A local attorney says asking downtown bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol on State Patty's Day is not the right solution to curb rowdiness related to the Penn State student-created event.
Pizza Heaven is now open again at 301 Science Park Road, which is unfortunately a hike and a haul from campus and nowhere near as convenient as the previous location on North Atherton.
But the real action happens every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between midnight and 4 a.m., and despite not being willing to give their names, the CATA bus drivers left no details out in describing their rowdy after-dark shifts.
For the second straight year, Penn State is offering to pay downtown bars to close on State Patty's Day. A university paying a private, off-campus drinking establishment to close its doors to students of legal age is likely unprecedented, but it has been part of Student Affairs VP Damon Sims' plan to curtain the holiday since last year.
With two main places to smoke hookah downtown, one writer highlights the advantages of both spots.
Bad news could be coming for students who commute to campus from a few miles away -- CATA is expected to increase its bus fare by 25 cents.