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Month: November 2008

Overheard on Twitter

Onward State loves Twitter. We’ve rounded up some tweets about Penn State that we thought you might enjoy. But,  remember to follow us @OnwardState so my Mom just IMed me… “morning! you guys thinking of going to the Super Bowl to see Penn State?!?” Awwww mom… about 5 hours ago from twhirl Found here Find […]

Girl Talk Rocks Brandeis!

In a preview of events to come at Penn State, Girl Talk, the indie DJ sensation, played to a crowded Levin Ballroom on the Brandeis campus for close to two hours. Doors opened at seven. Girl Talk came on around nine. He played mixes off his last two albums and some new ones too. University […]

Joe Paterno Undergoes Hip Replacement Surgery

The New York Times is reporting that Joe Paterno underwent hip replacement surgery today. The doctors hope he will be walking by Monday (ed. Doesn’t that seem too soon?) and coaching by the time the players return from Thanksgiving vacation. Read more at the New York Times. PS Mark Viera, who are you? You write […]

Penn State Seals Rose Bowl

Congratulations Nittany Lions We’re going to the Rose Bowl Read the story at the New York Times Here are some good quotes from that article (again, by Mark Viera! You’re the man now dog!) The university announced in April that Paterno would not be given a new contract when his current deal expired after this […]

It’s All About The Benjamins…

The Trustees have spoken. It’s official. The tuition increases that are en vogue on college campuses across the country will again affect University Park. I suspect the current financial meltdown isn’t helping things. So far this year, the Penn State endowment, the financial backbone of the school, has declined 11.7 percent. Tuition will go up […]

The Obama Print Media Bump

Gawker has reported a few times about how the Obama victory stimulated the print media market. Check out this link about the New York Times 11/5 issue or this one about how Time went through at least three printings of that issue or this one about the increase in sales of FDR biographies after Obama’s […]

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