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Month: June 2010

Astros Draft Heath in Fifth Round

After a record-setting junior year at Penn State the Houston Atros selected catcher Ben Heath with the 153rd overall pick and made him the highest picked Nittany Lion in 34 years. Heath led the baseball team this spring in every meaningful offensive statistical category and did it with class, but his remarkable 19-home run season is what caught Houston's eye and broke Penn State's all-time home run record.

Heath wasn't the only Nittany Lion selected in the draft, read on to find out who else was picked up...

An Update on Big Ten.. Ahem.. College Expansion

As I sat down to write this article this morning, I pulled my headphones out from my bag and found the wires in a huge knot. Ten minutes later, they were finally ready for use. After some deeper thinking, I found that the case with my headphones is exactly what is happening in the college football landscape right now.

Follow the jump to find out how...

No Days Off- Christian Ragland and UPUA

"No days off" is what UPUA President Christian Ragland will tell you if you talk to him about the time he has currently spent in office. Trust me, I have seen him working tirelessly over the summer, always dressed in his suit dashing from meeting to the other. However, I did recently get a chance to talk to him and discuss the direction UPUA hopes to take once the fall semester starts and what measures they have been taking over the summer to improve the lives of students on campus.

Read on to find out what Mr. Ragland has been up to...

Open Late: Public Bathrooms Downtown

You know the nights you're downtown and you have really got to go, but it's too late that you can't make a b-line to the bathroom in Chili's, what are you to do? Hold it in? Risk a semester of teasing and go in your pants? Find a nice dark place behind a parked car or healthy foliage? It's a tough decision to have to make, but fret no more! The Borough Council of State College has decided to open up public bathrooms 24/7 downtown.

Read through to find out where the new bathrooms will be located...

University to Re-File Right-To-Know Report

Last week we reported on the possibility that Penn State had misfiled its Right-To-Know report, a document required by the Commonwealth. The main issue at hand has to do with a section of the report that asks if any family member of a trustee or board member received over $10,000 in compensation from the University. Penn State answered "yes" but failed to acknowledge who might fall into that category.

After getting an earful from Left of Centre, the University has announced that it will be refiling the report to include the names of those omitted.

Read on to learn more...

Wrestling Recruits Ranked #2 Nationally

The acquisition of the legendary Cael Sanderson continues to pay off for Penn State wrestling as the 2010 recruiting class was recently ranked No. 2 nationally by InterMatWrestle.com. The leading media outlet for college wrestling ranked the Nittany Lions behind conference foe the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Wrestling fans believe the combination of this recruiting class, which sports 5 wrestlers in the nation's top-100, and 2009's will create a potent championship cocktail that will put Penn State wrestling back on the map.

Read on to find out more about the class of 2010...

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