Playing in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament last night, Penn State Men's Basketball fell to No. 6 North Carolina State 72-55. Penn State guard Tim Frazier put up 23 points on 6-20 shooting -- incidentally surpassing the 1,000 career point mark in the process -- but the Nittany Lions were outgunned and outmatched against the Wolfpack, the tournament favorite and the highest-ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Before Thanksgiving break really gets underway, there is a football game to play at Beaver Stadium tomorrow as the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4, 4-2) host the Indiana Hoosiers (4-6, 2-4) in a noon kickoff. Check out what our writers are thinking about the Big Ten Leaders Division contest.
The Boston College Women's Soccer team is already in town for tomorrow's 7:30 p.m. match against Penn State at Jeffrey Field, and one of their players is -- to put it lightly -- "talking some trash." Hailing from Winchester, Massachusetts, sophomore forward Stephanie McCaffrey (daughter of Daughter of Jim and Gina McCaffrey) took to Twitter earlier this afternoon to voice her displeasure with having to play at Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Student Body President Courtney Lennartz announced in her comments for the good of the order at last night's meeting that she met with the Tavern Association earlier this week, and that downtown bars will NOT close on State Patty's Day this year despite her request.
Lennartz cited the fact that downtown bars lost over $100,000 on State Patty's Day last year by not opening. Were they really surprised?
If you are not planning on attending Penn State's last two home games of the season, you should reconsider. Supporting this team is something you can be proud of for the rest of your life. The decision to have one more serving of pie is not.
That's right. Whether or not you made it here on purpose, you are now reading the weekly UPUA recap, and I implore you to read on. There's legislation about i>clicker rentals, a presentation about commonwealth campuses, a policy allocating money for encampment, and more!