We got great news yesterday. Onward State was nominated in the ‘Best Alternative Media Outlet’ category of U.S. News & World Report’s annual ‘Best in College Newspapers Contest.’ We thought our description on the site was cool: Our competition is strong, including Bwog and Wesleying, which means we’re going to need all the support we […]
Before we get into the who’s-going-where of Signing Day (although Davis did share two great resources for those of you who can’t wait for my take), there’s another interesting bit of Nittany Lion football news today: Former Penn State quarterback Pat Devlin will officially become a Blue Hen today when Delaware unveils its 2009 recruiting […]
Cole Camplese, Director of Education Technology Services at Penn State, had a very interesting post today about how the Blogs at PSU platform has grown since its launch 18 months ago. Since the start of this year’s fall semester, the platform has seen 3,700 new users; 3,500 new blogs; 16,360 new posts; and 5,840 new […]
An observation about Penn State Football’s legal woes. Abe Koroma and Maurice Evans, the two players convicted of possession of marijuana in the fall, received ARD, a program for first-time offenders (it’s funny because they play defense), and one year of probation. Koroma will be back next year, while Evans has declared for the NFL […]
Governor Rendell’s proposed 2009 budget is out and Penn State appears to be getting its appropriation cut by almost $21 million.The Penn State Live article posted today says: The $318 million proposed direct Penn State appropriation is a $20.3 million cut from the original 2008-09 appropriation of $338.4 million. In addition, medical assistance funds provided […]
University of Pittsburgh students who rioted after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl victory could face disciplinary actions, and possibly expulsion, accroding to an AP article published today. City police say more than 80 people were arrested that night as crowds threw bottles at police, set small fires, broke store windows and overturned cars. Much of […]