Marc Abrams, professor of forest ecology and physiology at Penn State, has some great news. With the predicted mild drought and relatively low temperatures, trees in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are set to look spectacular as their colors change in the next few weeks. Professor Abrams has studied the changing of the seasons and how […]
The Nittany Lions bounced back nicely from the devastating Iowa loss to beat Illinois 35 to 17 on Saturday and answered perhaps the team’s biggest question in the process. After sub-par performances each game this season, the offensive line dominated the Illini defense, propelling the rushing attack to 337 net yards on 40 carries and not […]
State-funded universities in Florida have begun to offer free digital textbook to their students. At current time, over 120 textbooks are available for free download through a partnership between Orange Grove Texts Plus and University Press of Florida. The Board in charge of public universities in the sunny state of Florida started this program in […]
Penn State fans, you may finally take a deep breath and rejoice. After watching the Iowa Hawkeyes dash your national championship and NCAA Tournament hopes from a year ago and rip your hearts out last week in a 21-10 victory at Beaver Stadium, your beloved Nittany Lions finally got their revenge in defeating the Hawkeyes. […]
Forget the white out people, green is becoming the most important color in State College. At least that’s what State College mayoral candidate Elizabeth Goreham is hoping. According to The Daily Collegian, the environmentally conscious Borough Council President dropped by Penn State’s Eco-Action meeting on Tuesday to spur involvement in and bolster support for a greener State College. Goreham’s […]
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. The sky is not falling. This is simply what I needed to hear after last Saturday’s brutal loss to now 13th-ranked Iowa. As […]