One of the best things about Penn State is its reputation for passionate and philanthropic students. This year’s inaugural Lionspire event exemplifies these qualities by raffling signed prints of Matthew Rice’s “Undefeated” painting, which commemorated the 1994 Rose Bowl team, to benefit the Blu Art Foundation. Blu Art seeks to give young, disadvantaged, aspiring artists […]
Amelia Earhart earned her place in aviation history, wrote books, championed women’s rights, and attended Penn State. Sort of. Back in her days as a teenage groundling, Earhart attended the Ogontz School for Young Ladies near Philadelphia. After two years, she abandoned her studies to become a nurse in Canada circa 1917. The flying shtick […]
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No one ate a flaming squirrel at last night’s Talent Fusion, but I don’t think Bronne Bruzgo, one of the judges, was too upset about it. Judging from his “OOOHS!” and shouts of delight, he had a great time. The talent show consisted of the usual singers, my personal favorites being Mairys Joaquin who sang […]
Yesterday the Hershey Company and Penn State announced a $1 million gift to the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The money, which puts the hospital within $3 million of its $65 million fundraising goal, will be used to establish The Hershey Co. Safety Center. Penn State Live explains, […]
Now, I wouldn’t exactly call the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card a scientific study of the sexual health of our nation’s universities and colleges. But, I am not one to let a little fact like that get in the way of my sense of (obsession with?) competition. That’s why I was aghast when I noticed […]