Democrat Bill Welch will take the reins as mayor of State College from Arnold Addison this January. Napoleon is rumored to have said that if you dress them alike, they will think alike, and Frank Archibald said this was the case with the participants in the robotic device competition held last night at the Nittany Lion Inn. Ray Gricar was re-elected to his third consecutive term as Centre County district attorney yesterday, defeating James Bryant by a wide margin, doubling the number of votes Bryant received. In the general election yesterday, incumbent Republicans Ruth Lavin and Jerry Wettstone and Democrat Janet Knauer won seats on the State College Borough Council. -- Denny Sciabica, Centre County commissioner and chairman of the county election committee, began preparing for the election at 2:30 a.m. yesterday and said he probably wouldn't leave the courthouse until 3 a.m. today. Sciabica has been the committee chairman for the last two years. It won't be a slam dunk, but the University is dribbling down the court toward accepting higher bids for construction of the Bryce Jordan Center. Many student organizations are pomping floats and pounding nails to prepare for 1993 Homecoming, but some students and organizations can't find the time to work on a project --and still others feel excluded from the activities. If people find comfort in numbers, University students who didn't vote in the general election yesterday are feeling quite cozy. Bellefonte mayoral Decmocratic candidate Candace Dannaker made history last night when she was elected the first woman mayor in Centre County.
Rene Portland is encouraged.
With just 27 days until the first game, the women's basketball coach is looking forward to starting the team's second year in the Big Ten.
Searching for a standout among the talent of the women's basketball team, Coach Rene Portland has hesitated in dubbing a captain for the Lady Lions' 1993-94 campaign. They're experiencing the thrill and excitement of competing in the Big Ten tournament --especially in their initial season. It was like the final sequence out of a bad movie. A runner in the championships is battling in the top 10. Then all of the sudden -- BOOM -- he's tripped and the pack is gone. Prior to last Saturday's meet, the freshman class of the women's swimming and diving team was a huge question mark. For one, it was a reason to start a new life in the United States. For the other, it was a reason to follow his teacher and have a better life. Two years ago she broke the sophomore scoring record with 26 goals. Last year she broke the junior scoring record with 31 goals. This season she may be on her way to capturing the Penn State all-time leading scorer title. The spotlight is now shining brightly on Ki-Jana Carter. It's no longer tailback by committee. The kid sits in the corner, a loose-fitting sweatsuit resting on his lanky frame. There are patches of peach fuzz sprouting from his boyish face. The women's tennis team can't wait until spring. Indiana Coach Bill Mallory might have a harder time trying to grab the headlines in Bloomington -- now that basketball season is officially underway.
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