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UPUA Proposes Student Sustainability Fee

The University Park Undergraduate Association is looking into the idea of a small sustainability fee that will be paid along with tuition, an addition to already existing fees such as the student activity fee, facilities fee, and technology fee.

Annual “Greek Sing” Shows Off Greek Talents

Musical theater was alive and vibrant inside Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday afternoon where Greek Sing took place.

Alumnus Creates World’s First 100% Recycled Aluminum Bikes

One Penn State alumnus has started something quite revolutionary -- a company that manufactures and sells bikes made from 100 percent recyclable materials. Bryce Edmonds, a 1990 graduate in English Literature, started the Los Angeles based company "ReCycle" last summer, which uses eco-friendly aluminum to make the bicycles completely in America.

Overheard at D.P. Dough

We grabbed a table at D.P. Dough, the only drunk eatery that came up positive on both the "warmth" and "greasiness" scales, and awaited everyone's shivering arrival. Welp, arrive they did. And they did not disappoint.

FTCAP Moving to a Two-Day Overnight Program

The days of FTCAP (First-Year Testing, Consulting, and Advising Program) are over. Penn State will be moving to a two-day, overnight program titled NSO (New Student Orientation) beginning this summer.

Penn State Needs a Finals Week Puppy Room

Everyone loves puppies. If there's one thing that everyone can get behind -- PS4RS, Karen Peetz, Evan Ponter, Michael Mauti, etc. -- it's that puppies are some of the most adorable things in the world. I've never met anyone that doesn't love them, and the soft, warm feeling of a puppy can warm even the coldest hearts.

That's why Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada has spearheaded the idea of a "puppy room" during its finals week.

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