The Department of Public Information at Penn State put up some awesome pictures of a gingerbread house designed to look like the Nittany Lion Inn. The gingerbread house weighs more than 60 pounds and the bakery used more than 100 pieces of gingerbread to build it. This great photo of the sweet facade was taken […]
Charles Blow opined in the New York Times on Saturday that teenagers these days have no morals no longer believe in dating. It turns out that everything is the opposite of what I remember. Under the old model, you dated a few times and, if you really liked the person, you might consider having sex. […]
The library is offering free coffee in its all-hours study area for finals week. According to Penn State Live, Last semester, students consumed 150 gallons of free coffee during extended hours, compared with 24 gallons on a normal week. The coffee will be served in 100% compostable cups, made from corn and sustainably harvested trees. […]
On Friday, the Association of American Universities, of which Penn State is a member, sent a letter to President-elect Obama recommending six actions his administration should take to, “help college students and universities weather the economic downturn and boost the nation’s economic recovery.” The six recommended actions are: Ensure access to a college education through […]
We’re fans of names with exclamation points (‘Giraffes? Giraffes!’). For a similar reason, we also like names that have only capital letters, because you have to shout them. That’s why TUBACHRISTMAS, an annually held concert that celebrates Christmas with tubas, is so exciting. TUBACHRISTMAS! And it’s in New York! NEW YORK! Penn State Live further […]
We’ve spent the weekend analyzing ways to predict who the victor will be on January 1, when Penn State and USC compete at the Rose Bowl. We’re going to come at you this week with some of the most advanced statistical analysis this side of the Rockies (who knew Stanford had the best statistics program […]