The University Police log can often provide some entertaining stories, but this one is hard to beat.
For the first time, you have a chance to explore the State College pizza scene with Coach Hand at the inaugural Herb Hand Pizza Crawl on Sunday, April 27. It's $20 to sign-up, and each attendee will receive a limited edition Pizza Crawl t-shirt, a 'Hope, Courage, Strength' wristband from Bands4RAINN, and a slice of pizza at all five scheduled stops.
A school record 468 Penn State student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA last semester, with 197 earning Dean's list honors for having above a 3.5 GPA. That's 59 percent of Penn State's nearly 800 athletes university-wide.
The Porterfield Group has seemingly become one of Joe Paterno's most public advocates over the last three years. The local digital media enterprise, led by filmmaker Eric Porterfield, is responsible for both the "Joe We Know" and "365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley" films. Now, the group is trying its hand at a third Paterno-partisan film called "The People's Joe" which is described on its website as the "story of Joe Paterno told by those who knew him well and those who knew him only by name, or JoePa. It is the people’s story."
The fate of thousands of t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other miscellaneous Penn State attire has been determined. The 2014 Homecoming Executive Committee revealed this year's logo at halftime at the Blue White game this weekend, the Nittany Lion leaping forward while simultaneously forming 2014.
For the second year in a row, downtown State College will host a College Town Film Festival event. The four-day festival will highlight a variety of independent films at The State Theatre and other locations, including an appearance from actor James Denton of Desperate Housewives fame.