Student activism is both the sign of a healthy university and of a malfunctioning one. That’s why this year has been so confusing. To recap: Graham said that student activism is dead, but then decided not to meet with the student activists who were staging a peaceful demonstration mere feet from his office about Russell […]
President Obama has stated that compensation for executives at companies receiving stimulus, or bail-out, money will be capped at $500,000. Businesses aren’t the only ones receiving funds from the government in this stimulus package, so are universities; Graham Spanier, as of 2006, has a yearly salary of $545,016. Obama’s mandate does not affect university administrators, […]
United Students Against Sweatshops has been lobbying the university to suspend its contract with Russell Athletic for a long time now. You might remember this fall, they staged a study-in at Old Main to raise awareness about the issue. The USAS argument is simple: Russell was cited by the Workers Rights Consortium for closing down […]
Dear Diary, The past few days have been great! The Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl. Take that Dallas! I’ve been brushing up on my pop culture by listening to Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter III. I am so hood. Also, I dealt a great blow to the United Students Against Sweatshops club on campus. If […]
You might remember that in December the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) took issue with the Penn State Principles, specifically this passage: Actions motivated by hate, prejudice, or intolerance violate this principle. I will not engage in any behaviors that compromise or demean the dignity of individuals or groups, including intimidation, stalking, harassment, […]
There’s been a lot of talk lately around campus about Penn State expenditures. This got some of us thinking about how much money the University invests in its second greatest asset (other than us, the students, of course): its faculty. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Joint Government Commission, this query can be answered. The report sensually […]