Previously, the Collegian has written about the CATA bus times sign at the Pattee Library stop and also, more recently, OS has written about CATA’s InfoPoint system of bus tracking. Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t need a computer to figure out when the next Blue Loop was going to pull up to the […]
People in the area around Nittany Apartments report that there are lots of EMS, Police, and firetrucks around. All the roads around the complex are blocked. There is no smoke, but something must have happened. If you have any information, let us know and we’ll update this post. Updated: The commotion was caused by an […]
Well… just one more fake holiday. Steve already covered the similarity between our State Patty’s Day and the University of Illinois’ Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. This other Penn State “holiday” has no parallel. The Collegian ran an article today about Gentle Thursday. This holiday from the 70s was created for more peaceful, less alcohol-related reasons […]
While our THON is over, if you recall from a post OS had a few weeks ago, other schools have dance marathons. In fact, the second longest running one, next to ours, is held at Northwestern University. Held from March 6th to the 8th, aka next weekend (Shortened months are a bitch, right?), they have […]
With the recent bankruptcy of BOTH Philadelphia daily newspapers, we got to thinking about the financial state of college newspapers and our beloved Daily Collegian. One of the main revenue streams for all newspapers is advertising. In fact, with subscription numbers plummeting, it’s probably the most important. With the economy as it is, businesses are […]
He’s right. This game against Ohio State is HUGE for Penn State’s NCAA Tournament chances. The game is on ESPN as he said, but it’s also on ESPN360 if you don’t have television access.