Students, faculty, and staff were surprised this afternoon when tremors from a 5.9-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter outside of Washington, DC were felt across the east coast, including in Happy Valley. We put together a @Storify with an initial collection of reports about the earthquake and how people experienced it in State College. Check it out after the jump, and please share your stories in the comments!
Even if Penn State President Graham Spanier won't start tweeting any time soon, there are literally hundreds of Penn State faculty, staff, and administrators already using social media and other digital technologies to restructure teaching and learning experiences (not to mention research efforts) in search of more collaboration and increased productivity... It's a beautiful thing. Find out the latest after the jump.
Few things excite me as much as times when the university -- an institution whose endurance is a point of pride -- bumps into the ever-advanacing force of technology. Sometimes, it comes in large, navy-looking vessels like the Millennium Science Building... but other times, Penn State runs into the best that the digital age has to offer in a less academic setting. Find out who the robot to the right is -- and why he could help Penn State -- after the jump.
I'm an unabashed early adopter, but my trailblazing can come at a cost sometimes. When I upgraded to Lion a few weeks ago, I quickly found myself unable to access Penn State's extensive wireless infrastructure. I was able to tether through my trusty iPhone, but I realized that this was a problem hundreds, if not thousands, at the University would soon be facing...
Thankfully, the Internet is a wonderful place.
Crisp, a salad-and-smoothie restaurant located at 220 E. College Ave, has been shut down following a brief run that saw it debut with a lackluster reception due to relatively high prices. The storefront has been taken over by local convenience store favorite Snappy's. Find out more details after the jump!
With a 19% final reduction in state appropriations, how Penn State managed to keep this year's tuition increase about 10% lower than it has been on average over the past 5 years is an interesting and complex story.