Bike sharing at penn state!

Hey guys. So im working on this research report for my eng 202c class about, you guessed it, installing a bike sharing system here at penn state. The numbers are still fresh and roughly estimated, but i just calculated that if 23% of penn state students sign up for a $50 a year plan to use bikes around campus with their psu id card, the program would make more than $650,000 a year in revenue. The 23% came from the amount of people in paris france who use a similar program relative to paris's population. This includes everyone from children to the elderly. I hope that this percentage will be more here at a university and i am very excited about the liklyhood of this project being successful. Even though this class is almost over, if anyone is interested i will keep you in the loop about whats going on, and if i can get this idea off the ground.

to all you jersey haters out there

Today while i was getting food, i overheard two guys talking about new jersey and how supposedly everyone over there sucks and doesn't know how to drive. Where did all this hatred come from for the best state in the country? Seriously...cant we all just get along and admit that Jersey is and always will kick some ass. If not....well then i feel sorry for you. lata!

New pen idea

well today i bought this pen at cvs that has a laser pointer and a led light in the back. And then i tried to think of a cool new pen idea and boom! What do you guys think of a pen that has some type of white out thing in the back end. It can be equipped with one of those little brushes for easy use. I figure that there might still be some people out there who still use white out, and there are plenty of others who would consider buying it if it was attached to a pen. Any other ideas or comments are always appreciated :)

Grad School

Hey guys. My junior year here at penn state is coming to an end pretty soon, and im still not quite sure what i want to do when i get out of here. My goal would be to go to grad school but i dont have much money to pay for it. I've heard from one of my teachers that certain schools will pay most if not all of the costs for going there if you are going for engineering. I was wondering if anyone knew any information about this and if they know of any schools that pay students full stipens for going there. Thanks

Birthday!

Just wanted to let everyone know that today is my b day!!! oh and if anyone knows of any good deals going on with the bars tonight def let me know asap! ....thanks!

How bad is coffee for you?

I was just curious if anybody knew the affects of caffeine on the human body. I think i know most of the short term affects like faster heart rate but i start shaking a little bit after i drink some coffee (i dont drink much) and was hoping it wasnt the end of the world. Any comments would be appreciated.

Is recycling really good for the environment?

One of my buddies just showed me this show recently called "Bullshit" on showtime. They did an episode were they looked at recycling and what it was really doing for the environment and for our pockets. From the information they were giving, it would seem that recycling is not only economically inefficient, it is not really helping the planet in any significant way. If anyone has any relevant information I would love to hear it, thanks!