We’re always glad to see someone embrace the emerging medium that society has come to known as the blog, and that goes double for the athletically talented. Redshirt Senior Jason Yeisley, a forward for the men’s soccer team recently started to chronicle the process of returning from two blown-out knees to play for the Nittany Lions.
Read along as the All-America candidate takes you on a journey from the Nittany Lions’ spring preparations to their May tour of Brazil and from summer training through the 2009 season. The blog will provide fans with insider glimpse into the trials, triumphs, and travails …

Sam Settle is a freshman political science major who wasted no time this fall getting involved with the conservative groups on campus. He campaigned for John McCain in addition to joining up with College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom. He also seems to be the go-to conservative for Collegian reporters. (That might partially be due to the tremendous amount of letters Sam sends to the editor each week…)
From his omnipresent political buttons and outspoken manner, you might expect him to be a party-line cheerleader; yet in reality, his worldview is surprisingly nuanced. He does more than just hold beliefs– …

Steven Levy, who got his Master’s Degree from Penn State in 1974 recently returned from a trip to Iraq.  Serving as the embedded journalist for a delegation made up of executives from major technology companies, Levy published an article about his experience.
His article describes how representatives from Google, Twitter, YouTube, Wordpress and AT&T among others were outfitted with body armor and helmets to travel outside the Green Zone (the part of Baghdad heavily fortified with military forces).
The idea is to use the brains of this small collective to give ideas to Iraqi government officials, companies and users that will help …

Recently, there has been a lot of controversy and back and forth over Wallypalooza. Most of the complaints have dealt with the lineup, namely the infamous Asher Roth. However, there is another element that has people ticked off, and even asking for UPUA President Gavin Keirans’ resignation.
You see, Keirans is the roommate of the creator of Wallypalooza, the “elite Smeal College of Business” representative Mike Wallace. Wally…Wallace, you get it?  Like the smoky back room days of yore, it has been alleged that Keirans gave Wallace an inappropriate amount of support to make his dream of “children singing and dancing …

Approximately 50 people (mostly Penn State students, some alumni, 1 kid from the Delta Program) have joined a group created by Ethan Palmer that is called UPUA President Gavin Keirans Should Resign.
Here’s their argument:

The comments are a little confusing though. For instance, former SOMA President Tim Knapton says,
To top it all off, I assure you that we can have a much better festival for significantly less than $62k, I don’t know how this could be done, but it’s something I’m going to work my ass off for while remaining pres-emeritus for SOMA next fall.
How are you assuring me if you …

Wallypalooza is set to begin in just a few hours.  It’ll  be interesting to see how it goes, especially with all the controversy.  You’ve heard other people’s opinions in the papers and online, but today we want to know:
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What is your opinion on Wallypalooza?

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I finally started my underground poetry circle, but it’s so underground that nobody knows about it.  And telling people about my poetry circle is definitely selling out to the man.
Matilda and I broke up, not that we were actually dating.
Her impetus?  She found Miley Cyrus tracks on my iPod.  I told her I was being ironic, but she said it was “too soon” for that level of irony.  Whatever.
I quit my arabesque post-punk neo-soul prog-newgrass acoustic-grunge band, Shame on Susie’s Serotonin.  My bandmates just couldn’t keep up with my creative input.  And arabesque post-punk neo-soul prog-newgrass acoustic-grunge is so 2008.
When …

“The Ataris were just here last semester, right?” was all one could hear when waiting outside of Sozo yesterday as a rush of people flooded in to see the pop punk quartet before they left for the semester. Everyone wondered what they’d be playing tonight. New songs? Old songs? It left a crowd full of punks clueless as they waited to see the early 2000s pop-rock sensations only six months after their last tour stop.
Overall it was a great show.
The Ataris’ set list was comprised mostly of songs from 2003’s platinum effort So Long, Astoria – a smart choice overall. …

If you see Asher Roth out tonight, SEND US A PICTURE!

In light of all this swine flu business, Mexico has not been getting the best of breaks. Sure, they were the country that the virus originated in. Sure, they traffic drugs like it’s their job. Sure, they made us make Texas a state, or something like that. But I’m not giving up on them, and neither is my good friend MTV.
The 22nd season of The Real World was filmed in Cancun, legendary Spring Break destination on the Yucatan Peninsula. This season is extra special for us here in Happy Valley because one of our very own is a member of …

The Penn State Campus MovieFest featured 14 of 35 five-minute movies produced by students at Penn State over a one-week period with laptops and cameras loaned to them by an organization called Campus MovieFest through support by Apple and Panasonic.
The winners at Monday’s event were:
Best Comedy: A Film Life
Best Drama: Change
Best Picture: Technocolor
You can find more information at the Campus MovieFest site and at the Collegian.
Our favorite was Technocolor– it’s a pretty wild music video. Here it is…

The other two winners are after the jump.

We knew it was coming… Penn State Live let us know about it last week and the Collegian reported on it yesterday.
Lisa Powers explained why the PSUTXT emergency alert system was being tested in the Penn State Live article,
The University Park campus did not delay or cancel classes this winter, and no other situations have arisen to impact the campus’ ability to function normally, so we have not sent a PSUTXT message at University Park in quite some time. Because of this, we decided to run this test.
In the screenshot below, you can see the initial confirmation text one gets …

What: Eco-Action and OPP are teaming up to test different types of toilet paper that the purchasing department is considering to replace the Kimberley Clark product that is currently being used. Eco-Action has been pushing for this for a while– check here for some background information.
Basically, you’re going to do your business with one of the potential TPs and then rate the experience.
When: 12:30 to 3:30 on Thursday and Friday April 30-31
Where: Two places at the HUB… 1) the bathrooms near the big TV, 2) the bathrooms on the ground level near the vending machines
Cost: Just a lil dignity…

The Campus Explorer feature is dedicated to exploring Penn State’s astrologically massive campus.  The series will showcase a specific building or area of the campus that usually doesn’t get as much love as Penn State icons like Beaver Stadium and Old Main.
Until October of 2007, the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor was one of Penn State’s most alluring, yet unheard of jewels.  At that time, reports surfaced that there was a leak in the pool that houses the reactor.  Penn State leadership gave the Reactor’s staff a blank check to fix the issues in the pool.  Even though some water did leak …

Now that it’s hotter than hell outside, we are constantly looking for ways to cool off.  Dorms are stifling and most old buildings have weak A/C systems.  Onward State wants to know:
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What is your favorite hot weather food/drink that cools you off?
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[MrFreeze]