The most popular building on campus is set to get a bit bigger. According to an email from Lisa Powers, director of the Department of Public Information, a 35,000 square foot expansion is planned as part of the project to connect the HUB and the White Building. The $29 million expansion will include an expansion to the bookstore, enclosing of the area outside of Jogies sandwich shop, and will fill the space surrounding the exterior bookstore entrance near the parking deck.
The Collegian is reporting that one month after being found guilty of furnishing alcohol to minors, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and serve community service.
The misdemeanor charge stems from the September 19, 2009 evening in which freshman Joe Dado was found dead in an exterior stairwell between Hosler and Steidle buildings. This is the second misdemeanor furnishing charge brought against Alpha Tau Omega by the Centre County District attorney. The first charge was dismissed last July.
The Wednesday night bar scene is in for a major shakeup. Hugely popular cover band Go Go Gadjet confirmed in an email today that they will stop performing at Cafe 210 West on Wednesday nights and move to Indigo starting on February 23rd.
CATA announced on Monday that they were exploring the possibility of expanding its fare-free routes beyond the traditional Loops and Links. The general idea would be that on routes that traditionally service student apartment complexes (Vairo Blvd, Aaron Drive, Waupelani), where bus passes are paid by the apartment complexes, would become fare-free with a Penn State ID card. The cost of this would be picked up by the University. CATA plans to use a $100,000 federal grant to conduct the survey.
My question is, why is CATA trying to mess with a system that, in general works? The fare based routes (according to CATA's own end-year report) account for only about 40% of the ridership on the system, and seem to work decently well on the whole.
Classes will take place as usual, despite the sure to be forthcoming outcry from students who live off campus. They risk life and limb to get to their 8:00 am classes on time, braving the packed CATA buses and poorly plowed roads of the borough. Well someone sympathizes you, though he's rather unexpected.
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For the 3rd game in a row, the Nittany Lions faced off against an opponent ranked in the top 25. After stunning Michigan State on Saturday afternoon, Penn State went into the game looking to make it two upsets in a row, and become the first Penn State team to win back-to-back games against ranked opponents since 1954.
In front of a crowd of 6,353, bolstered by the fact that all student ticket sales would be donated to THON, the Nittany Lions started off strong, jumping out to a 12-5 start. But a 12-0 run brought the Illini back into the game, resulting in a 25-25 tie going into the half. But surprise surprise, senior standout Talor Battle took the team on his shoulders with a game-leading 26 points. But the hero of the game was Andrew Jones, who took a last-second miss by Battle and turned it into a dramatic dunk that sealed the game for the Nittany Lions with a final score of 57-55.