It’s that time of the year. Germs lurk around every corner, waiting patiently to creep into our weak immune systems and destroy all hope of going to class, or even getting out of bed. That's right, ladies and gentlemen: it’s flu season.
After a brief policy meeting in my time at Penn State, the University Park Allocation Committee voted to allow exceptions to the 90/10 rule.
Perhaps it's just kismet, but UPUA's timing couldn't have been better. Following the now-infamous decision to spend $3000 on promotional materials, and a week off, attention now turns to the Princeton Review test prep subsidy that's been lying in wait since the beginning of the semester. Although P.T. Barnum might have said "there's no such thing as bad publicity," UPUA ought to jump at the chance to flip the script for the better.
Last night at the State College Borough Building, StateCollege.com (our sister site) hosted a forum for the eight candidates running this fall for the Board of Directors of the State College Area School District. Three incumbents and five challengers are vying for a total of five vacant seats.