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Thursday, April 23, 1998



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Rally against fear
The group of marchers paused, forming a circle. Women and men stepped into the circle's center, alone or with a friend. They were surrounded by supporters holding candles, and there they told their stories -- of incestuous abuse, of sexual assault by a friend, of knowing someone who was raped.

University invites girls to visit work as part of event
As mothers and fathers head off to work this morning they will take with them more than their usual cups of coffee -- many will also take their daughters.

Holocaust memorial service will include reading of victims' names
Never forget. That message will be spread today in a Holocaust memorial service sponsored by HILLEL: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.

Summer shutdown
As the construction of the HUB/Paul Robeson Cultural Center Expansion moves into its second major phase, students will lose more than just full use of the HUB lawn.

Proposed apartment complex spurs traffic, safety concerns
The township board of supervisors spent more than an hour discussing the effects a proposed 298-unit, student apartment complex could have on both its residents' safety and the Centre Region's roads.

Handy Man Local taxi driver spends days with family, nights on the road
Leading a double life can be an exhausting, difficult juggling act that sometimes doesn't work. Just ask Clark Kent. He tried it as Superman, but Lois Lane discovered his secret identity.

Watershed to be cleaned
On Saturday, ClearWater Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, and the Spring Creek Watershed Community, an organization of people who live and work in and around the watershed, are organizing the Spring Creek Watershed Stream Cleanup to improve the area.

Bio-building
University students may find themselves drinking water purified by "the living machine" -- tanks of bacteria, plants and fish -- which continuously recycles a building's water.

Banquet celebrates program's first year
The Penn State America Reads program has just completed its first year of operation, celebrating with a banquet Tuesday night.

Borough council considers new housing development
he council will decide on the approval of a proposed low- to moderate-income housing development after more data is gathered.

Police log

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Aaron pitches baseball career stories
The uniform has changed since the film of his historic 715th home run was shot. He has traded in the blue and white Atlanta Braves uniform for a black and brown three-piece suit. Reading glasses have replaced a batting helmet, revealing a few gray hairs that weren't there in 1974.

Power trip
After throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at yesterday's Penn State-Duquesne game, major league baseball's home run king, Henry Aaron, had his picture taken with the Nittany Lion baseball team.

Lady sluggers unable to muster sweep of Kent
After a mediocre 2-4 homestand, the Penn State softball team once again took the road for a six-game stint away from Lady Lion Field -- first stop, Kent.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian columnist Brian Costello talks about the disturbing mix of hype and basketball recruiting.

Trackwomen bound for prestigious Relays
Erica Bosler is no stranger to the Penn Relays. The Penn State senior runner competed in the world's largest and oldest relay carnival as a student at Wilson High School in Wyomissing.

Jordan center suffers weak attendance for NCAA gymnastics
Forgive the NCAA if it feels a little silly. It seems to have thrown a party this past weekend and no one showed up.

Stickwomen land six new recruits
TThe Penn State field hockey team is reloading for next fall, and last week it announced six fresh bullets it will put in its arsenal.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian columnist Christopher Antonacci compares the love of lacrosse and the love of football here at Penn State.

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Collegian Editorial
Shopping trip: Patronizing small businesses important way to support the community, business owners

My Opinion
Volunteering a fast pick-me-up when suffering the blues

Letters to the editor

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Online editors for this issue:
News: Christopher Antonacci
Sports: Chad Washington
Opinions: Jennifer Strawser
Graphics: David Heasty & Susan Mayes

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