Governor Rendell wants to pump $128 million into financial aid for students going to schools in the state system and community colleges. Students whose family income is less than $100,000 would be eligible for up to $7,600 for tuition, books, fees and room and board when they enter the 14 State System of Higher Education […]
10 Questions is a recurring Onward State feature in which we ask people about their Penn State experience. Today we’re talking to Tara Wheeler, who has a resume that sounds like the description of a Bond girl. She’s a beauty queen (Miss Virginia 2008), an Air Force ROTC cadet, an aspiring TV anchor, and an […]
At the co-op party with the gang. Getting some great pics for Natty Nittany and meeting some cool people.
The Collegian recently published a really fantastic profile of boxer Katongo Mulenga, who is also a Penn State student. The writer, Dean Meyers, shadows Katonogo as he trains at the Altoona Boxing Club (without a coach) and competes in a fight at Uniontown. The story is very well written, with atmospheric lines like: Atlantic City […]
The Collegian posted a disturbing and confusing story this afternoon. A 50-year-old State College man was arrested Friday afternoon just hours after police say he broke into a Penn State student’s apartment and performed oral sex on the man while he was asleep. That’s got to be one of the most frightening ways to be […]
Sex sells. That’s probably why the Collegian’s article about a new male escort service got above the fold A1 coverage. The Gentleman of State College (here’s their MySpace… booty calls, anyone?) is offering male escorts for “anything from dinner dates to massages to bachelor parties to bachelorette parties.” The company makes clients sign statements saying […]