Irish Tournament, the rugby club A side lost 3-0 to the Carlisle men's club in Penn State's first home match of the season.
 
It was bad luck rather than a tough opponent that dealt the boxing club a stinging blow in regional competition this past weekend in Lock Haven.
 
The men's track team began its odyssey through the Great Outdoors this weekend.
 
The women's track team started its outdoor season by dominating the Lady Lion Invitational on Saturday.
 
The men's volleyball team was riding a wave of confidence when it traveled to the 1988 EIVA championships. Not only were the Lions the nation's top-ranked team, but they also boasted All-Americans Javier Gaspar and Chris Chase.
 
The men's volleyball team earned two victories this weekend to extend its unbeaten record in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association to 5-0.
 
Although the women's gymnastics team scored a 189.65 to win the Atlantic 10 Conference championship Friday night at George Washington, it did not perform up to its potential.
 
They did it again.
 
The five members of the women's swimming and diving team achieved their goals and then some at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis this weekend.
 
In a tune-up for traditional power Towson State on Wednesday, the men's lacrosse team easily defeated Drexel, 16-8, yesterday at Holuba Hall.
 
OPINIONS
 
Collegian Editorial: Osborn, LaFlam are the most qualified of this year's disappointing candidates
 
My Opinion: Jesse Fox Mayshark
 
ARTS
 
Will the real film awards program please stand up?
 

 



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