SHARON STONE HEADS BACK TO SCHOOL

returned to her roots when she spoke at Pennsylvania's Edinboro University on Wednesday.Life is a service job, the 'Basic Instinct' star said during the eighth annual Frank F. Pogue Honors Scholarship luncheon. You've got to figure out how you serve people the best and do it.Sharon majored in creative writing and fine arts but left school to pursue a modeling career. The Meadville native told the crowd she entered a beauty pageant on a $50 bet.It is very hard to be from here, Sharon said. Pennsylvania's a tough place with tough people. The weather's tough, it's tough to get work, it's tough politically. But it has served me so well and I am so proud to be from here.Sharon will celebrate her 49th birthday on Saturday.