Though dancers weren’t arriving until 4:30 p.m., students started lining up outside the BJC as early as 1 p.m. for THON.
Carly Littlehale of Gamma Phi Beta showed up early with her sisters to secure the best location in the stands, and were the third organization to get in line. Considering their spot right next to the floor, the extra wait time was worth it. The Gamma Phi Beta/Acacia team, as most teams have, scheduled shifts to make sure they reserve their spot. At least a few members of their 250 person team will be here all weekend.
We've already expressed our excitement at the possibility of the University of Texas being the twelfth member of the already-misnomered Big Ten. The allure of playing the most valuable team in College football was enough to convince many that this was a good idea, but not everyone is on board.
Thankfully, the internet has provided - a writer simply calling himself "Frank The Tank" has penned an exhaustive argument for the move, a "Template for Shooting Down Any Argument Against Texas Going to The Big Ten." We're still waiting on Ron Burgundy's analysis on how to get Nittany Lion Basketball to the NCAA tournament.
I ran into Dongju on College Ave. last week and couldn't help but notice that gray peacoat. You see so many blacks and blues around (I'm guilty of conforming too), so it was nice to see something different. Then I looked down and noticed what I really loved about Dongju's outfit; it was her shoes. I wish I could tell you what material they are, but what I loved about them is that they look so sturdy and classic.
Most of all, why the shoes make her look is how she's wearing them. For some reason, a lot of dressier shoes look better without socks, and with the weather in the 20s that day, it took a lot of guts not to wear any socks. In the end, it paid off for Dongju. She's rocking them in the best way possible, not to mention I really like the accent her green sweater gives to the peacoat.
Lastly, check out the buttons on her peacoat below. I like trying to notice the little things that make people's outfits look unique, and I didn't even notice this until I cropped the photo. The eagle and shield emblem on the buttons are awesome.
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4:20... THON raises $7,838,054!!!
The top Commonwealth fundraisers were... 1st: Fayette 2nd: Altoona 3rd: Hazelton.
The top independent organization fundraisers were... 1st: Atlas THON 2nd: Springfield THON 3rd: OHANA THON.
The top Greek fundraisers were... 1st: Alpha Tau Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha 2nd: Alpha Sigma Alpha and their partner 3rd: Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Phi
4:01... THE LAST LINE DANCE... FOR REAL!
3:56... "Somewhere over the Rainbow" plays in the BJC for Sir Christopher Millard.
CATA's lack of support for cash-strapped Graduate students here at Penn State has started to get on some bus rider's nerves.
Two of those Graduate students, Crista M. Livecchi and Emma Gaalaas Mullaney, have started a Facebook group called "PSU Grads for Transportation Equity," calling for CATA to give them the same kind of financial break it gives full-time Penn State staff members. According to the group, Penn State staffers are currently eligible for CATA's Ride for Five program, which offers a bus pass for $5 a month as opposed to the regular rate of $49 a month.
The Grad students, on the other hand, who don't have two pennies to rub together, have to pay the full monthly rate.
To an outsider like me, this seems like a humongous load of crap, but, as I said, I'm on the outside looking in. Fortunately, both creators of the group were kind enough to offer me some insight on the situation, explaining things much better than I ever could. Read on to find out what they had to say.
