Going back to Penn State’s roots, students from the College of Agricultural Sciences will be taking part in the 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show from January 9-16 in Harrisburg. The college will be hosting two exhibits at the show dealing with green-roof technology and water conservation. The latter portion deals with drinking water quality and testing […]
While a majority of seniors will be graduating next spring, 2394 University Park students who decided that the 4-year plan wasn’t for them will be taking part in the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony this Saturday. Joining them will be 691 graduate students and 1431 students at branch campuses. At 9 a.m. graduates in the College of […]
While not scoring any points for originality, Penn State at least gets an A for effort in organizing its own finals rave, less than a week after James Madison hosted a similar event. Taking a cue from this Onward State post, one intrepid Penn State sophomore decided to take matters into his own hands organized […]
The two fraternities involved in the Joe Dado case headed to court yesterday over charges of furnishing alcohol. Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) and Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) have already been suspended by the IFC, and now they are facing criminal charges as well. Apparently, their case is based on the definition of furnishing. For ATO, […]
Facebook unveiled some new privacy settings today, ones that make it both easier keep pictures private, but are more public by default. The best feature by far is one that allows users to choose the privacy settings of everything they post. Now, instead of having to hide all your pictures from your mom, you can […]
Though it’s been less than 2 weeks since the application window closed, the incoming class of 2014 has begun to receive their acceptance letters. This is an impressive feat considering more than 100,000 students applied to Penn State this year. One can only guess at the admissions office’s process for sorting through these applications. Nonetheless, […]