THON is officially at capacity and no one else will be allowed to enter the BJC for the rest of the weekend.
Anytime 15,000 gather in the same place for the same event, there's bound to be a plethora of social media fodder. Add in the fact that the Penn State community has an incredibly robust social media presence, and it's a recipe for success.
Most people knew Jay Paterno had political aspirations, but few could have predicted his first race would be this large. The former Penn State assistant coach and son of Joe Paterno unveiled a website today that indicates he's running for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on the Democratic ticket.
Joel Myers has been on the Penn State Board of Trustees for 33 years, and he'll hope to make that 36 years after the alumni election in May. He announced his candidacy in an open letter yesterday, and came out swinging against the reform group Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship.
For the second straight year, Penn State is offering to pay downtown bars to close on State Patty's Day. A university paying a private, off-campus drinking establishment to close its doors to students of legal age is likely unprecedented, but it has been part of Student Affairs VP Damon Sims' plan to curtain the holiday since last year.
In what has become an annual tradition in recent years, THON was featured on Good Morning America this morning. Seven Penn State students and volunteers, including PR Director Dana Giacobello, joined the hosts this morning to talk THON three days before the big weekend.