For the first time ever, the Penn State Board of Trustees allowed public comment at their meeting. Seven people preregistered online to speak at the meeting, and as you can imagine, they weren't all happy with the job the Board has done recent with its handling of the Freeh report or NCAA sanctions.
Penn State has lost one of its own.
Sean Smith, a Penn State World Campus student was killed as part of the attack on the U.S consulate in Libya as reported by the Centre Daily Times this morning.
At 5:30 p.m. today, the Veterans Plaza bearing Lt. Michael Murphy's name will be dedicated between Old Main and the McAllister building. Members from all three divisions of the military are expected to attend the ceremony to unveil the plaza.
Despite losing 24-14 in a surprising loss to Ohio, Penn Staters broke a record at Beaver Stadium. Even though Beaver Stadium did not come close to breaking a record of attendees, tailgaters and fans were able to break a record for recycling at the game with the help of Students Taking Action To Encourage Recycling (STATERs.)
Not only was the Homecoming Concert band announced, but the 2012 Homecoming Court was too. These students were "ambushed" in their classes or other parts of campus by the Homecoming Committee, who informed them of their nomination. The 10 members of the 2012 Homecoming Court includes a varsity athlete, Greek presidents, student government leaders, and many more.
After three reports of small plastic foreign objects being found in their ice cream, the Berkey Creamery will be recalling all ice cream and frozen yogurt produced between May 16 and August 11. The Creamery will be offering full refunds or exchanges for all ice cream purchased during that period, either from the store itself or from their website, which ships their famous product on dry ice.