Acting much like a new-aged microfilm lab, a partnership between NBC and Penn State offers faculty and students access to a plethora of historic newsreels.
The pilot site, NBC Learn, hosts broadcasts and educational shorts from more than 75 years of air time. Anyone with a valid Penn State ID can browse videos in a collection of academic categories. The 26 browseable sub-sections mimic a list of majors, grouping videos according to academic content.
We here at Onward State have recently become aware of an activity going on at this very campus known as Frog Ball.
Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with hanging out with an angsty teenage Kermit, playing old school video games, or licking poison dart frogs. It is actually much more beneficial than any of those activities.
Frog Ball is one of the newest official clubs at University Park. Many questions come to mind: Where did it come from? How do you play? Will Ohio State invent Toad Ball in a fit of jealous rage? Read on and your curiosity will be done away with.
Downtown State College has a lot to be proud of. We have great coffee shops, restaurants, and not just one, but two specialty cupcake stores. However, since 2007, there hasn't been a place to see a new movie on a Friday night.
For a town with 40,000 students, one might find it surprising that this is the case. We're supposed to be the biggest market for movies, with studios offering advanced screenings of major films for free. However, the Carmike Cinema 5, located where Chipotle now stands, wasn't able to stay profitable and closed on December 20, 2007.
The applications for LeaderShape are now available and due by Friday, February 25. LeaderShape is a six day development program that teaches students how to "lead with integrity". This year's program will be from May 8 - May 13.Past LeaderShape attendees have gone on to hold positions within UPUA, THON and many other orgs.
Last week, Onward State helped you navigate through the Twitterverse to find the best Penn State-related accounts to follow. This week, we’ll focus on who to follow for news, updates, and humor involving Penn State sports.
We at Onward State know that the President is a very busy man, and almost every minute of his life is scheduled for him. We’ve decided to lend him a hand and point him towards some of the best spots on campus and in State College to visit while he is here. Check out the itinerary we've made for him after the jump.