On Monday night, the Interfraternity Council announced their ban on fraternities hosting State Patty's Day parties. The IFC is hoping for a sober Penn State on February 25th, and instead plans to involve students in a (sober) "philanthropic event" in the downtown area.
According to a post on their Facebook page, Happy Valley is about to get a new paint job. Find out when DAYGLOW is coming to Penn State.
Kelly Newburg is not your average Penn State student.Kelly Newburg is not your average Penn State student.
A junior-public relations major, Newburg is involved with THON Communications Committee, Tom’s Campus Club, Public Relations Student Society of America, Happy Valley Communications and sponsors a child through World Vision. As if she isn’t involved enough, Newburg will introduce a new club to the Penn State, University Park campus this semester called "charity: water.”
For months, and in some cases years, media outlets have asked me time and time again what Coach Paterno means to me and to this university. Though I still struggle to explain it, Coach Paterno's passing may have given me part of the answer.
Penn State President Rodney Erickson spoke to the UPUA and briefly took questions at the beginning of Wednesday's legislative meeting. Erickson touched on a number of topics, most notably his disdain for our pseudo-holiday State Patty's Day.
The first word to describe the life of Joe Paterno under his name at his statue outside Beaver Stadium is not "Coach". Certainly Joe would have been opposed to that. No -- the first word is "Educator", forever emblazoned in bronze for generations to see. And rightfully so.