Campus Culture

Group projects can be arguably just as stressful as writing papers, but guess what – they don’t have to be. Follow Valley’s Do’s and Don’ts of working on group projects to make sure that you get an A without pulling out your hair!

Going to Penn State means that we have the world at our fingertips, and not in the metaphorical sense. Studying abroad is highly encouraged at this university, and that might be why the Global Programs website provides students with a mind blowing list of over 250 countries with available study abroad programs.

In a powerful documentary titled “The Truth 365,” pediatric cancer patients are given a voice in social media to describe the struggles of a cancer-fighting childhood.

Friday and Saturday, Penn State’s very own Songwriter’s Club (SWC) put on an incredible two-night show with 100% of the proceeds going towards THON! For just $5, the audience could see some of the most talented musicians Penn State has to offer play in an intimate setting.

With over 40,000 students at Penn State, when class lets out. campus suddenly gets crowded…and fast. For your sake (and the sake of others), keep these dos and don’ts in mind while you’re strolling around on this beautiful campus at peak crowd times.

“Here’s the mail, it never fails. It makes me wanna wag my tail. When it comes I want to wail—MAIL!”

Yes, we did just quote “Blue’s Clues”. It may be a silly song from the past, but it’s exactly how most of the dancers feel when Mail Call comes around THON weekend.

As any young child would do, many of us used to laugh and make fun of our grandparents when they would tell us that their walk to school was uphill both ways. How could that even be possible?

Well, I’m sure most of you have already kicked yourselves for thinking that. When it comes to Penn State’s campus there is no such thing as “flat ground”. Walking to and from class around Happy Valley is indeed uphill both ways and can become quite of a pain in the winter months.

Each semester, Penn State welcomes a new set of transfer students to our campus. Whether they’ve transferred from a commonwealth campus, or an entirely different school, this relived freshmen year experience has its pros and cons.

Perhaps most exciting, with anticipation building around upcoming THON weekend, PSU’s newest fitness class, THON Prep, is designed to help prepare volunteers’ bodies for the 46 hour stand against pediatric cancer.

Dating here is casual — as in any college setting. Our social scene just doesn’t nurture romance. On-the-dance-floor make-outs and party hopping all night doesn’t leave much room for heartfelt conversations and fairytale beginnings.

Oh, the Holiday season.

The time when, after everyone is done freaking out about finals, students pack up and head home for a well deserved break. While some have to drive (or fly) for hours on end, a select group of students only have to endure about a 10-minute commute home.

Goo Goo Cluster; sounds like a cereal for babies, right? What about Happy Happy Joy Joy… or some Arboretum Breeze? Are those air fresheners?

Ye Olde State College Diner may be famous for grilled stickies, but when it comes to tradition, theirs is rooted good food and philanthropy.

The dinner table at Thanksgiving is always a special time for families to share a meal and memories of the past year- or in my case, a chance for embarrassing stories and awkward topics to be discussed.

It’s that time of year again! The weather is getting chilly, the holiday season is picking up speed and what better way to celebrate the start of the season than with local comfort foods and Thanksgiving inspired dishes?

Notice a cardboard town outside the HUB this Monday? So did we.

To kick off National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, a handful of clubs set up cardboard homes in from of the Pollock Road entrance. Set up began around 9 or 10 a.m. and the town displays lasted for hours.