For 75 years, Kodachrome has been the film of choice for thousands of film photographers around the world. It has been used to take some of the most iconic images of our time. Last year, Kodak, the maker of the film, announced that it would be ceasing production of the most well known film type of all time (it's even got a Paul Simon song about it), it saddened a photographer who had been using the product for over 35 years.
Read on to find out about that photographer, and his Penn State connection...
Late last week alumni season tickets were mailed out, all of the tickets had pictures of the Nittany Lion football helmet on them, except one. The ticket for the September 25th game against Temple had a picture with read "Everyone wear white." Many who saw this (including this author) then assumed that meant that the PSU-Temple game had been deemed the "White House" game for the 2010 season. This launched a storm of responses claiming that the game against the Owls (a team who hasn't beaten Penn State in over 50 years) didn't do the event justice. Many fans questioned why the Michigan game on October 30th wasn't the White House Game. It now appears that all this speculation was for naught.
Read on to find out what to expect this season...
Following Steve Shephard's sudden departure from the Penn State women's gymnastics team, Athletic Director Tim Curley launched a national search for his successor. Today the Athletic Department announced that they have hired husband and wife duo Jeff and Rachelle Thompson as head and associate head coaches, respectively.
Read on to find out more about the Thompsons, and what they'll have to live up to...
The 8th Annual Uplifting Athletes Lift for Life raised over $98,000 for the Kidney Cancer Association this year. The annual event, held in Holuba Hall, tests members of the Nittany Lion football team on their strength and endurance. The players form teams of 4 and compete in 11 events that "range from the ordinary (bench press) to the extreme (giant tire flip)."
More on the event and photos after the jump.
The Penn State Board of Trustees met today at the DuBois campus for their July meeting. In addition to approving the 2010-2011 academic year budget, President Spanier also announced a change in commencement date for spring 2012. The new budget will result in an increase in tuition and the commencement date will have an effect on "Senior Week."
Read on to find out the details...
Good news for Professor of Meteorology Dr. Michael Mann, who was cleared by a panel of his peers in the "Climategate" scandal. In case you don't remember, Mann became involved in a global controversy when hackers broke into a colleague's email account and published correspondance between climate researchers, including Mann, that suggested a potential cover up of data refuting the theory of man-made global warming. The scandal resulted in the resignation of a professor at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom.
Read on to see what the panel had to say, and why its conclusion is not without controversy...