Bill Cosby has taken the stage. Sorry for the poor picture quality– the Nikon was confiscated.

Campus is pretty dead right now. A great number of THON participants are dispersed through the region this weekend to go canning. We’ll try to have some info about this weekend’s canning adventures early next week.
But THON participation is not limited to University Park students, nor even to Commonwealth Campus students.
The Penn State World Campus is hosting a benefit concert in Second Life right now to raise money for THON. For the first year, World Campus students have their own THON team.
The concert is being played by Rich Desoto. He’s an acoustic guitar player, and sounds pretty good– right now …

Enjoy the weekend!

I send my best regards to everyone canning this weekend for THON – stay warm out there and dress your best!  We want to put our best foot forward representing Dear Old State in the “real world”.  For all of you who are still on campus this weekend, here’s a few photos to hold you over until everyone returns from their philanthropic exploits.

A Pair of Brothers (They wanted me to make sure I noted it).  College Ave.
Bringing an urban feel to Central Pennsylvania.  The use of dark colors is fitting for the winter and gives off a pseudo-formal appeal.  Both …

Penn State is buying the James Building from Charles Rider II for $4.4 million. The James Building houses the Collegian and some College of Communication offices.
Penn State had been leasing the building, but Rider allowed Penn State to exercise the option to buy years before the original date of 2015.

Graham Spanier met with the Penn State Board of Trustees today, and addressed the economy’s impact on the university in an open letter that was posted on Penn State Live.
Applications are up 5.5% this year, probably because Penn State is still cheaper than many private colleges.
The amount of students returning for the spring semester has “held steady” compared to historical averages. This stands in contrast to a Chronicle of Higher Education report that said 25% of private schools and 13% of public schools expected retention between the fall and spring semesters to go down.
But the letter outlined a grim situation …

Here’s a little pump-up video to get everyone reading for canning. Good luck!

I can’t even imagine why someone would think that he did.

We can’t make this stuff up.

So you’re on iTunes listening to the latest Beyonce album when your Shared Libraries pique your interest. Hmm, I wonder  trolling through the various songs, you attempt to drag one or two into your own library. Epic Fail! So you just might actually have to purchase them legitimately. Fiddlesticks!
Not so fast! OurTunes, a Java software project by David Blackman, allows you to download songs from your Shared Libraries. It works for both Mac and PC. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with iTunes 8 (The latest version). The website says they are constantly updating the software. However, the email address on …