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[ Thursday, Sept. 7, 1995 ]

SGAs feel fee may be beneficial
The proposed $25 student activity fee may not appeal to all University Park students, but it has been openly endorsed by some of the Commonwealth Campus student governments.

Fee fields opposition
The opinions surrounding the proposed $25 student activity fee continue to run rampant on campus, with opposing petitions circulating from Penn State Young Americans for Freedom and administrators trying to clear up misconceptions.

Students seek health care alternatives
No need to travel to the nation's capital to embark upon the center of a heated health care debate -- John Prodromidis has turned up the flame under the University with the goal of obtaining better health care insurance for international students.

Coroner: Slaying was a homicide
The death of Ruth Fergus has been ruled a homicide by the Center County Coroner's Office.

National reform act may close some Pa. parks
Tracy Carroll has never been to a national park. Someday, though, she hopes to visit one of the national treasures that have attracted tourists for years.

Recycling touches down at Beaver Stadium
As the football team kicks off a new season this weekend, Beaver Stadium will be entering a new era -- a recycling era.

Sam's Club opens its doors, draws mixed opinions
As Chester Cheetah, clad in orange and black, roamed through the aisles of the newly opened Sam's Club, 381 Benner Pike, Megan Mathews was busy passing out free samples of bagels.

Smoking law could limit ads
During the '40s and '50s, while television was blossoming into the boob tube that it is today, millions of people watched as movie stars, athletes and, yes, cowboys made their commercial pitches calling for people to light up.

PS-YAF questions proposed student activiy fee
In an attempt to pinpoint students' feelings about the proposed $25 student activity fee, Penn State Young Americans for Freedom posed a three-question survey to students at the HUB Student involvement Fair last week.

Preliminary Hearings

Police Log

High school running back recruits have big shoes to fill at Penn State
The Lions have added two more players to the list of verbal commitments.

New head coach appointment should carry on traditions of Parkhill
For 12 seasons Jerry Dunn served as an understudy to Lion basketball coach Bruce Parkhill. But now Dunn will have the opportunity to call the shots as the new head coach for the Lions.

Lady ruggers select captains with experience, leadership
One of the most important aspects of any athletic team is leadership and last Wednesday night the Penn State women's rugby club elected two players to help lead the lady ruggers down the road to victory. Alison Lutz and Stacey Boyle were named team captain and forward representative respectively.

Stickwomen try to find guidance in double-loss holiday weekend
Despite the fact the Lady Lion field hockey team left this weekend with an 0-2 record, losing to No. 2 North Carolina, 6-0, and No. 4 Old Dominion, 7-0, their spirits remain undaunted and their sights set on a more successful future.

Hopeful Hoosiers
Indiana Coach Bill Mallory can look back on the results in 1994 and see an impressive 5-1 start overall, 2-1 in the Big Ten. But Mallory will see a 20-7 loss to Northwestern at home as the possible beginning of the end for his Hoosiers. Indiana proceeded to lose three straight before beating Purdue in its last regular season game.

Miller not afraid to be heard on field or off
The roars of more than 1,000 fans in the bleachers at Jeffrey Field last weekend were almost deafening. Coaches roamed the sidelines, offering their constant instructions. But from the field, sounds of shin guards crashing and the soccer ball deflected by cleats were all to be heard.

Parkhill resigns; Dunn to fill position
Six months removed from a 21-11 season, including 9-9 in the Big Ten, an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament Final Four and a season prior to the completion of the Bryce Jordan Center, Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Parkhill resigned from his position yesterday. Assistant Coach Jerry Dunn was appointed as the new head coach.

Cagers react to Parkhill's resignation
After hearing the news of Bruce Parkhill's resignation as men's basketball coach, many of the Nittany Lion basketball players had the same reaction.

Spink finds a second home
She traveled almost 3,000 miles -- four days by car -- from a place that was home for 17 years, leaving friends and a close-knit family behind. To a place where the way of life is completely different.

Dykes used JoePa as model for Tech
After more than half a century in college football, it's almost hard to believe.

Dunn's selection shows lack of hoops support
My Opinion: Jonathan Bombulie

Paterno plays a pessimistic hand regarding Lions
My Opinion: Kevin Gorman

Disunity
Collegian Editorial: Spirit of Unity Days violated by disharmonious

Bosnian holocaust justifies arms embargo elimination
My Opinion: Jeff Gorman

Letters to the editor