As college students, we can attest to the fact that the world seems to be getting increasingly competitive, decreasing our chances of success in future endeavors. A good attitude and hard work can take you a long way, but a little help mixed into the equation could make all the difference.
Pennsylvania Senate Bill #1, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, has the potential to be that helping hand for children inside the state, and the PSU College Republicans are holding a forum tonight to discuss what the future could hold with this bill.
On Sunday, Penn State announced that their search for their first men's hockey coach came to an end when word came that they hired Guy Gadowsky to take over the Division I program that begins play in 2012-2013.
Free food. Free t-shirts. Hanging out with the baby ducks. If you've learned anything in your last four (or five) years at Penn State, you know how great all of these truly are. Graduating seniors can enjoy all of these by attending the University Wide Senior Sendoff this Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hintz Alumni Center. Find out more after the jump.
Mohamed Raouda can remember the exact moment he knew he wanted to become the president of the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments.
"I got involved in CCSG as a freshman, back in Altoona, and it was the first time I came up to University Park for Council," he recounts. "I realized how much bigger it was than just my one campus. I saw a collective of student governments fighting for the whole of the commonwealth."
On Friday, Penn State celebrated Earth Day with an exhibition in HUB Alumni Hall that featured dozens of local organizations in businesses dedicated to sustainable initiatives, ranging from the folks (and a bird) from Shaver's Creek to the newly tricked-out Penn State EcoCAR that was parked outside of Panda Express. The event also included speeches from a number of community icons, including President Graham Spanier and Mayor Elizabeth Goreham.
In the spirit of Greek Week, sororities decorated the windows of their suites in Pollock with paintings of various themes. The paintings add some fun color to the dull buildings just in time for spring-- check out some of my favorites below, but if you're on campus head over to South Halls to see the rest!