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Creator of @OnwardState. Big fan of sweaters.

State College Weather Makes Me Feel ______

Following yesterday's taste of spring, waking up this morning to a snowy campus was as good a reminder as any of how mercurial weather in State College can be.


The forecast says that there may be snowfall throughout the day, with a high of 36° and a low of 23°.

Seen on Twitter: THON Makes It Big

Penn State senior and self proclaimed "social media addict" Han Ma posted a picture of his canning group being shown on a huge screen in the middle of Times Square. Also, he let us know that John Mayer apparently showed up at the Hope Gala on Friday night for THON.

Overheard on Twitter: LaVar to Host Gala

LaVar Arrington will be hosting the second annual Hope Gala in New York City this weekend. The event, run by alumni groups from New York and New Jersey, raises money for THON and the Four Diamonds Fund.


The event website has more information about the event.

Breaking Down RAWR

This weekend ten improvisational comedy groups are coming together for RAWR - Penn State's first improv festival. The headliners are the Upright Citizen's Brigade tonight and Baby Wants Candy tomorrow night. All performances are at the Pavilion Theatre.


When most people think of improv, they conjure images of Whose Line It Anyway? or Nick Cannon's Wild N' Out. But the reality is that there are a wide variety of styles, with each group performing their own variant. Of course, the one thing they all have in common is that everything is completely unscripted and unrehearsed. We've got the festival's schedule laid out just so you know what to expect.

IFC’s New Year to Contain Many New Party Restrictions

The IFC has a bunch of new regulations this spring for Greek-hosted parties, including...

  • Parties must have bartenders that are sober and at least 18 years old are required
  • And they must also hire two $16/hour bouncers to check guests at the door.
  • Liquor over 80 proof is not allowed (but at least the Vlad is safe).
  • No shots. No kegs.
  • No away bars.

Read the whole list after the jump.

Onward State’s Resolution for the New Year

This fall was Onward State's second full semester at Penn State. Our readers are probably aware that we spent much of it preparing to become a business. We have paused those plans.


Onward State is not unique in our approach to covering the news; we are hardly the first to crossbreed snark with objectivity. New (and old) media outlets all over the world been forced to develop new paradigms of entrepreneurial journalism. Reacting to this new era is occasionally fruitful, but always tentative. Frankly, nobody knows what the media will look like five years from now.

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