5 Things to Know Today: August 1

1. Weather:  It’s a lovely way to start a week! According to the National Weather Service, today will be mostly sunny with a high around 91.

2. In Case You Missed It: This weekend, held its annual community day event. The event raised money for residents who are in financial distress due to medical bills.

3. Coming Up: State colleges and universities -including Penn State-Lehigh Valley- drastically increased their tuition for the coming year, but were still able to give faculty members raises. This week’s Pennsylvania Independent article looks at the topic.

4. Did You Know? That over the weekend we hit 175 friends on Facebook? It’s true! Only 25 to go till 200!

5. Today in History: But did video kill the radio star? On Aug. 1, 1981 MTV fired up the screen with its maiden broadcast, prompting a New York Times business columnist to write, "If advertisers make the video disco channel a success, the implications for cable television and the recording industry could be far reaching." And the columnist was right.