NOT! President-Elect (officially) Obama chose his friend Arne Duncan, Chief of the Chicago Public Schools to be the next Education Secretary (Cronyism anyone?). With that, Spanier will remain in State College for the foreseeable future. Mr. Obama plans to announce his nomination of Mr. Duncan tomorrow in Chicago, according to Democratic sources speaking on the […]
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Dear Diary, Finals week is upon us. Without any pesky exams to study for, I’ve had a little time on my hands. For the first time, I decided to read some of the comments on my Chronicle of Higher Education blog. As it turns out, I’m not as well liked as I thought I was. […]
Ok. So you’ve spent the last six hours writing that ten page final paper for your Comparative Literature class, only to realize that, in fact, you’ve written just under nine pages… What’s a sleep-deprived undergrad to do? Well, you could write more and reach the page requirement, but that might result in adding fluff to […]
Recently, it seems bailouts are about as popular as those Ugg boots. Everyone and their mother are trying to get a pair for themselves. The financial sector got their bailout a few months ago. Now, it may or may not be the automakers turn (I’d rather them not get the money. It would be like […]
All of you are aware of the fantastic capabilities that the iPod Touch has. You can use the flick of your finger to control it. You can download games. You can keep your calendar on it. You can surf the Net… but not at Penn State. Or so I thought. For those of you who […]