Financial literacy is an issue that UPUA has always tried to tackle in various ways, most notably with the establishment of the Student Financial Education Center. Now, our student government is looking deeper into the problem and is hoping to finish out the semester with a report on why Penn State is ranked so poorly and how students use the Office of Student Aid.
Have a question that you're dying to ask President Barron? You're in luck -- the university president will once again open his wealth of university knowledge up to students in an open forum.
State College Police reported an increase in essentially all crime statistics for State Patty's Day 2016, which were practically double the 2015 numbers.
The Aa1 rating brings Penn State back to where it used to be -- the university improved from Aa2 to Aa1 November 2011 before being downgraded from the $59.7 million as a result of settlements following the Sandusky scandal.
LGBTQIA recommendations, some Board of Trustees talk, Mike the Mailman, and friendly GIFs all made their way into Wednesday night's UPUA meeting.
State Patty's Day isn't gone for good, but it's certainly not what it used to be. Much like last year, fraternities and sororities are proceeding with caution for the pseudo-holiday.