Gavin Keirans (UPUA President), George Khoury (Council of Commonwealth Student Governments President), and Luke Pierce (IFC President) all addressed a crowd of approximately 100 students and community members at today’s Rally for Relief. The argument put forth by the student leaders was quite strong. It was, in short, that students at Pennsylvania’s state related universities […]
Penn State will be hosting a lecture series with the Honorable Richard Butler AC, former Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and expert in nuclear arms control and disarmament. Butler served as the U.N.’s chief arms inspector for Iraq from 1997 to 1999. All lectures will be held in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium of the […]
A group of Smeal students spent the weekend visiting with the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. He is the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a conglomerate holding company that has averaged about a 20% return in the last three decades. Think of it as a kind of pilgrimage for capitalists. The group started by […]
In front of a near-sellout crowd at the Jordan Center, the men’s team faltered yesterday, losing to Wisconsin for the second time this season, 54-44. This loss comes after the recent drubbing at the hands of Michigan on Thursday. It appears that the Lions are in a funk. At the game, three-point shooting, a staple […]
The time has come for you to do your civic duty by voting for Onward State in the US News and World Report-Best Alternative Media Contest! You should vote early and vote often! The contest, against the likes of Columbia’s Bwog, Wisconsin’s Critical Badger, and Berkeley’s The Daily Clog, is open until February 17th. Imagine […]
We obtained a copy of the email that UPUA President Gavin Keirans sent out to his list-serv imploring them to come to Monday’s rally to protest the cuts in Penn State’s appropriations for the upcoming budget year. While this may not seem like a major issue, it really could have a grave impact on the […]