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Caitlin Silver

Caitlin is from a small Pennsylvania town called Unionville, which is by West Chester, which is by Philadelphia. She is a sophomore in the Smeal College of Business and will probably major in accounting. Caitlin loves "How I Met Your Mother" and dougnuts.

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Grab a Late Night Bite at State Platters

The new restaurant State Platters opened last Friday on E. Beaver Ave. The establishment features reasonably priced New York City platters throughout the night.

Blue & White BASH Big Hit

Yesterday, the Blue & White Society held the Blue & White BASH at Hintz Alumni Hall.

Read on to see what all the fuss was about.

Improved Alcohol Policies, Improved Penn State

By now, we've all heard about Penn State’s recent decent drop down the party-school ladder (which is something to bep proud of), but what you may not know is how the fall came to be. While it’s definitely a mixture of things, the administration’s introduction of new policies is definitely a large component.


We’ve already experienced the introduction of frat bouncers and heightened security on the infamous State Patty’s Day, and now we can expect to see even more deterrents to the crass drinking culture here.

Independent THON BBQ Held Yesterday

A few special interest THON orgs met at Central Parklet today. Dan Levy of Atlas said the idea behind the picnic was for all the independent THON groups to meet up after a summer away.


Find out more about the event after the jump.

Dear Freshmen, Get Involved!

Dear Freshmen,


I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Penn State seems to have a “hit-the-ground-running” philosophy when it comes to move in. There’s not much of an orientation, no team building activities, no fun events designed to introduce you to new people (for the most part, anyway).


Despite this, however, there are tons of ways to get involved in University Park. Read on to find out how.

Tom Richards Funeral Plans Announced

Updated 5:11pm, August 23: The on-campus memorial service for Tom will be held Saturday, August 28th at 11 am in Eisenhower Chapel.

Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Schreyer Scholar Tom Richards who passed away earlier this month while on a Leadership Jumpstart retreat to Camp Blue Diamond.
The viewing will begin at 8:30 am, Saturday August 21 at the Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church, 321 West Butler Avenue, New Britain, PA., and the church service will follow. The family asks that contributions to the Thomas J. Richards Memorial Scholarship Fund be made (P.O. Box 12, Line Lexington, PA 18932) in lieu of flowers.
Read on for more about Tom and plans for an on-campus memorial service...

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