I was lucky enough to make the trip out to Wisconsin this weekend for the game. Although it was painful to watch, I had a great time in Madison (until about the middle of the second quarter). Here are some observations I took away from the atmosphere at Camp Randall.
Most of us have taken the week to return to our families outside of the isolated enclave we call State College. Leaving our hyper-Penn State-centric home, concentrated at about 40,000:1, certainly has given me some perspective about what has happened both in the football program and to us as a university community.
Everyone's favorite face-stuffing holiday is only a week away, so in grade school-like fashion we at Onward State would like to share our answers to the classic Thanksgiving question: "What are you thankful for?"
Saturday afternoon, Penn State Won its first game without Joe Paterno as its official head coach since 1965. Much of the world and many elements of Penn State were much different forty six years ago. Here's a look at what life was like back then.
The theme among fans appeared to be respect during Penn State's victory at Ohio State on Saturday. Read a firsthand account of the atmosphere and how one group of Penn State fans was received in Columbus.
Being a mini-metropolis for nine months out of the year, Penn State University has a fully-functioning police department located on campus to serve its citizens. The task force of 52 officers has the same credentials and responsibilities as any commonwealth department. But were University Police too busy busting parties to find a sexual predator that was allegedly operating in their jurisdiction? Explore the connection between money and justice and how it may possibly weakened the oath to protect and serve after the jump.