Just over two years ago, Onward State writer (now editor at-large) Eli Glazier made the profound statement that "Dollar Dog Night Makes Many Happy." For those of you who are unaware of this gem thought up by the athletic department and Bryce Jordan Center, Dollar Dog Night is a promotion where you can get a hot dog during a men's basketball game.... FOR A DOLLAR!
Now, after countless hours of research and polling of you, the Penn State students, we have come to the conclusion that Dollar Dog Night makes EVERYONE happy. As poor college students, we like food for cheap and what is better than a frankfurter for four quarters? Nothing, that's what.
Well that didn't take long.
In just his second season as head coach Cael Sanderson and his Nittany Lions are the number one team in the country according to the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll.
"It is nice to be ranked number one, but our goal is not to be ranked number one," Sanderson said Tuesday's practice. " Our goal is to the national champions."
After failures in the machines prompted a removal in December, wine kiosks will be returning to Pennsylvania stores, including the Wegmans on North Atherton St, according to an article published earlier this week in the Daily Collegian.
Who says good movies don't get shown in State College? Later this week Howl is coming to the State Theatre.
Howl depicts the life and times of Beat Generation icon Allen Ginsberg (played by the versatile James Franco... have you seen 127 Hours yet?). The film pivots around the eponymous poem, and the obscenity trial in which it was nearly banned. Don Draper-- I mean, Jon Hamm plays his attorney.
The University Park Undergraduate Association will be hosting its annual Encampment event this Sunday. UPUA Director of Public Relations Emily Enders explained, "Encampment is a long standing tradition of [Penn State], aimed at bringing student leaders and organizations together to engage in celebration and accomplishments of the Penn State community."
With a little pushing and lots of comments on my ideal Movin' On lineup, the ball seems to be rolling a little faster. Movin' On's third survey was released yesterday, trimming many of the artists who had been on the the previous survey.
This time students rate the artists individually from a scale of 1 to 5. A few of my ideas (and many of yours) made it into this list of potential artists.