If you're like me, the most interesting piece of news to hit the national media yesterday was not Congress bickering, but the story of Ross Ulbricht and the Silk Road shutdown.
The United States government may have shut down this week, but UPUA was chugging along as usual. The bylaws were fixed, a policy was passed, and another policy was recommitted. All in all, it was the kind of night dreams are made of.
There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets the most attention is University Park, but what about the other 23? That’s where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus, inspired by Stephen Colbert’s Better Know a District. Next up: Penn State Altoona.
Penn State welcomed Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson to Eisenhower Auditorium last night as the first of SPA's Distinguished Speaker Series this semester. Johnson spoke to an awestruck crowd on her impressive achievements as an Olympian, Dancing with the Stars champion, and 2009 MLB Celebrity Softball Game participant (not to be ignored).
Penn State is the 49th-ranked university in the world, according to Thomson Reuters’ Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2013-2014.
Penn State men's basketball team will appear on television at least 22 times during the 2013-14 season and will host a scrimmage next Saturday, according to GoPSUSports.com.