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November 2008
Volume V Issue II
Staff Writer
As of post-Iowa vs. Penn
State, the Penn State Nittany
Lions are number eight in the
nation in the BCS standings.
Because of this, there is a good
chance that Penn State will be
going to the Rose Bowl. Oregon
State is currently a front-runner
for this year’s Rose Bowl. Penn
State destroyed Oregon State in
their game earlier this year.
In addition, Penn State has
finished in the top fifteen in
total defense the past four years
with the highest national rank-
ing in 2004 coming in at tenth
place nationally. So far this
year, Penn State has a record of
nine wins and one loss, which is
amazing for the simple fact that
defense to injury and stupidity.
Chalk it up to good coaching, -
Defensive Line Coach Larry
ordinator Tom Bradley have
simply had their guys ready to
play this season. Of the past
three National Championships,
two have been decided by that
team that has the higher ranked
total defense.
After only nine games,
Penn State has nearly equaled
last year's team touchdown to-
2007 edition of the Nittany Li-
ons with 47 total touch downs.
back Daryll Clark and this
year's new offense, the "Spread
HD?” are the cause. The Nittany
Lions offensive line has pro-
duced a 1,000 yard rusher the
past three years in a row, and
has produced one in Evan
Royster. Sophomore Aaron
Maybin (defensive end) has
eleven sacks through his first
top five in the nation in total
sacks.
Among that top five, May-
bin is the youngest eligibility-
wise. It should be fun to see him
play next year and the year after
that, if he doesn't jump to the
NFL first. All three senior wide
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receivers, Jordan Norwood,
Derrick Williams, and Deon
Butler, are in the top ten in all-
time career receptions at Penn
State with Norwood in the lead
with 144 receptions. “Our re-
ceivers are awesome,” states
Freshman Jon Danenberg.
Coach Joe Paterno is ahead of
Bobby Bowden by only one
game at 381 wins.
On Saturday, November
15, the Nittany Lions will face
Indiana for the last home game
of the season at the Beaver Sta-
dium. This will be the last
game will be shown: in the Wi-
estling Student Center this year.
The game begins at noon.
BY KATIE WARCHOLAK
Staff Writer
Beer pong tournament in
the MPR! Guys dressing in
drag at General Studies
Building! What has the world
come to? Don’t worry, it’s for
charity! These were only two
of the many events of THON,
which is a charity organiza-
tion that helps kids with can-
cer. THON is the largest stu-
dent-run philanthropy in the
world.
Root beer pong is one of
the many events that have
taken place this semester. The
tournament, which took place
in the MPR, had a large turn-
out of both returning students
and freshmen. Rollbacks
seemed to be a cause for
taken behind the back, while
the root beer pong balls from
straight shots seemed to have
a mind of their own as they
flew across the gym and
landed under tables. After
several frustrating rounds of
the game, Sophomore
Amanda Yost jokingly com-
mented, “I can’t believe I lost
to two guys named Spidey
and Flash!” The hotshot
pong champs at the end
of the night were
sophomores Charlie
Beneke and
Gregg Mann.
With a
nearly packed
auditorium and hun-
dreds of dollars raised
came Mr. Mont Alto
2008. Now don’t be
fooled, this wasn’t the manly
man type of competition that
the name suggests. It was
actually a beauty pageant
where the contestants were
guys dressed up as smoking
hot ladies. This strange
sounding show was all in
good fun, and the men had
nearly as much fun as the
crowd. This event also helped
raise a lot of money for the
cause according to hostess,
Sophomore Kathy Le. “The
show was definitely a su®-
cess. Everyone enjoyed them-
selves and we raised over 400
dollars for kids with cancer.
It’s the best feeling in the
world,” said Le.
This year, the competi-
tion consisted of mainly
freshmen and sophomores
while the beauty pageant it-
self consisted of four parts:
evening wear, bathing suit,
question and answer, and
talent. Talents included a an
acoustic guitar solo, dancing,
singing, lip syncing, and even
an unplugged Guitar Hero
solo. Although all of the
men’s talents were impres-
sive, the skimpy outfits left
little to be unseen to the audi-
ence. After fierce competition
Sophomore Mike Francis was
crowned “queen” at the end
of the night.
Events like these
help make raising money
for charity fun. There
will also be a date
“auction and Rock
Band Tournament
. in the near fu-
4§° ture. With the
. @ S$ great turnouts
and enthusiasm
from students at events
"like these this year, Mont
Alto will surely help raise
THON and kids with cancer.
This year, Mont Alto THON
hopes to raise $22,500 for the
kids.