Today, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) awarded the Nittany Lions an honorable mention recognition as part of the AFCA's annual Academic Achievement Award survey.
Amid candlelight, the Penn State community gathered once again on the Old Main patio. On Sunday night, roughly 1,000 Penn State students and State College residents convened to honor the victims of the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut.
Earlier this afternoon, several students announced plans for tomorrow night’s vigil that will honor the victims of the horrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. The event is scheduled to begin tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.
The University Park Undergraduate Association announced on Twitter earlier today: "The Student Activity Fee Board is meeting today at 3:30 in 111 HUB to consider allocating $20,000 of UP students' fee to CCSG."
Penn State and Pittsburgh, two storied interstate rivals, announced an agreement that would extend their non-conference series to 2019. The Nittany Lions and Panthers are now scheduled to meet annually on the gridiron from 2016 to 2019. Pittsburgh will host Penn State in 2016 and 1018, while Beaver Stadium will be the site of the 2017 and 2019 games.
I remember wearily writing “Victoria, We’ve Got Our Own Secret” at 2 a.m. on a Tuesday night last year, amidst all of the Sandusky carnage. It was one of the most effortless things I’ve ever typed. When you speak from the heart, the words really do come easy. With that said, I hadn’t the slightest clue it would take off like it did the next morning.