The Board of Trustees met on Thursday in New Kensington. By the Penn State Live release, you’d think they ignored the most important issue the university was facing: the drastic reduction in state appropriations. Veblen noted that Spanier’s speech was “much happy talk.” But the university began releasing statements today about the plans for next […]
Arts Fest has been rockin’ Happy Valley since 1967 when the first Arts Fest stretched for nine whole days. The original Arts Fest featured sidewalk artisans, live music performances as well as kittens (for sale). Opened by then-Governor Raymond Shafer and hosted by the College of Arts and Architecture and the State College Chamber of […]
Having trouble finding an internship in your local area? Many would suggest searching in other big cities, like New York, Chicago, or DC. Others, such as a recent Haaretz.com article, talk about the growing internship/job market overseas. “In the U.S., most internships are unpaid and may involve traveling, be it to Los Angeles, New York […]
Happy Independence Day from everyone here at Onward State! If you’ll be in the State College area today, make sure you head over to Beaver Stadium/ Medlar Field/ Bryce Jordan Center to take part in 4thFest 2009. 4thFest is an annual celebration of America put on by the town of State College and Penn State […]
Graham Spanier is calling in favors… or trying to, at least. He sent a letter (PDF) to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about Governor Rendell’s recent exclusion of Penn State and other state-related universities from federal stimulus money. By arbitrarily re-defining The Pennsylvania State University as non-public, simply because we are not “under the absolute […]
It would be an understatement to say Penn State football is a big deal. Consequently, getting the tickets required to make the most of the Saturday experience has become quite the event. While the process of obtaining ticket packages hasn’t always gone smoothly, a sellout is inevitable in this day and age. More than 21,000 […]