Penn State Drops Russell Athletics

After years of seemingly-futile protesting, a Penn State student organization finally persuaded the University to end ties with its clothing supplier, Russell Athletics.

Full Collegian story here.

THON Sets New All-Time Record

The Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) broke last year's total (the previous all-time record) as the total was $7,490,133.87, shattering last year's $6,615,318.04.

Congratulations to all dancers, moralers, fundraisers, and everyone else involved.

Full Story at the Daily Collegian.

Homecoming 2009 Theme Revealed

At THON earlier today, the theme for 2009's Homecoming was revealed.

The theme is "Remember the Lion Within" (...whatever that means?)

Penn State Upsets #18 Illinois

In an exciting yet strangely low-scoring game, the Penn State Mens' Basketball Team beat the #18 Illinois squad at Illinois by a score of 38-33.

Full analysis of the game at the Daily Collegian.

THON Dancers Prepare for Marathon

The 2009 Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) begins this evening, and dancers will endure 46 hours of dancing to promote the Four Diamonds Fund.

Read a full Collegian story on the dancers here.

On-Campus Fraternity is Officially Shut Down

One of the four remaining on-campus fraternities, Beta Theta Pi (known colloquially as "Beta") has been officially shut down by their national chapter.

Members must vacate the house; a Collegian article states that they will be able to move into on-campus housing.

Full Collegian story here.

Summary of Lion's Saturday Win

The Daily Collegian has posted a short writeup of the Lion's defeat of the Golden Gophers this afternoon.

Read all about the Penn State Basketball win here.

Penn State Basketball Beats Minnesota

Penn State's men's basketball team defeated the Golden Gophers this afternoon by a score of 68-63.

The victory was very important as Penn State rides the tournament bubble.

ESPN's PSU central here.