Science writer David Quammen spoke on campus yesterday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking book, On the Origin of Species. He metaphorically painted a portrait of Darwin (not the one to the right) by describing the portion of Darwin’s life devoted to Origin, a total of 21 years! During that timeframe, Darwin […]
Santa’s not the only one bringing holiday cheer this winter. In a spurt of generosity, Google will be providing free Wi-Fi at 47 American airports, including State College (SCE). For all you Penn Staters flying home for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, this gift should certainly improve your airport experiences. According to Google’s press release, over 100,000 […]
Look good in a bikini? Willing to cook a vegan meal? Then we’ve got an opportunity for you. A Craigslist ad seeks an attractive girl to star in a ten-minute vegan cooking video to be featured on YouTube. Filming will take a few hours and compensation amounts to $50. For all you beach bums, sluts, […]
On October 27th, the IFC placed the new member education program of Alpha Epsilon Pi on suspension due to allegations of hazing. Then, AEPi’s national organization suspended the Penn State chapter entirely. On November 8th, the IFC received written notice from the AEPi national organization that the Penn State chapter is now “back to full […]
Sometimes you just have to put things into perspective. One of those things is distance. On October 4th, Luke Watson, a PSU grad student, ran 26.2 miles in Minnesota’s Twin Cities Marathon. Not only did he run the marathon, he finished seventh overall. Pretty good for someone who had never run a full marathon before. […]
After a highly publicized outburst on his twitter and use of a homophobic slur, the former Nittany Lion standout was released from the Kansas City Chiefs Monday. Johnson has struggled for the past few seasons, but is now free to sign with any other team in the NFL. My guess? Probably not the San Francisco […]