History

Onward State is Penn State’s blog.

Since publishing our first post on November 17, 2008, Onward State has established itself as one of the quickest and most informative places for Penn State students, faculty, staff, and alumni to find the news that matters most to them. Our team of writers, photographers, videographers, and editors works hard to produce content that is, above all else, interesting and relevant.

Onward State in the News

In February 2009, the U.S. News & World Report’s Paper Trail Blog included Onward State in its annual Best of College Newspapers competition. Competing against older sites such as Bwog and Wesleying in the Best Alternative Media Outlet category, we ended up claiming the title. The Daily Collegian wrote about the victory.

Blogger Alison Go described Onward State as,

… as new as Joe Paterno is old, but this Penn State group blog is also as comprehensive as Nittany Lion fans are charming.

Our Staff

Publisher
Davis Shaver | email

Editors
Evan Kalikow | email
Eli Glazier | email

Managing Editor
Chase Tralka | email

Production Editor
Mitch Rukat | email

Video Editors
Abbey Farkas | email
Neil Sweigard | email

Sports Editor
Mark McColey | email

Photography Editor
Stefan Choquette | email

Photographers
Dani Barsky | email
Kari Haffelfinger | email
Chase Tralka | email
Melanie Versaw | email

Natty Nittany:
Ben Boskovich | email

Writers:
Andy Goga | email
Rory Heslin | email
Nick Johnson | email
Tom Kent | email
Paul Lavra | email
Dan McCool | email
Hasan Rahim | email
Steve Sharer | email
Dennis Siller | email
Caitlin Silver | email
Noah Simmons | email
Chris Tutolo | email
Dan Vecellio | email

Business
Meg Barnett | email
Dana Kimmelman | email

Onward Staters Emeriti:
Tim Bober | email
Kate McMahon | email
Robert Kieffer | email
Lisa Lotito | email
Megan Rominiecki | email
Ryan Simmons | email
Tim Vitullo | email