While some numbers in THON are obvious, such as 46 (hours), and 710 (dancers), there are some that aren't so obvious. Here's 12 numbers you might not have known about THON 2013.
From March 18-23, the College of Information Sciences and Technology will be hosting the second annual #ISTStartup Week. The event is designed to showcase various entrepreneurial talent from across the country, among them Penn State alumni such as Weebly co-founder David Rusenko (Class of '07; @drusenko) and Sincerely co-founder Matt Brezina (Class of '03; @brezina).
D.J. Richardson scored 18 points and Brandon Paul added 16 to help Illinois hold off Penn State 64-59 in a sloppy battle Thursday night in Champaign. Penn State was plagued by turnovers and a committed a season-high 31 personal fouls as they continue to search for their first Big Ten win of the season. The Nittany Lions were led offensively by Jermaine Marshall and Sasa Borovnjak, who scored 20 and 17 points, respectively.
This weekend thousands of Penn State students will drunkenly take to the streets to honor... the alcoholism of our Irish ancestors? I happen to be 100% Irish myself, so I called up my relatives from the Emerald Isle to see how they felt about the way they're being portrayed this weekend.