What happens when you put one of the most hardline libertarians in the same room with one of the most fundamentally liberal pundits in political culture? Well, you get a pretty good debate. It was just that Monday evening as Ron Paul and Barney Frank parleyed the role of government in a civil society in Schwab Auditorium in The Great Debate, made possible by the College Republicans and College Democrats.
Yesterday, The Daily Collegian published a (very) brief editorial on Penn State's Timely Warning notifications. While campuses should (and can) always be doing more to prevent crime and educate students about sexual misconduct on campus, the editorial demonstrated an overall lack of understanding of campus crime laws. Let's clarify what Timely Warnings are really for.
With big decisions looming at the end of the Summer Founders Program, the MichelAngelo team team is creating a robotic, multi-jointed endoscope for surgeons with the help of doctors at the Hershey Medical Center.
College of Communications professor Mary Beth Oliver, along with Florida State's Arthur Raney, has been awarded a $1.95 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study whether or not the 'feel-good' stories that we see on social media and in the newspaper can help make us better people.
Penn State Homecoming named its 2015 honorary grand mashal at the annual Legacy Celebration Wednesday: Ian Rosenberger.
The quality business education Smeal students receive will be extended to all Penn State students, regardless of major, as the college launches its Business Fundamentals Certificate this summer. This five-course, 15-credit certificate program will educate students on the basics of business, from finance to marketing, and leave them equipped to navigate any career path with a business-minded approach.