College Colors Day promotes spirit
Penn State students can show their spirit by wearing blue and white today as part of the national College Colors Day 2008.
Students are encouraged to wear jerseys, T-shirts, jewelry -- anything that shows school pride, according to a press release from the Collegiate Licensing Company, which organizes the event.
"The annual celebration is dedicated to promote the traditions and spirit that make the college experience great," the release reads. The date is meant to coincide with the beginning of classes and the start of college football season. The first College Colors Day was held Sept. 2, 2005.
Penn State tourism lab gets $60,000
Correction appended
Penn State is among six organizations and initiatives receiving $60,000 in grant money.
Tourism Cares, a non-profit organization that focuses on preservation and conservation in the tourism industry, awarded Penn State's Tourism Research Lab one of six $10,000 grants, with matching funds from Sebastian Kolowa University College, said Zachary Morrison, Tourism Cares spokesman.
The money will go toward revitalizing the tourism industry in Tanzania, Morrison added.
This brief incorrectly reported the amount of a grant given to Penn State's Tourism Research Lab. The correct amount of the grant is $10,000.
Bus schedule to change for Labor Day
The Centre Area Transportation Authority's Centre Line and Centre Ride services will operate on their Sunday service schedules on Monday (Labor Day), according to a CATA press release. There will be no change to the regularly scheduled Loop and Link service, according to the release.
Regular Centre Line and Centre Ride full service will resume on Tuesday, the release stated.
For more information, visit catabus.com, call 814-238-2282 or refer to the Fall 2008 Ride Guide.
Musician returns to State College
State College native Dawn Kinnard will be playing a homecoming concert at 8 p.m. Sunday at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. Her career has taken her to Nashville, Tenn., and London, and this is her first time back in State College in more than five years. The Blue Hornet Band will be opening the show. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.
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