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[ Tuesday, June 27, 1995 ]

On-campus housing crowds out students
Although the June 16 deadline has passed, the Office of Housing and Food Service Operations is still allowing students to cancel their dorm contracts without penalty.

Police Log

Draft a possibility for Amaechi
In the fall of 1991, a gentle yet imposing figure with a British accent made his debut at Happy Valley. And now, four years later, that same man might be making a debut in the NBA.

Corey at the bat
Collegian Editorial: With spring training over, USG must play as a team

One answer to housing problem
My Opinion: James Samonsky

In search of consistency in segregation, quota systems
My Opinion: Rustam Kasad

Disney shows a whole new side
In 1992, after Aladdin insulted Arab groups, and in 1994, after there was a silly brouhaha about the portrayal of black and gay people in The Lion King, I thought that Disney was insane for attempting, of all things, Pocahontas.

Summer Music at Penn's Woods series offers a varied lineup of works by the classical masters
Every summer for the last decade, the sounds of violins, clarinets and bassoons take the stage at Eisenhower Auditorium to entertain and enthrall listeners in a cool and calm atmosphere. This season, students will have the chance to hear musicians playing Gershwin, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, just to name a few, as the Music at Penns Woods program opens its 10th season.

College appoints another director
Penn State College of Arts and Architecture Center for the Performing Arts has a new director, Joe M. Jefcoat. As former vice president of the Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, N.C., Jefcoat had many responsibilities. Jefcoat was in charge of programming three theaters, seven galleries and nine studios.

Movie ratings multi-layered
Oliver Stone had to cut 150 shots from Natural Born Killers for it to get an R rating rather than an NC-17 rating. Some scenes that didn't survive the cuts include shots of Tommy Lee Jones' head on a spike and a view shown through a bullet hole in Robert Downey Jr.'s hand. The graphic nature of the subject matter was the reason for the cuts required by the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings board.

Hot books good for cooling off in summer
My Opinion: Todd Ritter