Last year’s initial panic that Elms Yellows Disease would infect and destroy all the elm trees on campus appears to be a bit overblown. The trees appear to be responding to treatment better than expected. So far, only 37 trees have been or will be cut down out of the 287 on campus. To keep […]
Penn State professor of geosciences, James Kasting, was recently one of thirty scientists invited to attend a three-day conference at the Vatican. The topic? The existence of extraterrestrial life and the emerging field of astrobiology. Wahhhhhh?!?! Is it just me, or does the Church seem like an unlikely host for this conference? Once he’s done […]
Penn State beat Michigan State 42-14 in East Lansing this afternoon, ending regular season play with a 10-2 record (6-2 Big Ten record). Darryl Clark ended the game with a handful of new accolades. According to Patriot-News’ Bob Flounders, Clark walked away with records in career touchdown passes (42), single-season touchdown passes (23), and single […]
Penn State has a strong international presence on campus – and rightly so, as there has been a recent spike in the enrollment of foreign students all over the U.S. According to Penn State Admissions, there are 4,011 international graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at Penn State. This number coincides well with the fact that international students enrolling in a U.S. school has jumped […]
For the 4th year in a row, Penn State has collected more units of blood than Michigan State in the 16th Annual PSU-MSU Blood Donor Challenge! Final Score: PSU – 2127 MSU – 1914 Since 1994, Penn State has won the annual contest 11 times, steadily increasing its collection totals each year. With over 2,500 […]
First off, before I begin, I have to thank the BJC Staff for allowing us to review this show and the amazing seats. After Graham Spanier exited stage left, ringing his sleigh bells, the world famous Rockettes took the stage in a reindeer motif to introduce Santa, who whisks us away on a holiday adventure. […]