Pattee is a kinder, gentler place where all is quiet and nothing ever happens except a lot of studying -- sometimes. Some drank coffee while others ate potato chips. The future may be realized sooner than some think as a team of University electrical and mechanical engineering students begin converting a car run totally on fuel power to one that will use both electricity and fuel. For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health . . . at home or at work, 'til death do us part. Graduate students face many of the same challenges as undergraduates --financing their education, managing their time and deciding their future plans. It takes a lot to stop traffic on College Avenue, but about 300 female marchers had the power to do it -- in the Take Back the Night march last night. Out went the ties. In came the tie-dyes. Chuck Thomas, Undergraduate Student Government President Rob Kampia's right-hand man, has brought a new directon to the job of USG secretary -- pleasing some but leaving other student leaders wondering if he was a wise choice. An attempted protest against University Police Services at Grange Building yesterday died out because of factionalism among participating groups. Undergraduate Student Government President Rob Kampia's decision to form Women's Issues -- a new USG executive committee --won't create too many waves with Womyn's Concerns during the upcoming year. The Mifflin Streak might be fun and games for the hoards of screaming men stampeding around campus this weekend, but not for University women who will be trapped in their rooms waiting for it to end. For some students, this summer will bring more than beach-bumming and sunbathing. For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health . . . at home or at work, 'til death do us part. On Wednesday night, Kay Shepard was attacked in downtown Los Angeles. A former University employee was recently charged with six counts of harassment, open lewdness and indecent exposure. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity excessively hazed pledges during the semester-long pledge process and during initiation ceremonies, said several people affiliated with the new fraternity. Many students believe the reaction to the Rodney King verdict and the local McDonald's boycott are related incidents. A University undergraduate student was bound over for trial Wednesday in Centre County Court on charges of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Athletic/Academic Convocation and Events Center will be finished in 1995 at the cost of $53 million, a University administrator said last night.
Penn State Golf Coach Mary Kennedy-Zierke will retire after this season, she announced yesterday. The biggest and most loved spectacle in sport involves one-on-one combat. Tomorrow at the Nittany Lion Track, there will be a doozy of an exhibition. Today and tomorrow the Lady Lion softball team goes against Northwestern in hopes of salvaging the last few games of an already disastrous season, a season where Penn State is 3-19 in the Big Ten and 9-26 overall. The men's golf team travels to the Hog Neck Golf Course in Easton, Md., this weekend to play in the Scotty Duncan Memorial Championship. After a year of ups and downs, the women's golf team can finish its season on a great note this weekend. Of course, it may become an even better weekend if it turns out it isn't the team's last tournament. Citing personal and financial problems, Penn State defensive back Robert Samuels announced yesterday that he will forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and withdrawal from the University at the end of the semester. Faced with the team's first-ever jaunt into the Big Ten Conference, the women's tennis team entered this past season with a great deal of uncertainty. Men's Volleyball Coach Tom Peterson came to State College from Brigham Young in 1989 and, well, let's face it, if you like sunny weather, Penn State's climate leaves something to be desired. It's time to start looking ahead. All good things must come to an end and the men's lacrosse season is no different. This time, however, Penn State's last game might actually mean something. A win could mean a first-ever berth in the NCAA tournament. A loss could leave the Lions feeling like the Brooklyn Dodgers: wait 'til next year. Eric Gates is a regular in the baseball team's lineup for basically one reason. He hits the ball hard. And often. With an NCAA Tournament bid hanging in the balance, the women's lacrosse team resumes its fierce rivalry with Maryland when the two teams meet tomorrow night under the lights at Maryland's Byrd Stadium. My Opinion: Laura Eckert My Opinion: Nick Gill
Collegian Editorial: Streak harassing, degrading Collegian Editorial: Acquittal demonstrates racism, failures of U.S. judicial system Collegian Editorial: PSU must reveal budget My Opinion: Kevin Naff My Opinion: Isabel Molina Guzman
In the intro to James Brown's song "Make It Funky," one of his band members asks, "What you gonna play now?" and James replies: Like rock 'n' roll, rap originates in a sense of frustration and anger. If Spin Magazine's rap critic Bonz Malone reviewed the Beastie Boys' new album, Check Your Head, it might look like this: It's her fault that she was raped; she probably led him on. Being forced to watch a really, really bad movie -- the poorly dubbed Japanese science-fiction flick, Gamera vs. Zigra, for example --could be excruciating. But with Joel, Crow and Tom Servo, two hours of the worst movie are hysterically funny. Bruce Shamma, owner of Blue Train Compact Disc, 418 E. College, is not yuppie scum. I turned on the television expecting to hate it. I don't know what to say. There are no words to describe it. Face it, when you leave for the summer, the one thing you really miss is the bar scene. The Beatles once sang, "You don't know how lucky you are, boy, back in the USSR." I want to come over. Those who have tuned in to WQWK 97.1-FM on recent Sundays may have noticed the absence of The Doctor, alias Warren B. Coleman.