On October 13, Paige Raque fell five stories from Calder Commons. She sustained life-threatening injuries but her health has made steady progress. Her recovery has been a rallying point for the Penn State and cheerleading communities. Yesterday, WJAC reported that the State College Police Department is investigating Paige Raque for underage alcohol consumption.
We all know that Penn State is highly regarded one of the best science and engineering schools and as a world-class research institution. Well, now we’re getting another weapon in our research arsenal. The Titan S/TEM (that’s scanning/transmission electron microscope for all you non-engineering nerds) is one of the world’s most powerful electron microscopes, and its on it’s way to it’s new home in the Millenium Science Complex.
A dominating win at home is one thing, but demolishing a team on the road is on another level of satisfaction. There's nothing like watching visiting fans leaving their stadium dejected in the middle of the 3rd quarter after taking a romping from your team. That's exactly what happened on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, and now, I'm going to tell you all about it!
Penn State Hockey (5-2-0) defeated Buffalo State 4-2 at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion on Saturday night to register its first victory on home ice and fourth consecutive win overall.
It is now exactly one year to the day that Jerry Sandusky was arrested and charged with 40 counts of child sexual abuse. The arrest kicked off the one year that we at Penn State would like to forget most of all. The scandal devastated us, as the school and its symbols we thought we knew seemed to unravel. But I think I've learned more in the past year than perhaps any other.
Tomorrow, millions of Americans, and thousands of Penn State students and faculty will cast ballots. Onward State has created an infographic for undecided voters to the presidential election, and a complete rundown of the local ballot. For those of you registered voters wondering if your voting location has changed, there are a few simple steps you can take to verify your polling place ahead of tomorrow's election: