Graham Spanier recently blogged at the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Brainstorm about how prepared Penn State is for whatever comes our way. If you can imagine it, we probably have a committee for it. At Penn State we have a Foodborne Illness Committee and an Avian Flu Committee. There is a committee that plans for […]
A number of stories ran today that in aggregate paint a dismal picture for the economic state of Penn State. The Centre Daily Times reported that Graham Spanier told the Faculty Senate on Tuesday there will probably not be any pay raises this year. “The only way to close a gap of this magnitude with […]
Yup. According to the Collegian, Borough Council is thinking of imposing a 10% tax on poured alcoholic beverages. “We all want it,” Council President Elizabeth Goreham said. “This is our dream tax.” The proposed measure represents an opportunity for the borough to receive income from its student population, which typically pays fewer taxes than permanent […]
The Collegian reported this morning that the Senior Class Gift Committee has hung tags on the gifts donated by previous classes. Tagged gifts include the Allen Street Gates, the aquarium in the HUB-Robeson Center and a bust of former Penn State President Edwin E. Sparks in the Sparks Building, among others to represent a “diverse […]
Left of Centre posted this interesting tidbit today, What do the three Trustees, Brosius, Junker and Rowell, quoted in this morning’s Collegian article on the SOE rumor have in common? Since 1997, all three have only contributed to to Republican candidates in federal elections. We also enjoyed his analysis of the trustees’ comments in the […]
The Bboy どーも’s Blog (don’t understand what that means? don’t worry, neither do we) posted about his experience at yesterday’s TI concert. Our bboy showed up to the BJC at 1:00 pm so he could be sure that he was first in line for the 7:00 pm concert. (Yesterdays average temperature was 19°F.) However, due […]