We aren't exactly media darlings right now, so here's my plea to the Penn State community: Let's show the world what we're really about. We have an academic legacy to protect.
An update on the Penn State Panhellenic Facebook recruitment logo policy. The policy has changed from punishing those who do not change their pictures to now rewarding them.
The Panhellenic Council has mandated that all chapter members make their Facebook profile pictures an ugly logo from August 15th until Fall 2012 recruitment is over. Here's why I think this is bullshit.
For the past thirteen years, the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics has educated Arts Fest attendees about the wonders and the mysteries of the universe. AstroFest 2012 aims to provide the lay community with a basic understanding of nature.
As soon as classes are out for spring, the majority of the student population flees Happy Valley, only to return for drunken meddling on random weekends like Arts Fest. But there are some students who become know as the "summer stragglers," who find semi-gainful employment at assorted downtown establishments or talk their parents into letting them take summer session classes.
After years of requests for a discounted meal plan for students who live off campus, Housing and Food Services is just now offering plans designed to give "commuter" students a discount at on campus eateries. Well, sort of.