Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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W batngmpl-e slm'tuvmfran far 11ft, Mike Ciluti. Cxlem, Cileui. Maria Mullen,C1lem,Mullen. A man signed up for the race carrying a live rabbit, said race Chairman Tom Aichelet They hopped through the entire race. Local bottle shops refrained from serving glass bottles in an effort to reduce potential injuries in the streets. This kind of precau- tion was especially necessary because, with the rainy day, many runners never crossed the finish line, preferring to join the crowds inside the Brewery and the Phyrst. M Benefits 29

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Captions clockwise from far right: Lending a hand tor two or threw to the cause. Off and running. 11Aloha from a runner. Running for Easter Seals. Adding some spice to the race. Cruising along Calder Way. PHI PSI 500 ate To Drink And Run by Christine Cutcio Sunny skies, record sprints, cool refreshments. One out of three wasn't bad! For the first time in the race's 14-year history, the Phi Psi 500 lost its sunny skies, But the day was a success, with nearly 18,000 taking part in Phi Kappa Psi's yearly fund- raiser. The fraternity donated $1000 to the Mt. Nittany Conservancy to eliminate gypsy moths, and over $20,000 to Easter Seals from the April 19 event. The race covered 1.1 miles through State College, with Phi Psi as the stardfinish line. Contestants stopped tand some stayecD at five bars along the route to chug 3 10-ounce beer or soda. The bars were the Phyrst, Rego's, the Rathskeller, the Shandygaff and the Brewery. Winning the Women's division was Vic- toria Moore; Independents, Steve Parks; Masters, five-time winner Chuck Strauss; Community teams, Men of the Phyrst; Teams. Alumni of Beta Theta Pi; and Sorori- ty relay, Delta Gamma. The Nittany Divers won the Anything Goes competition as a spouting Spermy the White Whale and a pink Octopussy. A1 group of gypsy moths took second Other memorable groups were a MASH unit, the Penn State Blue Balls, Fruit of the LoomsY Crayola crayons, nuns and a CATA bus.

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Ml Benefits oing It For I They were all dancing four diamonds, 350 survivors from the 502 who started the 48-hour marathon, aching in every limb, tired and hallucinating, all dancing to alleviate some of the pain of children stricken with cancer. The tenth annual Interfraternity Council Dance Marathon called together Greeks and Independents, campus and community, to support the Four Diamonds Fund at Her- shey Medical Center. Some 180 members of the morale com- IFC DANCE MARATHON mittee gave their time to keep the dancers going, physically and mentally. Sports teams like the Lady Lions Lacrosse team and the Ice Hockey team arrived in the wee hours of the morning to lead exercises. University dance groups. Orchesis and the Internation- ale Dancers. kept feet moving with modern and folk dancing. The Hipsters, Kikkin' In and Propaganda, lOCal bands, played bluegrass, punk and rock throughout the weekend. And in between groups, the marathoners formed dance lines, played