Is canning across the border in Canada a viable option for raising THON funds? OS investigates.
After a brief policy meeting in my time at Penn State, the University Park Allocation Committee voted to allow exceptions to the 90/10 rule.
Last spring, the University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC) reviewed and altered how it sponsors on-campus events, allowing clubs and organizations to receive more funds from the Student Activity Fee than they earlier had. This came after groups, such as The Asylum and SOMA, claimed that they could no longer afford to bring in speakers and performers for students. After a four hour meeting, UPAC agreed that change was necessary and tweaked the 80/20 rule into the 90/10 rule. That development means that UPAC will now use the Student Activity Fee to fund up to 90 percent of the total programming costs of any event on campus, provided it meets certain standards.
However, UPAC will deliberate if this new policy suffices tonight at 8 p.m. in the Hetzel Lounge of the HUB. According to Overall Chair, Ryan Kocse, some students are concerned that this modification is still too restrictive. As a result, the committee will hear at least three proposals to amend the 90/10 rule.
In a magnanimous display of generosity, Penn State is providing not one, but two, world-renowned physicists to speak this year. On Thursday, theoretical physicist, author and futurist Michio Kaku will speak about “Future Science: Physics and Daily Life in the Year 2100.” (Spoiler: Still no jet packs.)
Around ten o’clock yesterday night, an armed robbery happened at the Lion Shrine. Yes, a horrible act of humanity occurred near the symbol of strength for every Penn Stater. If you received the news last night, the chances are high that you read about it on your Twitter feed. However, there was one organization that sent neither text nor tweet about this incident: PSUTXT.
Andrea Tapia and her SRA 397A class will host the inaugural Crisis Informatics Speaker Series at 6:30 in 202 IST Building. During October, the Series will present four speakers who will talk about mitigating disasters, natural and manmade.