Details are beginning to emerge regarding the Athletics Integrity Agreement that Penn State was required to enter into as part of the NCAA sanctions. First, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell was appointed by the NCAA to serve as Penn State's integrity monitor for the next five years while the athletic department is on probation. Yesterday, terms of the agreement were posted on the progress.psu.edu website.
In a first of it's kind event in State College, tonight, Levels Nightclub has decided to host a "Students for Barack Obama" night. While the event is not an official Obama for America campaign event, but rather the "Students for Barack Obama," the purpose of such events is simple; Reengage the student-age voters who were successfully mobilized during Barack Obama's 2008 presidential run.
ESPN may need to implement a Voter ID policy, but nonetheless, justice prevailed and Penn State was declared the winner of the College Colors Day competition today after the contest was halted for suspect voting numbers.
John Ziegler has been a very well-known critic of the Freeh Report. He's pointed out its flaws, he's made a video about what a Freeh-proclaimed Penn State cover-up would've looked like, and now he wants Penn State's media critics to put their money where their mouth is.
The Penn State Student Programming Association will kick off the new school year with their second annual Nittany Block Party next week with special guest, The Ready Set. The show will take place next Friday, September 7, at 5:30 p.m. on Pollock Road in front of the HUB. There will also be performances from various student groups and organizations, as well as food and other activities.
The all-male a cappella group formerly known as “The JoePas” joined organizations such as NittanyVille, Nike, and Penn State itself in their cutting of ties with the condemned former coach, formally announcing a name change to “The Statesmen” on August 24th. Read more after the jump to understand how they came to this decision.