Ian Kenney spent the past 3 football seasons a little differently than most Penn State students: every Saturday he was responsible for landing 2 front-tuck flips in front of 100,000 people in addition to conducting the world-famous Pennsylvania State University Marching Blue Band. He served as the Drum Major and, this year, did so with a chipped bone in his foot.
One of Penn State's recently prominent graduates is moving on from a highly coveted journalism job as the AP's chief White House correspondent, according to a release yesterday.
Ben Feller, a 1992 Penn State graduate in journalism, has previously worked for The Centre Daily Times. He joined the White House beat in 2006, covering all aspects of the Bush presidency, and was named as AP's Chief Correspondent in 2010.
Today, the Nookie Monster, as part of a @SCSpikes promotion, will be "crashing" classes and giving out candy. If you're lucky enough to be graced with Nookie's presence, you will have an opportunity to enter a contest via information on the candy wrapper. You can't beat this. Then, students will be directed to post or tweet "I LIKE IKE" on Facebook or @SCSpikes for the opportunity to spend a "Day with Ike the Spike!"
You might be wondering why Keegan Michael-Key -- known for his Comedy Central sketch show Key & Peele and his time on MAD TV -- is the latest subject for an Onward State 10 Questions post. What you didn't know is that Key is a Penn State alumnus, earning a Masters degree at the School of Theatre in the early '90s. I got a chance to catch up with Key to talk about his show, his memories of Penn State, and more. Read on.
Ever since Penn State cheerleader Paige Raque was injured in a 5-story fall from a Calder Commons apartment just over a month ago, the Penn State community has rallied behind her, offering words of encouragement and selling bracelets for the Paige Raque Recovery Fund. At first, the situation looked grim, but now Paige is making a steady recovery and has begun rehab at her home in Kentucky.
In an interview with the National Review, Rick Santorum said that he tried to donate a collection of his personal papers to Penn State but the University denied his contribution.