This evening at 5:00, SOS held the first of three colloquii meetings to discuss the relationship between students, faculty, alumni, and trustees. The meeting in 106 HUB featured two guest speakers; Anne Neal, President of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA); and Charles Mitchell, Program Director of the same organization. Neal was recently […]
How much do you value your privacy? Judging by the number of Sunday morning Facebook albums depicting Saturday night escapades, not much; so, I expect that if Penn State were to conduct a study like the one currently going on at MIT, many students would participate. The New York Times reported this weekend that a […]
The Collegian ran a profile today of Roy Baker, the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. This was the lede, When students take a seat in Roy Baker’s office, they might be surprised by what he has on his desk. Baker, director of fraternity and sorority life, is a proud owner of a Staples Easy […]
For those of you that couldn’t score John Legend tickets, Eve 6, that talented, not quite one-hit-wonder group from Southern California, will be performing in HUB Alumni Hall this Thursday at 9 PM. Tickets for the free show are available at the HUB ticket office. Eve 6 is best known for their songs, “Inside Out” […]
Apparently, college kids lack taste when it comes to magazines, clothing, and pretty much everything else, according to Gawker and Ad Age. The post on Gawker notes that: Is it possible that college students—rather than being our nation’s elite—are just unsophisticated dolts, like the rest of America? According to a new survey, college kids’ favorite […]
Ryan Pfister’s done it again. His colloquial columns in the Collegian really resonate with me. This week’s column I found particularly interesting, especially in light of the current economic situation. Pfister distills the economy and the rise of coupons with a certain verve. The stock market’s tanked. Consumer spending is down. People are getting laid […]