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[ Friday, March 17, 1995 ]

SAT eliminated as entrance requirement for adult learners
Citing such factors as competition from other universities and the SAT's inability to predict future performance, the Faculty Senate voted Tuesday to waive the SAT requirement for adult learners.

Housing limit catches landlord off guard
Dr. Gregory Radio has plans for his future. He wants to retire from his career as an obstetrician in Allentown and move to State College.

Trustees select University president
HERSHEY -- The Castillian room at the Hotel Hershey was filled with many smiling and anxious faces yesterday as the University Board of Trustees officially named Graham Spanier the next University president.

Debate heats up USG elections
The classroom in Waring Commons was transformed last night from an empty room filled with dusty chairs into a defeaning debating hall of political campaign fervor.

Advocates hold vigil for women
Candles flickering and a banner that read "Women's Rights Are Human Rights" and "Rape Is a Form Of Torture" greeted cars and passers-by on the corner of College Avenue and Allen Street last night.

Sinn Fein leader's White House visit sparks controversy
Instead of downing pitchers of green beer like much of the rest of America, President Clinton will celebrate St. Patrick's Day by hosting a diplomatic visit from one of Ireland's most controversial political figures.

PSU president-elect draws mixed reviews
The naming of the University's new president has brought mixed reactions among various students and faculty members.

Escapee caught near Harrisburg
The Harrisburg man, who escaped from the State Correctional Institution at Rockview Tuesday, was apprehended yesterday morning.

Netmen bring renewed spirits into 2 matches this weekend
Sometimes it takes a change of scenery to put things back into perspective. Two weeks ago, the men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Ohio State. Last week, they trained in the warm climate of Waco, Texas, defeated Baylor 6-1 and returned a more confident team.

Hot for Boilermakers
After a botched spring break road trip to Louisiana due to intense storms, the women's tennis team is prepared to take on Purdue at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Penn State Tennis Club.

Lions face loathsome Tigers
Since 1983, the Penn State men's lacrosse team is 3-11 against Towson State. They have beaten the Tigers only once since 1986. To say the least, the Tigers have been an anathema for the Lions.

Low hopes
The Lady Lion gymnastics team does not plan to win. In fact, senior tri-captain Tracy Kerner said it is not even focused on its next meet.

With 1 down, 3 grapplers continue at NCAAs
The 1995 NCAA Wrestling Championships began solidly for the wrestling team's three veteran championship hopefuls -- Sanshiro Abe, John Hughes and Kerry McCoy -- and not so well for its lone freshman -- Glenn Pritzlaff.

Lions to defend top rank
Even though the men's gymnastics rankings have Penn State ranked No. 1, Lion Coach Randy Jepson knows there are no guarantees.

Hawkeye wrestler a strange bird
When Iowa wrestler Ray Brinzer was given a Gumby doll as a Christmas gift in sixth grade, the present did not seem so special.

Tourney time
As both regular season and tournament champions of the Big Ten Conference, the Penn State women's basketball team has already cut the cotton cords of two nets.

Lady laxers set for first home game; sluggers head for three-game series
The women's lacrosse team hosts its first home game when James Madison invades Happy Valley for a 1 p.m. encounter tomorrow at Holuba Hall.

Border relief
Collegian Editorial: U.S. must help Zedillo reform economy, government

Antiquating technology in a progress-oriented society
My Opinion: A.E.B. Kapp

Letters to the editor

• Defending the big men of the Big Ten
  
• Trashing Penn State' spring thing
  
• GOP will restore sanity to U.S. politics
  
  

'Alice in Wonderland' leads Centre Stage's summer theater program
After a year in planning, the program schedule for Pennsylvania Centre Stage's tenth season was announced yesterday.

Paranoid flick doesn't monkey around with army cover up
Do you exibit signs of paranoia? Do you think Oliver Stone is the only hope to uncovering all of the government's evil plots? Are you a hypochondriac? If you answered yes to any of those questions do not see Outbreak.

Living art
Although Bill T. Jones was diagnosed as being HIV-positive almost 10 years ago, he doesn't let it affect his performance and he is full of energy when he dances in his production, Still/Here.

Short Cuts
Half-submerged in a pool of water, wearing a slinky red dress, PJ Harvey achieves a schmaltzy grandeur on the cover of her new album. Even the title, To Bring You My Love, carries with it the over-glazed aroma of countless AOR ballads by the likes of Michael Bolton and Chris DeBurgh.