We did a little research on Dirk Mateer after we read this great quote of his in Valley Magazine: “I’m just a guy, teaching this class.” Who is that guy, teaching that class though? You’ll find out more soon, but for now, we just wanted to post out a tremendous digital diamond in the rough. […]
We’re beginning to hear just how President Hope’s stimulus package is going to get State College going. C0ngressman Glenn Thompson is trying to brand the projects as his own, but Veblen pointed out a little inconsistency with that: Thompson actually voted against the omnibus bill. Centre County will benefit from upgrades to Routes 26 and […]
What: The first UPUA Presidential Debate of the year. The three UPUA presidential tickets will gave to answer questions about issues concerning Penn State students. When: 7:30 pm on Wednesday March 18 Where: HUB Auditorium Cost: Political participation. Can’t go? Check it out live online.
The Collegian published a story late this afternoon about Tonya Sunday, a project manager in the College of Health and Human Development. You can find the story here. She was charged today with a felony for embezzling close to $50,000 from the university. Sunday was purchasing office equipment using her university card and then selling […]
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association recognized the Collegian for a number of things in its yearly Crown Awards. The CSPA is a prestigious institution, and the paper did quite well. Congrats! (We’d throw them a party or something if we made any money… maybe they could lend us the James Building for a weekend?) The […]
It’s funny how similar Hershey and State College are. Both towns were products of single institutions. In Hershey, it was Milton Hershey’s chocolate company. In State College, it was the Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania (a.k.a. Penn State– have you heard of it?). This video is about Hershey, more specifically, the chocolate factory. It’s one […]