It’s a tradition as old as time, yet no one seems to remember when it started: fraternity pledges guarding their Homecoming floats. After a long week of pomping and dressing up for their weeklong themes, the fun continues for the young fraternity gentlemen with night shift guarding of their floats for Friday’s Homecoming Parade.
Penn State has had a fantastic start to its season, as the team remains undefeated through its first four games. As the Nittany Lions prepare for their upcoming slate of Big Ten opponents, we take a look at those teams and some standout players to be on the lookout for.
Great news came yesterday -- Leah Still had successful surgery to remove a tumor.
Sam Ficken has been named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, known colloquially as the Academic Heisman. Ficken's 8/9 on field goals this year and boasts a 3.59 cumulative GPA.
According to the Annual Security Report, last year there were 40 burglaries, 19 aggravated assaults, 17 forcible sexual offenses, and eight fires reported on campus. Additionally, 10 forcible sexual offenses occurred off campus in buildings that are owned or controlled by Penn State, and one forcible sexual offense occurred off campus on public property. These numbers represent a decrease from last year.
GE has announced that it will donate up to $10 million to the university over the course of the next five years to create the "Center for Collaborative Research on Intelligent Natural Gas Suppy Systems at Penn State." CCRINGSS for short.