Campus Culture

You know those times when you go to another country, say something and receive blank stares in return? Even in English-speaking countries, language can vary greatly.

Terry O’Neil, the president of National Organization for Women (NOW), spoke Sunday night about the state of women’s reproductive rights in America. She opened her talk with a shocking statistic: that one in three women will have an abortion by age 45.

Already registered for recruitment? Great! You’ve already taken one step toward an amazing college experience.

This past summer when I was interning in Shanghai, China, my colleagues told me the first-ever Chinese-American food restaurant was to be open in the city.

Penn State is a great place for those with all kinds of interests (is there really a club exclusively for people with the name ‘Bob’? We don’t doubt it) and let’s face it—everyone wants to identify with a group they can call family away from home.

Cheerleaders? Check. Frat guys? Check. Sororities? Check. Pep rallies? Check. There’s only one place you’ll find all these things: America.

There is always a pamphlet or website somewhere that tells you what to pack for your new dorm room, but sadly, there is no instruction manual for how to say goodbye to your hometown friends.

Missed the online sale on Penn State Athletics website? The tickets you want are gone? The football ticket process can be stressful and overwhelming for game day rookies (like me) but chances are, you can still buy them.

In all of us, there is a certain desire to contribute to something. Maybe this desire comes from a genuine want to give, or maybe some of us just want to impress our future bosses.

When it comes to cramming for a stressful finals week, we’ve all heard plenty of unsolicited advice. “Always make flash cards.” “Study one topic at a time.” “Try to get plenty of sleep.”

The semester is quickly coming to an end, and seniors are preparing their caps and gowns. Now that most of their work is done, they have the time to look back on their years at PSU and think about what they would have done differently, or what they know they did right.

Call me crazy, but until about three weeks ago I had no idea what Blue and White Weekend was. And to be honest, I’m still not quite sure what it is.

Attention business majors: somewhere out there is a book that tells you exactly how to rise in the ranks of the business world without really trying—but you’ll have to get it from a J. Pierrepont Finch, first.

Have you ever looked into your closet full of clothes and shoes and said to yourself: “Oh my goodness, I have nothing to wear!” Yup—any fashionista probably has.

Penn State’s Relay for Life this weekend was, as always, an amazing success. The event, which raises funds for cancer research and treatment year-round, takes no backseat to THON—it walks alongside it.

Basically, we all go to college to get a job, because if we don’t, there’s no way we can succeed. None of us really want to be stuck in a dead-end job when we’re 30, so we’re busting our butts now to earn that degree.

“Every year one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday,” says Jasmin Enriquez the Founder and Director of Penn State’s Sexual Violence Awareness Week.

Chances are you’ve walked by it a thousand times. You can recognize its glorious chimes from anywhere on campus. No matter how many times you pass it on your way to class, just one look and you fall in love with Penn State all over again.

Well, we’re in the home stretch as yet another semester nears the end. For some of you (lucky) freshmen, that means packing up your dorm and gearing up for a summer filled with high school friends and part-time jobs that leave plenty of time for sunbathing and vacations.