Growing up in a recreation center where his parents worked, assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was able to see firsthand the beneficial effects the center had on children. In 1977, Sandusky decided to form a group that would provide area children with the same benefits. When University freshmen enrolled in James Kalsbeek's architecture class they knew they would be graded, but they didn't know they would have an actual client. Students for Real Democracy will be addressing issues such as tuition increases, the area job market, housing costs, rape, racism, and homophobia in a publication possibly available before intersession, said Josh Krummenoehl, a group member. Since the issue of hate speech first brought simmering racial tensions to the surface of the nation's college campuses, political correctness has transformed casual conversation into a minefield. But today, some still question its conceptual and constitutional basis as they try to stay on the narrow path around the political correctness cliff. Jacob Deans fought his first skirmish with political correctness when he was only in junior high school. The idea of Pope John Paul II tossing holy water on football fans and galloping around Beaver Stadium seemed insensitive to Amanda Casey, but she said it is just as offensive when sports teams have "Indian" mascots using tomahawks. With a brass band playing at the front door and a crowd of local residents in attendance, the Centre Medical Sciences Building opened yesterday, celebrating new ties between the University, the University's Hershey Medical Center and the Centre Community Hospital. University Police Services Officer Don Reed has a video camera on his desk so tiny that he easily can hold it in the palm of his hand. The 20th Annual Beta Sigma Beta Sy Barash Regatta began at 10 a.m for the public, but before sunrise for Beta Sigma Beta members. As often happens with controversial historical figures, the death of former President Richard Nixon Friday night stimulated mixed responses from the University community. The Commonwealth Campuses will experience a 4 percent across-the-board cut as the 1994-95 budget ax swings, and the cuts could be deeper for some campuses if their enrollments continue to drop.
For the Nittany Lions, the Blue-White game could be summed up in one bizarre play. As the Blue-White game ended on Saturday, a corps of spectators swarmed around Jon Witman. Some wanted a picture of the 6-foot-3, 238 pound running back. Some wanted the player's autograph, while others just wanted to pay Witman a compliment. Everyone, it seems, has something to say about Penn State's defense this year. They lost too much. Didn't bring enough back. Not enough experience. Not enough talent. After the crowd had died down in the press room, he walked out of the locker room and sat down in a chair in the corner. He was wearing a pair of Birkenstocks -- maybe to let his toes air out. The men's tennis team closed out its regular season this weekend at the Penn State Tennis Club, but it was anything but a fond farewell. The Lions dropped their last two home matches of the season, first breaking their eight-game winning streak by losing a close match to Northwestern on Friday, and then falling apart against Wisconsin Saturday. Any and all female volleyball players under 23 years old were eligible to attend the U.S. Olympic Festival tryouts this past weekend, held in the South Gym of Rec Hall. Lucky for the coaches, only around 100 showed up. For Penn State fans, there was good news and bad news in Saturday's NCAA Women's Gymnastics Individual Championships at the University of Utah. The men's gymnastics team ended its season with a sixth-place finish (276.375) at the NCAA Championships in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday. The Lady Lions made Penn State softball history at Minnesota this weekend. Riding a pair of pitching gems turned in by Leigh Bakun, the team had its first multiple victory series in the Big Ten, splitting the series with the Gophers, 2-2. Everyone likes to complain about officials. However, it is usually the losing team, not the winners, that does the finger pointing. When Suzanne Weinberg scored after just 30 seconds in the women's lacrosse game, the Lady Lions were given confidence that mighty Princeton's undefeated record would fall. But Penn State wouldn't find the net for another 50 minutes. And the Tigers would -- a lot. In the far corner of campus, tucked neatly away beside South Halls, there is a building which has contributed to the success of many Penn State sports teams. Housed in that building is Kristine Clark, the director of sports nutrition. Going into the match, the Penn State men's volleyball team pretty much knew it was going to win. And the Lions did win, easily. A lapse in Commonwealth Campus funding has left some athletic administrators' futures in doubt, and may cause them to mislead some student-athletes. After losing its second All-American for the outdoor season to injury this week, the men's track and field team was ill-suited but well-prepared to host Western Michigan and Alfred universities in the Jim Thorpe Invitational on Saturday.
Collegian Editorial: Nixon's impact on us far-reaching and broad My Opinion: Amy Zurzola My Opinion: Todd Gernert
