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Day: September 24, 2014

Former Lady Lions Continue Careers Overseas

Seven former Lady Lions, including standouts Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas, look to take their basketball careers overseas.

Denise Brown, Sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, to Speak at HUB

Public speaker and sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, Denise Brown, will speak at Heritage Hall in the HUB on October 6. When her sister Nicole was famously murdered -- for which her ex-husband O.J. Simpson was tried and acquitted -- Brown began raising awareness against domestic violence, which accounts for the death of four females per day in the United States. Sponsored by the Center for Women Students, Brown will share her life story and speak about the domestic violence epidemic.

Penn State Law to Host Discussion On Redskins Name Controversy

Later this evening, Penn State Law will be hosting “The Redskins Trademark and Appropriation of Native American Names and Images,” a talk that discusses the many legal and non-legal implications surrounding the issue. This hour-long event will consist of two speakers followed by a 20-minute question-answer session.

Professor Creates App To Encourage Active Student Travel

The new Active Lions app details healthy and beneficial options to walking and cycling on campus for students.

Global Engagement and Leadership Experience Program Lets Students Appreciate Differences

Being at such a large school with over forty-thousand students, it is often easy to overlook how diversified the Penn State community really is. And though we do not think about it often, there is so much we can learn from each other. The Global Engagement and Leadership Experience (GELE) is a unique opportunity for Penn Staters to break out of their comfort zones and learn more about each other in an open and constructive forum.

Five Freshman Seminar Alternatives

Welcome freshmen! I see you’ve survived your first month here as a Penn State student. By now you’ve undoubtedly Instagrammed a photo of Old Main, argued or watched someone argue with the Willard Preacher, eaten a West cookie and told 13 different people the same uninteresting story about just how drunk you were last weekend and how much you can’t even (Don’t worry, we’ve noticed your progress). Staples of your first month in Happy Valley, no doubt.

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