Remember that U.S. News & World Report contest? Mark pledged to you that if we won, he would “put up one Mark-act-of-shame.” Well, we did, so now it’s your chance to vote on what he will do. Voting closes after this weekend. [poll id=”2″]
THON got some recognition from Washington yesterday. Representative Glenn Thompson made a two-minute speech in the House of Representatives on Tuesday commending Penn State for THON. Thompson is a Republican representative for Pennsylvania’s fifth district. We Penn Staters’ have a saying; ‘WE ARE PENN STATE’, but Madam Speaker, as you can see, it goes without […]
UPDATE 3-6-09: You can look at our photo galleries from THON here. UPDATE 3-3-09: You can watch the video in our update story. I just received a text message from a couple friends about possible coverage of THON on the Today Show. Here is the message: FWD: THON is going to be featured TOMORROW MORNING […]
I know, I know – as soon as you honor our requests to vote in an online poll, we’re back for more. But this is different; as the Collegian pointed out, I made a pledge, and now I have to own up to it. Honestly speaking, I was stunned that we won. I didn’t expect […]
Monday night we attended The STOOP: Spoken Word Lounge at West Commons. Unlike the whiny, esoteric (pardon my generalizations) drivel one might expect from a poetry slam populated by college kids, The STOOP proved to be a funny, crazy, and intensely emotional window into the lives of its performers. The stage, set up to look […]
What: The Penn State International Affairs and Debate Association is hosting the University’s second annual Model United Nations Conference. They will be kicking off the three day meeting of students from regional universities on February 28 with a keynote speech by distinguished university alumnus Charles Bierbauer. Bierbauer is an Emmy award winning journalist who served […]