For the past thirteen years, the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics has educated Arts Fest attendees about the wonders and the mysteries of the universe. AstroFest 2012 aims to provide the lay community with a basic understanding of nature.
As soon as classes are out for spring, the majority of the student population flees Happy Valley, only to return for drunken meddling on random weekends like Arts Fest. But there are some students who become know as the "summer stragglers," who find semi-gainful employment at assorted downtown establishments or talk their parents into letting them take summer session classes.
After years of requests for a discounted meal plan for students who live off campus, Housing and Food Services is just now offering plans designed to give "commuter" students a discount at on campus eateries. Well, sort of.
Penn State student and disabled veteran Patrick Turley was inspired to join the Marines Corps the day after 9/11. Soon after, he was deployed to Iraq, but not before he endured three and a half months of training. His first book, Welcome to Hell, describes his experiences in Marine Corps boot camp.
Freedom, they believe, is theirs. And so it may be...depending who their RA is for the coming semester. A resident assistant can make or break the It's-My-College-Experience-and-I'll-Do-What-I-Damn-Well-Want dream. Here are the five types of RA's that I've found to be most common.
A highly anticipated moment for any soon-to-be-Penn-Stater's summer is just around the corner -- roommate assignments will soon be distributed to the freshmen masses. There's a code of conduct that you need to abide by unless you want to be referred to as "my creepy-ass roommate" to all my high school friends before the fall semester even begins.