One of the Blue Band's greatest traditions is the feature twirler, also known as the Blue Sapphire. With four-year twirler Matt Freeman set to graduate, there were open auditions to find his replacement. Rachel Reiss, an incoming freshman from Lancaster, found out on Friday that she was selected to replace Freeman.
The inaugural State of State conference will bring together community leaders and thinkers for a day of discussion about Penn State issues to create dialogue about the present and future of our university. It all starts this morning at 10:30 a.m. in Alumni Hall.
Jay Paterno's political career will need to wait another day. The former coach announced Friday he is withdrawing from the race for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor.
You don't need to be a member of PS4RS to respect Joe Paterno's legacy. Upward State, a group that is positioned as a positive alternative to PS4RS, announced a proposal yesterday to form a commission that would find ways to honor the former coach.
There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets the most attention is University Park, but what about the other 23? That’s where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus, inspired by Stephen Colbert’s Better Know a District. Next up: Penn State World Campus.
If there's one topic Onward State has unwittingly ignored over the last several months, it is that of general education reform at Penn State. I write to you as someone who has taken at least a semester's worth of online music classes to fulfill my GenEd requirements, and as an avid RateMyProfessors user who takes pride in crafting the most convenient schedule possible to make more time for my extracurriculars.