It's that time of year again. THON is just days away, downtown stores are stocked with green apparel for State Patty's Day, and spring break plans are starting to shape up. But alas, this is Penn State, where football may be out of sight in February, but certainly not out of mind. Last night, the Daily Collegian released the four finalists for the 2011 Whiteout t-shirt, which students can vote on starting today and ending on Thursday at 5pm.
Check out all of the designs after the break, and let us know which one is your favorite.
It's that time of the semester, when a bunch of recent alumni roll into town to relive the glory days and try to get you to apply for a job at their company. But before you dust off that suit and purchase overpriced resume paper from the bookstore, remember what career fairs are all about. Swag.
For the unaware, swag (reportedly) is an acronym for Stuff We All Get, but is basically all the junk that companies give out with their logo on it. If you're in desperate need of a new drawstring bag, a 2GB thumb drive, or a few dozen cheap pens, the career fair is your place. We've worked up a few tips to help you score the best swag the BJC has to offer.
There has long been a debate in higher education as to the role of Powerpoint presentations. Do they streamline information and present it in a clear fashion, or do they distract from a teacher's lecturing? Are they tools to be cherished, or annoyances that come in the way of learning?
Well, we here at Onward State take that debate to heart. John Tecce and Devon Edwards took sides arguing for and against the ubiquitous classroom mechanism. For John, they're a distraction, and for Devon, they're a lifesaver. See how their arguments stack up in 5 different categories.
For just the second time in a decade, the Big Ten has a 2,000 career point scorer. Just five minutes into the game, Talor Battle hit a 3 point shot over Northwestern's Davide Curletti to move his career point total to 2,002. He finished the game with a game-leading 19 points, bringing his career total to 2,015.
That proved to be the most interesting part of the game by far, as a hot-shooting Nittany Lion team quickly blew past the Northwestern Wildcats, holding them to a season low 15 points in the first half and posting a final score of 65-41. Penn State shot 49% from the field and had double-digit point contributions from David Jackson, Jeff Brooks, and Tim Frasier.
Wiz Khalifa will be making his first large-scale appearance in State College later this spring when he plays a concert at the Jordan Center in late April. Pittsburgh's Black and Yellow star has performed in State College before, but his appearance on April 26 will be the largest to date. Looks like it's going to be a good spring for music in State College. Let's just hope Movin' On rounds it out by giving us the spring concert that Penn State deserves.
The LION 90.7fm WKPS is up for the 2011 mtvU Woodie Award for the Best College Radio Station. The mtvU Woodie Awards are an annual awards show catered to the college music market, featuring categories like 'Woodie of the Year' and 'Breaking Woodie.'
President Zach Zimbler says that last year, the radio station placed in the top 10 but did not walk away with the big prize. He's hard set on getting them to finish first this year though. Check out the teaser they made to promote the award (spoiler alert: 'Woodie' puns are enthusiastically embraced).
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf
So if you want to support Penn State student radio, head on over to the award website and vote for WKPS.