When asked the question “what is the minimum dollar amount per day that you could survive on?” the answer is usually more than one dollar. However, when Matt Jones and his brother Andrew Jones, along with their two friends travelled to Haiti, they decided to live on just that: one dollar per day. In a video released on August 14th, the Bucks County natives and Penn State graduates chronicle their journey to Haiti where they live in poverty just like the Haitian natives.
Following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, one of president Rodney Erickson's goals has been for the university to become "a leader in the research, prevention, and treatment of child abuse." One step towards that goal will be a two-day conference in late October at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel featuring several child abuse survivors along with professors who have dedicated much of their research to the topic.
Jon Nese and Marisa Ferger are two members of the Penn State Meteorology Department. They have been nominated for an Emmy for their segment WeatherWhys, which can be seen on the television show, Weather World.
According to a Penn State Live Report, the FDA is being called to investigate reports of 'foreign objects' in Creamery ice cream
Let's show those guys at ESPN, and the hundreds of schools entered, that we're still #1. We've never lost the pride in our school, and we never will. As of right now, we're in 2nd place. Keep the votes coming, because, let's face it, we've got power in numbers.
The Board of Trustees are mandated to manage the welfare of the university. If their governance goes against the whims of the alumni and student body, so be it. It is not the Board’s duty to cater itself to the masses. This is something we -- and I include myself -- ought to remember as the Trustees continue to make difficult decisions for the foreseeable future.