
The Songwriter’s Club hosted an open mic night event at the Big O last night. I was expecting half a dozen freshman boys sporting Puka shell necklaces playing catchy emo acoustic songs like a high school talent show.
Instead, I was pleasantly surprised. Although there was no shortage of shelled jewelry and even an acoustic redition of “Karma Police,” most of the kids came out to jam and showcase their own original songs.
Read more about the Songwriter's Club rocking out in the Big Onion at last night's open mic after the jump.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner held a press conference this morning in Harrisburg to call for Penn State reform on the state level, specifically on the Board of Trustees.
Wagner released a 124-page report to outline his proposed reforms, the most significant of which would be removing President Erickson as a voting member from the Board of Trustees.

On November 18, Team Hope, consisting of 6 current Penn State students and 2 recent graduates, will start dead last in the Philly Half-Marathon and will gain a THON donation for every single person they pass on the way.

In this week's distraction of the day column, we checked out a few of the 651 videos uploaded to the Penn State's YouTube profile. There are a variety of videos that are educational, funny and just plain awkward. If you were ever approached on the street and asked a bunch of questions, here are the videos that might be your time to shine in the spotlight.

At Friday's Student Activity Fee Board meeting, voting member and UPUA Chairman Spencer Malloy motioned to form a subcommittee to discuss membership of the board, and more specifically, the voting status of the University Park Allocation Committee chair. UPAC is an organization comprised of University Park students that works to allocate a portion the student activity fee funds that we all pay separate from our tuition.