The Penn State College Republicans are holding their second annual memorial service on the Old Main patio today. The event, which Wednesday night the University Park Undergraduate Association voted to co-sponsor, will take place from noon to 1 p.m., and is meant to provide "a day of reflective and solemn remembrance for our country."
The Homecoming 5K might not have been a hallowed tradition at Penn State--it's only two years old--but during that time, it's "kicked off Homecoming week," according to Homecoming Public Relations director Marta Jonca. But due to a scheduling conflict, the 2011 calendar will be absent the event.
For the second straight week, the University Park Undergraduate Association's agenda was greater characterized by what was not present on it than what was. At the organization's first meeting of the semester, a debate over whether UPUA could--and should--subsidize test prep options offered by the Princeton Review captivated even the audience, though it was ultimately tabled for another day. And for another week, we'll have to wonder just when that day will come.
This week, the UPUA seemed more eager to dispel any preconceived notions outsiders might have had about it. To those who complained it was out of touch, Chairwoman of the Assembly Kelly Terefenko introduced the "Student Interest Survey," in an effort to reach out to students.
The event was supposed to be intimate. Rick Santorum was coming back to Penn State, to speak with members of the College Republicans, a group he revived during his years at the university. Find out how the event went after the jump.
The fireworks might have been going off inside 106 HUB, during spirited back-and forth sessions between students and Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, but just outside, there was a rainbow. Starting their rally at around 7:00, while prospective audience goers lined up to enter the event, held by the College Republicans, members of three different student organizations protested against Rick Santorum's policies, especially those related to gay marriage, adoption, and his strong support of so-called traditional family values.