On November 6, 2012, voters across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will cast their votes for the office of Attorney General. Democrat Kathleen Kane is one of the candidates up for election. Besides leading an investigation into the handling of the Jerry Sandusky case; find out more about Kane's platform in Onward State's elusive one-on-one interview.
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s revised Penn State University’s credit outlook to negative yesterday, citing financial liabilities resulting from the Sandusky scandal as the primary reason for long-run credit concern.
Yesterday morning, Minnesota point guard Graham Woodward took to Twitter to announce that he had verbally committed to the Nittany Lions, becoming the fourth verbal commitment of the 2013 recruiting class. According to Rivals, the 6-foot, 165 pound Woodward is a 3-star recruit who just missed being listed among the top 150 players in the 2013 class. He also held offers from Washington State, Gonzaga, Xavier, and Miami (OH), among others.
As first reported by the Patriot News yesterday, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley's contract will not be renewed when it expires in June. Curley is currently on paid leave from the University as he prepares for a January trial stemming from perjury and failure to report charges as a result of grand jury testimony he gave regarding the 2001 Sandusky incident reported by Mike McQueary.
We have a serious dilemma on our hands here. Halloween falls on a Wednesday and it is yet to be decided when exactly Penn State will celebrate the holiday. In order to get Happy Valley all on the same page, Onward State takes a look at the pros and cons of each possible weekend.
The main focus of Amaechi's speech was that we can all "live big," as he does on a daily basis. When he came out of the closet, becoming the first openly gay NBA player, he realized that the little things in life matter most. The thousands of different situations that occur on a daily basis make such a huge difference in the lives of others. If you are aware of how big you are to these little situations, you can instantly make people feel better.