Penn State's chapter of NAACP announced it will host a candlelight vigil for Nelson Mandela at 6 p.m. Monday on the steps of Old Main. Candles will be provided for participants.
Beginning next semester, Penn State Greeks will have a new leader. Dan Combs, a brother of Phi Kappa Psi, will succeed Chip Ray as Interfraternity Council president in the coming weeks. We caught up with Combs to see how the transition is going and what's in store for his term (and of course, dinosaurs).
After a relaxing Thanksgiving break, Penn State's student leaders reunited in 302 HUB this Wednesday to take care of business. The agenda was fairly light this week, and the UPUA only had to discuss Academic Rights booklets and the swearing in of Bobby Walter as S-Book director.
It's that time of year again, the time where the Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management majors serve up some delicious food via their creative theme dinners. Last nights dinner, titled Spirited Food, aimed to create "beer, wine, and spirit infused cuisine." Not ones to pass up on a good meal (especially one with alcohol in the title) myself as well as staff writer Steve Boyle and newly poached Black Sheep writer Noel Purcell, took it upon ourselves to treat ourselves while serving up our own review.
Chi Phi regained admission to the IFC about a year ago after alumni spent five years running a successful fundraising campaign. The house underwent a $1.4 million renovation, and now it's one of the most badass frat houses in all the land. Check it out.
This November, Penn State students launched InState Magazine, a digital publication dedicated to the university's culture, diversity, the arts, local area and more.