With a look of disgust permanently frozen onto his face and @OnwardState's Twitter feed resonating from his desktop, Graham Spanier announced from Old Main yesterday that the social networking site would no longer be accessible from anywhere on the University grounds.
Read on to find out what happened...
The Daily Collegian's search for a new general manager has come to an end. When the newspaper's GM Gerry Hamilton announced his resignation, the Collegian began looking for a replacement (see our March 17 post). And they've finally found one.
Insiders at the Collegian have been quoted as saying, "Based on a statistical analysis of the number of hours put into this search by the Collegian's administration, the height and weight of the applicants for the position, their median age, and their average number of cups of coffee consumed daily, we have reached the conclusion that the quest for a new general manager was only slightly less treacherous and time consuming than Percival's quest for the Holy Grail. However, we believe our new GM will allow the newspaper to illuminate the Penn State community in never-before seen ways, making it a shining, glimmering beacon of journalistic light. He has truly been the pot o' gold at the end of the leprechaun's rainbow."
And who, you may ask, is deserving of such eloquent praise and acclamation?
Why, it's none other than our very own Davis Shaver!
Read his planned initiatives after the jump.
Mike Wallace, one of the students in charge of the UPUA's spring concert, sent a freshman intern to our offices this morning with a list of artists performing at Wallypalooza Last Call Last Stop.
Wallace explained to us why he choose Canada's pride and joy, Nickelback, to headline the event.
After the jump: details on the "hip hop" headliner.
After two stunning weeks of campaigning, the results are in, and Christan Ragland will be the president of the Fifth Assembly of the University Park Undergraduate Association.
Read on for statements from both candidates.
Less Than Jake is headlining Movin' On, if you haven't heard. I've seen them a couple of times live, and they're a pretty decent live show. Though I don't like their new stuff nearly as much as their old stuff (newer is much more punk than ska, in my opinion), I believe they will still put on a great show.
Read on for my thoughts on the other confirmed acts.
The State Theatre recently announced that Jakob Dylan, folk singer/songwriter, will be playing a show in support of his upcoming second solo album, Women and Country, on May 21, 2010.
On the Jakob Dylan and Three Legs tour, Dylan will be accompanied by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. Both Case and Hogan provided backing vocals to several of the tracks on Dylan's upcoming album, which is being produced long time partner T-Bone Burnett and is schedule for an April 6 release date.
Although the show is scheduled for after finals week, Kristy Cyone, the marketing director for The State Theatre, does not believe this will have a negative impact on student turnout.
"We believe there will be a great response to bringing this tour to Happy Valley," says Cyone, who believes Dylan's popularity will also draw a large number of community members. "I would recommend getting tickets early and not taking a chance on a sellout, because it's a very good possibility."
More details after the jump.
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