The Office of Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation last week into how Penn State used to handle allegations of sexual violence. The university's past behavior began to be questioned when the number of sex offenses reported to Penn State's police force surged after Jerry Sandusky was charged with child sexual abuse.
Last week, we asked for your input as we constructed the ultimate Penn State Senior Year Bucket List. Below are some of the best submissions we received, as well as some ideas of our own. Think you could do all of these things between now and the beginning of May?
If you're looking for a break from the monotony of your dining routine, Passport on a Plate: Home Edition is ready to spice up your cuisine, with a little dash of international culture sprinkled in.
Wood smoke and the smell of meats cooked over a fire will soon fill the parking lot of The Autoport. The tiki hut will be replaced with a wood-fire grill. The menu will include Southern comfort food. In just a few days, The Autoport restaurant will transform into Clem’s Roadside Bar & Grill, a restaurant featuring Clem’s BBQ, collard greens, catfish and other favorites from below the Mason-Dixon line.
Penn State's new defensive line coach Sean Spencer knows the kind of shoes he's filling. The shoes of a coach who spent 18 years at Penn State becoming one of the nation's most respected coaches and recruiters. Nothing about that act is easy to follow, but Spencer isn't trying to one-up Larry Johnson, he's trying to be the best Sean Spencer he can be.
James Franklin has only had the head coaching job at Penn State for less than two weeks and has already made his away not only around the campus, but the entire state. Here's a list of all the major happenings and announcements from those two weeks.