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Monday, July 14, 1997
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Festival visitors head back home
As the final hours of the 31st Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts began to wind down yesterday afternoon, visitors to State College headed back to their sun-heated cars, many of them wearing stuffed fanny packs proudly displaying their yellow and white festival buttons.
Festival of Photos
Photo Page
University Board of Trustees coverage
Trustees vote to add 100 new faculty; Housing problems imminent; Tuition hike lowest in years; University will offer choice of three newspapers
Harrah: abortion clinic not a secret
At a news conference on Friday, Eric Harrah said it was the real estate agency that misled him, not the other way around.
Singers bring cultural heritage and Gullah music to Arts Fest
Hailing from the Georgia Sea Islands, Frankie and Doug Quimby, and Vanessa and Michael Dart brought the breeze with them from Neptune Beach -- St. Simons Island, Ga. -- which swept over the audience of about 50 as they listened to smooth, moderately tempoed jazz.
Chamber Ensemble brings classical music to festival
The second half of the stage rose to meet the first as the lights began to dim slowly. The conductor and narrator were sure to greet each other with a slight nod of the head. The violinist's head bobbed unconsciously to the rhythm as she played furiously to the theme of the music.
Comic operas inspire few laughs
he lights went down and the sound of a woman's voice singing opera resounded throughout the Music Recital Hall.
Long-delayed building faces more difficulties
The opening of a new eight-story apartment building downtown has once again been delayed due to labor shortage and time-related problems. However, the owners said construction is under way.
Sexual assaults reported
Two women were sexually assaulted early yesterday morning in the same area within an hour and a half of each other, the State College Police Department said.
Man killed in auto accident
A pick-up truck that struck seven steel guide wire posts on state Route 192 rolled over the 54-year-old driver who was ejected from the vehicle Friday night, said the Rockview state police.
Police Log
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'Bull Durham' delivers a real look at baseball
When Bull Durham was released in 1988, Hollywood did something revolutionary. It made a baseball movie that was actually about baseball.
Nittany Lions land three more early recruits
While coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State football team prepare for the upcoming 1997 season, work is also being done shaping the recruiting class of 1998.
----------------------------OPINION----------------------------
Collegian Editorial
TV Guidance
My Opinion
Columnist Chad Weihrauch discusses the not-so-pleasant, sober side of Arts Fest weekend
Reader Opinion
Moral, ethical issues should be displayed
