As the upcoming semester approaches, many of you are probably getting ready for a move into a new dorm or apartment. While most people remember necessities like laundry detergent and a new set of shot glasses, you might not have put much thought into your Interned service. Since we lose readers when they can't get online, we thought we'd make it easy for you to get connected once you're back at school.
Find out about getting your Internet set up if you live in the dorms and what your options for Internet in your apartment after the jump.
The Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival will be presenting Much Ado About Nothing this year for their annual fall performance. If you're looking for a little culture your first week back in State College, the show will be running August 15 through the 29th at various locations downtown.
This will be the group's third year producing a play, having done both A Midsummer's Night Dream and The Tempest previously. Students, faculty and community members are all involved in the production and all the performances will be free to the public.
Read on for more about the play and where you can go see it.
Without an official Whiteout game this year, sophomore Eric Bodnar is planning to shake things up a bit and organize a Pink Out. Yep, you read that correctly. An organized student-section Pink Out benefiting breast cancer research.
However, Bodnar has to overcome a major obstacle before his dream can become a reality. Read on to learn what he's up against...
USA Today announced their annual preseason coaches' poll Friday, ranking the top-25 football teams in the country. Penn State is ranked #14 currently, which might be a little high considering the obvious quarterback and offensive line issues.
However, the bigger issue might be the fact that Penn State will have to face the two top-ranked teams on the road.
Read on to learn more...
Yesterday, the State Theater announced the ticket sale for Big Head Todd and the Monsters' upcoming show. Tickets will be available at 11 a.m.this morning, both online and at the State Theater box office.
Tickets for the September 29th rock/blues show will be $25. If you want to get an idea about what to expect, you can check out some tracks from their most recent album here.
UPUA has announced that it will not renew the lease of its downtown office at 103 E. Beaver Ave., Suite 11. This does not come as a shock to many as, during the spring's presidential campaign, the old office was frequently mentioned as an example of student money wasted.
Read on to learn how UPUA came to its decision...