If I had told you on July 23 that Penn State would finish the season with a good chance at being ranked, would you have believed me? That just might happen, with the latest AP Poll affording Penn State 83 votes, the most of any team outside of the top 25.
Four Diamonds Families, captains, and committee members packed in the White Building gym to celebrate this year's Family Carnival. Under the theme of superheroes, children and students ran about, engaging in gallant balloon-sword battles and breaking through cardboard brick walls, donning capes and FTK designed masks.
The Four Diamonds Children coursed through a multitude of games, including ski ball and whac-a-mole (whac-a-committee-member technically), taking breaks to show off their dance moves on the stage to the upbeat tunes of Larry Moore. Smiles, laughter, and relief filled the afternoon, as everyone awaited the revealing of the 2013 logo.
Musical theater was alive and vibrant inside Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday afternoon where Greek Sing took place.
The Panhellenic Delegate Council offered Delta Delta Delta the opportunity to recolonize at Penn State. In 2009, the sorority's national executive board revoked Tri Delta's charter after "hazing and risk management violations." However, has the Panhellenic Council and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life learned from this incident, or does the culture of secrecy pervade Greek life?
Between penalty kicks, heartbreaking goals allowed, shooting barrages from opponents and several other dramatic moments, the Nittany Lions had conquered it all to arrive at the finals of the College Cup. Yesterday afternoon, in sunny San Diego, the magic ran out as the powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Nittany Lions 4-1 to take home their twenty-first national championship.
One Penn State alumnus has started something quite revolutionary -- a company that manufactures and sells bikes made from 100 percent recyclable materials. Bryce Edmonds, a 1990 graduate in English Literature, started the Los Angeles based company "ReCycle" last summer, which uses eco-friendly aluminum to make the bicycles completely in America.