This weekend marks the second annual Blue Out game, an event organized to raise awareness and funds for child abuse prevention. Unfortunately, it seems as though not all State College-area businesses are on board with the organization’s altruistic, non-profit mission. McLanahan’s, Penn State’s premier destination for overpriced groceries and Silas Redd jerseys, is marketing their own unlicensed “Blue Out” shirt for this weekend’s game against Temple, seemingly in direct competition with the official shirt offered by the event's organizer, Blue Out.
In case you haven’t noticed, Penn State does not really like Pitt. Well, if all goes to plan for Bill O’Brien and acting athletic director Dave Joyner, Penn Staters will be able to take their Pitt-bashing beyond Facebook memes and Twitter trash talk to the gridiron, as both schools hope to begin talks regarding the renewal of the Penn State’s historical rivalry with the Pitt Panthers.
Tonight at 7:30 p.m, the Off Campus Student Union will host an event with former lawyer and award-winning speaker, C.L. Lindsay, who will teach you how to throw down properly. I guess.
The all-male a cappella group formerly known as “The JoePas” joined organizations such as NittanyVille, Nike, and Penn State itself in their cutting of ties with the condemned former coach, formally announcing a name change to “The Statesmen” on August 24th. Read more after the jump to understand how they came to this decision.
The Penn State Blue Band’s Touch of Blue Majorettes brought home a National Championship and quite a few other awards from the National Baton Twirling Association competition this summer. Read more about their accomplishments after the jump!
We aren't exactly media darlings right now, so here's my plea to the Penn State community: Let's show the world what we're really about. We have an academic legacy to protect.