The typical Penn State student passes University Park's most prestigious building several times a week, yet rarely has the opportunity to ascend its historic bell tower. On Wednesday afternoon, students and others will have the opportunity to explore the ins, outs, and roofs of Old Main.
If you see anyone wearing a holster around campus this week, don't be alarmed. As a part of a national movement, Penn State students who support carrying concealed weapons on campus will be wearing these empty holsters all week to protest the campus's ban on concealed weapons.
The national organization, known as Students for Concealed Carry (SCC), consists of "more than 43,000 college students, professors, college employees, parents of college students, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else" according to their website. The organization was formed after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007.
Penn State fashionistas can now rejoice thanks to the first ever fashion club on campus called State Style, which just received official recognition from the Office of Student Activities. You will now have the opportunity to network with other students who use Pollock Road as their runway thanks to two sophomores who saw the lack of any fashion related clubs on campus and decided to take action and create their own.
When I made the decision to come to Penn State, housing wasn't really on my immediate list of worries. I was excited enough about coming to school that when I received a supplemental housing contract, I didn't really care. I'm not saying that I didn't freak out a little about having six random roommates instead of one, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
I don't know about you, but I am an avid Iron Chef fan. Every time I hear that over dramatic music and see some guy biting into peppers and doing somersaults I know that I am in for a hour of excellent television. So when I heard about the Penn State food service's Collegiate Culinary Challenge, I had visions of Alton Brown, anti-griddles, and fish ice cream dancing in my head.
Men Against Violence is a group of really cool dudes who, in partnership with the Center for Women Students, just want to stop gender violence. This Thursday, they'll step into a pair of pumps for Penn State's third annual "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes," the international men's march to stop rape and sexual assault.