UPUA Candidate Spotlight: Shannon Rafferty's experience is her key to victory in this year's race.
Pride Week is in full swing for the LGBTQA community at Penn State, and we've got the listing of the rest of this week's festivities.
This season was a historic one for Penn State men’s hockey, and just about every positive record was broken in its third season at the Division I level. From its three once-unproven freshman to its highlight-reel goals and soon-to-be NHL player, let’s take a look back at this year in hockey.
If Governor Tom Wolf's budget is passed, increasing the state allocation to Penn State in the process, in-state students would reap the benefits of a tuition freeze as a result. President Eric Barron announced the planned freeze at a Pennsylvania State Senate Appropriations hearing on Tuesday, potentially paving the way for the university's first tuition freeze since 1967, a whopping 48 years ago, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Penn State athletes continue to excel on the field and in the classroom. A record 500 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 grade point average. Of those 500, 241 of these athletes earned dean's list honors with a GPA of 3.5, according to GoPSUSports.
The first presidential debate of the 2015 UPUA election took place last night, with each ticket addressing a slew of issues at the forefront. Ryan Belz, Hamsa Fayed, Emily McDonald, and Shannon Rafferty sat in front of their peers, accompanied by their respective running mates--Zach Longstreth, Dylan Sundy, Terry Ford, and Gokul Sundar. The mood felt light, as each ticket seemed to agree with the other's plan, asking thorough questions with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of each ticket's plan going forward.