At around 8PM Alaska Daylight Time last night, a small plane crashed near Bristol Bay in Alaska. Of the nine passengers on board the plane, five were killed, including long-time Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. One of the four survivors, however, was a former Penn Stater. Reuters is reporting that Sean O'Keefe and his son are among the survivors and have been airlifted to a hospital in Anchorage, about 350 miles away, for treatment.
Read on to find out more about Mr. O'Keefe...
Earlier this afternoon, President Spanier spoke with CNN news anchor Ali Velshi on the state of higher education in the United States. He weighs in on a study conducted by the College Board about the US lagging behind other developed countries in graduation rates among young adults. He believes that the US isn't actually lagging behind but that the rest of "the world is catching up to us."
Read on to see what GSpan had to say about higher education in the US...
As the upcoming semester approaches, many of you are probably getting ready for a move into a new dorm or apartment. While most people remember necessities like laundry detergent and a new set of shot glasses, you might not have put much thought into your Interned service. Since we lose readers when they can't get online, we thought we'd make it easy for you to get connected once you're back at school.
Find out about getting your Internet set up if you live in the dorms and what your options for Internet in your apartment after the jump.
The Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival will be presenting Much Ado About Nothing this year for their annual fall performance. If you're looking for a little culture your first week back in State College, the show will be running August 15 through the 29th at various locations downtown.
This will be the group's third year producing a play, having done both A Midsummer's Night Dream and The Tempest previously. Students, faculty and community members are all involved in the production and all the performances will be free to the public.
Read on for more about the play and where you can go see it.
Without an official Whiteout game this year, sophomore Eric Bodnar is planning to shake things up a bit and organize a Pink Out. Yep, you read that correctly. An organized student-section Pink Out benefiting breast cancer research.
However, Bodnar has to overcome a major obstacle before his dream can become a reality. Read on to learn what he's up against...
USA Today announced their annual preseason coaches' poll Friday, ranking the top-25 football teams in the country. Penn State is ranked #14 currently, which might be a little high considering the obvious quarterback and offensive line issues.
However, the bigger issue might be the fact that Penn State will have to face the two top-ranked teams on the road.
Read on to learn more...