In the Schreyer Honors College, most students receive $3,500 annually in merit scholarships. However, the failing economy has caused the SHC to rethink the circulation of these scholarships, as reported in a Centre Daily Times article. Now, the SHC asks parents if they’d consider donating their children’s scholarships back to the college. Schreyer then gives […]
What’s this? A new Internet meme that originated at Penn State! This must be my lucky day. This afternoon, Jeff Rosenberg at College Humor posted a funny Facebook conversation his brother sent him about his friend’s conversation with a confused mom. It gets better. Much better.
This past Sunday, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) hosted its second of two events as part of its Social Policy training. This event was titled, “The Perfect Party Training Session.” According to the IFC Press Release, authored by Zachary Meli (senior – economics), IFC Vice President for Communications: IFC Executives worked with the brothers of Sigma […]
Since I’m pretty well known around Penn State for all my inquisitive questions, I don’t really need tickets to get into games. Of course, not everyone can just waltz into the Beav and head directly to the President’s Box. For years students have flooded past the turnstiles at the gates of the Beav with paper […]
The cheaper the beer, the drunker students will get. That’s what recent research at the University of Florida has proven with college bars. At the bar scene, offering specials on beer is directly tied to increased rowdiness among college students. But as long as they’re making money, bars have no intentions on cutting back the […]
State College Music Spotlight is a new feature at Onward State where we find local artists in the State College area and share them with the community. TJ Cornwall is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and a recent Penn State grad. You may remember him as a performer in last semester’s Movin’ On Battle of the Bands or […]