The Penn Stater Magazine

Looks like Stephen Colbert may soon make another mark on American history (beyond his TV show and book and existence) as his name has won the most votes for naming the new science wing in Ritenour Building (aka “wait an hour,” as you may have endearingly called it when it was the site of the health center).

The Daily Collegian reports that what started out as a joke between Penn Stater Ian Weissman and his friends turned into a Facebook force to be reckoned with: a group called “Rename The Science Wing After Stephen Colbert!” with almost 1,600 members.

Soon entries for the Eberly College of Science naming contest started pouring in, and Stephen Colbert looks to be the winner, with 85 percent of the vote.

The official name is “S.COLBERT (Science Center Of Learning: Bringing Educational Resources Together).”

“I’m a big fan of the show, and there’s a running joke on it that he gets things named after him, so I thought it would be funny,” Weissman told the Collegian.

Will the name make it past the administration? Possibly—at least until a donor comes along. Unless Stephen Colbert would like to sponsor the new wing like he’s sponsoring the Olympic speedskating team.

Amy Guyer, associate editor