The Philadelphia Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association (PCPSAA) is hosting their 10th annual “Knight for the Kids” this coming January. This year’s gala will be held in the Philadelphia Crystal Tea Room.
On a cold, windy October day, the last thing one would expect to see standing next to the Willard building would be a group of shirtless atheists, begging you to pelt them with water balloons. But, in order to raise money for activities for the Penn State Atheists and Agnostic club, this is exactly what a brave, and somewhat cold, group of atheists decided to do.
The latest bipartisan poll has Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf up 23 points on incumbent Tom Corbett only two weeks before election day. Barring some sort of meltdown, Wolf will be Pennsylvania's next governor. With 631,000 living alumni, more than half of which live in Pennsylvania, Penn State should be at the top of the next governor's list of priorities.
With the announcement of the 2015 senior class gift, we here at Onward State thought it would be fun to take a look at the best class gifts in the history of the university. Without further ado, here are some of the most meaningful, well-received, and inspirational class gifts that have both stood the test of time and proudly represented Dear Old State.
At long last, Penn State's most dangerous fugitives have been brought to justice.
A Rick Reilly ESPN video features highlights former Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien's 12 year-old son, Jack, who suffers from the rare genetic disorder lissencephaly.