The first classes at Penn State were held on February 16, 1859. Graham Spanier (or, rather, his people) produced a nice video commemorating the occasion. Here are some of the most interesting things we learned. Old Main used to have everything, including labs, classrooms, and even dormitories. Can you imagine being able to have a […]
Penn State is Centre County’s biggest employer, beating out the second-biggest employer (the State College Area School District) by 21,704 people. Has there been a year in the past century that Penn State wasn’t the biggest employer? Probably not. Some other interesting rankings were the County Government at #6, Wal-Mart at #7, and AccuWeather at […]
We just heard that the Pattee Library is being cleared of students early tonight, possibly in relation to some fire-related incident. We don’t have many details right now, but we’ll let you know when we do.
The Dow Jones Newspaper Editing Intern Program selected Penn State students to fill five of its sixty spots, according to the College of Communication’s blog. The students are guaranteed weekly salaries of at least $350 for ten weeks at some of the nation’s most prolific papers. In the middle of the Death of Print and […]
So do you guys remember that sweet interview we had with Amber, the Penn State student that started her own hat making company called Trillium? It just so happens that last Friday, Amber’s story appeared in the pages of another local news enterprise, The Daily Collegian. They probably wanted to give us a shout-out for […]
If you haven’t already, hit up eLion to see when you have finals this semester. I know it’s early, what with midterms now and whatever, but if you want to plan ahead, take a peek. Now’s the time to see if you have that awful 8 AM Monday time slot or to see if you […]