When Senator Arlen Specter decided to visit Penn State’s Hershey Medical Center on Monday, May 4, he chose the location for a reason. The Lebanon Daily News reports that by switching from the Republican party to the Democratic party, which prioritizes health care reformation, Specter has improved his position for re-election to a senior position […]
Can’t make this stuff up. The Centre Daily Times reported yesterday that Scott Ruzal, a 20-year old student from New Jersey, was sentenced to at least 35 days in jail after a policeman told the judge who had presided over the case that Ruzal had been tweeting nasty things about cops while he was in […]
Last night, Bruce Springsteen performed at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Centre Daily Times reported that he would play songs by request, confusing his E Street Band. And the Boss is sometimes having fun at others’ expense, such as when he closed the 3 ½ hour performance with a medley of tunes including “Good Golly […]
Alison Go, the blogger behind U.S. News & World Report’s Paper Trail Blog, broke our hearts a little this evening. She had this to say, It’s been a fun two years, but it’s now time for me to leave Paper Trail and U.S. News. I’ll honestly miss reading and writing about the dumb (and impressive) […]
A lot has been made about the current recession, but a few people have already begun looking past it to the eventual economic upturn. Specifically, Penn State economists: Theodore Alter, Theodore Fuller and Stephen Smith recently co-authored a report titled “Pennsylvania: Road to Growth”. The 68-page document looks into which industries in PA will experience […]
Many graduates feel obligated to take a picture at the Lion Shrine before they finish their Penn State careers, but the All-Sports Museum is offering a more interesting option. The All-Sports Museum will have a photographer on the turf at Beaver Stadium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday May 16 and from 11:30 a.m. […]