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The last waltz
PSU sports:
Weekend of
ups, downs
By 808 LIPSKY
Collegian Sports Writer
Penn State's roller-coaster sports
weekend was derailed yesterday, as
Eastern Michigan held off the men's
basketball team, 71-68, in overtime,
knocking the Lions out of the NCAA
Tournament.
Coupled with the women's basketball
team's 73-71 loss to James Madison on
Saturday afternoon, Penn State has
exited both NCAA Tournaments in the
second round.
Wrestler Jeff Prescott gave Penn
State a lift Saturday night by winning
the 118-pound championship and the
outstanding wrestler award at the
NCAA Torunament in lowa City, lowa.
Prescott is the Lions' first national
champion since Jim Martin won the 126-
pound title in 1988.
"It's just the highest high you can
ever get," Prescott said.
The Lady Lions opened Saturday's
game just as high with an 11-0 run
and led by 12 at halftime. But JMU used
balanced scoring, rebounding and team
defense to chip away at Penn State's
lead. And when Tanya Garner's blocked
3-point attempt fell to the floor as time
expired, the Final Four hopes of the
Lady Lions, and 6,087 stunned fans in
Rec Hall, were dashed.
"I feel bad for the kids. I feel bad for
our two assistant coaches and I feel
very, very bad for the seniors," Coach
Rene Portland said after Saturday's
game. "I am stunned and very, very
disappointed."
Free-throw shooting, the Lions'
strength, turned into a weakness yester
day. Penn State could have won the
game in regulation, but James Barnes
and Monroe Brown each missed a free
throw in the final 1:03. And when Fred
die Barnes missed a desperation 3-
pointer a time ran out in overtime, the
Lions lost the game and a spot in the
Sweet 16.
"I'm hoping the guys will shake this
game off and feel good about them
selves," said Coach Bruce Parkhill.
"They deserve to do that."
The Lions' wild weekend started with
a 7469 come-from-behind upset victory
over fourth-seeded UCLA on Friday
afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y. Few pre
dicted 13th-seeded Penn State could
handle the potent Bruin offense, but the
Lions shut down UCLA in the second
half and made their free throws down
the stretch to seal the win.
"The best job done was by Coach
Parkhill he prepared his team tre
mendously," UCLA coach John Harrick
said. "He played us perfectly and his
kids executed perfectly. They won the
game they just beat us."
Police get more tips in
student murder case
By TOM SMITHYMAN
Collegian Staff Writer
The State College Bureau of Police
Services received phone calls this
weekend about the Dana Bailey
murder case, but police said it is
"much too early" to know if the tips
are substantial.
Police have a few leads to investi
gate, but are not yet questioning peo
ple, State College police investigator
Tom Jordan said. Jordan would not
comment further about any sus
pects.
During the last two weeks, an
anonymous tipster provided police
with information about a possible
suspect in the four-year-old case.
Bailey, a former University stu
dent, was found dead in her South
Allen Street apartment on March 5,
1987, from multiple knife wounds to
the heart and lungs. Bailey was 21.
While watching a television show
about the murder on WJAC-TV in
Johnstown, the tipster called one of
the five guests and gave him new
information about the killer, said
Marty Radovanic, executive produc
er of special projects for WJAC's
news department. The informant
Members of the women's basketball team stand stunned after losing to thekAames
Madison University Dukes in Rec Hall. Saturday's 7171 loss dashed the Lady Lions'
Penn State forward. James Barnes is fouled by Eastern Michigan's Kory Hallas as
he goes up for a shot during overtime in their second round NCAA men's basketball
tournament game. The Lions lost, 71.68, in the game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse,
N.Y. yesterday.
told the guest he wished to remain
anonymous because he is wanted by
police, Radovanic said.
The tipster also told the guest that
the guest may know the murderer,
Jordan said.
Neither police nor WJAC will
release the name of the guest who
was contacted by the informant.
On Thursday and Friday, the area
news media published and broad
casted the phone numbers of Centre
County Crimestoppers and Opera
tion Crimetap in an attempt to get
more information from the infor
mant.
Although most of this weekend's
callers remained anonymous, police
do know the original informant was
not one of the callers, Jordan said.
The police are still investigating,
Jordan said, although no more offi
cers have been assigned to the case.
Police are asking anyone with
information to call Centre County
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-352-7463 or
Operation Crimetap at 234-0909. An
informant is still eligible to receive
a $15,000 reward if he or she provides
information leading to the conviction
of Bailey's murderer.
the
daily
PSU applications steady, enrollment down
Penn State is
continuing to attract
students despite the
weak economy. During a
recession students may
choose public
institutions instead of
private colleges because
of cost.
By BRIDGET MOUNT
Collegian Staff Writer
HERSHEY - About 2 percent fewer
students this year than last have
accepted offers to enroll at the Univer
sity, though the number of undergrad
uate applicants has remained steady at
about 27,000, an official told the Univer
sity's Board of Trustees Friday.
The University has received 35,219
graduate and undergraduate applica
tions, roughly 0.6 percent more than the
35,003 it had received at this time last
year, acting vice-president and provost
Charles Hosler said.
University President Joab Thomas
said the number of applications indi
cates that the University is continuing
to attract students despite a weak econ
omy. Enrollments at public institutions
have steadied in recent years, said
Charles R. Fuget, the state's deputy
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hopesea trip to Final Four of the NCAA women' basketball tournament in New
Orleans and ended their 28 game home court winning streak.
