It's rare that a television show stands the test of time, but that's exactly what Sesame Street has done for over four decades. The legendary children's show has won eight Grammys and 118 Emmys, and has been a staple in family living rooms for generations. Last night, those lovable characters from 123 Sesame Street came to life at the Bryce Jordan Center with Sesame Street Live. Below, you’ll read the experiences of three writers who took it upon themselves to have a great night from different perspectives.
Welcome back, students. Two months sit between you and summer (hooray!) or for you seniors, graduation (booooo!). Either way, you're going to need some music to get your brain back in work mode. You've come to the right spot. This week's selections are brought to you by Dennis McNamara, Sam Cooper, Zach Berger, Matt D'Ippolito, Meghin Moore and Dan Vecellio.
So Wednesday is February 29th, that one day that comes around every four years that makes us wait another day until Christmas comes. What is the purpose of this extra day? Some would tell you that we need it to make up for the Earth's orbit around the sun, but Onward State has decided it's a day to find new music. We start you off on your journey with some staff picks on this final Monday of February.
The Academy Awards are tonight, but if you’re looking for last-minute advice in your Oscar pool, well, we’re not here to help you. That would be far too easy. But we here at Onward State have quite the assemblage of movie buffs, and we figured it would be far more interesting to go around the table for the second year in a row and pick who we think should win. No, our votes don’t count, but they probably should. So whether you’re hoping that Billy Crystal, veteran host, can turn the Oscars into an enjoyable 4 hour affair or whether you’re hoping that Sacha Baron Cohen crashes the red carpet to make things interesting, we hope you’ll indulge us as we walk you through our favorites in film of the past year.
What a year and what a weekend. Penn State students overcame enormous sets of obstacles over the past four-and-a-half months to raise $10,686,924.83 FOR THE KIDS. Onward State (or rather, our alter ego @THONwardState) was there all weekend long to provide you with coverage of this year's amazing event.
Today, we'd like to echo something that Dr. Dennis Shea (@GTWMA) has been saying. "You decide whether to build up or break down." As adults, we all have this choice. In the end, nothing a blog, an email, an RA, or a professor says can control your behavior. You have to do it. Being an adult comes with freedom, like the freedom to drink as much as you want. It also, however, comes with responsibility, like the responsibility to enhance the community you live in, to leave State College a better place than when you found it.