Citing the ethical concerns of allowing a tobacco company to be extensively promoted and branded around the college, Smeal student Patrick Cines wrote a petition to end Altria's corporate partnership with the college.

Penn State employees Mitch and Rodney Kirsch gave $50,000 to CAPS to show the importance of students mental health.

Residents of GN and McKinney Properties will be permitted to host limited parties for this weekend's State Patty's festivities.

PETA awarded its Compassionate Fire Department Award to the Alpha Fire Company for its rescue of Skye. "These determined firefighters were all that stood between this dog and a slow, lonely, agonizing death," PETA Senior Director Colleen O'Brien said in a release

State Patty's Day isn't gone for good, but it's certainly not what it used to be. Much like last year, fraternities and sororities are proceeding with caution for the pseudo-holiday.