Apparently in 2005 Penn State created a time capsule to celebrate their sesquicentennial (150 year anniversary for everyone else). Now that I think of it I have seen the time capsule - it's in a case in the HUB near the murals. So the plan is to open the capsule in 2055, which btw will be Joe Paterno's 89th year coaching the Nittany Lions, but after watching the first part of the video I think we should destroy it. You really want the people of 2055 knowing the president of the university looked like this?

This is part one of the 45-minute DVD that was included in the time capsule (will we have DVD players in 2055?) that also included a photo album, LED lights from the Beaver Stadium scoreboard, a THON bracelet among other things. The video has interviews with students but more importantly it features an interview with former vice president of student affairs Vicky Triponey, here's what she had to say about Penn State:

"What brought me to Penn State is, really I believe, the sense of community. When I interviewed for the opportunity here I was not quite sure I wanted to be in a place so large. I had this image of major research universities being huge, bureaucratic, complex places and not very student centered. But I was pleasantly surprised to learn when I started to interview and meet the wonderful people at Penn State that this is a different experience this is not what you would envision for a major research university. It really does have an incredible sense of community, a sense of belonging, a real sense of pride of people being a part of the family"

How'd that all work out for you Vick? Thanks for helping to destroy that sense of community, sense of belonging and sense of pride.

So can we please remove this DVD and put something else in there. Maybe this video instead? That's my choice.