There is always a significant chance that a student will have an interaction with a police officer of the State College Borough. More than likely it will be while in an intoxicated state, as there are almost 1,500 citations a year issued for alcohol-related crimes. As part of a continuing conversation on solutions to the culture of alcohol abuse, Onward State sat down with State College Borough Police Chief Tom King to gain perspective on the role of the police in resolving this challenge.
One year ago today, Penn State changed forever. Freshman Joseph Dado was found dead in a stairwell between Steidle and Hosler building following a day-long search. Dado had been last seen leaving Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on the corner of Pollock Rd. and Burrowes Rd., and was heading in the direction of his East Halls dormitory.
Dado's death caused the University, IFC, and State College Borough to take serious looks at the way they handle alcohol abuse by students, and has resulted in significant policy changes from all three.
Hello my dear readers. Chase, your friendly Managing Editor, here.
In Onward State's never-ending quest for blogging excellence, we've decided to open the floor to the people of matter most, our readers, and ask for your suggestions on how you would like us to improve. I'm asking you to look deep down inside, down to what you care most about, critique your criticisms, and let us know what needs work.
Your suggestions can be about our website design, our Twitter and Facebook accounts, our level of snarkitude, our use of oxford commas... Anything is fair game.
So, my dear readers, I ask, "if you were in my position, how would you change Onward State?"
Hide your kids, hide your wife, Antoine Dodson is coming (or at least some people hope) to Penn State. According to a Facebook event page, the "Bring Antoine Dodson to Penn State" campaign could prove successful.
"Have you read my blog?" As a man who prides himself in his own web posts, I'm sure Barney Stinson would support our efforts here at Onward State. Now it's time to suit up and practice those cliche one-liners because Swarlos, Marshmallow, Lily, Robin Sparkles, and Teddy Westside are back for round six.
The Big Ten had a banner day on Saturday; there was something for everyone. Our Nittany Lions pitched a shut out, games were won on blocked kicks and fake kicks, and a Big Ten quarterback not named Pryor kept his Heisman campaign rolling. If only the early hours of Sunday were as kind to coaches and teams alike.