Doesn't seem like the most apartment friendly creature you could find...
Following up on earlier research, Onward State has examined the latest NACUBO College Endowment Study and updated our findings. Nothing groundbreaking here. The economy was poor, and in fiscal year 2009, the Big Ten endowments continued their decline from fiscal year 2008.
Penn State's endowment lost nearly 21% of its value, which is in fact a middle-of-the-road figure relative to the rest of the Big Ten. Northwestern University experienced the largest decrease in endowment value by percent, almost 25%. Purdue escaped 2009 with less damage to its endowment than any other Big Ten university, suffering only a 16% loss.
The news isn't all bad however. The Collegian reported that Penn State, along with many other universities, has experienced an increase in its endowment since the NACUBO numbers were complied.
From a low of $1.26 billion, the university's endowment has risen to $1.46 billion, a 16% increase. Onward State recently solicited the other schools in the Big Ten for their endowment figures from the end of calendar year 2009 to see how Penn State stacked up.
On their website/newspaper/blog, the Huffington Post recently launched a "College" section, where they publish the work of selected college media outlets. Why am I telling you this? Because they selected Onward State as a partner!
Our "THON in Review" article appeared on the Huffington Post yesterday, much to everyone's delight. To get hyped for this new affiliation, we've added a HuffPo widget on the right side of our page.
This new phase of our bloghood is big news for us here at Onward State. @Writers, we'll have to step up our game. Davis' so-called "duopoly" has erupted into a monopolistic competition, so we'll have to differentiate our product in order to succeed. @Readers, post exemplary comments; the whole world may see them!
In case any of you fine folks really dig the Huffington Post, answer their call for citizen journalists. They'll be recruiting "about 30 students, both photojournalists and videographers, to cover college issues.... There will be weekly assignments, training events, crowdsourcing projects, and most importantly, daily access to HuffPost editors." If interested, click here to apply.
You read right, Joe Paterno's iconic eyewear was auctioned off, garnering a high bid of nine THOUSAND dollars Saturday.
The thick-rimmed glasses, which JoePa can now spare, were claimed by Penn State graduates Michelle and Kevin Coppola during WPSU's 18th Annual Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction at the Nittany Lion Inn. I congratulate them on having to say "be careful with those!" to house guests for the rest of their lives.
We danced, cried, and suffered from sleep deprivation, but we did it all For The Kids. Our dancers, committee members, canning specialists, and everyone in between amassed $7,838,054 to fight pediatric cancer. Amazing work, folks.
Onward State THONward State documented the tidal waves of emotion for over 46 hours. Coincidentally, we wrote over 46 posts during that time. Read on for some posts that may have gotten lost in the commotion.
In 1986, Gene Baur took a stand against the exploitation of our fellow animals. He founded Farm Sanctuary, an organization which promotes animal welfare laws, rescues farm animals from slaughter, and shelters these animals in upstate New York and northern California.
Mr. Baur recently authored Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food, a national bestseller.
He and his organization strive to improve conditions in factory farms and slaughterhouses. They recently won legislative victories in California, which has since banned various confinement systems and outlawed the force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce foie gras.
A dynamic orator, Gene Baur will speak tonight at 7 pm in the Kern Building. See the Facebook event for more details. Herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores alike should attend this event. You may gain an ethical perspective about what's really on your plate.