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The Blue Band’s halftime show at the Eastern Illinois game was nothing short of epic. The Stadium reveled in the exciting music and field animations with themes from Rocky, Back to the Future, Star Wars, Superman and Batman. I managed to find a video of the performance that spans the entire show and that is […]
We here at Onward State wanted to get to know one of the campus’s favorite librarians a little better, so we sat down with Dan Mack, and asked away. Dan Mack is a humanities librarian at the George and Sherry Middlemas Arts and Humanities Library, and responsible for the ancient history, classics and ancient Mediterranean […]
The Three-Quarter Turn is an exciting, popular 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, […]
Lion In Wait is Onward State’s football column for Penn State conference games. Published Friday at 5 P.M. before games featuring Big Ten opponents, LIW emphasizes the game from a fan perspective. Considering Penn State’s #5 ranking in the AP Coaches Poll, you would think people would have a lot more confidence in this year’s […]
The SlouchBack was introduced this summer by two recent college grads aiming to give those with even the smallest dorm rooms access to a comfortable couch. It is an inflatable cushion that turns any bed into a couch. When the FedEx box containing our SlouchBack arrived, I was surprised at its size. In its deflated […]