While Penn State has its share of traditions and folklore, other Big Ten universities offer some stiff competition with their own weird and interesting traditions. Despite a recent study indicating little housing discrimination in the State College Borough, several student leaders spoke out last night in favor of an all-inclusive fair housing ordinance. Some University student leaders are taking next week's Louisiana gubernatorial election into their own hands. Some do it for the money, others do it out of obligation and some even do it because it's fun. Two new State College Borough Council members may prompt the council to act on key issues plaguing the borough. Underage students in search of a stiff drink may be facing stiffer opposition at some local bars. Rebecca Waterman left her job as a physician and her home in Zimbabwe, Africa, so her husband could complete his graduate work in statistics at Penn State. In the 1890's, Penn State "coeds" were not permitted to receive visits from gentlemen in their dorm parlors or anywhere else on campus. Decorated with woven Peruvian rugs and perfumed with the odor of brewing coffee, the first floor of a house on East Prospect Street is home to Annie McGarvey and Joe DeWalle. U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford earned a solid victory by targeting middle-class voters. Now he has the tough task of fighting in Washington to address Pennsylvanians' concerns. A fire on Route 322 in Harris Township destroyed an abandoned farmhouse early yesterday morning, State College Bureau of Police Services said. The Association of Residence Hall Students voted Monday night to amend the voting process on stress relief hours during finals week. The U.S. Senate race between Sen. Harris Wofford and former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh caused many students and permanent residents to go to the polls Tuesday.
Those windy, cold November days are upon all the fall sports, which makes it especially tough for teams to make a good showing for themselves. The State College faithful can come out of hibernation now. Penn State football returns this Saturday after a well deserved and needed off-week. Many people around Stacy Gilburg seem pretty surprised by how incredibly well things have turned out for her, including Gilburg herself. But in the meantime, she has also made quite a few people very proud. Most Penn State basketball fans can recite the names Freddie Barnes, Monroe Brown, DeRon Hayes and Dave Degitz in their sleep. Amid the plethora of injuries and somewhere beyond the medical tape and bandages, Coach Rene Portland has actually noticed some bright spots coming out of the women's basketball team's daily practices. After a third-place finish at the NCAA wrestling championships last March, Penn State enters this weekend's wrestle-offs with some key personnel missing but with a lot of optimism.
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