In this week's distraction of the day column, we checked out a few of the 651 videos uploaded to the Penn State's YouTube profile. There are a variety of videos that are educational, funny and just plain awkward. If you were ever approached on the street and asked a bunch of questions, here are the videos that might be your time to shine in the spotlight.
At Friday's Student Activity Fee Board meeting, voting member and UPUA Chairman Spencer Malloy motioned to form a subcommittee to discuss membership of the board, and more specifically, the voting status of the University Park Allocation Committee chair. UPAC is an organization comprised of University Park students that works to allocate a portion the student activity fee funds that we all pay separate from our tuition.
After the final two games of the season conclude, several questions surrounding transfers, recruiting, a walk-on program, and Bill O'Brien's future will begin to set in. For now, the head coach has chosen to dismiss most of those inquiries, making it clear that he wants to focus on Saturday's contest against Indiana.
Carrie Underwood gave a spectacular performance last night at the BJC.
Penn State senior guard Tim Frazier, who already was named preseason All-Big Ten, added another honor as he was named to the prestigious Naismith Award Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, placing him among the top players in the nation.
With the final canning weekend of the season in the books, two passionate Penn Staters are helping the cause by allowing Tweeters to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund on PSUpledge.com. The THON total in 2012 was $10.6 million. And maybe, with the help of Twitter and PSUPledge, our best is yet to come.