Students Peacefully Celebrate In Beaver Canyon
Thousands of students flocked to Beaver Canyon tonight in celebration after rallying at Old Main and Beaver Stadium in elation from the removal of the NCAA’s bowl ban and lessening of the scholarship reductions.
“We consider this to be a peaceful crowd…as long as no extensive damage is done we have no problem with it,” Police Chief Tom King said. Later, he told WTAJ’s Ali Ingersoll that “the community needs something like this.”
As I type this, the celebration is still going on strong in Beaver Canyon. At no point has the celebration gotten out of hand — there have been a lot of We Are chants, Zombie Nations and cowbells with nothing nefairous. At one point, students calmly got out of the way for a Gumby’s delivery car that took a wrong turn. There’s sure to be some people who got carried away, but they’re in the vast, vast minority.
Hundreds of students have moved to Beaver Canyon, where “We Are” chants echo. pic.twitter.com/NrAuYPWUr3
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
Crowd still growing in Beaver Canyon. Loud cheers and singing erupts as Sweet Caroline plays from an apartment. pic.twitter.com/Fn8pgiXOBZ
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
The rally in Beaver Canyon has grown immensely in size. Very similar to the Bin Laden rally. pic.twitter.com/64xIxL5E08 — Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
Police chief Tom King: “It’s a Monday night…It’s not like it’s a drunken crowd.” — Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
This guy on a mattress is leading a “We Are” chant in Beaver Ave. pic.twitter.com/eADZKE3Rz3
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
“We consider this a peaceful crowd.” – Police Chief Tom King. It’s a jubilant night in Happy Valley. pic.twitter.com/Rvt2Qm101J
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
For a lot of students, their night began at Old Main:
The crowd at Old Main keeps growing and growing. pic.twitter.com/IR8d5bFoGF
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
Cell phones illuminate Old Main lawn as students celebrate the end of Penn State’s bowl ban (photo: @rysChen) pic.twitter.com/ONQNi0bkdb
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
And then got to Beaver Stadium before moving downtown:
Gate A at Beaver Stadium is packed with students chanting Penn State fight songs. (photo: @rysChen) pic.twitter.com/PBnAoliVir
— Onward State (@OnwardState) September 9, 2014
We’ll keep you updated if anything else develops. For now, let’s keep it classy and have fun.
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