Seven months ago, Penn State launched a "strategic plan" to deal with the challenges of operating a research university in the worrisome economic climate.
One facet of this plan seeks to ease the transition for Commonwealth students transferring to University Park. The University has formed a steering committee to improve these student transitions and has increased the flow of information to Commonwealth students considering such a transition. Read on for more comments and details.
Just before the start of spring break, Penn State announced the creation of a second university-controlled Twitter account, @penn_state.
This new account is in addition to the longstanding @pennstatelive account that has become a popular addition to Penn Stater's feeds. Intrigued as to why the University would create a second account when it already had a popular one to begin with, I contacted the Penn State Department of Public Information to find out more.
Follow the break to see what I discovered...
In their continued attempt at the hearts and minds of college women, the editors and writers at Valley Magazine have teamed up with herCampus.com to bring us the first annual PSU Mr. Freshman 2013. What's herCampus.com you may ask? It's basically Valley Magazine. Only online. And national.
HerCampus.com is a new Web site for college women. The site covers everything from career advice to dorm life to relationships. Her Campus Penn State, using editors and writers from Penn State's Valley magazine, is a part of Her Campus that creates content written specifically for Penn State women.
For the Mr. Penn State Freshman competition, the writers of Valley Magazine have picked four gentlemen that they consider to be the pride of the class of 2013. With GPA's ranging from 2.8 to 4.0, and extracurriculars ranging from Scandinavian club to Ballroom Dancing, these gentlemen truly span the spectrum of the Penn State freshman class. So check out the website to find out the answers to the deep, difficult questions: what would you buy at Walmart with a blank check, what's your favorite talking point on a date, etc.
While you're there, vote for your favorite Freshman, and check out the rest of herCampus.com
Cheap Week begins on LionMenus.com today. What does that mean? Delicious food for ridiculously cheap prices. Check it out if you want some good noms!
Tell us about your favorite special of the week.
But this one's different from most of our THON coverage, I swear.
Kylie Nellis, a Penn State cheerleader majoring in broadcast journalism, produced this short documentary about her dancing in THON. Definitely a different point of view than most of us experienced.
http://www.youtube.com/v/4IPVwh4V4nc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0
The second half is after the jump.
Max Wendkos, president of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), contributed a column to today's Collegian making an argument against student-created drinking holidays.
However, in contrast to the normal argument against the holidays rooted in their obvious public safety implications, Wendkos asks the student body to realize that by disregarding the pleas of community members to control ourselves, we are telling them to "shove it."
We have found ourselves in the middle of a political game in which we have no leverage. We cannot simply "party" those whohave expressed concerns into submission. The longer it takes the student body to recognize this and to make the appropriate adjustments, the more we stand to lose.
Head on over to the Collegian and check out the full column. It's well worth the read.
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