Every day 86 Americans commit suicide. Though the numbers are staggering and many lives are effected by suicide, it is still a taboo topic. On Tuesday, the Centre County Board of Commissions paired with members of the Jana Marie Foundation to declare September 10 Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. The day of awareness will hopefully shed light on the many facets of a very tragic issue.
You may have not have noticed anything new in State College over the past few days with syllabus week going on, but for a place that spent decades being seen in a stasis, State College has had a lot of turnover lately. Since you left in May, the landscape of downtown has shifted. Here's a recap:
The cries of despair from State College bros will be replaced by the jubilee of our Pittsburgh natives by the end of the year, if everything goes according to plan.
After ranking the Phyrst among the best college bars in the country earlier this summer, Thrillist is back with another good review for a State College watering hole.
A former State College psychologist is now facing criminal charges for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relationships with patients.
Best College Reviews recently deemed State College the country's eighth-best college town in its list of the top 50.