This weekend was the final canning weekend for THON 2013. Thousands of Penn State students traveled with their orgs and committees all across the Mid-Atlantic, sacrificing their weekends to stand outside with cans, signs, and some crazy outfits to raise all the money they could for the Four Diamonds Fund. Here are the sweetest, cutest, most heartwarming quotes that I and a bunch of the THONners* overheard while raising money this weekend FTK.
Sue Paterno has been named "State College's Best Public Servant" by State College Magazine for 2012. She has a heart of gold, volunteering to help out the community she calls home as best she can.
This past weekend was an up and down one for Penn State Athletics. Field Hockey saw its season come to an end while Men's and Women's Basketball both came away victorious in season openers at the Bryce Jordan Center.
For the Penn State Nittany Lions, there have been far too many instances over the past calendar year where things were taken out of their control and put in the hands of others. Today, the Nittany Lions went from controlling their own fate to relying on an outside source in a matter of seconds, and it played a big part in them losing a football game to the eighteenth ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, 32-23.
Last night, Penn State Men's Basketball (@PennStateMBB) overcame 17 turnovers and 21 missed three-point attempts on its way to a 65-58 season opener win over the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash. Suffice to say, this game wasn't pretty at all, but the Nittany Lions showed promise in a few key areas, especially in getting to the free throw line.
Good morning from Lincoln, Nebraska. In a few hours, the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3, 4-1) will take on the eighteen ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-1) in a Big Ten showdown at Memorial Stadium. The Cornhuskers are led by head coach Bo Pelini who is in his fifth year with the program. Bill O'Brien will be looking to remain undefeated in conference road games during his first season with the Nittany Lions.