Drug charges can come with considerable consequences depending on the nature of the charges and if it is a state or federal crime. While the government has its own consequences for drug crimes, can a drug conviction also affect your college education? A conviction can...
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Why Penn State Should Encourage Beer Drinking!
The Penn State alcohol policy has been an abject failure. Irresponsible and excessive alcohol consumption appear to be at an all-time high in Happy Valley, yet attempts to curtail drinking have only made things worse. So how did we get to a place where Mount Nittany...
Should Penn State Follow OSU’s lead with Stadium Beer Sales?
Penn State has long resisted alcohol sales at Beaver Stadium, but as universities search for new revenue streams, the trend is moving towards college-stadium beers sales, just as pro-stadiums have done for as long as anyone can remember. In May of this year, Penn...
THON is Penn State’s Most Sober Weekend of the School Year
It is no secret that Penn State is a world class party school. Like a powerful gravitational force, this reputation attracts ever more students who like to party, perpetuating Happy Valley's status as the number one party destination in Pennsylvania for the under 25...
Does Penn State Settlement Shield NCAA Officials from Criminal Liability?
Lost amid the jubilation over the repeal of the so-called "Consent Decree" is the effect that last week's settlement of the Corman-McCord lawsuit against the NCAA will have upon possible criminal charges against certain NCAA officials. As I previously noted in a blog...
Could NCAA Officials Face Criminal Charges for Role in Penn State Case?
With Senator Jake Corman and Treasurer Rob McCord's lawsuit against the NCAA now in the discovery phase, emails have been uncovered, which are very embarrassing to the NCAA. It now appears that NCAA officials privately acknowledged in internal emails that the NCAA did...
Penn State Blue and White Game is More Party than Football
I am a hardcore Penn State football fan, and it appears that only we ultras seem to care enough about position battles, player evaluations and the new coaching staff's schemes to venture into Beaver Stadium to actually watch the game. For the casual fans and those not...
Former Penn State LB Recruit Enters Favorable Plea Agreement
Zayd Issah, an erstwhile highly touted linebacker in the 2013 Penn State recruiting class, has accepted a favorable plea offer, which will spare him a violent felony conviction and additional jail time. During Arts Fest in downtown State College last summer, Issah was...
Penn State Grad Founded Cyber Drug Market Known as “Silk Road”
It turns out that the founder and operator of the "Silk Road" website, which had frustrated law enforcement for the past several years, has a masters degree from Penn State. Ross Ulbricht, who earned a masters in material science and engineering from Penn State in...
Penn State Canning Weekends See Reduced Crime in State College
As a criminal defense lawyer in State College, Pennsylvania, I can tell you that we see a greatly reduced call volume following a Penn State THON Canning Weekend. Any local police officer will tell you that Canning Weekends are a welcome break. Although only a...
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