Greg Schlosser

It was announced yesterday that both the men's and women's lacrosse made their respective NCAA Tournament. The men's team will play Yale first, while the women's team will take on Canisius.

After an eventful few months, UPUA concluded it's general assembly work for the semester during last night's meeting.

In what was probably the most exciting UPUA meeting this semester, the 8th assembly argued about everything from UPAC to ice cream.

The University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC) met last night in the HUB to discuss and vote on two policy issues that would have increased transparency in how the organization operates. That is, if both had passed.

If you see anyone wearing a holster around campus this week, don’t be alarmed. As a part of a national movement, Penn State students who support carrying concealed weapons on campus will be wearing these empty holsters all week to protest the campus’s ban on concealed weapons.

The national organization, known as Students for Concealed Carry (SCC), consists of “more than 43,000 college students, professors, college employees, parents of college students, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else” according to their website. The organization was formed after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007.

The 8th Assembly met for the first time last night with the goal of learning from past mistakes while also moving UPUA in a positive direction going forward. The first order of business, however, was electing the new chairs. Here's how it all went down:

It wasn't exactly the easiest two weeks, but Katelyn Mullen and Brenden Dooley can now officially call themselves the President and Vice President of UPUA. About 8 percent of the student body voted -- 11 percent lower than last years voter turnout.

After a busy day of campaigning from all the candidates, the results of today's UPUA elections are in. 2950 people voted, and there was a 8% voter turnout. As for the results:

In front of a crowd of about 20 in Alumni Hall, incoming UPUA President and Vice President Katelyn Mullen and Brenden Dooley fielded questions for the last time before UPUA elections on Wednesday.

Do you have any questions for incoming UPUA president and vice president Katelyn Mullen and Brenden Dooley? If so, come to Alumni Hall in the HUB tonight at 7 PM to ask your last-minute questions before Mullen and Dooley take office.

Last night's UPUA meeting was nothing short of extraordinary. It was the last meeting for the 7th Assembly, and they made sure to make the most of it by passing fifteen pieces of legislation.

Katelyn Mullen and her running mate, Brenden Dooley, are running unopposed in the upcoming UPUA elections, but that doesn't mean the two are short of good ideas for the student body. Here are a few of the ideas Mullen and Dooley had for the upcoming 8th Assembly:

Have you ever wanted to see one of those bands that make music by beating on trash cans in concert? If so, now is your chance as Plastic Muzik will take over the HUB ground floor on Tuesday, March 19 from 12 - 2 p.m. courtesy of SPA.

Despite starting ten minutes late, UPUA sped through the agenda last night and was able to keep the meeting under an hour.

If you've spent any time Penn State's campus, you've probably witnessed a Philly/Pittsburgh argument. It's the most pervasive rivalry on campus, with a tremendous amount of pride instilled in the fans of each city. Thousands of current and former students hail from each respective city. But which is the best? Only a top 10 list can decide.

In a flyer given to all residents, Meridian on College Avenue has stated that it will not allow residents to throw parties from Friday February 22nd through Sunday February 24th

Are you sick of UPUA's constant inability to operate effectively? Do you think you could do a better job? If so, here's your chance.

The snow may have been coming down, but that didn't stop UPUA from having a busy and (unfortunately) long evening. With candidate registration starting in a week, UPUA really had to kick it into gear this week in order to get ready for the upcoming election season.

What we have now are two different versions of the same story. Both are based on the same facts, yet both draw very different conclusions about Paterno’s role in the scandal. It’s quite possible that the truth is somewhere between the Paterno and Freeh reports, but we’ll never actually find out because we have yet to read a report that doesn’t make broad assertions based on circumstantial evidence. It’s not exactly fair for the Penn State faithful to completely dismiss the Freeh report for editorializing on facts while embracing the Paterno report that used the same facts to show that Paterno didn’t participate in a cover up.

For the juniors and seniors out there, tests like the LSAT, MCAT, and GRE are fast approaching. Luckily, UPUA has your back as next week will be Test Preparation Week.

It's been a tough semester for UPUA so far. Two iPads nearly tore the entire assembly apart, and UPUA's vote against the new CCSG budget was pretty much deemed irrelevant when the budget proposal was passed. Despite the multiple blows, UPUA was able to swing back and have a (relatively) mistake-free week.

The day of reckoning is over for CCSG and its controversial budget proposal. At this afternoon's meeting, the Student Activity Fee Board voted (8-3-1) to recommend a new budget for the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments, which includes the contested $14,800 from the student activity fee at University Park.

The day of reckoning is here for the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments, as the Student Activity Fee Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in 111 HUB to discuss CCSG's budget proposal that would allocate the student government $14,800 from the University Park student activity fee.

In what has become the UPUA controversy of this semester, the Board of Arbitration has ruled that John Zang followed UPUA policies when purchasing the iPads.

Today, members of the Student Activity Fee Board met in 233 HUB to discuss a budget increase for the Council of Common Wealth Student Governments.

The wheels of justice continue to turn as new developments this afternoon come out about the recent UPUA iPad fiasco. The defense -- Spencer Malloy, Chair of the Assembly, John Zang, Chief of Staff, and Courtney Lennartz, President -- has submitted responses to the Board of Arbitration for both of the complaints.

Unfortunately for Penn State, no one knows what has happened to the man who stabbed a graduate student near Vairo Boulevard back on December 12. The man, who was described as 5'8" and Caucasian, stabbed the woman in the throat on a bike trail.

In what is shaping up to be as climactic as the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson, Dray Krishnan et. al v. John Zang et. al. is heating up on campus as the two sides prepare for a hearing. Earlier this evening, UPUA representative Anthony Christina filed an Emergency Petition for a Writ of Mandamus under the authority of Article VII. Section 7. of the Bylaws and Operational Code of the University Park Undergraduate Association Board of Arbitration.

Have you ever wanted to see a DJ who's performed at parties on fantastic shows like MTV's "True Life Stories"? If so, tonight is your chance as Brandon Noone (AKA DJ Highnoone) will be performing at Indigo at 9.

In order to modernize UPUA, Chief of Staff John Zang placed orders for two new iPads to be used for meetings and around the UPUA office.