Spanier addresses state legislature as funding woes continue
Penn State, Pennsylvania’s only land-grant institution, has suffered nearly $50 million in state budget cuts and rescissions over the past three years. The 2003-04 state budget, which was approved by the legislature in late December, dealt the University a $14.7 million cut from last year’s initial funding level. And in his 2004-05 proposed budget, Governor Edward Rendell calls for only a 2.25% increase in funding for Penn State—which is below the proposed increase for the other public colleges in the Commonwealth, and well below Penn State’s request.
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Alumni Association, DMAIG continue tradition of THON support
Few events at Penn State generate as much excitement and spirit as the annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Of course, the name “Dance Marathon” has always seemed a bit too formal for this event. Instead, it’s known simply and affectionately as THON. And while the name might be simple, putting on the nation’s largest student-run philanthropy is anything but.
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