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[ Tuesday, March 14, 1995 ]

IFC meets for installation of new officers
Last night at Beta Sigma Beta fraternity, 255 E. Fairmount Ave., the Interfraternity Council held its Installation Meeting to officially end the transition period. At that time IFC transferred control to the newly elected and appointed executive board members and committee chairs and sub-chairs.

Sexy attire works on TV, but not at the workplace
Viewers of popular television shows like "Melrose Place" are often bombarded with images of scantily clad, cold-hearted professional women, but many members of the Penn State community say these portrayals hardly mirror the real world.

First mascot brought back to Penn State
The Nittany Lion was the first response a resourceful University baseball player could think of in 1904 when a Princeton University player asked what the Penn State mascot was.

Specter talks at Schlow Library
Thick fog in Philadelphia delayed U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's flight to State College yesterday, but it didn't prevent him from speaking at Schlow Memorial Library on topics ranging from his new bill, the "Flat Tax Act of 1995," to welfare reform.

Two candidates contend for top student position
Campaigning officially started yesterday for the Undergraduate Student Government candidates, and this year students will be given only two choices for presidential and vice presidential positions.

Probe into fatal accident continues, yields nothing
No further information has been uncovered about an accident Sunday night that killed one University student and injured another, Cpl. Duane Musser of the State College Police Department said.

Police Log

Golfers finish 10th
The Penn State men's golf team overcame early-round troubles at the Fripp Island/Ben Hogan Intercollegiate tournament to finish with 921 and a 10th-place tie with Indianapolis.

Netmen blow out Baylor in windy match
The wind moves the ball around as it flies. The ball bounces a little differently. The weather is always unpredictable.

Lady laxers licked in close ODU game
The No. 5 women's lacrosse team headed south last week -- but its trip was more for business than pleasure.

Future Lions ready for Big 33
The 1995 Penn State football recruiting class will be well represented this summer at the Big 33 Classic.

Terrific ten
In two weeks, 10 Penn State fencers will travel to South Bend, Ind., to represent Penn State in the NCAA finals.

Lady Lions defeat, push for OSU
The Ohio State women's basketball team was only five points away from an automatic NCAA bid.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the women's hoops tourney but were afraid to ask
While 64 men's basketball teams begin jockeying for position Thursday on the road to Seattle and the Final Four, their female counterparts have their sights set on a similar Target. Namely, the Target Center in Minneapolis, where the women's Final Four will be played April 1-2.

Ramblings on the sportsworld
Every year since 1982, the Big Ten has given the Jesse Owens awar to the outstanding male athlete in the conference. If he wins the NCAA title this weekend, Penn State wrestler Kerry McCoy should be given that honor. The heavyweight embodies exactly what a student-athlete should be.

Cagers' season lifts team one step up ladder of success
My Opinion: Ryan Jones

Law and justice
Collegian Editorial: Legal reform may discourage common citizens' access to justice

Of our sexual parts -- talking dirty in the ivory tower
My Opinion: Davis Houck

Promoting mediocrity: from grade school to Penn State
My Opinion: Eric Langborgh

High-tech hi-fi
One of the nicest things about payday is that after the bills are paid, there is a little extra cash left over for a long-awaited, ecstatic shopping spree. It’s time to cut loose and go a little crazy. It’s time to do some music shopping.

Music, motion mingle to thrill in new generation of games
As computers continue to take over the world, the information superhighway is gaining enough headway to warrant a new nickname - the infobahn.