Back Issues
[ Tuesday, June 20, 1995 ]

Direct loans examined
Although many Big Ten schools have taken advantage of a direct lending program offered by the federal government and have been happy with the results, the University currently has no plans to join.

O'Brien to stay on as leader
After throwing around ideas of resignations, members of the Undergraduate Student Government Executive Department have decided to move forward with USG President Corey O'Brien as their leader.

Affirmative action's fate still unclear
Only one week after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision regarding affirmative action, some people think this may be part of an overall conservative trend, focusing on the reduction of such programs.

Pa. court to visit Bellefonte today
For the first time in its history, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court will hear appellate arguments today in a location other than the traditional areas of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg.

Police Log

Football ticket prices rise to fund other sports
When Penn State students received their application for 1995 football tickets, they found out the student ticket prices went up from $67 last season to $73 this season.

Among today's baseball stars, a few could be Hall of Famers
My Opinion: Jonathan Bombulie

You bet your wallet
Collegian Editorial: Students will be real losers in politician's budget games

Bad-apple O'Brien must be tossed
My Opinion: Andrew B. Kreider

Student health crippled by random Ritenour charges
My Opinion: Ashwin Baskaran

On the Fringe
I'm coming home and I need directions. I want to get to the American Legion Hall, site of the all-ages show that night. It's at these loose gigs, memorizing Ian MacKaye's every move even when he wasn't screaming, digging into Xeroxed 'zines and stacks of seven-inches in cardboard boxes, that I found my teenage roots and a surrogate home. Finding the exact locations of shows has always been spotty, and the directions I get from the promoter are no exception. Given only a skimpy subway stop, I realize that's all I really needed. As just another white kid, I easily blend in and follow the familiar signs.

Carter becomes new head of PSU theater department
Inspiring young actors and actresses will have a new mentor to follow in the theatre department.

Latest 'Batman' starring Kilmer, Carrey, Kidman, Jones is the greatest one yet
Holy sequel, Batman! Batman Forever, the third film in the insanely successful series, brings in the new and completely erases all memory of the old.