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[ Tuesday, March 16, 1999 ]

Graphic: Chris McNelis

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Five USG tickets file for candidacy
During the next two weeks, bulletin boards on campus will be covered with the 10 faces of the Undergraduate Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates who announced their candidacies yesterday.

School board debates discrimination policy
More than 100 people attended a public forum held by the State College Area School Board last night to discuss adding the term "sexual orientation" to the district's nondiscrimination policy at Mt. Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive.

Drivers warned of thefts of PSU parking permits Compact disc players and cellular phones in parked cars are common theft targets. However, students may not realize other items are at risk of being stolen -- their parking permits.

Council debates restrictions
Building heights will be limited to 45 feet, or four stories, in parts of downtown, but discussion of height restrictions with incentive zoning will continue despite disagreement among some members of the State College Borough Council.

New store opens with benefit
A benefit yesterday kicked off Kaufmann's grand opening, which will continue at 10 a.m. tomorrow inside the Nittany Mall.

Civil rights attorney, author and activist Dees to speak tonight
His goal is to dispel hate and discrimination through education and justice. His efforts, though sometimes dangerous, have been successful.

Feature Photo: Walking on sunshine

Student tries to partner with African airline
Last summer, Edem Adubra received a proposal to do a presentation in South Africa, but financial reasons jeopardized his trip.

Area resident not guilty of riot-related charges
State College resident Joshua N. Snow was found not guilty by a jury yesterday on charges of failure to disperse and disorderly conduct, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said.

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Three more years to shine for swimmer Molettiere
Bob Molettiere is a member of the first Penn State men's swimming and diving team to win the Big Ten Championships -- the first team to break the team record of 9-1 with a 10-1 regular-season mark -- and he was the only individual winner at Big Tens for Penn State.

141-pound title up for grabs
Someone will lose. That is the only guarantee within the 141-pound weight class during the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships.

Lady sluggers cruising after rough opening
The Penn State softball team continued to rebound from a 1-5 opening to the season by going 7-2 last week. Included in the squad's busy week were two victories against Ball State, a 1-2 showing in three games against Central Michigan and two consecutive wins versus Georgia State and Princeton.

Iowa's Williams tops at 149 With a Big Ten title March 7, Iowa's T.J. Williams ran his record this season to 35-0.

Lady cagers get raw deal
My opinion: Donnie Collins

Have fans will travel
My opinion: Carla Motko

Severe punishment
Collegian Editorial: Protesting students shouldn't have been punished so harshly

Columnist struggles with blatant racism from extremist
My Opinion: Laura Hennessey

Letters to the Editor
Sentence too severe for involvement in riot; Finals study week just an easy way out