The Three-Quarter Turn is a new feature here at Onward State. Named after the signature Blue Band Pregame 270 degree right hand turn technique, this segment will report on what the Blue Band is bringing to Beaver Stadium and Penn State every week. From performance schedules to half-time show themes to special news coverage, The […]
Information Technology Services has released a slew of tech-related updates to Penn State systems. Here are the highlights: Angel has been updated from version 7.1 to 7.3. Many things have been improved and added including “course/group mail, discussion forums, chat, the course/group roster, reports, [and] the HTML editor theme selector.” See this page for a […]
All of us here at Onward State are proud to present the new, sexy OnwardState.com. The new design has been live for the past several days and is the result of months of effort to update your favorite Penn State blog. Onward State’s Production Editor, Mitch Rukat and I have been working for the last […]
Remember the contest we ran a couple of days ago that asked what is the best on-campus building is? You know, the one where Onward State and CSN paired up to give away a Penn State Fathead to the Onward Stater with the best comment? The winner is Steve who left a comment on August […]
University Health Services (UHS) sent out a rather lengthy email regarding the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus to students, faculty and staff. The email describes the threat the virus still poses to Penn State, particularly during flu season which starts in late September or early October. As we’ve been hearing in the last few months, the […]
Arts Fest has been rockin’ Happy Valley since 1967 when the first Arts Fest stretched for nine whole days. The original Arts Fest featured sidewalk artisans, live music performances as well as kittens (for sale). Opened by then-Governor Raymond Shafer and hosted by the College of Arts and Architecture and the State College Chamber of […]