Sure, legislatively, the meeting was a bit of a drag, with only one easy unanimous resolution to hit the floor. But both of the special presentations -- one from Finance and Business VP David Gray and another from members of club sports -- proved to be enlightening.
The Nittany Lions pulled out a much needed win in Pittsburgh Friday night after defeating Robert Morris (0-5-1) 5-4. Five different players scored for Penn State and goaltender Matthew Skoff turned aside a career-high 48 shots in the win. Penn State now moves to 2-3-1 on the year.
For the first time in quite a few weeks, UPUA was in complete agreement about all new business at its general assembly meeting last night. The meeting was quick, everything passed unanimously, and everyone was free to move on to their respective Halloween celebrations.
A change of scenery might've been what Penn State needed, but it wasn't enough to pull the Nittany Lions out of its recent slump. Penn State dropped to 1-3-1 on the year after falling 5-2 to Vermont at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia yesterday.
The losing streak may have ended, but it definitely wasn't the result that Penn State wanted. The Nittany Lions failed to hold on to a 3-2 lead in the third period and tied the RIT Tigers (0-3-2) 3-3 after both teams went scoreless in the five minute overtime period. Penn State now stands at 1-2-1 on the year.
The UPUA Greek Council seats will live to see another assembly.
The legislation proposed by College of Communications Rep. Ryan Belz, which would have stripped the four Greek Councils of their voting privileges in the UPUA, was dead on arrival. In front of an uncharacteristically full gallery in 302 HUB, the Internal Development committee voted 5-2 to indefinitely table the legislation, essentially killing any chance of any such efforts to take away the Greek seats succeeding anytime soon.