CATA announced on Monday that they were exploring the possibility of expanding its fare-free routes beyond the traditional Loops and Links. The general idea would be that on routes that traditionally service student apartment complexes (Vairo Blvd, Aaron Drive, Waupelani), where bus passes are paid by the apartment complexes, would become fare-free with a Penn State ID card. The cost of this would be picked up by the University. CATA plans to use a $100,000 federal grant to conduct the survey.
My question is, why is CATA trying to mess with a system that, in general works? The fare based routes (according to CATA's own end-year report) account for only about 40% of the ridership on the system, and seem to work decently well on the whole.
Let’s hear it for the boys! This week I couldn’t decide between these dapper dudes, so I decided to show both. It’s not always easy to find well-dressed men on campus, but when you do they really catch your eye.
First we have Justin sporting a fusion of hipster and hip-hop in his red/white sneakers and his awesome khaki blazer, that made me want to run to Express and see if they have any on sale. I love the color combo he’s working with and it really makes him stand out in a crowd. The black bead necklace is a little 2008 Enrique Iglesias, but overall he’s look’n quite natty today.
Check out another Natty Nittany photo after the jump.
As Penn State junior Clayton Blunk was finalizing his order from Uncle Chen's this past Sunday night, he was greeted with a familiar sight: the "Special Instructions" box on Lion Menus. Instead of asking for extra duck sauce or fortune cookies, Mr. Blunk typed the following: "Draw a geisha fighting a dragon on the box."
The Kiwi Yogurt chain is opening its newest store right here in State College, next to the Student Book Store at 324 E. College Ave, this February (no word yet on exact date). Kiwi is a Maine Line, Pa.-based, family-owned company founded in 2008 set on providing “the ultimate dessert experience.”
And it is quite the experience. When you walk in, there is - prepare yourselves - a wall of frozen yogurt options. You get to walk up to this beautiful wall and vend yourself as many flavors as you like.
Prog rock and jam band fans rejoice! Umphrey's McGee is coming to State College. The Chicago-based progressive jam band will play at the State Theatre on Wednesday, February 2 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the night of the show.
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The new @PennStateIFC leadership is doing work. The PennStateIFC.org splash page looks great and they're fully employing social media.
Max Wendkos
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Social media is really nothing new for IFC presidents though... Max tweeted through his presidency, and Luke Pierce did the same before him.