Penn State's chapter of Net Impact will host the Smeal Corporate Citizenship Conference later this month, bringing in nine major businesses and a keynote speaker to discuss integrity, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility (or CSR). Corporate citizenship is the idea that businesses should be socially responsible and aim to enrich communities in which they operate.
In case Keith Olbermann wasn't clear during his on-air apology last week, he's extremely sorry that he sent some mean tweets and is actually a very charitable man. In fact, he told David Letterman that he's made "like 200 donations" to St. Jude's and Make-a-Wish in recent years on the late night host's talk show Tuesday night.
The transformation of Zola Kitchen and Wine Bar is nearly complete. On April 1, the re-branded restaurant at 324 W. College Ave. will open its doors for the first time, although the last two words of its name will be missing.
While I'm sure that nobody is complaining about the extra day of rest and relaxation, plenty of students expressed confusion about the university's rationale for shutting down. It was an odd course of events, with a delay coming in the morning followed by a last-second cancellation and an apology from the administration for cutting it so close.
With another week of voting in the books, we're getting closer and closer to discovering the One Bar To Rule Them All. The Sweet Sixteen featured eight hard-fought battles. All four No. 1 seeds moved on to the Elite Eight along with three No. 2 seeds and a No. 3 seed, bringing the first surprising upset to date.
THAW was supposed to turn the faux holiday into a community-oriented event, something could bring local families and students together for film showings, comedians, and musical performances. But in the end, it seemed that the festival's first year was unfortunately a flop, failing to garner any real traction.