Most of us spent Thanksgiving break catching up on homework, spending time with friends and family, and taking time to recharge before finals. Penn State student Steve Huber did all of that, but he also threw on his running shoes to raise money for THON.
We knew this would be the next shoe to fall, and the only question was when--when the tide would turn from a criminal investigation into a wave of civil lawsuits against Penn State. The first was filed yesterday in Philadelphia, by a Minnesota lawyer, on behalf of a "John Doe" who was not among the eight alleged victims listed in the Grand Jury presentment.
“Did the national media bully the university to make a decision? If so, was it a rash decision?”
“No.”
That was the response I received from Rodney Erickson. Unlike the majority of questions and answers given at last night’s forum, it was undoubtedly succinct. “No” was also the statement that upset me the most. In the seconds after his answer, I felt miffed. “Really? You don’t care to elaborate on that. Not even a ‘No, because...’”
THONvelopes are a great way to fundraise for THON, but a lot of people don't understand THONvelopes and how they can be beneficial to their organization. Here are a few tips on how to use THONvelopes, and exactly how they help raise THON's total!
Wednesday's UPUA meeting was delayed at the start--at 8 p.m., plenty of representatives were still downstairs at the Town Hall meeting that UPUA had partially sponsored--but managed to accomplish several initiatives, and in relatively quick fashion.
Last evening, for two hours, President Rodney Erickson and some of his esteemed colleagues hosted a town hall forum with students inside Heritage Hall. Most of the meeting was devoted to questions from the audience. Many were asked with a wide variety of topics that prompted several interesting responses from administrators.