
With unwavering positivity, a million dollar smile, work experience that stretches from Wall Street to Hollywood and a chic yet approachable fashion sense; Chelsea Burka won the hearts -- and the coveted cover spot -- of Valley Magazine. Onward State was fortunate enough to sit down with PSU's newest socialite for a 10 questions interview. Read more about the cover girl of the fall 2012 edition of Valley Magazine after the jump.

After last night’s election process, Penn State’s Panhellenic Council (@PennStatePHC) chose Rachel Franceschino (@rachelfran1) of Alpha Delta Pi as their new Executive President. Also the Governmental Affairs Chair of UPUA, Franceschino will work with seven other members of various sororities for a full year organizing events for the 22 chapters on campus. We sat down with Rachel for 10 questions about her new role with the PHC.

Election Day brings out the patriotic side of people. This week, the Natty Nittany scoped out some of the best Election Day outfits seen in the HUB.

Townies. They walk among us. They have cars on campus and do laundry for free at their parents house. Most of the time townies look like regular people, however, this is due to years of vigorous training in hopes of blending in with the rest of the student population. If you know or (God forbid) are a townie, you probably already know that there are certain things outsiders just don't get. Here are a few attributes that makes us townies different from the majority of Penn State students.

Last night, former Chair of Fashion Design for Parsons, The New School of Design, Tim Gunn, spoke to a crowded Eisenhower Auditorium as part of the Student Programming Association's Distinguished Speaker Series to tell of his experiences as both a television personality and more importantly, an educator.

There was legislation about website redesigns and health awareness week. There was debate on an amendment to change the amount allocated for a policy. There was a creepy tweet from Chief of Staff John Zang offering to give girls massages. This, of course, is your weekly UPUA recap.