
Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Penn State senior and Schreyer Scholar Peter Breen, who passed away last week while on vacation in Italy. Dean Christian Brady confirmed the death in an email to the Schreyer community this afternoon.

The drama has been never ending for the Penn State football team, from the final minutes in Wisconsin three months ago until now, the first day of spring practice. Today marks another first in the Franklin Era -- the first time he and his staff will get to see their players in full pads.

Coach Patrick Chambers, who has proven to be magnanimous over the years, is again opening his wallet, paying for student tickets to Wednesday's first-round College Basketball Invitational game against Hampton. All students have to do is show their PSU ID at Gate A, and they're in for the 7 p.m. contest.

This may be the funniest video ever produced by GoPSUSports. Check it out, as Coach Josh Gattis attempts to run a sub-4.8 second 40-yard-dash.

The loudest voices in this upcoming Board of Trustees election are those who are living in the past, driven primarily by an unhealthy thirst for vengeance. They refuse to acknowledge that the present poses new and distinct challenges, and that our Trustees are the ones who must lead this university through an uncertain future.

The recent kingmakers of the Penn State Board of Trustees announced its three endorsements this morning, with little surprise. Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship will support Alice Pope, Bob Jubelrirer, and Al Lord after a closed primary process between six candidates.