The Council of Commonwealth Student Governments is close to finalizing the dates of its 2011-12 Council Weekends. As usual, there will be six in total; however, for the first time ever, meetings will take place at a Penn State campus other than University Park. The caucuses based out of Penn State Altoona and Penn State Hazelton will host the December and January council weekends, respectively.
The William L. Welch Community Swimming Pool, located on Westerly Parkway near State College High School, was reopened this weekend with a First Splash ceremony that saw Mayor Gorehamn in attendance -- and participating -- as well as scores of kids and parents excited to try out what is the coolest water facility I've seen in a long time.
Jim Tressel, one of the most successful head football coaches in the history of the Ohio State Buckeyes, and one who had repeatedly foiled the Nittany Lions' hopes of beating one of their biggest rivals, has resigned this morning after ten seasons.
On September 23, 2009 (just 2 days after Dado's death), the CCSG voted on a resolution that asked Penn State to provide medical amnesty for underage students who obtain help for someone suffering from a life-threatening, alcohol-related illness through emergency services and for the ill students themselves. It looks like the state will now act before the university does though.
It's no secret that Penn State, the largest university in talent-rich Pennsylvania, has the potential to be a force in the college lacrosse landscape, and a new facility may be the next step in the process.
In recent weeks, the Big Ten has discussed implementing a shift in policy which, while legal in the NCAA bylaws, offers the potential to fundamentally change the game of college football as we know it. It, in effect, challenges the essential definition of student-athletes as amateurs, and, when carried to its logical conclusion, only further erodes the values that most programs -- don't let the high profile scandals fool you -- stand on.