Each March,we bring together two of America's favorite pastimes into one glorious event. March Madness combines basketball and gambling, because what could make 67 basketball games more exciting than having something riding on the stakes? Well, we here at Onward State are no strangers to filling out brackets, and now we're inviting you readers to try your own hands at it. You can attempt to take down your fellow OS readers, and even some of your favorite writers..
A memorial service honoring Bill Schreyer, one of Penn State's most storied philanthropists, will be held this weekend in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. The event will begin at 2:00 pm on Sunday and will include remarks from those who knew Schreyer well, including Schreyer Honors College Dean Christian Brady (@shcdean) and head football coach Joe Paterno.
It was a certainty that the Penn State women’s basketball team would make the NCAA Tournament. On Monday, the Lady Lions learned that they would face Dayton on Saturday at 11:10 a.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State earned the six-seed in the Philadelphia region. Dayton is the 11-seed.
The Nittany Lion baseball team finished up their week taking three games out of four against Norfolk State in back to back doubleheaders. Penn State (10-5) just finished a 10-day spring break road trip winning seven games out of nine. During the trip, the Lions built a five game win streak, the longest streak the squad has had since March of 2008.
OnwardState.com and StateCollege.com are pleased to announce the sweetest tweet-up to hit State College since last spring's romp on the Hintz Alumni Center lawn. This Thursday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm-- scheduled to fit the post-grind commute-- your two favorite local Twitter outlets will be holding a tweet-up in Campus Candy at 346 E. College Ave.
StateCollege.com and OnwardState.com, digital media leaders in the State College and Penn State communities, on Tuesday announced a new strategic partnership.