Monday, November 23, 2009

Penn State University

Penn State Greets Clinton; Campus Leaders in Philly Endorse Obama

Tomorrow is the Pennsylvania primary, so naturally, we must talk about it. more >>

Trail Mix: Protest Edition

Students protest at the University of Michigan, SUNY-Geneseo, Penn State, and the University of Utah. more >>

Ron Paul to Visit Penn State

Despite the odds, the College Libertarians are still keen on the dark-horse Republican candidate. more >>

Penn State Offers Joe Pa Class

Students will focus on the university figure and the sports media. more >>

Candidates Descend on Pa. Campuses

Penn State, Temple, and Pitt get a taste of the Democratic campaigns. more >>

Trail Mix: Penn State Impeachment and Texas A&M Mascot Debate

The Interfraternity Council at Penn State University has impeached its president; students at Texas A&M really care about their mascot more >>

Penn State Water Too Dirty to Drink

Penn State has warned its students against drinking tap water, a problem that will be resolved "hopefully in a couple of days." more >>

When Activists and Valentine's Day Collide

There's been a proliferation of pro-gay-marriage demonstrations lately. more >>

Student Convicted of Posting Threatening Content on MySpace

A Penn State-Harrisburg student was convicted Tuesday of charges related to threatening messages left on his MySpace page. more >>

Much-Maligned Penn State Student Loses Job

One of the Penn State students who dressed up as Virginia Tech shooting victims at Halloween was fired from his Bank of America job in December. more >>

Facebook Won't Load. Panic Ensues

For almost a WHOLE DAY, Facebook refused to work at several universities. more >>

Nonstory of the Year

College students do the darndest things. Vote on 2007's most asinine news. more >>

Well, It Is Higher Education

Police at Penn State are investigating a student who they suspect was buying and selling large amounts of marijuana. more >>

Penn State Embraces Damage Control

Its president apologizes to the Virginia Tech community, its students pledge to wear maroon and orange, but skepticism persists. more >>

Trail Mix

There's free food at the University of Oklahoma after the ice storm; Penn State's student government find out what students are "pissed" about; Yale tries to improve its dining program more >>

Penn State Student Defends Costume

Despite death threats, controversial masquerader would "never ever ever" apologize. more >>

Worst Halloween Costume Ever

"If I was at Virginia Tech, I would hate Penn State for life." more >>

Trail Mix

Red flags representing rape victims were vandalized at the University of Utah; A nuclear reactor at Penn State continues to leak "slightly radioactive water" more >>

Empty Holsters Make a Point but Are Still a Fashion No-No

Every student activist's dream? Exercising First and Second Amendment rights. more >>

Trail Mix

Louisiana State's live tiger mascot makes debut; Cornell's compost collects large roadkill; PSU's Brock and Bridle Club protest vegetarians more >>

Facebook Generation Rallies for the Jena Six

As thousands descended upon the tiny town of Jena, La., college campuses have held their own events to protest the prosecution of six black Jena high schoolers. more >>

A Morbid Protesting Trend?

More than 1,000 miles from the massive antiwar protest on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, around 30 University of Nebraska students staged their own die-in protest—lyingstill on the ground—as football fans streamed into the much-hyped, nationally televised Nebraska-University of Southern California game Saturday. more >>

Penn State Cries a River

The Penn State student government gave its classmates a chance to make their voices heard at an "I'm Pissed About THIS..." table, the Daily Collegian writes more >>

A Generation's Defining Moment

In an anniversary year that isn't even a multiple of five, colleges (and their newspapers) across the nation commemorate the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon six years ago. more >>

The Music Industry Campus Crackdown Continues

Letters were sent to 58 colleges warning of possible lawsuits against students. more >>

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