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Thursday, April 30, 1998



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Singleton brings film experience to presentation
John Singleton makes films about America. Along with contemporaries Oliver Stone and Spike Lee, Singleton deals with hard-to-face problems.

Students criticize Faculty Senate's alcohol proposal
Faculty are not baby sitters. And according to Megan McGraw (junior-media studies), they shouldn't have to be.

Water Gun Battle
Collegian Photo/Tania Jacobsen

West-ern shootout
Ryan Thoman (junior-telecommunications) and Julie Dlugoleckie (sophomore-art) enjoy the warm weather yesterday in the West Halls quad. The two enjoyed the afternoon with a water gun and water bottle fight.(Click for full-size image.)

Harrisburg mayor tells local leaders how to revitalize economy
Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed drew a direct comparison between Harrisburg and State College last night, relating the recent revitalization of the state capital to the potential of renewal of the downtown area.

Fanzines give open forum to special interests
Whether they focus on music, poetry or life in general, fanzines are an outlet for some University students.


Head in the clouds
Personality profile: What do you do when majoring in physics isn't satisfying you during your senior year in college? Well, for Dennis Thomson, a space technology course was a way to explore new ground. It was taught focusing on concepts from three areas: meteorology, astronomy and electrical engineering.

CAC to remove yellow paper on trial basis in computer lab
In a meeting of the Center for Academic Computing's Student Advisory Board Tuesday night, officials made a verbal agreement to test the effects of removing yellow paper at one lab in the Fall Semester.

Cable provider to add comedy channel
Who killed Kenny? Who's Cartman's dad? And what's up with all those T-shirts? Tele-Communications Inc. cable subscribers in State College will finally have all of those answers when Comedy Central's "South Park," cable's highest-rated entertainment series, makes its local TCI debut in June.

Talks continue after vote to strike
Patient care quality is at the top of the list of priorities for both Hershey Medical Center officials and the nurses working there -- despite negotiation problems between the two.

World Campus seeks definition
Even in its infancy, the University's World Campus is creating challenges for the University Faculty Senate in defining what a Penn State education should be.

Goodbye Girl says hello to University
Those looking for a way to celebrate the end of another school year have the unique option of seeing a Tony Award-nominated musical this weekend.

Bavarian Band-Aide
Collegian Photo/K. Fordney

Bavarian Band-Aide
Dick Adams, a retired professor and leader of the band the Bavarian Stompers, hands out fliers promoting his band that played last night at the Saloon, 101 Heister St.(Click for full-size image.)

Preliminary Hearing

Police Log

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Collegian Sports Year in Review: Zemaitis, Enis eclipse competition
Curtis Enis and Terri Zemaitis are The Daily Collegian's Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

Netwomen look to put setbacks behind them
No matter how many times the Penn State women's tennis team gets kicked, it still gets up and takes more.

Netmen look to reverse fortunes in Champaign
After finishing the season with a meager 10-11 overall record and a 1-9 conference mark, the Penn State men's tennis team remains optimistic.

ACL awareness abounds as injuries increase
It is only three letters. But nothing turns an athlete's or coach's stomach quite like hearing A-C-L.

Lisicky awaiting news on basketball future
For the first time in his life Pete Lisicky's future in basketball is uncertain. The Penn State senior is currently searching for an agent and exploring his options in professional basketball.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian Sports Columnist Brian Costello ponders the who, what, where, and why of the Penn State college experience.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian Sports Columnist Todd J. Engel explains the correlation between baseball and family.

Collegian Sports Column
Collegian Sports Columnist Kate Blaschak bids adieu to childhood, Penn State

Club lacrosse squad two wins from repeating as champs
Last spring, the Penn State men's club lacrosse team marched into The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and won the National College Lacrosse League Championship.

Cycling club races to Eastern championships
Last weekend, the Penn State Cycling Club added to its season's list of accomplishments by winning the Eastern Conference Road Cycling Championships.

Lady sluggers make Akron sing the blues
Even Vanessa Williams was singing the blues.

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Collegian Editorial
Looking back: Spring semester brought many surprises to University community

My Opinion
Springer phenomenon sad, but completely American

Collegian Senior Column
Path more important than destination

Letters to the editor

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Online editors for this issue:
News: Jason Fagone & David Smith
Sports: Tim Swift
Opinions: Jennifer Strawser
Graphics: Kara Heermans & Jason Yi

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