Something about the GoPSUSports.com recap of last night's basketball game between the Nittany Lions and Mount St. Mary's didn't sit quite right. No, it wasn't the fact that the Lions were tied with 30 seconds left in the game to a team whose college many would be hard pressed to find on a map (Emmitsburg, Maryland). On the 69th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks that launched America into the second World War, GoPSUSports included into its game recap a rather interesting lede.
You may have noticed that the useless HUB phone booths have been replaced by a The Body Shop vending machine. The Body Shop recently partnered with ZoomSystems, a company that has similar partnerships with Sephora and Proactiv Solution, to release its products in vendible form.
A three-pointer by Talor Battle with 1.3 seconds left turned out to be the final blow to a Mount Saint Mary's upset attempt as the Nittany Lions were able to hold off the Mountaineers 57-53 Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The huge number of people who did not show up for the University Park Undergraduate Association's Town Hall meeting really missed out. Monday night in 101 Thomas featured State College defense attorney Andrew Shubin, who, since 1991, has represented clients in cases ranging from underage drinking to homicide to "the occasional animal intercourse case." Shubin spoke about students' rights and their relationship with the police and the community as a whole.
The number of international students attending United States colleges and universities has increased by 3% this year, according to the Open Doors Kit by the Institute of International Education. Economically, international students attending various Penn State campuses contribute millions of dollars annually.
After stumbling upon a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," as a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill in 1965, Dr. Tony Lentz knew that he wanted to instill the same awe in an audience as Professor Earl Wynn instilled in him that day.
On Thursday, December 9, 32 years after Dr. Lentz first delivered his own dramatic reading of the popular Christmas tale, he will once again perform what has become an annual tradition here at Penn State.