Despite the gorgeous weather, Saturday was not a pretty day in Beaver Stadium. Northwestern ruined Penn State's homecoming, en route to a 29-6 victory.
Sam Ficken has been named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, known colloquially as the Academic Heisman. Ficken's 8/9 on field goals this year and boasts a 3.59 cumulative GPA.
The Penn State women's volleyball team (13-1) swept the Wisconsin Badgers (9-2) in Madison Wednesday night. A national championship rematch and the Big Ten opener for both teams, the Nittany Lions took sole possession of the conference's first place.
The Penn State women's volleyball team (12-1) will travel to Madison on Wednesday to open its Big Ten season against Wisconsin (9-1). A rematch of last year's national championship, both teams are ranked in the top five nationally.
Public speaker and sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, Denise Brown, will speak at Heritage Hall in the HUB on October 6. When her sister Nicole was famously murdered -- for which her ex-husband O.J. Simpson was tried and acquitted -- Brown began raising awareness against domestic violence, which accounts for the death of four females per day in the United States. Sponsored by the Center for Women Students, Brown will share her life story and speak about the domestic violence epidemic.
Forty dollar student tickets will be sold this week for Saturday's homecoming matchup against Northwestern. Attendance has seen dramatic increases this season, averaging 5,395 more people than the first two games of last year.