Not just third, a tie for third. Just what competition did old State achieve mediocrity in this year? Well, the senior Fulbright Grants, of course! In spite of our best efforts at winning the whole thing, Penn State only garnered thirteen of the awards. Created in the 1940s by Senator J. William Fulbright of Alabama, […]
He’s right. But, to be fair, in contrast to its surroundings, State College is a metropolis. That being said, stretching the truth is usually not a good way to get in a prospective employee’s good graces.
There aren’t many places in the world where you can get a hot dog for a dollar. In this economy, the opportunities to do so should be taken advantage of. The past two men’s basketball games at the BJC, against Michigan St. and Michigan, have been the exceptions to this general rule of expensive hot […]
Dear Diary, Sorry I stopped writing in you over winter break. You see, I accidentally left you in State College while I jetset across the continent. While I am certainly sad about Penn State losing the Rose Bowl, the trip out west was very fun. I got some sun. I got to wear a straw […]
They’ve done it! Stephen Schuster and his amigos have successfully sequenced the full wooly mammoth genome, which comes in at over four billion DNA bases. Webb Miller said, We have shown that it’s possible for small groups of scientists to sequence entire genomes. The group responsible for the sequencing was still mum on whether or […]
Well, my first day back was great, but I only had one class (with Glenn Palmer nonetheless, quite a character). I almost have all my textbooks. The snow on the ground is beautiful. As the semester goes on, Onward State will start rolling again. This semester there will be some cool new features that I […]