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Back Issues   [ Thursday, April 18, 1991 ]


NEWS
 
A court ruling against Kinko's Graphics Corporation could mean longer waiting periods for course packets and increased prices for students, a Kinko's representative said.
 
Some members of the University community agree that the diversity requirement mandated by the University Faculty Senate will prove beneficial not only to students' education, but to their integration into a multicultural society.
 
A cap on the number of spaces apartment developers may purchase from State College Borough in-lieu of providing on-site parking could be established next month.
 
It's off again.
 
A proposal to raise the state speed limit to 65 mph has passed through committee and now is on the floor of the state Senate.
 
New shops and chains of established businesses are filling the vacancies at the new Wal-Mart plaza.
 
University Police Services said yesterday they are investigating alleged "financial wrongdoing" in the political science department.
 
The University saved over $70,000 in landfill costs last year through its recycling projects, a speaker said at an Eco-Action Earth Week program last night.
 
Spaghetti-stained faces emerged from the crowd of more than 600 students who "Explored the Fantasy" on the HUB lawn yesterday as part of Spring Week games.
 
"Monty" was an aspiring amateur musician. When kicked out of his brother's home in Philadelphia, he felt hopeless and destitute. He was without a home or anyone to care about him.
 
With the deadline to register to vote in the May primaries less than a week away, the Undergraduate Student Government is making its final push today and tomorrow to register students.
 
Religion creates serious dilemmas for people in interfaith relationships, an outreach coordinator for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations told an audience Tuesday night in 101 Kern.
 
An increase in the admissions fee for international applicants was opposed at last night's International Student Council's general assembly meeting.
 
-- John C. Staretz of 215 Hartranft waived his right to a preliminary hearing yesterday on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of an automobile, a spokeswoman for the Centre County court administrator's office said.
 
 
SPORTS
 
After Lady Lion pitcher Leigh Bakun surrendered a leadoff walk in the softball team's 10-0 stomping of St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, it seemed control problems would haunt the 18-year-old freshman all afternoon.
 
Although members of the No. 1 women's lacrosse team (11-1) said they aren't looking past West Chester to the two stronger opponents this weekend, some of them have already started packing for the upcoming road trip.
 
The Penn State Cycling Club, powered by Chuck Bednarczyk, dominated another meet this weekend at the Army Spring Classic in West Point, N.Y. Bednarczyk scored almost half of the team's 991 points. The University of Massachusetts trailed far behind in second place with 547 points.
 
Talk about pressure.
 
Three weeks ago during the Michigan State meet at Rec Hall, Mark Sohn did the unthinkable.
 
"You gotta be in it to win it."
 
OPINIONS
 
Collegian Editorial: Local theater monopoly has limited State College movie goers' choices
 
My Opinion: Suzanne Lieto
 
Letters to the editor
 

 



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