As seniors look forward to graduation day, area hotel and restaurant owners are preparing for one of their biggest weekends of the year. State College may have a weak-mayor system, but that doesn't mean the mayor only cuts ribbons and munches on snacks at ceremonial banquets. Project Growth, a student peer group that formerly advocated neutrality, will now take a stance on issues such as fair housing, rape and interracial relationships. Students either love 'em or hate 'em. But few can say they haven't made themselves known or accomplished some of what they set out to do. Decked out in a "Crooklyn" baseball cap, Spike Lee stepped out onto the stage at Eisenhower Auditorium to the enthusiastic cheers usually reserved for the football team. A University student will stand trial later this year for allegedly strangling her newborn baby in 1985. The energy and enthusiasm generated by last year's state and national elections may have dissipated, but it has not disappeared.
Well, the good news is, Penn State played intense inspired basketball last night against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Rec Hall crowd fell silent. All eyes were trained on the Olympic gold medalist as he prepared to mount the parallel bars. Few adjectives could adequately describe the kind of show Iowa guard Val Barnes put on against the Lions at Rec Hall last night. When gearing up for a challenging Big Ten season, it's tough to find good competition. It was a record-breaking weekend for the women's swim team last weekend. The men's tennis team couldn't have ended its tournament schedule in a better way, as it dominated the Winter Classic last weekend.
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