Penn State Live has posted the list of next year’s performers being brought to campus by the Center for Performing Arts. Needless to say, we have some pretty good acts coming. Acts I’m looking forward to include: Bela Fleck, famous banjoist; Avenue Q; the Monterrey Jazz Festival on Tour; and Stomp (AWESOME!!!). Last season was […]
It would be far beyond redundant to say that the job market awaiting our graduating seniors is not promising. But as long as we’re beating a dead horse, it’s appropriate to mention that John Pereca, a soon-to-be-Penn State graduate, is auctioning himself off on eBay in the hope that it will help his employment prospects. […]
If you take away one thing from this blog post, let it be this: don’t play beer pong with this guy. Last Friday night, an intense game of beer pong led to a fatal shooting at a home in Montgomery County. Joseph Jimenez (pictured on the right) was playing beer pong with Scott Riley when […]
Medical marijuana could be coming to Pennsylvania. According to the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, State Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Philadelphia, introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow medical use of marijuana and repeal state prohibitions on using the hallucinogen. The bill says that the drug could be dispensed at “compassion centers.” (editor’s note: that sounds better than a […]
A few weeks ago, Eli let us know about Drew Magathan, the Temple student who cleaned up on Wheel of Fortune with over $100,000, and lamented the lack of Penn State representation on the show. That’s when we were thrilled to find out (through commenter Kyle – thanks Kyle!) that we actually did have a […]