The first round of speakers for the fourth annual TEDxPSU conference was announced today by the executive committee. The conference, which will take place March 2, 2014 in Schwab Auditorium, has become a staple at Penn State and brings together innovators and thinkers to share ideas worth spreading.
The Ultimate ESPN 300 annual list is out, and Penn State makes another strong showing. The list ranks the top college football prospects since 2006, based upon ESPN's grade and projection coming out of high school and actual college performance. Basically, it ranks which players lived up to the hype.
We all know James Franklin wanted to dominate the state, but he didn't say anything about the State of the Union (yes, you're allowed to groan).
Gavin Keirans' famous UPUA campaign song might be making a comeback this year. The two-term UPUA President and former student activist officially announced his candidacy for the Penn State Board of Trustees earlier this afternoon.
Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship (PS4RS) dominated the last Board of Trustees election, and it has plans to do it again this year. The alumni-activist group recently released its endorsement committee, which includes several big names in the Penn State community.
A Penn State Altoona Engineering student was arrested last night on multiple charges for possessing a weapon of mass destruction. The Altoona police arrested 19-year-old Vladislav Miftakhov after they found a suspected bomb and materials to build a bomb inside a suitcase at his residence in Altoona. Miftakhov admitted to buying the materials over the internet over the last several weeks, and the bomb squad was called in to deconstruct the apparatus.