We don't need a survey to tell us how great State College is, but I'm certainly happy to have one. The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) released its 2013-2014 college town rankings this weekend, and once again, Penn State came in third.
It has been a somber week in what is usually a very Happy Valley. Students have taken Conor MacMannis's fatal nine-story fall in last Saturday's Penn Tower tragedy seriously. If the comments on last week's article and the conversations being murmured around campus are any indication, the question on everybody's mind is: What kind of action, if any, can be taken to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future?
It took almost a year, but the bar located above the Phyrst officially has a name: Local Whiskey.
A joint meeting between downtown bar owners and the Student Alcohol Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be held tomorrow to discuss, in part, bar closures on State Patty's Day, several sources have confirmed.
"We are ... targeted for December 4th although as always with construction projects, this date is subject to change," says IHOP spokesperson Craig Hoffman.
Sometimes pizza just isn't what you want as you stumble home from your Thirsty Thursday festivities. When a good old-fashioned slice won't hit the spot (or when it's too cold to even consider standing in a long line at Canyon), Taco Bell awaits inebriated college folk and offers them a warm indoor embrace. And burritos.