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[ Tuesday, March 1, 1994 ]

NEWS

While some organizations move out the old officers and bring in the new, the Association of Residence Hall Students reinforced the status quo in last night's elections.

Five more election information packets for Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president positions have recently been signed out, bringing the current total to seven.

Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity has been placed on a year-long administrative warning by the Interfraternity Council Board of Control following a fight that occurred outside the fraternity five weeks ago.

Although R. Thomas Berner's leave of absence from the State College Borough Council is less than a month old, a minor problem has already surfaced for the shorthanded council.

The Office for Educational Equity has been directed to take leadership in handling recent requests to provide more education, an office and a staff position to meet the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual students.

In 1971, the 26th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, expanding the voting age to 18 years or older. Now, 23 years later, the U.S. Senate is attempting to change the age-old document again -- only this time, the Senate has the federal budget on its mind.

A University student was pronounced dead yesterday morning near the Nittany Parking Deck after what University Police Services said was "an apparent suicide."

SPORTS

FAIRFAX, Va -- Intensity fuels his game. Mike Mauro, a junior outside hitter for George Mason University, excels in high-pressure situations.

Assistant Coach Randy Ford said last Thursday that he wanted the baseball team to "play good, solid baseball" in its first three games of the season. And that's exactly what the team did in spliting two games against Old Dominion --winning 7-6 and losing 8-2 -- and defeating New York Tech, 11-4 in Norfolk, Va., over the weekend.

While their teams were busy on the floor, they exchanged long stares on the sidelines.

The team's lone senior stood majestically before the Rec Hall crowd last Saturday at his final home dual meet. With his senior blanket draped over his shoulders, gymnast Jim Delaney fittingly resembled royalty. But in his one moment to steal the spotlight, his thoughts were on the team.

Before the puck was dropped starting the American Collegiate Hockey League title game, Erik Lightner and Mark Cervellero stood close together near the Penn State goal.

With an 11-goal lead and the ACHL semifinal game under control, Icer forward Rich Martha selflessly devoted his body to a cause.

My Opinion: B.J. Reyes

OPINIONS

Collegian Editorial: Faking journalism destroys credibility and trust

My Opinion: Catherine Mai

Letters to the editor

ARTS

Neil Finn must be having a rough time, as his lyrics for Crowded House's latest album, Together Alone, tell tales of broken hearts and loneliness. Song after song, the album's a far cry from the light-hearted enthusiasm of days gone by.

Cover tunes are a staple for many performers, an essential element in almost every bar band's act. And entire albums are devoted to retracking the music of a particular artist and attracting big names, as Elton John and Jimi Hendrix are thrown into the mix of lesser-known artist tributes.

Listening to Pavement's new album, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, you get a feeling and a mood that trancend any one song. You get a feeling Pavement jock SM is growing up.

Look out James Bond, the technology revolution has arrived. Although people are not driving around in space cars yet, Casio has recently introduced a product that has turned a few heads -- the remote-control watch.

The '60s -- civil rights, Woodstock and free love. It was one of the most influential decades this century has ever seen, changing the way people acted toward each other and influencing society in ways only now being realized.

After waiting more than an hour in the freezing cold outside Tatoo last night, Keith Williams found out that nationally known hip-hop artists De La Soul would not be performing with A Tribe Called Quest.

Our Opinion: Mark Correa and James Doolittle






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