It began as an idea centered around two people; it morphed into a phenomenon. Based on a compatibility given to several participants within the Onward State staff, Drew Balis and Ally Greer were matched up to go on an Onward State Valentine’s Day date. During an OS Super Bowl party, we decided that the location of said date would take at the ever popular Café 210 West. At this moment, the date was still five days away, and we elected to spice things up in the form of a Double Date, a little Number One Compatibility Magic in the form of Tyler Hoy and Evan Kalikow.
Are you feeling lonely this Valentine's Day? Don't worry, not all hope is lost. No matter how pathetic you may be, there is always someone even more pathetic on Craigslist that wants nothing more this V-Day than to date YOU! Here are just a few examples of people in the Penn State/Altoona area looking to fulfill their sexual desires this Valentine's Day.
Last week we asked for your love letters from former boyfriends and girlfriends. Here they are. Annotations of how each relationship ended are quoted in italics underneath each letter.
Welcome back to the second installment of #MusicMonday, the remix. This week, we bring you four new songs from four Onward State staff members. Contributors this week are Melanie Versaw, Alex Federman, Sam Cooper and Matt D'Ippolito.
Last State Patty’s Day, 103 patients were treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center for alcohol-related emergencies; of those patients, 67% were not Penn State students. Most, in fact, were visitors from other universities. Similarly, last State Patty's Day, 289 people were arrested; of those arrested, 55% were enrolled at Dear Old State. What these figures suggest is that students from other schools want to come visit Happy Valley for State Patty’s Day as an excuse to act like total assholes--to get far too drunk and to commit crimes in the process.
Let’s be real, though—when we talk about being Proud Penn State Partiers, it’s not just about how drunk you can get—anyone with a liver can get utterly blotto and brag about how much they don’t remember doing. The real point of pride is having your cake and eating it, too.