In what could be straight off a page of George Orwell's book 1984, a new kind of Big Brother is now watching over the world of social media, protecting colleges from potentially embarrassing situations involving their sports teams.
Read on to hear what Greg Myford, Penn State's associate athletic director, has to say on the issue.
A company called Sports Media Challenge (SMC) has come up with a search engine to check through Facebook, Twitter, and other popular websites to give schools notice on any inappropriate behavior involving a member of any of their athletic teams. This could lead to actions being taken against a player or coach before the situation gets out of hand and even saving the school from incurring any NCAA violations (see here USC football and Indiana basketball).
Forget health care in the U.S. for a minute. Forget that even under the old system (regardless of whether you think it's flawed or not), most people got at least some health care. Think for a minute of the people who have no health care. This coming Saturday, the 3rd Annual Penn State Global Health Conference will be a day of doing exactly that.
The conference is run by Penn State's chapter of GlobeMed and consists of a series of workshops led chiefly by Penn State professors. To give you an idea, some of the titles are "Issues in Health Communications," "Environmental Health," and "The Impact of Race and Stigma on People with HIV/AIDS in South Africa." The conference is intended to raise awareness of disparities in health care throughout the world, and to foster a sense of responsibility toward those negatively affected. The organization and conference also concretely make a difference through GlobeMed at Penn State's partner in Mexico, EAPSEC.
More on GlobeMed's mission and fundraising efforts after the jump.
During election season, many policy initiatives and promises are more often than not left unfulfilled, leaving broken hearts strewn across the floor like a poorly managed transplant center. One of the first for this season is from the Adewumi camp with their 10.i.10 tuition plan proposal, which hopes to lower tuition to $10,000 in the next 10 years.
Read the full post for the scoop on Adewumi's plan.
Despite their name, One Stage Revolution is NOT a theater revolution to topple No Refund Theater. According to their Facebook page:
One Stage Revolution is a new theatre club on the Penn State University Park campus that is all about body specific theatre (using different actor training techniques such as Suzuki, Viewpoints, Yoga, and Dance) and civic engagement. Anyone can join; no experience is necessary.
OSR uses performance to comment on social problems by showcasing a variety of viewpoints in their commentary on race, cultures, gender, sexuality, and religion to stimulate awareness about various issues. Through this, they hope to affect change in our society.
After the jump: more details about the plays themselves and when you can see them.
Penn State's Pride Week 2010 kicks off today, and Onward State has the full list of events for all wishing to participate.
Here's the week's full itinerary:
Monday - HUB Takeover from 12 to 2pm in the HUB and GAYME Show 7pm at 325 in the HUB.
Tuesday - Teatro Chicana book signing from 1-3pm at the Allen St. Grill and Open Mic from 6-8pm at the West Lounge.
Wednesday - Pride Rally at 12pm at Old Main, Lt Dan Choi keynote speech at 7:30pm in the HUB auditorium, and Webster's Social from 9-11pm at Webster's Cafe.
Friday - BNY Mellon career info meeting 11:30-1pm in 101 Boucke, Pride Parade at 4pm between the Life Sci and Chemistry buildings, and Pro Drag Show at 10pm in HUB Alumni Hall.
Saturday - LGBT Alumni Interest Group Reception (for graduating seniors) from 3-6pm.
There will also be a Safer Sextravaganza the Tuesday after Pride Week at 7pm in HUB Alumni Hall.
Anyone wishing to find more information on Penn State's LGBTA organization or anything pertianing to the events for Pride Week can check out the official site.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performed in HUB Alumni Hall on Saturday night and once again they earned my respect.
If the dance pits and crowd surfers galore are any indication, the crowd enjoyed the concert. The band looked like they were into the atmosphere as well. And I for one absolutely approved of their performance. Well done, Red Jumpsuit. Well done.