First, thanks to everyone who entered The LionFM and Onward State Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway. The winner is Jake Futerfas (@futerfas). Jake will be getting two tickets to this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which will run June 10-13.
Also, be sure to check out The Lion FM's website for coverage of the festival. There will be updates throughout the weekend, so check back often.
Is your pocket suddenly heavier from extra cash you don't use to buy records from City Lights Records? Do you find yourself shaking because you can no longer purchase vinyls? Do you miss talking to Greg Gabbard about new music? Fear not music aficionado, for The Music Underground and The Kill Screen Kafe will soon be occupying that same location.
According to their Facebook group:
Soon to be occupying the space formerly held by City Lights Records (316 E. College Ave), The Music Underground will offer records, turntables, refurbished stereo components, music equipment rentals and repair services. Starting this summer, you'll find a diverse and affordable selection of new and used vinyl LPs, CDs, cassettes and music memorabilia at the same great location you've been shopping at for years.
Read on to learn more about the store and where you can head to find a preview of their merchandise.
As reported earlier, the Penn State Board of Trustees has given Graham Spanier a three-year extension on his contract; he will be Penn State president through 2015. When the new contract takes effect July 1, President Spanier will also be receiving a raise on his annual salary from $620,000 to an even $700,000. The increase itself ($80,000) and the new salary are a significant pile of change, but considering Spanier's accomplishments and the advances Penn State has accrued under him, it seems warranted.
The agreement will increase Spanier's tenure to 20 years, making it one of the longest terms for a university president in the country—few extend back beyond the 21st century. In the context of Penn State itself, these 20 years from 1995-2015 will be the second-longest term in Penn State history to George Atherton's 26; Spanier will share his spot on the leaderboard with Ralph Hetzel (1927-1947, and he has a street named after him). We generally don't think of history in our own time; we think it as part of the past. However, here and now, Spanier's reign is a historic one that has shaped and continues to shape the University; a formative period 150 years after its founding.
Read on to learn more about Spanier's career at Penn State so far and what the future holds.
The Spaniers will be living in Schreyer House until at least 2015.
The new contract, agreed upon between the Board of Trustees and Dr. Spanier, amounts to a three-year extension for the man who, according to Penn State Live, has been called "one of the most influential college presidents of our time."
Come 2015, only President George Atherton will have held the position longer.
Read on past the jump to learn more.
Recent Penn State graduate Kylie Nellis made this great video discussing the future of journalism as her senior thesis project for the Schreyer Honors College. The video features interviews with journalism professors Curt Chandler and Tony Barbieri, as well as our own Davis Shaver and other student journalists. They touch on topics ranging from the nature and ethics of journalism to changing definitions of who journalists are.
You can find the video embedded after the jump.
For Penn State faculty, skies may seem a bit more blue. Last year, in an attempt to keep student tuition down, faculty were denied salary raises. With the 2010-2011 proposed budget, the university plans to end the freeze.
This year, the university is hoping to get a 3.9% increase, or around $360.9 million, in state funding. StateCollege.com cites the fact that this is one of the lowest increase requests in 50 years. While nothing is official until the board convenes in July, President Spanier believes the raises are likely.
Proposed raises are not all encompassing, rather they are based on individual merit. Assistant Director of Public Information Annemarie Mountz explains, “There is no set amount given to all employees. Some people may get a very small raise -- or even no raise at all -- while others may get a larger than average raise."