Centre Community Hospital is a private-not-for-profit organization -- so state the bylaws. These days a Penn State degree in finance can get you a temporary job packing boxes in a perfume factory. Don, a faculty member at the University, is having a birthday and he wants to go out and celebrate with a friend. The two decide to go to a bar and have a drink to mark the occasion. As they are about to enter the bar, Don notices his department head and a colleague sitting in a nearby restaurant and he is afraid they will see him entering the bar. He is worried about what they will think, but he decides to go in anyway. Don is gay, and although he made a conscious decision to exercise his freedom by going to a gay bar, he is painfully aware of the stigma attached to being seen entering "the only gay space in town." Being gay in a homophobic environment is difficult enough, but for gay people of color the pressures of being accepted are even harsher. State College residents might want to think twice before washing the car or watering the lawn this weekend. A legal technicality prevented a local dialysis program from buying several blood-purifying machines and the apartment floor that they are located on, a state deputy chief of programs said yesterday. A group of Cornell University students noticed that many people who use backpacks sling only one strap over their shoulders. Chris Hertzog knows about dorm damage and the toll it can take on one's wallet. Rushees overwhelmed by some of the University's large fraternities may have less anxiety rushing houses small in membership, but big on friendships. The State College Bureau of Police Services responded at about 4:10 p.m. yesterday to a report of a man with a gun on the campus side of the intersection of College Avenue and Pugh Street, Cpl. Tom Hart said. Although classes are in full swing many students are already dreaming of next summer, which is now just a pedal away thanks to "A Day In Paradise."
Prior to the field hockey team's matchup with Old Dominion last Sunday, Christine McGinley could see in her mind what she had to do against the defending national champions. Even before the soccer team faced its first Big Ten foe in a conference game, the Lions made a tremendous impact on the league. Each time USC quarterback Reggie Perry goes home, he spends most of his time with about 12 younger brothers and sisters. For the past two weeks, the women's volleyball team has had a chance to rest. It's had a chance to get healthy -- physically, mentally and academically. And it's had a chance to get accustomed to one another on the court and off.
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