Penn State has record turn-out for recruitment

[nittanygirl]

The county has declared a flood emergency today.
We're still all basically swimming around campus. Not a good day for the PNMs to have to walk around campus, but fortunately, the rain has cooled down the temperature a bit so it is not ridiculously hot during the parties (just ridiculously wet between them)

[Mevara]

Originally Posted by nittanygirl

The county has declared a flood emergency today.
We're still all basically swimming around campus. Not a good day for the PNMs to have to walk around campus, but fortunately, the rain has cooled down the temperature a bit so it is not ridiculously hot during the parties (just ridiculously wet between them)

The declared a flood emergency, so does that mean that recruitment is post-poned?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Mevara

The declared a flood emergency, so does that mean that recruitment is post-poned?

I doubt it - that's more of a don't drive measure. The PNMs are all on campus and they can walk to and fro.

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by Mevara

The declared a flood emergency, so does that mean that recruitment is post-poned?

Penn State doesn't close/cancel/postpone anything rain/flooding/ice for anything at Main Campus.
There is a Facebook group that is "When the world ends in 2012, Penn State University Park will still be open"

We're like the post office, neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail...
There was snow up to my knees and the roads weren't even clear my sophomore year and they told professors they would face disciplinary action if they canceled their classes. Um, hello? Some of them drive over an hour to get here each day and a lot of us live off campus. If city transportation is closed, you really shouldn't expect students and teachers to risk their lives coming to campus.


That said, good luck to everyone tonight. Hopefully the next big storm holds out until after the parties!

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by nittanygirl

Penn State doesn't close/cancel/postpone anything rain/flooding/ice for anything at Main Campus.
There is a Facebook group that is "When the world ends in 2012, Penn State University Park will still be open"

We're like the post office, neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail...
There was snow up to my knees and the roads weren't even clear my sophomore year and they told professors they would face disciplinary action if they canceled their classes. Um, hello? Some of them drive over an hour to get here each day and a lot of us live off campus. If city transportation is closed, you really shouldn't expect students and teachers to risk their lives coming to campus.

Penn State Behrend is the same way. I was there for 4 1/2 years, and class was cancelled once, for half the day, when the electricity went out across campus for some reason (I can't remember what it was, but it wasn't because of the weather).

Being right on Lake Erie, with "lake effect snow" (if I never hear that term again, it'll be too soon), sudden blinding whiteouts, and constant highway closings, you'd think the school would have closed at least a couple times in half a decade. Nope.