For the 3rd game in a row, the Nittany Lions faced off against an opponent ranked in the top 25. After stunning Michigan State on Saturday afternoon, Penn State went into the game looking to make it two upsets in a row, and become the first Penn State team to win back-to-back games against ranked opponents since 1954.
In front of a crowd of 6,353, bolstered by the fact that all student ticket sales would be donated to THON, the Nittany Lions started off strong, jumping out to a 12-5 start. But a 12-0 run brought the Illini back into the game, resulting in a 25-25 tie going into the half. But surprise surprise, senior standout Talor Battle took the team on his shoulders with a game-leading 26 points. But the hero of the game was Andrew Jones, who took a last-second miss by Battle and turned it into a dramatic dunk that sealed the game for the Nittany Lions with a final score of 57-55.
Former Penn State World Campus student Emerson Begolly was arrested by the FBI last week when two agents confronted him in a parking lot near New Bethlehem, PA. The meeting was arranged in advance with help by his mother.
FBI agents Brad Orsini and Edward Daer had Mr. Begolly's mother, Joan Kowalski, pick him up on a pretense that his grandmother was sick. While stopped at a Burger King, agents identified themselves and opened the doors.
The agents, who did not have a warrant for his arrest at the time, sought to question him about web postings he had made in support of Islamic extremists. When Begolly reached for his jacket, the agents struggled to restrain him. They found a fully loaded 9-mm handgun with the safety off and a bullet the chamber in his jacket.
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So, it is second semester and now that you know your way around campus, you know which professors to avoid, and what classes to take, what’s next?
You begin wondering how on earth you’re going to get involved this semester, and then you pass a table in the HUB urging you to sign up for Sorority Recruitment, and wonder, “Why should I be in a sorority?”
Check out our top five reasons for joining a sorority after the jump.
For those who have enjoyed following the saga of failed so-called "State Drinking Holidays," it appears we can add a few more to the list. The first? Martin Luther State, Jr. Day.
To recap (partly for those only just joining this conversation and partly for my own amusement), the string of failures has included Vladentines Day, Cinco de State, and, most recently, Statetoberfest. On Saturday it looks like yet another forgettable non-holiday with an unforgettable (and humorous) name will slip past.
But don't roll your eyes and condemn this as a new low just yet. The Martin Luther State Jr. Day Facebook event has a meager 43 confirmed guests and an event creator named Aba Nana, leading me to believe that this is just a joke amongst friends at the expense of the other State Patty's wannabes. Unfortunately, the person or persons behind the Aba Nana Facebook account could not be reached for comment, so we can't be sure. But I'd say it's safe to assume this is anything but serious.
It has been a roller coster of a ride for two Penn State quarterbacks since the final regular season game against Michigan State, but it appears Rob Bolden and Kevin Newsome will both be back in blue and white for spring practices. But what happens beyond then remains unclear.
The Penn State coaching staff has dodged another bullet as the University of Pittsburgh decided not to go with Nittany Lion defensive coordinator Tom Bradley to fill their head coaching vacancy, instead opting for Tulsa head coach Todd Graham to take over the program.