The folks over at the Berks County News recently sat down with Paterno to discuss many popular topics, including Bobby Bowden, a potential Big Ten championship game, and his opinion on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). He was remarkably frank regarding the BCS, saying: I think we ought to have a legitimate champion. I don’t […]
The Department of Education announced today that Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell will have to resubmit a federal stimulus funds request for Pennsylvania higher education schools, and will not be able to leave the four state-related schools (Penn State included) out of the $42 million that Rendell requested. This announcement comes on the heels of numerous […]
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 […]