Back Issues
Friday, March 29, 1996
----------------------------NEWS----------------------------
Reserved materials may be on Web next year, saving trips to Pattee
Instead of walking to Pattee, some University students will be surfing the World Wide Web to get reading assignments during Fall Semester.
Many chase sight of comet
Look! Up in the sky!
Man surrenders after chase, faces theft, violation charges
One day after University Police Services became involved in a high-speed chase, the object of the officers' pursuit, Dale E. Beck, gave himself up yesterday without a fight in his hometown of Port Matilda.
Dine Out day lets restaurant patrons eat for disaster relief
The American Red Cross gave diners a way to order that extra slice of pie and not feel guilty about it.
Commonwealth students get closer look at University Park
Students from the New Kensington Campus visited University Park yesterday and gathered in the HUB Fishbowl to discuss concerns about the transition they will soon make to University Park.
Police log
Null votes upset MRC
Madagascar Revolutionary Council campaign workers who pushed to elect a rubber penis and a plastic fish as the 1996 Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president were disappointed to learn Wednesday that each vote for their ticket was nulled.
Film on gay life to open Sunday
During her freshman year, Bea Selz went to a mall with her women's gymnastics teammates before a meet at Alabama.
Police log
----------------------------SPORTS----------------------------
How do sluggers spell relief?
Coming into this season, baseball coach Joe Hindelang was fairly sure he wouldn't have to look for a closer. He thought he had the right man for that most unenviable of roles.
Spikers miss starter for weekend match
Despite the Lions' victory against Loyola (Chicago) Wednesday night, men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik was not happy with his team's play.
Gymmen face tough test at Big Tens
For the Penn State men's gymnastics team, its regular season ended two weeks ago when it steamrolled Michigan and Army at Rec Hall. The postseason begins this weekend in Columbus, Ohio.
Opponent finds laxers puzzling
In the last few years the University of Maryland-Baltimore County lacrosse team's annual matchup with Penn State has been like a Rubik's cube for the Golden Retrievers. They have come close to finding a solution on how to beat the Lions but for the most part the solution has been elusive at best.
Cycling team hosts classical road race
Three hundred cyclists will race through the streets of University Park in the second annual Penn State Cycling Classic tomorrow. The race consists of several laps around the 13.5 mile road course on the campus and neighboring areas.
Lady linksters to Duke it out
The women's golf team will leave the miserable winter weather still haunting the Northeast today for greener pastures...well, at least greener fairways.
Netmen face Big Green obstacle
Before the Penn State men's tennis team kicked off its 1995-96 campaign, the Lions put their heads together and decided on a goal. Having just missed the NCAA Eastern Regional Tournament last year, the Lions (8-4, 3-2 Big Ten) decided a trip to the six-team field "little dance" was what they would strive for.
Ruggers open home season
The Pittsburgh Harlequins and Philadelphia Whitemarsh are coming to town and the Penn State Men's Rugby club has victory on its mind.
Lady ruggers to face fill-in Bison
When the Lady Ruggers walk onto the field at the Flower Gardens at 10:30 tomorrow morning, they won't be facing Virginia Tech, but Bucknell University.
Lady sluggers begin Big Ten play
The kid gloves are off starting this weekend for the Penn State softball team (17-8) as it faces its first Big Ten rival, Purdue (15-9), in a doubleheader tomorrow and a single game on Sunday.
Expecting the unexpected
Janae Whittaker made the statement over two weeks ago -- "The Big Ten could go to anyone. If we hit aggressively we could win."
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Center of attention: Bryce tries to fill void
From the moment of its birth, the Bryce Jordan Center has stood tall next to Beaver Stadium against a mountainous skyline, but its implications go far beyond an impressive sight and a larger arena for athletic events.
URTC sings songs of 'Love'
An energy of excitement and anticipation sweeps through the stage as students practice what they have learned in class before a live audience.
New drama sheds light on warring cultures
The essence of culture and why it is important to learn about it are just two of the issues raised in Dice of Bone.
Diverse culture workshop continues season with ancient Indian drama
Traveling one flight below the Playhouse Theatre, students can journey today into the culture of India 1,500 years ago.
Stone makes mayhem, as usual, in 'Diabolique'
murder mystery (mur' der) n. 1. an exciting term, usually referring to a story where someone's been killed, but the audience doesn't know whodunit.
New cyber-soap bubbles up on the Internet
A new "Guiding Light" will emerge on-line next Tuesday to lead "The Bold and the Beautiful" into "Another World."
Cult films much more than 'Rocky Horror'
You've done the "Time Warp." You've done it again and again. And your black lingerie? It is now in the back of your closet with that Meatloaf album that you hope you will never see again. Let's face it: You've had enough of the cult phenomenon that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
O-matics, Wrens put some pop in their punk
Sometimes, the sound of a band is greater than the sum of its parts. After several listens to The Wrens' second album, Secaucus, this becomes obvious: it's impossible to single out any one sound or instrument as the band's driving force, any certain twist that makes them unique.
Machine Gun thwarts industrial conventions
The drama of industrial music is often drawn by creating an unstable world of confusion. With changing tempos, strange noises and unpredictable shifts from soft to heavy, listeners float in a vast ocean with little to anchor their bearings, left to pray that the next great squall doesn't (or does) leave them shipwrecked.
Dirges please fans, record executives with new CD
The State College music scene is notable for two types of bands: Those bands that have been around forever and simply won't go away, and those that are born on a whim one drunken night and disappear just as quickly.
Fledgling Finster finds audience downtown
A despondent girl with shoulder-length red hair and warm hazel eyes calms and caresses the mic stand as if she were almost pleading with it for forgiveness. Colored lights reflect off of solemn faces worn by the rest of the band while they concentrate on their instruments, not pushing or straining a single note. The song gradually fades out and their trance is broken, for just a few moments.
'Divine' director to visit for Pride Week
John Waters may be the only major director known for having his leading transvestite eat dog crap. The film in question was 1974's Pink Flamingos. The transvestite in question was Divine, who has starred in most of Waters' films.
Attack of the cult films
They encompass a broad range of topics -- transvestitism, rape, homosexuality, politics, horror and odd relationships.
----------------------------OPINIONS----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
Reasonable rates
Rising room and board costs are acceptable, for now
Reader forum
Cure for racism is individualism, not multiculturalism or diversity.
Collegian Columnist
Pride Week may end, but your chance to learn never does.
Reader Opinion
