IN BRIEF: Woman critical after accident

Woman critical after accident A witness, who would not identify himself, said the woman was running across the street when the 1983 Nissan Stanza hit her. University Police responded to the scene, and roped off the area. The woman was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she was listed in critical condition last night. --Gregory Montanaro Candidate reps to debate tonight University students will have a chance to see the substance behind the sound-bites and negative advertising in one of the nation's most contentious Senate races today in Houston Hall's Bodek Lounge. Representatives from the campaigns of incumbent Democratic Senator Harris Wofford and his Republican challenger, Congressman Rick Santorum, are scheduled to debate at 7 p.m. in an event sponsored by Campus Green Vote. Campus Green Vote is an environmentally focused division of Youth Vote '94, a non-partisan organization working to increase voter turnout and political awareness among 18- to 25-year-olds. The debate will consist of an opening statement by each representative followed by a question and answer session. Hedy Aronson, the debate organizer, said last night that the first four questions will deal with environmental issues but the rest of the debate will deal with questions solicited from different groups including College Democrats and College Republicans. Aronson said she had not yet been told who will represent each campaign. --Jeremy Kahn 'A.' magazine editor will speak The keynote address of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week will be delivered by A. magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Yang tonight, according to APAHW Chairperson Rishi Sikka, a Wharton senior. A. is a bi-monthly, national Asian-American magazine with a distribution of more than 100,000 copies. Yang will also be presented with the first annual University of Pennsylvania Asian Pacific American Heritage Week award for outstanding leadership by Acting Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum, Sikka added. The award is co-sponsored by the VPUL and the Greenfield Intercultural Center, while APAHW is being underwritten by the Social Planning and Events Committee, Connaissance, several Asian student organizations and the GIC. Yang will speak about the Asian American experience in Room 110 of the Annenberg Center at 7 p.m. --Lisa Levenson Senior class kicks off gift drive The senior class will begin accepting donations for the Senior Class Gift Drive on Locust Walk, Gift Drive Steering Committee co-Chairperson Mike Rosenfield said. This year, the class will attempt to raise enough funds to pay for the tuition of an incoming freshman in need of financial aid for one semester, he said. Along with soliciting donations today on Locust Walk, seniors participating in the Gift Drive will also hold a "phone-a-thon" and send out mailings, said Rosenfield, a College senior. "We want seniors to start giving back to the school right now," he said. "We can leave our mark on the school and see our progress on the incoming freshman every year." --Jorie Green