Michael Hefelfinger had some trouble studying when he pledged his fraternity last semester. Some state municipalities may be lost causes financially, primarily due to national and global economic trends beyond their control. Students may have been relaxing for spring break, but burglars were not. Visitors might not have as much trouble finding places to park on campus in a few years. Even with the "bring your own beer" policy well under way, early doubts about the size of this spring's fraternity rush have disappeared. A new undergraduate fellowship office is now in business and other University plans to improve undergraduate education are in full swing. U.S. Rep. William F. Clinger Jr. announced yesterday he will run for an eighth consecutive term. Three candidate tickets are competing to become the next Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president. Penn State's fraternity academics fall toward the bottom of the class when compared to other Big Ten Greek systems. When it comes to salaries, Penn State faculty members receive average pay when compared to other Big Ten teachers.
There was both joy and sadness for the women's swimming and diving team when NCAA Championship invitations were released last Thursday. The men's tennis team's spring trip to Hilton Head, S.C., proved to be a success in more ways than one. Some people might look at the results of the softball team's spring break trip and snicker. To some, a team's merit begins and ends in the win column: if a team doesn't win, it isn't worthy of consideration. The men's golf team traveled south over spring break and heated up with two strong finishes. Going to Florida to play golf over spring break. It doesn't get any better than that. Well, maybe it does. Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Parkhill finally received some good news about his injured players as he prepared his team for its Wednesday tilt against Pitt. When the women's basketball team received the third seed in the NCAA Midwest Region, it was automatically assured that this year's run for the Final Four will be a little less burdensome than last year's.
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