The Blue Band, in it's 114th year, boasts 305 members, including Ryan Simpson, a four year member of the band. Simpson, a senior marketing major from Perkasie, serves as president of the Blue Band as well as a rank leader. As the percussion guide for bass drums, Simpson is in charge of making sure the line moves in unison and hits its marks.

Monday was the first day after Matt McGloin’s first day as a starting – and victorious – NFL quarterback.
And although it was after 9 o’clock on the West Coast when we connected, McGloin had just finished dinner. “It’s been,” he said without complaint, “a hectic day.”

ALAMEDA – Matt McGloin played starting quarterback for the first time as a professional on Wednesday, in practice. It’s conceivable that could continue through Sunday, on the road, against the Houston Texans. It could also be an ever-so-brief cameo.

Parking in downtown State College is going to cost you more money. Until now, parking on the street after 6 p.m. was free. But starting in August, you'll have to feed the meters between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Green, at least during the summertime, envelops State College. The mountains just beyond the roads, Old Main's lawn, the myriad T-shirts leftover from State Patty's Day -- they're all green. Green splashes so much of this town that the greenest and most lush part of the spectrum is likely to go unnoticed, this particular area being an acre or so on the northeastern edge of campus.