Alyssa Murphy

100 years ago, before the time of social media, and before Cosmopolitan magazine, there was the Penn State Cosmopolitan Club. Today, students can partake in International Education Week from Nov. 15-19 to bolster up those same feelings from yesteryear. And you don’t even have to pay dues.

Penn State: 823. Michigan State: 987. Seven days remain. For those who managed to pass math class in elementary school, you’ll be able to see that we’re losing the annual PSU-MSU Blood Donor Challenge. Let’s fix that.

Wednesday marks the highly-anticipated 100 Days ’til THON. And how do you count down to the greatest dance marathon in the country? By dancing, of course.

The best way to gorge on turkey and stuffing and other Thanksgiving goodies is to get rid of all of that excess blood. Good thing, then, that the Penn State Student Red Cross Club starts the Penn State - Michigan State Blood Donor Challenge today.

And if a Penn State alumnus wants to be elected governor and talks at Penn State, what is the topic that will be addressed? If not drinking, then it must be the expense of tuition. Good news: Democratic nominee Dan Onorato wants to lower the price students pay for college. Bad news: you probably won't be affected, especially if you're a senior like me. Onorato spoke in Heritage Hall Monday afternoon from 3 to 4 p.m.

Have questions about legislation regarding the economy or tuition?

Rep. Glenn “G. T.” Thompson (PA-5) will be at the Memorial Lounge of Pasquerilla Spiritual Center from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 to meet and greet with students.

Chances are, if some stranger came up to you and demanded to know if you would pick Penn State all over again, you'd say yes. In fact, there's a 92.1% chance you would say yes. That's way up from 2002 with 80.2%.

The downpour that soaked the bottoms of jeans and filled campus with colorful umbrellas could not completely stop Campus Night Out Thursday. Originally, the event was scheduled for Old Main Patio, but hours before it started, the Student Life & Diversity Committee of UPUA moved it to the first floor of the HUB.

Boredom, be banished. Off the Quad lets Penn State students know what the coolest bars are, where to go for movies, where venues take place, when you can see events, what restaurants to eat at, and pretty much anything else. You'll never have to make a decision ever again.

The library will be hosting their annual open house tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and again on Wednesday, same time. There will be appearances from both Spanier and the Nittany Lion, so bring your camera to document this historic event.

Nick Cooney, director of the Humane League of Philadelphia, a nonprofit group that encourages people to switch to eggs produced by cage-free chickens, thinks Penn State students have been ignored and disrespected for too long.

Valerie Plame, as the opening text in the "Fair Game" movie trailer tells you, is a wife, a mother and a spy. The film is based on the real-life undercover CIA agent and Penn State alumnae Plame. The movie stars Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame and Sean Penn as her husband Wilson. Read on to learn more about the film.