The Simmons bathrooms got a minor facelift over the Thanksgiving holiday. I don’t know the circumstances for the change (perhaps a generous new facilities endowment), but new shower curtains now hang from every stall. Having personally tested them out, I’d have to say that they receive very high marks for usablity and for design. Also, […]
Dear Diary, Thanksgiving break has given me a lot of time to practice my washboarding. While I certainly have an unorthodox playing style, holding the washboard perpendicular to my body allows me to attach other instruments like cymbals and horns to my apparatus. I’ve found that the secret to good playing is all about the […]
As campus becomes populated again, the tail tale of the Lion mascot who got a DUI will surely spread. It’s a safe bet that this story will be in the Collegian on Monday. But is this the first time that we’ve had a flighty feline? A quick search of the archives says no. In the […]
As the first of what we hope will be a recurring feature on Onward State, we’d like to present the first mention of Joe Paterno in the New York Times. The article was published on November 7, 1943, and the headline was POLY ELEVEN BOWS TO BROOKLYN PREP Loses 13-0 Game to Brooklyn Foe for […]
My travels back to Philadelphia and then to New Jersey have made me realize a few things that I’m thankful for at good old State: The water pressure in Simmons. Truly, it’s like a little slice of heaven. I went back into my bathroom at home and wished I could teleport to the dorm shower, […]
Did you know that President Spanier has a blog? He keeps it on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. We’d like to post two lists from his blog that are quite interesting. He asked one of the on-campus convenience store managers to provide him with the the top ten best selling non-drink items and the […]