This season was a historic one for Penn State men’s hockey, and just about every positive record was broken in its third season at the Division I level. From its three once-unproven freshman to its highlight-reel goals and soon-to-be NHL player, let’s take a look back at this year in hockey.
If Governor Tom Wolf's budget is passed, increasing the state allocation to Penn State in the process, in-state students would reap the benefits of a tuition freeze as a result. President Eric Barron announced the planned freeze at a Pennsylvania State Senate Appropriations hearing on Tuesday, potentially paving the way for the university's first tuition freeze since 1967, a whopping 48 years ago, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Vivenzio was a junior from Great Falls, Virginia, according to his LinkedIn page. He is no longer enrolled as a student, according to the university. “Our son did the right thing here and voluntarily reported abhorrent and dangerous criminal activity to the authorities,” Vivenzio’s parents said in a statement to the Washington Post.
When this band, led by Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelley, was announced to perform at Penn State, the campus was ecstatic. Just as excited as our classmates to see the show, we were also fortunate enough to sit down and talk to them before they took the stage.
Penn State athletes continue to excel on the field and in the classroom. A record 500 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 grade point average. Of those 500, 241 of these athletes earned dean's list honors with a GPA of 3.5, according to GoPSUSports.