Early December is upon us, and the videos for the Sparky Award we talked about earlier this semester have been submitted. One intrepid section of English 202C produced a slew of videos for the contest. Here’s what is at stake for the winners of the contest: Top winners of the international competition receive a $1000 […]
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“To me, CCSG is the pinnacle ideal of student leadership within the Pennsylvania State University.” -Nick Borsuk, president of the CCSG Andrew Bailey, a film and video student at University Park, sent us this short documentary about the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG). The CCSG is a legislative body that represents students from Penn […]
Last year, the Trash to Treasure program raised over $62,680 for the Centre County United Way by selling 63.4 tons of items donated by Penn State students. They’ll do even better this year, with your help. At the end of each semester, the program collects games, computers, carpets, bedding, clothes, electronics, and more. Each residence […]
When University of Michigan students decided that normal musical instruments were too boring, they looked to the almighty iPhone for inspiration. A class that focuses on designing musical instruments on the iPhone platform will be culminating in a concert on December 9, 2009. Students harnessed the technology inside the diminutive device, such as the microphone, […]
The 59-year-old GRE will get a face-lift come Fall 2011. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has announced its new “better by design” plans for the revised GRE. Here are some noteworthy revisions: Scoring: For more accuracy during evaluations, the scoring will now cover a much smaller range, from 130-170 points instead of 200-800. Verbal-Reasoning: Eliminate the “verbal” part…and […]