The Pennsylvania State Board of Education is looking into establishing bare-bones colleges, according to Philly.com. No sports teams. No extracurriculars. No super gymnasium or plum dorm room. If you have trouble envisioning this institution, perhaps the metaphor used by the Board of Education will help. “Somewhere, there should be a no-frills option. Let’s see if […]
Graham Spanier issued a statement this afternoon announcing Penn State’s participation in a Knights Apparel program (read: product) that has been endorsed by the Worker’s Rights Consortium. The program, preliminarily labeled “Above & Beyond” by Knights Apparel, will serve to improve the lives of workers who manufacture collegiate apparel through offering higher standards in working […]
This one is not quite as good as the original, but these are really great.
Not just third, a tie for third. Just what competition did old State achieve mediocrity in this year? Well, the senior Fulbright Grants, of course! In spite of our best efforts at winning the whole thing, Penn State only garnered thirteen of the awards. Created in the 1940s by Senator J. William Fulbright of Alabama, […]
If the fact that Penn State Men’s Basketball has won 15 games (earliest in team history!) isn’t enough to get you to a game already, the opportunity to meet a few football players might: Penn State fans can celebrate the recent success of two Nittany Lion teams this Saturday (Jan. 24) at the Bryce Jordan […]
He’s right. But, to be fair, in contrast to its surroundings, State College is a metropolis. That being said, stretching the truth is usually not a good way to get in a prospective employee’s good graces.