I had forgotten how much University Park changes when there’s a football game until I walked downtown last night. The whole atmosphere seemed familiar but slightly different– like a more casual version of a fall game. We checked out the Twitter search for Blue-White game to see what other people thought of the game. Some […]
It is closing night of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, which is scheduled to start at 8:00 pm. Unfortunately, The entire cast and audience of around 200-some odd people have now been herded into a neighboring parking lot as the Pavilion may be on fire. Firemen have surrounded the building, and police have taped […]
Gizmodo, that bastion of nerdtech writing, wrote yesterday about Penn State Environmental Engineering Professor Bruce Logan (He’s the older white gentleman). Logan’s current research projects include such mindblowing titles as, “Testing and Evaluation of System Materials for Creating a Scaleable Bioelectrically Assisted Microbial Reactor (BEAMR)”, and “Isolation and analysis of novel electochemically active bacteria for […]
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wal-Mart Foundation and the American Council on Education today identified 20 colleges as recipients of Success for Vets Grants, meant to help them develop innovative ways to help veterans make the transition from military service to college. As you might have guessed from the headline, Penn State […]
Is Beaver Stadium an indoor facility? The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania says “yes,” due to the barrier surrounding the stadium. As a result, the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2008 now applies to Beaver Stadium, so smokers must refrain from lighting up anywhere in the facility. We’ll see how this supposed crackdown pans out at the […]
What: This event is not just for swing dancers or dancers but for anyone who has an interest in swing dancing and would want to learn. There is a beginner lesson from 10:00 PM to 10:45 PM for newbies. Check out the Facebook event page here. When: 10:00 pm to 1:00 am on Saturday April […]