We’re beginning to hear just how President Hope’s stimulus package is going to get State College going. C0ngressman Glenn Thompson is trying to brand the projects as his own, but Veblen pointed out a little inconsistency with that: Thompson actually voted against the omnibus bill. Centre County will benefit from upgrades to Routes 26 and […]
The Collegian had an exceptional column in today’s paper. The piece, written by Alex Weisler, was a look at America through the lens of a Greyhound bus ride. It’s well worth a read. With Greyhound, you don’t value the journey. It’s so clear that it’s all about the destination because, without the destination, you sure-as-hell […]
Because sometimes they can just switch homes. Penn State Lehigh Valley will be leaving its Fogelsville campus to move into the imminently defunct Lehigh Valley College campus. The move has not been approved by the old wise men trustees yet– they’ll be voting at their March 20 meeting. Veblen over at Left of Centre thinks […]
Another rally was held by UPUA this afternoon at Old Main to raise awareness about Penn State’s budget crisis. However, despite the offer of free pretzels, only a handful of students attended, and most of those who attended were either in UPUA or with a media organization. Why was the attendance so sparse? OK, I’ll […]
Governor Rendell said today that $42 million of federal stimulus money appropriated to Pennsylvania will be used to support Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities: Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and Lincoln. Hopefully the money is not just divided into quarters, as Penn State has 92,633 students compared to a combined 66,671 students at the other three universities. […]