Month: February 2009

The Natty Nittany

By Tim

“A Sophomore on the Streets.” Photographed on College Ave. Ladies – take a lesson from this one. This is a stellar outfit. Very simple, yet still very hip. The purple topcoat is a great piece, especially with the raw edging and the accented pocket lining. An atypical wash dresses up her denim a bit more […]

Dance Marathon?

By Eli Glazier

2/26/09 4:14 pm

While our THON is over, if you recall from a post OS had a few weeks ago, other schools have dance marathons. In fact, the second longest running one, next to ours, is held at Northwestern University. Held from March 6th to the 8th, aka next weekend (Shortened months are a bitch, right?), they have […]

Fundraiser Switches from Athletics Dept to Smeal

By Davis

2/26/09 2:12 pm

Joe Battista will be leaving his current position as Executive Director of the Nittany Lion Club to become the Director of Major Gifts for the Smeal College of Business. The Nittany Lion Club is the fundraising organization for the Penn State Athletics Department. His tenure as Executive Director introduced him to a wide variety of […]

The Natty Nittany

By Tim

2/26/09 11:54 am

Michael. Photographed in the HUB. College is to be taken with an open mind. This look might not be for everyone – we understand – yet there is definitely a clear image here. From the neck down, he’s perfectly suited to be a model for Banana Republic, something that many would agree is excellent. Everything […]

Is Haagen-Dazs bee-ing wise with their money?

By Davis

2/26/09 11:43 am

Haagen-Dazs has pledged $125,000 to Penn State to support honey bee research. The money’s going to some pretty interesting projects, to say the least, but that’s the beauty of being a research university. Two Haagen-Dazs Graduate Fellowships in Pollinator Health will be created that include $25,000 stipends. The fellows will “be working on topics such […]

Addendum to the Newspaper Post

By Davis

2/26/09 10:50 am

At the danger of encouraging an echo chamber, we wanted to post an addendum to our look at the state of college newspapers. In the post, we said: If the Collegian finds itself short of funds, then it could always ask the University for a greater subsidy, but the chances of a successful result are […]

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