The Penn State baseball team finally halted a losing streak that spanned 13 games on Sunday with a 11-3 win over Wright State at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. With five games in the next six days, the Nittany Lions (6-21) will look to build off the Wright State win and garner some momentum as the weather warms up in the month of April. Tonight at 7 p.m. they'll take on Kent State (14-15), who shutout the Nittany Lions 10-0 last week in Ohio. On Wednesday, Bucknell (9-22) will travel to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch.
There may not be a term that dominated the Penn State football landscape throughout the 2012 season more than "senior." The departure of this memorable group has created a void that will need to be filled, and many redshirt freshmen are ready to burst onto the scene.
Judge Greg Mathis, of the popular court show, Judge Mathis, will be coming to Penn State to give a presentation about his story of struggle that led to success. His presentation is sponsored by the Multicultural Undergraduate Law Association.
Judy Meisel, a Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, will be speaking tonight from 8 to 11 p.m. in 112 Buckhout. Meisel will be discussing her experiences growing up in Lithuania during the German invasion in 1941 and other remarkable moments of her life.
Overall contributions to the athletic department dropped nearly $8.8 million -- from $34.3 million to $9.7 million -- however, contributions related to football more than quadrupled. In the spirit of #OneTeam, Penn State took in $9.7 million specific to football, up from $2.1 million in 2010-2011.
A single car accident sent one man to the hospital and backed up traffic for about an hour on Monday evening.
It took nearly 30 minutes to remove the man from the vehicle, which jumped the curb and struck a traffic light pole on N. Atherton St. near Champs.