In 2003, the chairman of the College Republicans hosted a Halloween party where one of the guests wore blackface. Members of the Undergraduate Student Government were in attendance, but no one spoke out against a multitude of offensive costumes. When the chairman shared photos of the event on his website, a controversy ignited. And after all this, Penn State still debates if it is permissible for students to use other cultures for their costumes.
We're happy to congratulate two Onward State alumni for their engagement on the Beaver Stadium field.
The UPUA assembly sped through an increasingly rare uneventful meeting last night, hosting a guest speaker and passing two tame pieces of legislation.
Fall has been in full swing for about a month here in Happy Valley, and that can only mean one thing: The endless mix of cold weather is on the way. It's sad, I know, but it's inevitable. Even worse than winter itself is being unprepared for the season, waking up one day freezing in your bed, and wondering what all that white stuff outside is. We at Onward State have prepared you with some warning signs that the cold is coming.
We sat down with next year's Homecoming Executive Director, Brandon Rittenhouse, for 10 Questions.
Two weeks ago, Snapchat rolled out Our Campus Story to a number of schools, including Penn State. The feed is a user-generated flow of curated content that provides a real-time glimpse into college life. The dos and don'ts of Campus Story should be taken as a sort of ten commandments of Snapchat, but apply most specifically to Penn State.