Penn State's first president Evan Pugh was born in 1828 at Jordan Bank Farm, three miles south of the city center of Oxford, Pennsylvania, an hour west of Philadelphia in Chester County. One-hundred eighty-nine years later, an Oxford brewery is honoring one of the preeminent champions of "liberal and practical" higher education in the form of a delicious Porter.
Penn State has filed a countersuit against former President Graham Spanier, claiming he breached his employment contract and fiduciary duties and misled the university about the extent of his knowledge about the child sexual abuse investigation of Jerry Sandusky.
President Eric Barron serves as your friendly neighborhood Uber driver taking students home for break in this year's Penn State holiday greeting video.
A Dauphin County judge last week dismissed all claims against Penn State and all but one against Kappa Delta Rho fraternity in a former student's lawsuit against the university and fraternity.
“It’s unfortunate but you take 17 people off the street and it seems like 17 more people step into their places. It’s a never ending battle for us, no matter how many arrests are made the supply keeps coming into the area so it’s important that we keep making arrests and get closer to the sources."
Trace McSorley has had a remarkable sophomore campaign for the Nittany Lions. With two years of eligibility left, the Virginia native has the opportunity to become one of the most decorated football players in Penn State history if he continues on this path.