At today's Penn State Board of Trustees meeting, an appendix was circulated that broke down the university's ongoing major construction projects (those with total cost greater than $5 million). The breakdown is especially interesting given the news that Penn State is postponing authorization of such construction projects until the uncertainty surrounding Penn State's appropriations vis-à-vis the Pennsylvania budget has dissolved. Check it out after the jump.
Candidates for the 2011 election of trustees by alumni were announced at this morning's Penn State Board of Trustees meeting. The election, which will be conducted entirely online, begins April 10 and ends May 12 at 9:00 am.
The Penn State women’s basketball team will be taking on the Dayton Flyers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will be played at the Bryce Jordan Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Read on past the break for some information about Dayton and some things to watch out for on Saturday.
For me, the coming of spring is defined by two things: baseball and Rita's water ice (or Italian ice for you non-Philadelphians). On Sunday, Rita's will host its 19th annual First Day of Spring celebration by giving away a free regular-sized Italian Ice to all patrons.
The Pennharmonics, Penn State's premier co-ed a Cappella group, or as they have dubbed themselves, the sexiest a Cappella group in the universe, is having a concert tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. in 105 Forum. This concert marks the release of their brand new studio album, "Black And Silver," featuring some of your favorite radio hits.
GQ magazine came out with their "Worst Sports Fans in America" list yesterday, and Penn State made a rather surprising appearance at #7.
It's worth mentioning that Penn State is joined on this list by some of the elite organizations in college and professional sports. Among the other teams considered to have the "worst fans in sports" were the Los Angeles Lakers (15), Dallas Cowboys (12), Montreal Canadiens (11), New York Yankees (9), Boston Red Sox (7), and Philadelphia Phillies (1, and the Eagles were ranked #2), as well as LSU football (10) and Duke basketball (8).
What do you think? Are Penn State fans really as bad as GQ paints them to be? Have you had any negative experiences with Penn State fans?