Regardless how much you did or didn't study, there are few things that make your stomach drop faster than getting on ANGEL to find a score lower than 60% staring back at you. That number glares at you from your laptop screen, mocking you as you spiral into the five stages of post-failed-midterm grief. Here's what to expect after you're academically sucker-punched by a devastatingly low grade on a midterm you were supposed to to ace.
Most of us live in the residence halls here on campus, but we probably don't really pay attention to the work and dedication that goes into keeps our dorms livable. While we go about our daily lives, there are housing staff who vacuum, dust, mop, sanitize, and wash every square inch of our buildings. In North Halls, and specifically Beam, the gap between the workers and students is closer than anywhere else. Meet Monica, one half of the tag team who keeps Beam Halls running in tip top shape.
For anybody out there with a hybrid love of the Sims and the Walking Dead, Penn State now has the course for you. Epidemics- The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases is a new online course in which students partake in a virtual simulation of an epidemic as part of their assignment. Just a little practice before the real zombie apocalypse hits.
Taking Gen Eds is probably the worst part of college. They are basically the hoops you have to jump through before you get to the stuff you're actually looking forward to studying. And now that it's registration time, we're all scrambling to make sure we fufill our respective requirements. However, Gen Eds don't have to suck, and for your personal edification we've compiled a list of some of the best ones out there.
Congratulations, you just recently turned 21! I'm assuming that you have many expectations of what this means, namely that you are going to be drowning in beer and liquor like someone who just lost their job. You also probably think that doing that will be awesome. Unfortunately, as someone who recently turned 21 himself, I can tell you that's not necessarily the case. Sure, turning 21 is awesome, but like anything in life, there is what you expect to happen and what actually happens.
Are you bored of your three letter, four number Penn State email address? Well, you're in luck. There is actually a way to customize your account settings so that you can put virtually anything in front of the "@psu.edu" that many students don't utilize.