Pink was the theme last night in 102 Thomas, as Maggie Quinn held a second campaign meeting to rally support for her bid for UPUA President.
Quinn, accompanied by VP candidate Gina Feghali, reiterated much of what was covered at her campaign kick-off last week.
Last night, the start of election season was evident at the UPUA general assembly meeting. The average non-media student crowd of two duodecupled as many candidates and their campaign staff filed in to 302 HUB to watch the wheels of democracy in motion. In fact, there was barely an empty seat in the house, as the Sixth Assembly of the UPUA winds down into its final weeks.
Judge John Cleland ruled quickly, denying Jerry Sandusky's request for a more specific Bill of Particulars that would include more information on the alleged victims and crimes. Yesterday, Sandusky's legal counsel Joe Amendola argued unsuccessfully for the Commonwealth to provide more specific dates as to when the crimes occurred.
In front of a nearly full Osmond classroom, the first official campaign event of the 2012 UPUA election season came to be. Her campaign staff donned in pink, Maggie Quinn and running mate Gina Feghali launched their presidential campaign and unveiled their platform to an audience that included dignitaries of the likes of Smeal Representative Elias Warren.
Earlier today, the Penn State Board of Trustees issued a statement explaining their decision to fire Joe Paterno and Graham Spanier back in November. Shortly after, the Paterno family fired back with an unambiguous statement criticizing the Board's descision and respond.
A pre-trial hearing for the Jerry Sandusky case was held Monday morning in Bellefonte to discuss the defense's request for a more specific Bill of Particulars.