The "advanced persistent threat" actors used malware to hack into Penn State's system, and the university disconnected the college's computer network from the internet in what President Barron called in a statement a "coordinated and deliberate response."
The university reaffirmed its commitment to confidentiality in response to a group of alumni-elected trustees petition to review source materials used to create the Freeh report.
As has become a staple of his first year as Penn State president, Eric Barron took to the Internet to send a message to the Penn State community. This time, however, instead of urging civility, or shutting down a group of alumni-elected trustees, it was to thank Penn Staters for a wonderfully successful first year.
Penn State student Jon Steindorf (pictured above) is safe and unharmed.
Now we all know the familiar words "The stately Nittany Lion, the symbol of our best!" That being the case, I'd easily argue that the terrible line on graduation weekend leading to a photo op with "the symbol of our best" plays host to some of the best quotes on campus. And the worst sunburns.
In an unusually quick meeting the Board confirmed 13 new trustees by election or appointment to begin terms on July 1.