We're deep into flu season, and with the number of outbreaks on the rise, there needs to be a serious talk about how to stop the spread of these ungodly germs. I know that professors preach the "if you're sick stay home" line on a regular basis, but we all know this is not the gospel truth. The same professors that tell us to make our health a priority are the very same who take percentage points off our final grades whenever we miss a class. So if you're going to go to class sick (and we all are) we need to follow some basic rules.
aturday afternoon: THON child Gavin Howe is still in the hospital after receiving a chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. He and his family are unsure if they will even be able to make it to their first THON as a Four Diamonds family.
Monday afternoon: Gavin Howe is in remission, less than 24 hours after the end of THON '13.
Downtown State College may be filled with green this Saturday, but if you want to drink, you won't be able to do so at the bars. The Tavern Association of State College reached an agreement today with the Campus-Community Partnership on Dangerous Drinking, in which they agreed to stop all alcohol sales on State Patty's Day.
If you're not interested in getting an actual job (who is?), State College offers a few other ways to score some dough.
For anybody who doubts the Four Diamonds Fund, or is simply curious about where THON's money is donated, you can check out a final report annually.
Marion Roger designed the logo for the 1981 THON. Now, she has generously donated her beautiful diamond ring to the Four Diamonds Fund.