“AWOO! AWOO! AWOO!” all of independent THON organization Springfield’s members shout in response to Joe Giordano’s question. This has become the battlecry of the organization, which has adopted a Spartan mascot of sorts. It’s a fitting shout, borrowed from the movie 300 and applied, somewhat fittingly, to an org that prides itself on being small.
During an excursion onto the dance floor in the 17th hour, Onward State met up with dancer and CCSG President Mohamed Raouda for a brief interview.
Mo is dancing for Lion's Paw, and between training for THON, presiding over CCSG, and completing his schoolwork, he's had a very busy few weeks. This is what he had to say about his experience so far.
Drinking and THON are two things that usually don't go together. Penn State does drinking well and they do THON well-- just not at the same time.
Well, at least that's usually the case.
We at Onward State are perplexed. Famous late-night host and SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, who has apparently been following @THON on his Twitter account, requested late last night that DJ Larry Moore play either a Roots song or his own “Idiot Boyfriend.” If one of these songs was played, he promised a donation of $1,000. Now his THON tweets have all been deleted.
So you're looking for a cheap pong table for your new and (unfortunately) unfurnished apartment. Or perhaps your printer just crapped out on you, but money is tight. Or maybe you really want an industrial-size food mixer because... um... maybe you've decided to run a bakery out of your dorm room? Nevertheless, what is a cash-strapped college kid to do? Two words: Lion Surplus.
Looking for something unique to kick off your Valentine's Day celebration early? Then you might be interested in the State College Area Rollers (SCAR) Valentine's Day Massacre.
SCAR is State College's new Roller Derby circuit. You know, that sport that features babes on skates beating the shit out of each other in an attempt to get their team's jammer to the front of the pack. The Valentine's Day Massacre will be SCAR's first scrimmage, featuring a bout between Hoover's Honeys and the Machine-gun Kellys.