It was all but inevitable, but they had the meeting nonetheless. The 13-member Student Activity Fee Board unanimously approved the biggest fee increase since 2010 this afternoon, hiking up the mandatory Student Activity Fee at University Park from $87 to $93.
Longtime Penn State coach and administrator Joe Battista will be honored with the 2014 American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award, the organization announced yesterday. The award is given to a former college hockey player or coach who goes on to have a “unique and distinguished professional career.” “I am honored and humbled to receive the […]
State Senator John Yudichak has officially introduced his Penn State Board of Trustees reform bill which, if passed, would reduce the number of board members from 30 to 23. Yudichak laid out the details of the bill in November and has since garnered 23 co-sponsors in the State Senate.
James Franklin's heavy emphasis on recruiting will culminate into a Bryce Jordan Center program on National Signing Day next month, dubbed "The Signature Event" by the athletic department (Get it?).
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Your student activity fee is very likely going to increase by $6 at Friday's Student Activity Fee Board meeting. It's an all too familiar tune and one I hope that our student leaders fight with vigor. But to really understand what this means, it's important to have some historical on the fee and how administrators have used it to raise tuition over the years.