The most popular, but least widespread disease in America will not last long if it ever comes to the greater Hershey area. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated Penn State's Hershey Medical center as a spot now qualified to treat Ebola. Since October, there have not been any reports of the disease in the United States. However, the hospital will continue to train its employees in case of an outbreak.
Urschel has teamed up with Penn State graduate Jim Trexler, director of the Mathnasium of Roland Park, on a new scholarship program that will award six-month scholarships to area high school students in Baltimore.
After a strong showing in several fall sports, Penn State placed fourth in the most recent Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings. Penn State currently has 338.0 Directors' Cup points, and trails Stanford (500.0), UCLA (430.0), and North Carolina (405.50) in the standings.
State College finally has its own anthem, courtesy of one very bizarre Spotify artist, "The Guy Who Writes Songs About Cities & Towns." The piece of musical art that I'm referring to is entitled "State College is a Happy Valley Place," and appears on his newly released album, "Pennsylvania Songs: PA Exciting."
After a remarkable postseason run, times are changing. Don't count out the Big Ten just yet.
Men's Basketball looks for its first conference win tonight at 7 p.m. against Indiana in Bloomington.