The best thing about this school is that it has its own downtown area. It's awesome. I pass by it everyday. Although it isn't that big, coming from a big city, many other colleges don't have one. It's quaint and has pretty much everything you need from food stores, cafes, convenience stores, bars, clothing stores (many of which sell Penn State apparel), book stores, and a few other neat shops. Overall, I look how my school is physically. However, one thing I'd change is the Physics and Engineering departments. I have a lot of friends who are Engineering majors and they have to take many courses involving math, physics, chemistry, etc. I've heard them complain constantly about these two departments specifically. I'm a mathematics major myself. I have no real complaints about that department. I think my school is too large. It's great being surrounded by so many people, but it seems that it's harder to make friends because of it. I wouldn't want it to be a really small school but reduce the number of students by about 5,000-10,000. During peak lunch hours, there is absolutely nowhere to sit in the HUB, so you better get your food to go then unless you get lucky and grab a table as a group is leaving. People are often happy that I go there, for its "prestige". After the Sandusky scandal, I'm not sure if that's still the case. I spend most of my time in the HUB, because I work there and it's a great place to relax or catch up on some work, even read the NY times. I like to think of the University Park Campus as a big bubble. Everyone pretty much stays in the same area during the semester unless they need to go to Walmart on North Atherton or the one by the Nittany Mall. With our new president in office, I like that he communicates with his students more regularly as opposed to President Spanier's frequency of communication. Biggest controversy? Well, definitely the Sandusky scandal which made it to the international level of news. The riots initiated by SOME Penn State students made our school as a whole look even worse when they decided to flip a news van. Additionally, it led to the resignation of President Spanier and firing of the legendary Joe Paterno (who recently passed away, R.I.P. Joe). One could write a whole book on this but that's the bare minimum for that question. There was a tremendous amount of school pride but after the riot, the student body seems to be divided. No longer do we hear "We are... Penn State!" unless there's a tour group around. We still are a unified body however when it comes to raising money for pediatric cancer, this year we raised over $10,000,000 in THON! All of these events I will remember, the Sandusky scandal, the ousting of Spanier and Paterno, and more importantly the legacy left behind by Coach Paterno himself. Also, I will remember how we're able to collectively assemble into a proud, unified unit and raise money for sick children everywhere. A frequent student complaint is the price hike in tuition every year. More and more friends of mine cannot afford to go to college and are forced to transfer to a cheaper college. I am struggling myself with these constant price increases every year.