The first presidential debate of the 2015 UPUA election took place last night, with each ticket addressing a slew of issues at the forefront. Ryan Belz, Hamsa Fayed, Emily McDonald, and Shannon Rafferty sat in front of their peers, accompanied by their respective running mates--Zach Longstreth, Dylan Sundy, Terry Ford, and Gokul Sundar. The mood felt light, as each ticket seemed to agree with the other's plan, asking thorough questions with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of each ticket's plan going forward.
This weekend, two seniors gave Penn State its own big, fat Greek engagement. With the help of his friends, family and fraternity, Chris Burnside proposed to his girlfriend of 5 years, Priscilla Marsala, on Sunday at the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house.
From de facto offensive coordinator to scapegoat, Christian Hackenberg needs to shed hats to succeed. At practice on Saturday, he wore one hat, that of an elite level athlete. And in a perfect world, that's the only hat anyone in his corner wants him wearing.
After his team's exciting B1G Tournament run, Pat Chambers is optimistic heading into the offseason.
In high school, Ryan Belz attended multiple football games at Beaver Stadium, and watched a certain meteorology program blossom into the renowned department it is today. The experiences found himself applying to only one university: Penn State. Now, he wants to make the most of his Nittany Lions experience by becoming President of the University Park Undergraduate Association, the university's student government.
Bay Buchanan, a former United States treasurer under president Ronald Reagan, will be the featured speaker at a panel hosted by Young Americans for Freedom tonight at 7 p.m. in the HUB.