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Onward State is set up in the HUB auditorium to bring you live coverage of the second and final presidential debate for the UPUA 2011 Elections.
The Nittany Lion baseball team finished off the week going 3-1 despite having their mid-week contest against Pittsburgh canceled due to weather conditions.
Penn State has taken over the #2 spot in the latest Learfield Sports Directors' Cup rankings, which were released late last week.
Penn State President Graham Spanier wrote an op-ed for today’s Daily Collegian. It’s essentially the same press release that has been repurposed numerous times over the past few weeks, but it’s still an interesting read.
Governor Corbett’s proposed budget cuts are the largest in the history of American higher education. These cuts will transform what education is for a Penn Stater, slashing departments and wages, raising our tuition to unaffordable heights and laying off teachers and campus workers. The proposed budget cuts amount to more than 1.5 billion dollars in reduced education spending and are attacking the very foundations of public education.
This is part of a nationwide movement that is attacking students and working people, while using fiscal austerity as an excuse. What is fiscally responsible about cutting jobs and attacking the middle class?