Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, Rob Pangborn, sent out a mass email to Undergraduate students advising them to stop downloading illegal content from the internet. Chances are you immediately deleted the email upon receiving it. President Rob Pangborn is not a big fan of the Pirate community at Penn State.
Did you tune out the news while you were home for our (ridiculously short) winter break? We don't blame you -- the 24-hour news cycle can be exhausting! Here's a run-down of everything you might have missed while trying to avoid all those people you graduated high school with while perusing your old favorite hometown locales.
A new soccer scholarship is planned to honor the recent passing of John William McKenzie Brady, known as "Mack," the young son of Schreyer Honors College Dean, Christian Brady and Elizabeth Brady. Mack, eight, an avid soccer player with aspirations to someday play soccer professionally, was attending Park Forrest Elementary School. The scholarship is being established in Mack’s honor to benefit a member of Penn State’s men’s soccer team.
There's a reason Penn State offensive guard John Urschel's twitter handle is @mathmeetsfball. The Academic All-American carries a 4.0 GPA into graduate school and also serves as the starting right guard on the Penn State football team. And now, Penn Staters can take a class with him.
Penn State, which is not involved in the expected lawsuit filed against the NCAA by governor Tom Corbett, released a statement regarding the matter.
Good news, gamers: According to Penn State researchers, you aren't destined for a life of failing relationships and dwindling friendships. Read more about the researchers findings after the jump.