Wash your home jersey, stock up on cases of Natty Light and make sure the cornhole and ladder golf sets have all their pieces. It’s almost football season and I can almost already smell the burgers cooking at 10 a.m. To celebrate the upcoming season, we at OnwardState along with our new friends from Stateshades.com will be running a contest giving away pairs of sunglasses.

Coming off a dominant National Championship season, the Nittany Lion wrestlers had everything going for them coming into this summer. Losing one of their All-Americans for the year and maybe two, however, was not on their agenda. Read more after the jump.

This week, the UPUA seemed more eager to dispel any preconceived notions outsiders might have had about it. To those who complained it was out of touch, Chairwoman of the Assembly Kelly Terefenko introduced the "Student Interest Survey," in an effort to reach out to students.

The 2011 Homecoming Grand Marshall was named last night, and it comes as no surprise that it would be a Penn State football legend. However, this legend has a truly special story that eclipses anything he could have accomplished on the gridiron.

Yesterday we asked our Twitter followers what bands and musicians they would like to see SPA bring to Penn State this year. Find out who your peers requested after the jump.

The huge campus and thousands of unfamiliar faces often leaves newcomers to University Park feeling overwhelmed. However, the Fresh START Day of Service held last Saturday allows freshman, international students and transfer students to ease into the transition of making friends and becoming familiar with the area while also giving back to the community through volunteer work.