A new venue, and vantage point, provided some new observations from Penn State's sloppy victory over Temple at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
This had been the first Council weekend in some time that every campus across the Commonwealth was in attendance. The weekend was filled with anticipation, as an already productive semester was under way.
In front of a bipartisan crowd in Philadelphia, Penn State narrowly escaped with a 14-10 victory thanks to a strong defensive effort and a fourth quarter touchdown drive. Poor special teams and numerous penalties hampered the Nittany Lions in the victory. Both quarterbacks received playing time, and the situation does not seem as if it will be resolved any time soon.
For the first time in two weeks, a Friday night at Penn State will not feature a pep rally of any sort for the football team. Beaver Stadium may be empty, but Rec Hall will not be as Penn State Women's Volleyball hosts Long Island, Rutgers, and Florida Gulf Coast in the Hampton Inn Classic.
The wall behind the JoePa statue has become a little cramped, and the 2010 season and beyond are left without a plaque displaying the season's results. We know 2010 was rough, but come on, that's just plain mean. Seriously, though, what happens from here with this Penn State monument?
It's that time of the semester: clubs are picking up, clogging up inboxes with sometime multiple emails a day. At this point, you pretty much know whether or not you will actually be an active member of the random clubs you may have registered for on a whim at the involvement fair. So what do you do when you want to stop receiving emails from these clubs? Hint: you don't have to annoy everyone else on the LISTSERV by sending the typical "please remove me from the LISTSERV" email.