On Friday night, many students celebrated the end of Syllabus Week. Unfortunately, residents at The Sanderling, 616 West College Avenue, were forced to evacuate their home after some of its inhabitants damaged the sprinkler system.
Two months ago, Pennsylvania's Auditor General Jack Wagner proposed sweeping changes to governance at Penn State University. However, his term expires this month. Eugene DePasquale, an Assemblyman from York, PA, will take over as Auditor General. We interviewed Dr. DePasquale to learn if he will pursue Wagner's changes.
The state Republican Party Chairman asks party members to support the Governor's lawsuit against the NCAA. However, the Pennsylvania Democrats believe this is a political ruse.
In July, the National Review agreed with a post from the Competitive Enterprise Institute that likened Penn State climatologist to Jerry Sandusky. Three months later, Doctor Mann filed lawsuits against these organizations. Citing a lack of funds, the publisher of National Review Online petitioned his readers for donations to fund their legal campaign.
Environmental groups have successful lobbied the University to turn its steam powered plant over to natural gas. However, the Board of Trustees have decided that it would be unwise to construct a natural gas pipeline through campus because it could hurt infrastructure. The university has been meeting with residents of State College to transport the fuel on a street that parallels State College.
The Panhellenic Delegate Council offered Delta Delta Delta the opportunity to recolonize at Penn State. In 2009, the sorority's national executive board revoked Tri Delta's charter after "hazing and risk management violations." However, has the Panhellenic Council and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life learned from this incident, or does the culture of secrecy pervade Greek life?