Despite scoring 80 points at home, the men's basketball team fell to the Bucknell Bison 90-80 Wednesday night. Hot shooting, especially from behind the arc, carried the young Bison over the 1-1 Lions.
Rather than the ill-fitting suits and wrinkled collars that usually fill up 302 HUB every Wednesday night, the UPUA dropped the business from business casual and met for a special meeting called Committee of the Whole. COWs, as such meetings are aptly called, are used for UPUA to discuss various issued in a less structured, non-official way when there is no new business for the week.
The Penn State Parents Program (a.k.a "Fancy PTA") is currently accepting applications from parents of first-year, transfer, and change-of-campus students. Parents will meet twice a year to speak with the Vice President of Student Affairs, the Vice President and Dean for Undergrad Education, and the Parents Program Director. Parents will also have the opportunity to share ideas and offer input to the program's board.
Senior Penn State wrestler Ed Ruth, a two-time national champion and three-time All-American, has been suspended for the team's opening weekend matches against Rider and Lehigh. During his Wednesday media availability, head coach Cael Sanderson brought up the suspension unprompted.
Paul Posluszny just joined Cameron Wake, Tambi Hali, and Sean Lee as former Nittany Lions that won Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.
It's the day we've been waiting for for the whole year! Well, okay, it's not THE day, but we live in a world where THON is so big that we celebrate the 100 days until it. There are tons of FTK-themed activities scheduled throughout the day, so here's the schedule.