It's the most wonderful time of year: break.

While we at the Collegian love our jobs (seriously), we never complain about the end of a semester. And what a semester it was.

-- Penn State heads to the Rose Bowl after the most exciting football season since 2005.
-- State College hosted 1.5 riots.
-- The most exciting presidential campaign of our lifetime came to a close with the election of Barack Obama.
-- The Collegian goes visual and produces 70 videos!

Not one of the above items is less exciting than the others.

But finals are just about over for just about everyone (Sorry, sis. See you at home!), and it's time to kick back, relax, and forget about work, right?

Well, as it turns out, someone forgot to tell the news to stop and wait for us to come back. This isn't so much a break as it is a chance to work from home.

Check the Collegian Web site frequently throughout break, because we'll continue to work, even if we don't have a newspaper to print.

As we get closer to Jan. 1, keep an eye out for our Rose Bowl edition home page. Our hard-working Web and football staffs and senior photographer Nathan Smith will be keeping you up to date with all of the articles, videos and blog posts you can take.

My New Year's resolution is to blog at least 10 times more than last semester. Shouldn't be too hard. Be sure to stay part of the conversation.

"The most famous anonymous source in American history" passed away yesterday, ending one of journalism's finest chapters.

Mark Felt, better known as "Deep Throat," died at the age of 95.

Until a few years ago, Felt was only known to the country as the former No. 2 man in the FBI. Deep Throat, on the other hand, is in many more history books. His anonymous tips to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward helped uncover the Watergate scandal and eventually unseat the president.

Felt is the example many newspaper editors look to when deciding whether to use an anonymous source. Some papers have more strict policies than others regarding anonymity, but all respect the power of it. To have an anonymous source is to tell your readers, "We can't tell you who it is, but we promise he's legit." It's a power that can be powerful, but it can also be easily abused.

Felt recognized this power when he spoke on the record anonymously. And in doing so, he declared that everyone, even the president, must be held accountable, even if by the press.

For that, Mark Felt, I (and I think I speak for most newspaper editors) thank you. Rest in peace.

Remember that time you really loved something you read here? You wanted to tell me, but you also wanted every other reader to know just how much you loved that post?

Well how about when you disagreed or had a different thought, not just about my blog, but any Collegian blog post?

Well now you can speak your mind. Collegian blogs present: comments. The only requirement is a Facebook account, which we're going out on a limb to assume you have.

To comment on any blog, click the "Comments" button below. Still with me?

Then click the "Connect with Facebook" button and type in you username and password. The Collegian does not obtain this information. All of your information remains part of Facebook.

After this, you're ready to comment.

Blogs should be conversational; that's how we look at it. We look forward to hearing the other side of the conversation.

It's officially that time between fall and winter. It's Bowl Season.

The Navy-Wake Forest game is blaring in the other room (Anchors Away!) and my sleeping and eating schedule is built around halftimes and breaks between games.

But I'm no expert on college football. I just enjoy watching it.

Brian Eller, Josh Langenbacher, Travis Johnson and Andrew Wible are the Collegian's experts on the subject, and they've made their picks for the 08-09 bowl season. Check it out here.

They've been covering Penn State football all season long, and they'll be spending more than a week out in sunny Pasadena, starting the day after Christmas. Keep an eye on both the Collegian home page and the Footblog all through break to stay up to date on all things college football.

Congratulations are in order for the Fall 2008 graduates of Penn State. It's a tough market you're entering, but those of us still in college are hoping it rights itself soon (for all of us).

Thank you especially to those seniors who have finished their time at the Collegian. It's a big staff, but each of you has left an unforgettable mark. Best of luck to Stephanie Anderson, Robert Peng, Shane St. Esprit, Erin Prah, Paul Nordeman, Nicole Sciotto, Jessica Remitz, Qian Li, Kyle Lewis, Virginia Harrison, Catherine Battle, Lauren Bressler and Bridget Monaghan.

Happy Birthday to Joe Paterno, who turns 82 years old today.

The octogenarian is getting national media attention today, especially on blogs. My personal favorite is http://joepabirthday.blogspot.com/, a blog created for the sole purpose of celebrating today's milestone.

JoePa was given an early birthday present last week: a contract extension of three years. Maybe more, maybe less. To put it into perspective: It's like your parents offering to buy you a car. Maybe a BMW, maybe just a bicycle instead.

Both the birthday and the vague contract will likely be addressed as reporters meet up with the Penn State football team in Pasadena. Our boys will be there the day after Christmas, and you can expect the Footblog to be running full-steam.

It's an icy day here in Philadelphia -- perfect weather to stay in and watch some football.

I'm not usually this congratulatory of a person. Then again, there usually isn't this going on at once.

Penn State's women's volleyball team capped off a remarkable, undefeated season the best way possible: a national championship. The team's second in two years, in fact. My hat's off to them.

Congratulations also to Nicole Fawcett, who was named the 2008 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year, and Megan Hodge, who won the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player award for the second straight year.

The Collegian's Board of Opinion urged students to attend volleyball games before the end of the season. You would be watching a championship team, we said.

This team has made it clear that it is a volleyball powerhouse. We look forward to seeing how the team moves from here.

I'm going out on a limb here: You probably noticed something different about our home page.

The look as you know it is still there; it's just lower. The first thing you see is what we call our Game Day page. We've been using it on days of football games this season.

Part of working at a newspaper is knowing your readers, and it doesn't take an expert to know that our readers love Penn State football. It's the reason our football videos have been increasingly more popular and circulation skyrockets after a big Nittany Lion win.

So we adjusted our homepage to focus on our football coverage. And just in time. Our football writers have been working around the clock to keep you informed.

Since we know you're always looking for more football, don't forget to check out the Footblog. While you're at it, keep our photography blog, Exposure, in mind. Senior photographer (and Californian) Nathan Smith will be chronicling his experiences photographing the event. Just check out all the equipment he needs.

It's about time to settle in for the Alamo Bowl. And, of course, a Happy Birthday to my dedicated reader (right?) of a sibling.