With a proud blue background and a string of words that reads simply, "You can't cover up 61 years of success with honor," a new billboard was erected in State College that pays homage to the legacy of the late Joe Paterno. Do you think the advertisement is off base? Or is it about time someone stood up for the good name of JVP? Let us know after the jump.
According to an Associated Press report, Penn State has hired the Washington D.C. based law firm of Ken Feinberg in the school’s effort to settle what will likely be dozens of personal injury claims correlated to the actions of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Feinberg is most known for operating the September 11 victim fund and has also helped resolve claims from the infamous BP oil spill and the massacre at Virginia Tech, among others.
This Friday evening, the Penn State Lion Ambassadors are set to host their annual Lantern Tours around campus. Should you choose to enjoy a Penn State flash back, you’ll be meeting several characters such as Old Coaly and Heinz Warneke on your tour through Penn State history.
The UPUA general assembly meeting last night was more uneventful than usual, lacking any unanimous voting on extremely important legislation or memorandums that somehow have the word "penis" in them.
A town hall in the City of Brotherly Love turned quite un-loving for Tom Corbett as protests broke out against the Pennsylvania governor on issues ranging from welfare spending, Marcellus shale, the defunding of education and -- you guessed it -- Penn State. Read more about how Philly turned hostile toward Gov. Corbett after the jump.
This weekend marks the second annual Blue Out game, an event organized to raise awareness and funds for child abuse prevention. Unfortunately, it seems as though not all State College-area businesses are on board with the organization’s altruistic, non-profit mission. McLanahan’s, Penn State’s premier destination for overpriced groceries and Silas Redd jerseys, is marketing their own unlicensed “Blue Out” shirt for this weekend’s game against Temple, seemingly in direct competition with the official shirt offered by the event's organizer, Blue Out.