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Google Smooths Holiday Travel

Santa’s not the only one bringing holiday cheer this winter. In a spurt of generosity, Google will be providing free Wi-Fi at 47 American airports, including State College (SCE). For all you Penn Staters flying home for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, this gift should certainly improve your airport experiences. According to Google’s press release, over 100,000 […]

Vegan Cooking Is Sexy

Look good in a bikini? Willing to cook a vegan meal? Then we’ve got an opportunity for you. A Craigslist ad seeks an attractive girl to star in a ten-minute vegan cooking video to be featured on YouTube. Filming will take a few hours and compensation amounts to $50. For all you beach bums, sluts, […]

Modest Increase in Room and Board Rates

The Board of Trustees announced the new cost of room and board for the 2010-2011 school year. The increase? Only $100. According to Penn State Live, this raise is the smallest we’ve seen in a decade. The new average cost (standard double with medium meal plan) is $4,185 per semester. Phew, that’s still a fortune […]

Amelia Earhart: Pseudo-Alumna

Amelia Earhart earned her place in aviation history, wrote books, championed women’s rights, and attended Penn State. Sort of. Back in her days as a teenage groundling, Earhart attended the Ogontz School for Young Ladies near Philadelphia. After two years, she abandoned her studies to become a nurse in Canada circa 1917. The flying shtick […]

Greek Loop Canceled

Remember the proposed Greek Loop? The savior of drunken party wanderers everywhere? Canned! This “Highlands Loop” would have offered ten additional CATA stops on weekends between 12:30 and 3:30 at night. A campaign goal of UPUA president Gavin Keirans, the bus route would primarily cater to students attending frat parties. After discussions with the borough […]

Sammark’s Bars Shut Down

Bad news for you barhoppers:  the PA Liquor Control Board shut down Tony’s Big Easy, Lulu’s Nightspot, and Candy Bar & Lounge over the weekend. Owned by Sammark Inc., this trio of bars closed its doors back in July, only to reopen again in August. Swarms of legal paperwork pester the bars like mosquitoes on […]

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