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.
Hi. My name is Chad. You may not remember me, but I used to write a column for Onward State called the Bro Call. I've been missing in action for over two years now. Read on to find out why.