For 75 years, Kodachrome has been the film of choice for thousands of film photographers around the world. It has been used to take some of the most iconic images of our time. Last year, Kodak, the maker of the film, announced that it would be ceasing production of the most well known film type of all time (it's even got a Paul Simon song about it), it saddened a photographer who had been using the product for over 35 years.
Read on to find out about that photographer, and his Penn State connection...
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post on how Nittany Nation, the student section for the men’s basketball team, was looking for ideas on how to make itself a force in the Big Ten (if you haven’t submitted your idea for a Super-Sized Face yet, be sure to do so). Madame President Katie […]
Hip hop singer B.o.B is going to bust out lyrics, spit mad rhymes, and do other things that I don’t know the meaning of at the Bryce Jordan Center at the end of August. He and fellow hip hop virtuoso Travis “Travie” McCoy, lead vocalist of Gym Class Heroes, will perform at the Bryce Jordan Center at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31. The performance is part of The SHOOTiN for Stars Tour.
B.o.B released his debut album earlier this year on April 27. B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 84,000 copies in the first week. McCoy also released his debut album, Lazarus, this year in June. The single “Billionaire” peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tickets will go on sale next Friday at 12 p.m. for $35 ($20 if you have a Penn State ID). They are available at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Downtown Theatre, Penn State Altoona campus, or you can order them online or by phone at 814-865-5555.
ASA Entertainment, the hottest show in extreme sports, will be high-flying in the Bryce Jordan Center when the most popular BMX riders in the country take over the arena. The BJC will be transformed into a 195-foot-long course full of 25-foot wooden ramps and monster quarter-pipes. The top BMX pros, many of whom have experience at the X-Games, will be competing in a "big air" head-to-head competition on October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
More details after the jump.
Alpha Tau Omega is currently in court, having been charged with furnishing alcohol to Joe Dado the night of September 19, 2009. As we all know, Dado was found dead behind the Steidle building after a 36-hour search. The fraternity has pled not guilty to that charge, claiming that the party Dado and his friends attended was not an official ATΩ-sponsored event.
Read more about the trial after the jump.
Update: WPVI is reporting that as of 3:30PM, the body of Saulius Kvaraciejus has been found in Pennypack Creek. Kvaraciejus drowned after falling off a pool float while rafting with two friends. Our original story is below.
A Penn State student, Saulius Kvaraciejus, has been reported missing in a Philadelphia waterway. According to philly.com, Kvaraciejus (along with two other men) was riding a blow-up pool float in Pennypack Creek. They went down a man-made waterfall, near Winchester Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard and Kvaraciejus and one other man fell into the water around 6:50 pm, police said.
Read on for the rest of the details...