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[ Friday, April 15, 1994 ]

NEWS

Three University students won double the amount of their security deposits from Gateway Center in small claims court Wednesday.

If you're looking for a little peace and quiet, try finding it where former presidents Carter and Eisenhower did -- on a small trout creek off of state Route 45.

When trout season officially opens tomorrow, Mark Lutz will be ready to catch his limit. Lutz taught himself to fly fish when he was a kid.

This weekend Hazleton Campus students will dance for a day in the name of charity as the campus sponsors its first annual 24-hour dance marathon.

When the clock chimes at midnight tonight, those who haven't filed their taxes will pay the penalties.

NATO jets bombed defiant Serb fighters this week after Serbian artillery continued bombarding Gorazde, despite an air strike the day before.

The School of Communications is discussing changes for the future that might weaken department lines and abolish specific majors in favor of a more interdisciplinary education or "communications major."

School spirit and going out in style are an unlikely pair, but they were brought together at a new level when an Indiana University alumnus was buried in an unconventional casket.

In the wake of problems that might threaten recruitment and retention, several Commonwealth Campuses have set sail with minority programs.

The State College Planning Commission heard comments from residents last night on a proposal to create an urban village zoning district in the area around the University's developing west campus.

The Office for Educational Equity led the administration in responding to phase one of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Alliance Project TEACH!.

The Office of Residence Life is proposing to extend card access hours and revamp the entire Student Security Assistant program as part of its efforts to improve dorm safety.

It was a chilly morning last Saturday, with a bite more reminiscent of fall than spring, and the two men stood peering up at what looked like a smooth wall of rock, pointing excitedly at the sheer face.

She walks energetically and confidently, acutely aware of everything around her. Her face depicts her as strong-willed, warm, kind yet wary. In her gentle but powerful voice, one can hear the pride she takes in being a woman.

SPORTS

Penn State has yet again placed among the leaders in Division I athletics nationwide, as it scored a second-place finish in Sears Directors' Cup collegiate all-sports competition yesterday.

The men's golf team knows how lonely the road can be.

This weekend will mark the final home tennis matches in the collegiate careers of senior tri-captains Andi Chiumento, Kristin Kovalik and Tammy Okins-Nguyen -- and Chiumento might not even get the chance to play.

The battle of the two top East Coast teams turned into a mediocre rout yesterday as the men's volleyball team dominated rival George Mason. The match, played in front of only about 300 Rec Hall fans, took only three games, as the Lions swept the Patriots 15-9, 15-9, 15-8.

When John Amaechi left Vanderbilt University, he did not waste any time. The now Penn State-proud basketball center announced he was leaving and took off within days. A momentous choice. A momentous experience.

Monday night's "A Debate on Gays in Sports," organized by Colloquy, will be missing one of its key starters.

When a team loses like the softball team did to Kent Wednesday night, one of two things can happen. Either the team can continue to nosedive or it can use the loss as a motivational factor heading into its next outing.

My Opinion: B.J. Reyes

OPINIONS

Collegian Editorial: Troubles in TV land making life rough for those who count

My Opinion: Brett Kotlus

Letters to the editor

ARTS

For the past 50 years, the Penn State Women's Chorus has been bringing delicate sounds to the University community.

The man who pioneered the ultra-realistic, "fly-on-the-wall" film style known as Cinema Verite will be the key speaker in the "Cinema Verite: History and Legacy" conference to be held this weekend in Carnegie Building.

From the looks of it, Threesome seems like a flick you might catch a few months from now on HBO on a Saturday afternoon after Overboard or 18 Again!. You know the type -- a fun-loving romp through the lives of three coed roommates . . . a film that you expect to have no redeeming social value.

Everyone knows that witches are cooler than beauty pageant queens -- but Hole's latest release, Live Through This, makes it seem that the former are also sexier.

Imagine Pink Floyd's The Wall coupled with documentaries and animated features covering a variety of intriguing topics. Cut that mixture into two-minute segments and you get Film Follies.

Like the neighborhood mail carrier, neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night will halt the Movin' On celebration tomorrow.

Joining countless network magazine shows is a TV program that provides several twists to the format -- twists that come with the content and the people behind the scenes.






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