A person dies by suicide in the United States every 15 minutes, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens and young adults.
When Penn State athletics released its annual NCAA financial report earlier this week, it showed an uncharacteristic decrease in revenue that most fans attributed to the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Between a $7.9 million dip in overall revenue and an overall contribution drop of $8.8 million, many fans wondered if Penn State would need to cut anything to make up for the loss.
In response, the Penn State athletic department released a statement attempting to clarify why such a dramatic drop occurred.
Lady Lion guard Alex Bentley was one of only 12 players invited to attend the WNBA Draft.
Former state senator Bob Jubelirer has scored one of the highest-profile endorsements for the Board of Trustees alumni election. Yesterday, Senator Jubelirer shared on his Facebook page that Tom Ridge, who resigned the Pennsylvania governorship in 2011 to become the first Homeland Security Secretary, endorsed him for Trustee. This announcement came after the first day of alumni voting.
Us Penn State bloggers are a tight-knit-crew. Indeed, it's hard to imagine a blogosphere more robust than the one Penn State has, with dozens of news, sports, and comedy blogs all serving our beloved Nittany Lions every day. We write, we edit, and we bitch about each other on Twitter probably more than normal people should. But bloggers tend to be bonded in a fraternity fueled by the passion that drives alternative media everywhere.
And it's all online. Well, until now.
Bill O'Brien has no reservations about sharing his thoughts on much of the returning experience at skill positions or making an already comprehensive playbook even thicker, but play selection and run-pass ratio is usually an off limits topic. Heading into the 2013 season, it is a rather intriguing topic based on O'Brien's history and the current offensive personnel.