There will be only be 707 dancers at this year's THON instead of the initial 711 because of some recent mixups with Greek organizations. Both Delta Kappa Epsilon and Chi Omega lost dancers unexpectedly; DKE is on suspension and Chi O is not a registered sorority anymore.
Penn State can take credit for Nobel Prize winners, Senators, Congressmen, a Heisman Trophy winner, Baseball Hall of Famers, and Fulbright scholars. Soon, it might be able to add Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie of the Year to its résumé.
At long last, a permanent, student-selected trustee at Penn State will soon become a reality.
There's no doubt that Penn State has a number of rivalries when it comes to the world of sports. Whether on the gridiron or the hardwood, there are a select few teams that hype up the fan base and the players -- whether or not they admit it's more than "just another game" to the media -- when they see the name on the schedule. A few of our writers came up with a shortlist that includes Ohio State, Michigan, Pitt, and Temple. Penn State Altoona was briefly considered but didn't make the Final Four.
SPA announced two more distinguished speakers at last night's Common event, who will join journalist Bob Woodward on this semester's schedule.
Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment brought its WWE Live show to the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday night for a night of grown men pretending to fight each other in a ring in front of thousands of fans. The three-hour event was just about everything that you would expect from a live, non-televised WWE show. We sent three writers in different states of inebriation to the BJC to check out the "professional" wrestling. These are their stories.