From Lions fans,
nothing but praise
By JOE TARR
Collegian Staff Writer
When an Eastern Michigan player
rebounded Dave Degitz's missed free
throw in the final seconds of yesterday's
game, the crowd packed into Cafe 210
West had only one thing to say.
"Foul him," screamed many of the 80
people who watched the game on tele
vision in Cafe's "quiet cocktail" lounge
yesterday. The Nittany Lions took their
advice, but the strategy failed and the
Cinderella team from Happy Valley's
first NCAA Tournament appearance in
25 years ended.
The 13th-seeded Lions fell to Eastern
Michigan, 71-68. The overtime loss
came two days after Penn . State upset
UCLA, 74-69, at the Carrier Dome in
Syracuse.
"After the win against UCLA, I
thought we had a pretty good chance of
beating (Eastern) Michigan," said Den
nis Julio ( graduate-civil engineering),
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secretary and commissioner for higher
education.
The University is under considerable in the past few years, Thomas said.
pressure to accept students, especially Hosler said 3,703 students have
during a recession, Fuget said. Students accepted offers and paid deposits to
are choosing public institutions, such as attend at University Park next year, an
Penn State, instead of private colleges increase of about 4 percent over the
because they are cheaper, he said. 3,545 who had accepted and paid at this
The University and State College time last year. Thomas said about
must maintain a student-resident bal- 1.5 percent more students attended Uni
ance, Thomas said, citing pressure to versity Park this year than last.
hold enrollment at the present level. But the Commonwealth campuses
Collegian
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women's basketball
coverage
who was enjoying some Killian's Red
beer with his friends.
But while many in the crowd were
heartbroken by the defeat curse
words were abundant no one called
the men's basketball team a bunch of
losers.
"They had a helluva season," said
Scott Battle (graduate-pre-med ). "No
one ever expected them to go this far."
"It was too close for comfort," said
Rachel Marcune (senior-exercise sci
ence). "But now we're drinking our sor
rows away."
Even those who aren't usually fond of
basketball or the "March madness"
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The administration has limited the
number of students at University Park
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PSU gains
in minority
applications
By MARK E. JONES
Collegian Staff Writer
HERSHEY More minority stu
dents are applying to the University this
year, reversing a trend that prompted
Penn State administrators to create a
task force last July to recruit and retain
more minority students within a year.
It appears that task force will be suc
cessful, provided more minority appli
cations translates into more offers and
more acceptances by the students, the
University's acting executive vice pres
ident and provost told the University's
Board of Trustees.
Charles Hosler, addressing the Com
mittee on Educational Policy, said
minority applications have increased
7 percent from last year. That means
4,171 minority students have applied to
Penn State for the 1991-92 year. Last
year at this time 3,889 minority students
had applied.
Already the University has extended
offers to many of these students. Hosler
said that offers to minorities are run
ning 10 percent ahead of last year.
About 2,809 students have been asked to
enroll.
"We've made a concerted effort to
make the offers earlier this year," he
said.
William Asbury, vice president for
student services, said the increase in
offers is encouraging, but the increase
in paid-accepts students who have
accepted their offer from the University
is slight.
Asbury said, "You have to be cau
tious about interpreting these figures.
There's been a turn-around in the trend,
but not in enrollment. How many stu
dents are actually going to enroll as
first-time students?"
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About 820 African-American high
school students have received offers,
4 percent above the 786 who had
received offers at this time last year.
"Now the thing we're concentrating
on . . . is working with the colleges and
with the departments and making per
sonal contacts with these students,"
Hosler said.
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"There will be multiple follow-ups on
each of these applications and offers,"
he said. "We feel that's going to pay
off."
Asbury contributed the success to
members of the task force, including
James Stewart, vice provost for under
represented groups, Gregory Knight,
vice provost and dean for undergrad
uate education, and Hosier.
"Those three people really took a
strong stance with the admissions office
that certain tough efforts had to be
made," Asbury said.
Asbury said that Gary Kelsey, direc
tor of minority admissions community
affairs, was given free reign to conduct
minority recruitment efforts and "that
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have experienced an 8 percent drop in
such acceptances, Hosler said. So far
this year 3,149 students have accepted
enrollment offers to Commonwealth
campuses, down from 3,423 at this time
last year.
Trustee J. Lloyd Huck said that
although enrollment tends to increase
even during the recession, the Univer
sity must be careful.
"We ought to watch the Common
wealth campuses," Huck said.
Huck said many areas of the state are
economically depressed. That affects
the Commonwealth campuses because
most campuses get their enrollment
from local students.
The University must consider "mar
keting techniques" to help enrollment
at the Commonwealth campuses, Huck
said.
Richard Grubb, senior vice president
and dean of the Commonwealth Educa
tional System, attributed the decrease
in applications to Commonwealth cam
puses to a decrease in high school
enrollment in the state. He agreed with
Huck that the campuses and the Univer
sity are trying to attract new applicants.
"We're recruiting and trying to pro
mote the campuses," Grubb said.
As of March 11, the University has
made a total of 26,800 offers system
wide, an increase of 3.82 percent from
last year. Offers are down 3 percent at
the Commonwealth campuses, Hosier
said.
Bob Tschantz