Graham and Sandra Spanier have pledged an additional $700,000 to the University, for a grand total of $1,000,000. To put that figure into perspective, in five years that money would accumulate enough interest to annually provide full scholarships for seven students. Their gift’s impact will only grow over time. This gift is not their first. […]
Women’s Volleyball Wins Sixth Consecutive Big Ten Championship
The New York Times is reporting that Joe Paterno underwent hip replacement surgery today. The doctors hope he will be walking by Monday (ed. Doesn’t that seem too soon?) and coaching by the time the players return from Thanksgiving vacation. Read more at the New York Times. PS Mark Viera, who are you? You write […]
Congratulations Nittany Lions We’re going to the Rose Bowl Read the story at the New York Times Here are some good quotes from that article (again, by Mark Viera! You’re the man now dog!) The university announced in April that Paterno would not be given a new contract when his current deal expired after this […]
The Trustees have spoken. It’s official. The tuition increases that are en vogue on college campuses across the country will again affect University Park. I suspect the current financial meltdown isn’t helping things. So far this year, the Penn State endowment, the financial backbone of the school, has declined 11.7 percent. Tuition will go up […]
Gawker has reported a few times about how the Obama victory stimulated the print media market. Check out this link about the New York Times 11/5 issue or this one about how Time went through at least three printings of that issue or this one about the increase in sales of FDR biographies after Obama’s […]