On December 7 (for those of you already befuddled from studying, we mean tonight), the Greek community will do what they do best. As part of the 2010 edition of the Holiday Lights Tour, fraternities will compete with each other over who has the best something for bragging rights. The “something,” in this case, is holiday decorations. It combines the spirit of the holiday season with practice for one-upping the neighbors' holiday trimmings, a valuable skill most of us will need later in life.
For students interested in going to the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida on New Year's Day, tickets will go on sale at 8:00 a.m. this Saturday, December 11th at the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The sale will last until 11:30 a.m. or until all tickets are sold out.
Despite questions concerning its safety, the Four Loko craze continues on. The alcoholic energy drink drink has swept both college campuses and the internet and has been the source for a plethora of content for humor sites, such as this previous Distraction.
The Penn State women's basketball team improved to 7-2 overall and a perfect 3-0 at home with a 76-68 victory over Texas Tech in the inaugural Big Ten/Big 12 challenge. The Lady Lions led the entire way and were led by Mia Nickson's double-double.
A while back, Onward State set out to make a video that incorporated one of Penn State's most recognizable landmarks: the Nittany Lion Shrine. Since then, we've been pretty busy and haven't found time to post it. As we start the last week of fall semester class today, take a break from your studies and check it out.
On a viral scale, is it 1918 Spanish flu or just a sore throat?
How good is the Penn State men's hockey team? Are they the dominant force in ACHA that swept highly ranked Central Oklahoma and put 25 goals past Towson over two games in November? Or, are the Icers a mediocre team that has sustained home losses to Liberty and Ohio, while also getting dominated by Rhode Island this season?
The Icers had a chance to make a statement against third-ranked Delaware last weekend.