After both her father and grandfather were diagnosed with kidney cancer, Alison Willie was brought out of her hometown of Happy Valley, Ore., to a new Happy Valley -- the one we all know and love.
There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets the most attention is University Park, but what about the other 23? That’s where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus, inspired by Stephen Colbert’s Better Know a District. Next up: Penn State Hazleton.
Anyone who reads this website regularly is probably aware of our mini-crusade against the new "Penn State Lives Here" marketing campaign propagated by Penn State through its brainchild PulsePoint. Between constantly pointing out its lack of originality and all the blunders than came with its lackluster rollout, there has been a certain level of irreverence and snark in our coverage. But last night, that spirit of bemusement and good-natured heckling went away. Now I'm just angry.
Today in "Penn State Lives Here" news: The university has finally infiltrated Philadelphia.
Penn State is taking a page out of the NSA's playbook with their new venture; the Board of Trustees has approved the installation of more 450 surveillance cameras in Penn State dorms and other buildings around campus.
Sen. George Mitchell released his fifth quarterly report on Penn State’s athletic integrity compliance, as required by the NCAA consent decree. Just like in his first four reports, Mitchell had high praise for Penn State's compliance with all athletic integrity issues and the progress made in implementing recommended changes in the Freeh report.