He has wandered around the African desert for years at a time, living with nomadic tribes and learning their culture. He was nearly killed when he was arrested and accused of being an Israeli spy in Uganda in the early 1970s. Later, in northern Kenya, he helped chase down and kill a wild lion that was stalking a child in a village. The Centre Region Metropolitan Planning Organization is asking the U.S. Senate to amend legislation that would delay efforts to reduce heavy congestion on state Route 26. Although Lee Gruver endured yesterday's heat and humidity from inside an information booth and the 80-degree-plus temperatures were hardly surprising to her, rain is forcasted for this weekend. Since losing his eyesight eight years ago, Doug Little admits to becoming a "nosey little person" at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. To those who think purple dragons and white unicorns are just make-believe, the giant puppets in the Great 1994 Arts Festival Children and Youth Day Parade were a convincing eye-opener. Children's art is often labeled as adorable or creative at the most, but some child specialists say that its uses are far more important than to just decorate the refrigerator. Community leaders concerned about the future of local children and young adults hope to create a calendar that will inform children and their families about available activities. The State College Borough Council has sent two student housing proposals for changing regulations of student density in residential neighborhoods to the Planning Commission for consideration. The University has declined the federal government's offer to join a direct loan program that provides low interest rates for students and saves the nation money. Fliers distributed this week for a rally today in support of convicted murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal have left some of his local supporters and police questioning the origin and ethics of the rally. Little people armed with balloons took over State College yesterday with faces streaked with war paint and heads crowned with metallic tiaras. University Executive Vice President and Provost John Brighton announced Tuesday that he will not be heading south to the Georgia Institute of Technology.
While most students were down at the shore barbecuing hot dogs and hamburgers this past Memorial Day weekend, senior lacrosse midfielder Mike O'Keefe was showing kids how to throw a sidearm pass.
Collegian Editorial: Arts Fest goers should remember its intent My Opinion: Steve Gardner
A brief extended weekend with long-absent friends amid chaotic traffic and hordes of sweaty people is all the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is to most people. But to the artists who are the festival's impetus, it is just one leg in a year-round circuit that comprises their careers.
