Penn State is known for it's diversity and that diversity is not exclusive to race, nationality, religion, and otherwise. Oh no, there are hundreds of personality types in and around campus on the daily. They live in your hall, they eat at the same commons as you, and you attend class with them. But it's no secret that some stick out more than others. Here's a run down of a few that you are sure to run into on your first day.
As is tradition, Penn State's student body president delivered new student convocation remarks at the Bryce Jordan Center to more than 8,000 new students.
If you're an incoming freshman reading this, you are about to begin the best four years of your life and are oh so lucky (for the rest of you, have a good syllabus week). The annual Welcome Week 2014 begins today, and Penn State has more than 100 scheduled events for incoming students as your Penn State careers get underway.
Penn State is the fifth-most fit college in the country, and the most fit non-senior military academy, according to the annual rankings from The Active Times.
After shutting down for the summer, the HUB's new food court will re-open on August 25 with a brand new look.
Let's skip the list of safety precautions and focus on all of the ways that the university actually helps potential victims as well as survivors of sexual assault. Offering links to those valuable resources in a PSUAlert would be much more effective method of preventing assaults than simply listing safety tips.