Penn State ranks as the 7th best university according to Washington Monthly‘s “2009 College Guide and Rankings”. The rankings are based on “what institutions do for their students but also what they do for the nation, based on criteria including social mobility, research and service.” Penn State clearly does a lot of good. It is […]
When it was announced that there would be six themed games in Beaver Stadium this season – I have to admit, I was excited. I love watching the game of football, but what takes it over the top is the atmosphere created by the loyal fanbase – and the creative things those in the student […]
Bill Dawes graced State College with his presence on Monday to attend the local premiere of Tucker Max’s new movie, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. The most redeeming aspect of the movie: it’s pioneering the genre of fratire. A whole new world awaits! Dawes and his gang of Jackass-wannabes filmed a video downtown […]
I was in Redifer last night, standing in line at In a Pickle. Two sorority girls (as evidenced by the Greek letters on their t-shirts) were discussing a recent tussle between one of them and another sister. As we neared the ordering counter, the girl who was having the problem got a phone call from […]
Perhaps we should save any sort of competitive trash-talk for the week leading up to Penn State’s football game versus Temple, but one of our editors noticed that Temple Blog Broad and Cecil was hailing the Owls as “Pennsylvania’s football team.” Now, we’re happy that Temple’s blogging – and really, why blame them when they’re […]
With the season opener this Saturday, it was just a matter of time until the general public learned who would be starting for the Nittany Lions. For those of you who don’t feel like examining the current lineup position by position, I offer some quick observations: Considering Pat Devlin transferring to Delaware last winter, there […]