U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has an uphill battle ahead of him. "With me, what you see is what you get." Lynn Yeakel thinks she is the Democrat who can beat Arlen Specter for his U.S. Senate seat. Although Lt. Gov. Mark S. Singel has failed to get the endorsement of his boss Gov. Robert P. Casey, his campaign for the U.S. Senate continues to steamroll across the state. Trying to ride a wave of political unrest, Allegheny County's District Attorney Robert Colville is targeting his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator toward more affordable health care and higher education. If you want a job, go somewhere else. The University will soon form a 15-member committee composed of faculty, staff and students to further investigate University recycling efforts. When Jerri Pickel had an abortion, she delayed her dreams of motherhood -- not out of desire but out of necessity. It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it. Hillary Clinton, wife of Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, will speak at 12:15 today on the steps of Old Main. If it rains, she will speak in 112 Kern. The 18th annual Beta Sigma Beta Sy Barash Regatta to benefit the American Cancer Society kicks off at noon Sunday at Bald Eagle State Park in Boalsburg. Some University researchers have a stake in tomatoes. Scattered across tables in the HUB and on College Avenue are T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers and pins, all sold for the benefit of Earth Day. Beginning at noon tomorrow, six bands will play on the HUB lawn in a day-long concert sponsored by the Association of Residence Hall Students. Philip Valenti said his main qualification for U.S. senator is that he has been a follower of Lyndon LaRouche for 23 years.
The Penn State women's tennis team would like a chance to prove that it is better than indicated by its 10th place finish in the eleven-team Big Ten. Ten days ago, Penn State could have controlled its NCAA destiny with a win against Towson State. Didn't happen. The Lions lost. Another defeat and one sloppy win later, the men's lacrosse program's tournament hopes again lie in the hands of the selection committee. Will things eventually get easier for the baseball team? Later this season, maybe. This weekend, probably not. As the Lady Lion softball team gears up for its weekend series at Michigan State, hopes of another conference win lie at the top of their priority list. The pressure portion of the schedule has arrived for the women's lacrosse team. It's another NCAA tournament. When Penn State and Pepperdine met in mid-February, the then second-ranked Waves toppled the Nittany Lions in three straight games, 15-10, 15-13, 15-11. In all three games, Penn State squandered early game leads, including a 10-5 lead in game one in a 10-4 lead in game two. After a 2-week break, the women's golf team will play at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational this weekend. The tournament will be a good tuneup for the Big Ten Champioships in Illiois next week. Coming off of a strong showing at the Firestone Intercollegiate Invitational in Akron, Ohio in which they finished third out of 35 teams, the men's golf team will be looking to build on that performance at the Hepler Invitational in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. This weekend, the men's tennis team gets its last shot at wins in the Big Ten Conference before the Big Ten Championships on May 1. ST. PAUL, Minn. -- While No. 1 Utah and No. 2 Georgia fight it out for the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship tonight, Penn State, Oregon State, Arizona and Alabama will be involved in a dogfight of their own -- for third place.
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State College's Purple Helmets are more than a band -- they're a subculture. It's a concert Beethoven wouldn't want to miss. Ice skating is a sport not often heard about in State College. But Ice Rhythms, presented at 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at the ice pavilion, plans to change that. With the quincentennial of Columbus' discovery at hand, the timely theme for the Center for the Performing Arts' 1992-1993 season is "Reconsider America." When East Halls Radio hits the grass of East Halls quad tomorrow for its 20th anniversary party, it might have more to celebrate than two decades of broadcasting. Imagine a slow, sultry Southern summer night -- the air is oppressive with humidity. In the distance a faint guitar seeps out from the local sawdust gin mill. The Critics' Balcony went to see John Goodman in The Babe. Here's how we called it: