The University Park Undergraduate Association's first town hall meeting of the year was a lot like a Passover Seder--in that listing all the reasons why Wednesday night's meeting was different from all other meetings would take quite a while. For one, there were dozens of students in attendance, rather than the scant two or three who typically show up. Open Student Forum wasn't just a formality, but an avenue for constituents to voice their opinions. And the location--in the HUB already occupied by a tent village not twenty feet away--made for an interesting situation, where anyone without a microphone could hardly be heard over the din.
Fresh off two road wins, the Women's Volleyball team returns to Rec Hall for a match against Ohio State tonight.
That higher education is in trouble should surprise no readers of this website. Find out what Microsoft Education's CTO thinks should be done after the jump.
When it comes to Penn State football this season, all I hear is negativity. Before you find something else to be negative about, take a look at the Big Ten standings. Penn State is 6-1, 3-0 in conference play, and 21st in the BCS standings!
In the Heights opened on Broadway in 2008 and won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and it’s easy to see why. Focusing on the day-to-day lives and conflicts of people in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, the musical shows the hardships on the way to chasing your dreams, making a living, and finding your true home. The national touring production stopped at Eisenhower Auditorium last night and provided audiences with an emotional and musical experience.
It’s that time of the year. Germs lurk around every corner, waiting patiently to creep into our weak immune systems and destroy all hope of going to class, or even getting out of bed. That's right, ladies and gentlemen: it’s flu season.