Students who actually bother to study for finals will be excited to hear that Pattee and Paterno Libraries will be offering extended hours for finals week, as well as extra CATA Loop hours, sponsored by PSU Libraries and ITS. This is what you need to know: 12/6 – 12/18 @ 7:00 PM- 24 hour service […]
Dr. Roy Baker is the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Penn State. We had a chance to ask him some questions about his career, Greek life as a whole, and his thoughts on the future. 1. Why did you decide to come to Penn State, of all the schools, after Syracuse? Penn State […]
Parents will be able to better keep tabs on their kids like a hawk over nervous field mice with Penn State’s new “Parents Program.” It’s reported by the CDT that the university will create a single office to handle (or deal with) parental concerns of all kinds. A director will be put in place to act as a contact person for students’ […]
The Penn State Hershey Four Diamonds Fund began in 1972, after Charles and Irma Millard lost their child, Christopher, to cancer. Four Diamonds was founded with the purpose of covering medical expenses for children of cancer at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. In addition, staff members at the hospital who dedicate their time to families and cancer research […]
Since 1964, the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has provided food stamps for low-income and no-income families. Of Centre County’s 145,797 people, 5% of the population receives this nutritional aid – roughly 7,300 people. In our county, 9% of African Americans, 5% of whites, and 11% of children receive food stamps. In the past two […]
The IFC President’s Council recently voted and passed a new social policy to take effect in the next semester. In interest of full disclosure, I was present at the vote and abstained on my chapter’s behalf. I spoke with Luke Pierce about releasing details of the policy and agreed to withhold them until the following […]