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Penn State Students Are Tailgating Their Final Exams
business insider ^ | 5-9-14 | Caroline Moss

Posted on 05/09/2014 1:29:41 PM PDT by FlJoePa

Penn State University located in State College, Pennsylvania is notorious for their seemingly bottomless pitcher of school spirit.

After all, students at the University are even tailgating their final exams. Complete with hot dogs and encouraging signs.

This photo from Onward State's Facebook page has been making the rounds this week:

Stephen Pianovich, pictured above, is graduating this May and masterminded the plan to tailgate a final.

It was on his senior year bucket list.

In an email to Business Insider, he said:

We got some confused looks from people walking and driving by, but nobody from the university or police told us we needed to stop. I guess I should have mentioned that this was a sober event. I think people see the word “tailgate” and think of boozing, but we didn’t want to give anyone a reason to kick us off campus, so we made sure there was no alcohol there.

The crowd varied from about 20-30 people, so it wasn’t too much of a ruckus, but enough to let people know we were tailgating a final. We cheered loudly again when [our friends] Ryan and Shane exited the exam and took a group picture.

I graduate this weekend and all semester my friends and I have been trying to do unique and fun things, and this was just another example of that. Is it going to become a Penn State tradition down the road? I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing that, but who knows? I do know, however, that we made some memories and I’m overjoyed we went through with it.


(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: itsforthechildren; ncaa; psu
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Hah...fun stuff!
1 posted on 05/09/2014 1:29:41 PM PDT by FlJoePa
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I hope they keep the kids away.


2 posted on 05/09/2014 1:31:07 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: FlJoePa

Full disclosure: I got high for my one of my finals at [edited]. My last final was late on the calendar, and my friends had already started celebrating the end of them. Lost an A to a B+. Never did it again.


3 posted on 05/09/2014 1:33:19 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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I remember students in the balconies of larger [general requirement] classes smoking weed DURING the finals! Early 80’s.


4 posted on 05/09/2014 1:36:14 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: FlJoePa

“Business Insider? I barely knew her!”

About as lame as any of the nitwit’s signs.


5 posted on 05/09/2014 1:37:33 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: humblegunner
Better get back to your patrol...


6 posted on 05/09/2014 1:39:10 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: humblegunner
I hope they keep the kids away.

Well, something about number 2 and number 1 so I'm not holding out much hope for anyone of any age there.

Plus, they read the "business insider" blog, or "bi-blog" as I call it, which is written at about pre-school level, so there's that.

7 posted on 05/09/2014 1:40:34 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
Here's the original onward state article -

onward state article

8 posted on 05/09/2014 1:46:03 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: FlJoePa

I don’t think “Penn State” and “Tailgating” should be used in the same sentence for awhile.


9 posted on 05/09/2014 1:52:44 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

It might be best.


10 posted on 05/09/2014 1:54:36 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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PSU Football IS tailgating:

PSU Grandma destroys beer bong [youtube link]

11 posted on 05/09/2014 2:06:28 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: FlJoePa

12 posted on 05/09/2014 2:08:32 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: FlJoePa

Ignore the troll. No one likes it. Worst poster on FR, bar none.


13 posted on 05/09/2014 2:13:44 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: FlJoePa

Summer of 82, I had 3 finals in one day ( all engr courses). I could have changed one final to another day, but decided to get everything over with in one day and go home. Made it through the first two, but the last one ( dynamics) my brain stopped working, figured I got a 15% on it and flunked the course (passed with a c). Spent the rest of the night across the street at the rat cellar, and passed out on the northern part of the campus trying to walk home to pine wood north.


14 posted on 05/09/2014 2:30:08 PM PDT by Bruce Kurtz
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Awesomeness there!


15 posted on 05/09/2014 2:32:14 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: VRWC For Truth
Worst poster on FR, bar none.

The worst ones talk smack about folks behind their backs like scumsucking cowards.

Don't be afraid, spunky. You have a voice.

16 posted on 05/09/2014 2:59:58 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: FlJoePa

A little off topic FlJoePa, don’t know if you saw this article in the CDT, here is a little bit:

“The Nittany Lions now own 11 four-star recruits, according to 24-7, while the other 13 schools in the Big Ten Conference have a combined total of 13. Penn State’s Class of 2015 is currently ranked No. 1 in the conference, No. 2 overall behind Alabama, according to 24-7.” CDT

The Lions are going to be tough to beat.


17 posted on 05/09/2014 3:22:46 PM PDT by Bruce Kurtz
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Franklin is a recruiting machine. He hasn’t left his office (literally) since he took the job. Has a new house in town, doesn’t know the address. Sleeps on an inflatable mattress in his office.

More chest pains for Urban, I guess.


18 posted on 05/09/2014 3:29:36 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: VRWC For Truth

Boo hoo, QED. Worst poster evah. ROFLPIMP.


19 posted on 05/09/2014 4:27:34 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: FlJoePa

This is just too cute. I love the sign that says, “Go, Shane! Beat Bio”.

Good natured, clean fun is not celebrated enough in our culture.


20 posted on 05/09/2014 4:33:36 PM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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