
Let the #culture Tweets ensue.
According to a study done by Deadspin published yesterday, the highest compensated state employee in 40 of 50 states is a sports coach. The list includes 27 football coaches, 13 basketball coaches, and one hockey coach.

John Ziegler recently sat down with a show called "For The Record" on WHVL for a 40+ minute segment going over the Sandusky situation from start to finish.
I don't agree with everything he has to say, but the two videos are worth the watch if you have some free time.

On Wednesday, an anonymous couple donated $2.2 million to Penn State's Geochemistry program, housed within the Geosciences department of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The $2.2 million will endow a faculty chair in Geosciences, which will bring "an individual who is among the very best" in the field to Penn State.

I have a confession: I could eat pasta for every meal, 365 days a year. Fettucini, orrachetti, farfalle, penne, or my personal favorite bucatini -- it doesn't matter -- I love them all. I eat them all with exorbitant amounts of pleasure and delight. I know I am not alone in my obsession, for there are already over 400 people who plan on attending Fasta Pasta's "Free Pasta Day" this Friday, according to the Facebook event.

A team of undergrads and grad students secured their second consecutive victory in the national Weather Challenge.

Senior guard Maggie Lucas and sophomore forward/center Candice Agee have been invited to participate in USA Women's Basketball Trials, per GoPSUSports.com