Well, Thanksgiving is upon us, and Penn State Athletics have much to be thankful for. Football: Big Ten Champions! Headed to the Rose Bowl to play against the champion of the Pac-10 (Hopefully not against Oregon St. Wouldn’t that be boring?) Women’s Volleyball: Big Ten Champions! Undefeated. Have not dropped a set. Own the longest […]
This fall, as we were planning the launch of Onward State, we did a thorough investigation of the other blogs in, well, the Penn State blogosphere. We thought that you might like to see what else is out there. We’re going to do half of the blogs today, and the other half hopefully tomorrow. Penn […]
Graham and Sandra Spanier have pledged an additional $700,000 to the University, for a grand total of $1,000,000. To put that figure into perspective, in five years that money would accumulate enough interest to annually provide full scholarships for seven students. Their gift’s impact will only grow over time. This gift is not their first. […]
Women’s Volleyball Wins Sixth Consecutive Big Ten Championship
The New York Times is reporting that Joe Paterno underwent hip replacement surgery today. The doctors hope he will be walking by Monday (ed. Doesn’t that seem too soon?) and coaching by the time the players return from Thanksgiving vacation. Read more at the New York Times. PS Mark Viera, who are you? You write […]
Congratulations Nittany Lions We’re going to the Rose Bowl Read the story at the New York Times Here are some good quotes from that article (again, by Mark Viera! You’re the man now dog!) The university announced in April that Paterno would not be given a new contract when his current deal expired after this […]