Last November, a grand jury presentment outlining criminal allegations against Jerry Sandusky prompted Penn State’s Board of Trustees to commission an internal investigation to understand the circumstances of the Commonwealth’s case against Sandusky and the university’s response to information it may have had about Sandusky. Former Penn State Board of Trustees member Rodney Hughes was on the task force to commission Judge Freeh, and has some reflections on the document that has changed Penn State forever.
It’s been a good year, Penn State.
We've reached the final stretch of the school year. Most students are frantically finishing the last of their schoolwork for the end of the semester. Seniors are desperately trying to enjoy the end of their college experience and finish off that bucketlist. To help get you through this final month, Music Monday is here to provide some hits to motivate you in whatever you're doing this April. This week's selections are brought to you by Melanie Versaw, Dennis McNamara, Alex Robinson, Joe Rogachevsky and Matthew D'Ippolito.
On Thursday, Aron Ralston visited Penn State, and shared with us how he came to realize that the most important things in his life were with his family, with his friends, with the people that he encountered and the relationships that he made. Read more about Ralston's speech after the jump.
Science Editor of BoingBoing.net Maggie Koerth-Baker spoke to Penn State scientists this week to encourage them to make their findings and articles interesting and readable to the general public while not delving too far into the new realm of "pseudo-science".
Saturday is Saint Patrick's Day! We at Onward State have taken it upon ourselves to make a Spotify playlist of the best Irish-tinged tunes to blast obnoxiously out your window for all of State College to hear.