Back Issues
[ Tuesday, March 21, 1995 ]

Despite unique reputation, bar welcomes any crowd
Dedicated Penn Staters will proudly boast their patronage of every drinking establishment in State College, but there's one bar that does not often make it onto the bar tour T-shirts.

Borough Council gives rental units new names
Rental housing. Student housing. For every suggestion about what to call rental units, there is an objection.

Student leaders say goodbye at Trustees meeting
HERSHEY -- Student leaders bid their fond farewells to the University Board of Trustees on Saturday during the students' last meeting as representatives to the board.

Spanier's agenda promotes playoffs, humanitarianism
University President-elect Graham Spanier seems laid-back, though upbeat -- he is poised and calm, answering the storm of questions he has been bombarded with during the blur of the last five days.

USG scene of campaign maneuvers, resignation
Undergraduate Student Government Supreme Court Associate Justice James O'Rourke resigned Sunday night, citing a number of complex reasons for his resignation, including recent actions taken by Chief Justice Corey O'Brien.

LGBSA elections held, one position left vacant
Members of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Alliance held elections for political and social co-directors last night at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center.

Police Log

Women's water polo wins 2
The Penn State women were up 5-4 against George Washington in the second half of what seemed to be a well-matched water polo game. Then Penn State scored seven unanswered goals, breaking the game wide open with a 12-4 lead.

A fresh impact
An outsider to the Purdue women's tennis team may find it startling that three of the Boilermaker's top four players are freshmen. Coach Jim Iandolo, however, is not at all surprised.

Women's hoops tourney media coverage criticized
The highlights from the Penn State-North Carolina State women's basketball game on Sunday could fill an entire page.

Support program monitors freshman athletes' academics
When Lion wrestler Adam Myers first came to the University last fall, the thought of balancing a varsity sport with college courses seemed staggering.

No motives
Years of intense rivalry between Penn State and Nebraska were renewed this year as controversy surrounded the awarding of the 1994 college football national championship to undefeated Nebraska on New Year's Day, despite the Nittany Lions' likewise perfect record.

Ramblings on the Sportsworld
Don't fret too much over the Lady Lions' loss Sunday. The women's basketball team will be back next season as strong as ever. First team All-Big Ten selections Tina Nicholson and Angie Potthoff will be back, as will guard Katina Mack, who redshirted this year because of head injuries.

White House visitor
Collegian Editorial: Adams' trans-Atlantic tour a positive step for peace in the U.K.

Privatizing welfare, cutting red tape will feed the hungry
My Opinion: Andrew Nichols

Letters to the editor

• Pro-choice morality
  
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Soap opera writers hard at work providing world of glamour and beauty to viewers
Picture a world where everyone in town has been married to or is related to everyone else. The clothes are glamorous and so is the life. The people are physically perfect, yet some are mentally twisted.

People say they hate it, but the lines stretch the length of the block and Player's keeps piling 'em in
It was a cold, lonesome Friday night and I simply had nothing to wear to Player's. I fumbled through my drawers -- cotton T-shirts, rumpled tan pants and the odd half of a long underwear set. I was outta luck. I don't even own jeans.

Flick pickin': On and off campus
On a typical Friday night in State College, many students make the critical decision of what movie to see. Students mill around movie theaters in town or outside buildings on campus waiting to watch movies ranging from science fiction to romance and everything in-between.

Campus films offer variety, value
In an era of high budget movies with big stars and special effects, one theater is focusing its attention on something a bit different --the story.

Big Fat Love Machine works on selling out
Taking a break from their music last week, Big Fat Love Machine kicked back and watched Star Wars. Guitarist Mike Matthews walked over to turn off the television so the band could be interviewed.

Band search for spring events still moving on
With the scheduled dates for Movin' On day and the 21st Annual Beta Sigma Beta Sy Barash Regatta quickly approaching, organizers seem rather relaxed despite the frustrating position they now find themselves in.