The Penn State women's soccer team may have lost seven seniors, but that will not keep them from remaining favorites to win yet another Big Ten title.
The 13th ranked Nittany Lions have won 12 straight titles and have made the NCAA Tournament 15 years in a row. Led by captains Megan Monroig and Emma Thomson, the team will attempt to play attractive, attacking soccer that would mean even more success this year.
"I'm pretty confident we're going to have some good attacking power," coach Erica Walsh said. She added, however, "We need to shore up in the back."
Read the full post for more details and a full schedule.
It's not always the easiest to find out when stuff is going on at Penn State. While many organizations offer calendars of events, none of them are comprehensive, and you may miss out on a cool concert or exhibit if you're only checking one source.
OnwardState.com and The Lion 90.7fm are partnering to bring you PSUEvents.com. The new service will provide a centralized, open-source events database, free for media outlets serving the Penn State and State College communities. Student groups and other organizations will be able to submit their events on PSUEvents.com, and have them appear on any calendar using the service.
Read on for more about the new site...
As part of the launch of our new community-based editorial platform on Sunday, August 22nd, Onward State will be offering free advertising space to student organizations. The free space will be available to student organizations as well as other not-for-profit groups in the State College community.
After the jump, see how this free advertising fits in to our long-term vision and find out when the ad submission deadline is...
Youth will serve on this year's women's field hockey team, but that may not necessarily be a bad thing with the talent coming into the program.
Coach Charlene Morett starts off her 24th season after coming off a disappointing 7-13 record last year after starting off ranked in the top-15 in the nation. While ending the season on a high note with an upset of Ohio State and a hard-fought defeat at the hands of Indiana in the Big Ten tournament, this new team will have to make an impact of its own.
Leading scorer Kelsey Amy returns along with captains Daneen Zug (yes, the sister of THE namesake of the chicken zugget) and Lauren Alloway. Zug and Alloway, both defenders, will be the quarterbacks of the team, communicating strategy with their teammates in front of them.
Hear what Coach Morett has to say (and a full schedule!) after the jump.
At around 8PM Alaska Daylight Time last night, a small plane crashed near Bristol Bay in Alaska. Of the nine passengers on board the plane, five were killed, including long-time Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. One of the four survivors, however, was a former Penn Stater. Reuters is reporting that Sean O'Keefe and his son are among the survivors and have been airlifted to a hospital in Anchorage, about 350 miles away, for treatment.
Read on to find out more about Mr. O'Keefe...
As the upcoming semester approaches, many of you are probably getting ready for a move into a new dorm or apartment. While most people remember necessities like laundry detergent and a new set of shot glasses, you might not have put much thought into your Interned service. Since we lose readers when they can't get online, we thought we'd make it easy for you to get connected once you're back at school.
Find out about getting your Internet set up if you live in the dorms and what your options for Internet in your apartment after the jump.